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Byline: Richard E. Cohen When members of the new Congressional Business Owners Caucus convened in early October, a central topic of discussion was how the pending health care reform legislation [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent bloggers responded to these questions. Q: Could you see yourself supporting a cap-and-trade bill if it included [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen As House Democratic leaders struggle to find 218 votes for health care reform, their freshman members have played especially hard to get. Consider Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Q: If unemployment continues to rise, should Congress pass another stimulus package? Democrats (39 votes) es 44 percent No 51 percent Depends (volunteered) [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen At a political fundraising reception on September 24 at the McLean home of former Sen. Chuck Robb, D-Va., and his wife, Lynda, freshman Rep. Gerry Connolly, [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent bloggers answered these questions. Q: What is the most likely outcome of President Obama's health care reform [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen The next stop in the House for health care reform legislation is the Rules Committee, where Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., is a strong liberal ally of [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent bloggers answered these questions. Q: Do you want U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan to rise, fall, or [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen In elections where one party loses a large number of seats, many of the defeated incumbents are veterans. Election Party Incumbents Veterans defeated defeated* 1974 GOP [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen For Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., the August recess has been no stroll on the beach. Like some other congressional Democrats, he worried about angry constituents and [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent bloggers responded to these questions. Q: If the cap-and-trade legislation passed by the House becomes law, how [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent bloggers responded to these questions. Q: How likely is Congress to enact comprehensive health care reform legislation [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen When Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., was majority whip from 2003 to '06, he served as the House GOP's chief liaison to K Street and the business [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen During most of her three terms in the House, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has been a young member in a hurry. As an activist legislator, [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent political bloggers responded to these questions. Q: Regarding the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, what will [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen At a time when critics have sought to make Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., a partisan lightning rod for her clumsy handling of the waterboarding controversy, they [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent political bloggers responded to these questions. Q: Has Nancy Pelosi helped or hurt herself as speaker with [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen As Congress this week worked toward finishing legislation to curb abusive credit card practices, the hardly modest Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., eagerly claimed a large share [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent political bloggers responded to these questions. Q: What impact will Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch have on [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen First 100 Days & BeyondNational Journal's complete coverage, plus a special report on Obama's agenda looking beyond Obama's first 100 days. To appreciate the challenges that [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and James A. Barnes Reeling from two disastrous elections and a desultory performance during their first 100 days out of power in Washington, Republicans hope to [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Peter Bell Click here to see how prominent political bloggers responded to these questions. Q: What is your top concern about how President Obama has [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen and Brian Friel President Obama's activist agenda has forced two-term Democratic Rep. Zack Space to make tough choices between party loyalty and the conservative sensibilities of [...]