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Democrats, who assume control of Congress in January 2007, would be accompanied by a group of experienced professional aides to help them in driving an agenda and managing a bill on the floor. Several staffers, who had left the Capitol Hill for other positions, are willing to be part of a team of qualified A-team of Democratic aides, also comprising of staffers who stayed in government service through the years of the Democratic minority.

Democrats, on gaining control of Congress, are planning a coordinated, careful but vigorous oversight of the administration of the US President George W. Bush on various issues such as the Iraq war, intelligence programs, presidential power, the Vice President's involvement in corruption, fraud and abuse by the administration, Medicaid and voting reforms. However, since they are also focusing on the 2008 elections for the White House and Congress, they would not go overboard at the risk of giving an impression of being obstructionist and extremist in targeting the government policies.

It is believed that Barack Obama's calm demeanor, his candor, and his ability to inspire are among the U.S. president-elect's strengths. Obama is expected to keep his cool in the face of conflicting tensions within his own party. The details of the arguments among Democrats in terms of taking advantage of their victory are also discussed.

Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress are not actively involved in the efforts taken by the Bush administration to handle the current financial crisis. They are preoccupied with the presidential elections and are content with blaming the other party for the crisis in the financial markets.

Lawmakers are hoping the transition will be smooth on important domestic and international issues once the presidential elections are over and Barack Obama takes over as President. Major differences of opinion between lawmakers and President George W. Bush have hampered decisions on these issues.

White House Chief Usher Stephen Rochon, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral, believes he is inspired by the commitment and passion of a team of seven African-American coast guardsmen. His intense efforts resulted in them being honored posthumously for their hitherto overlooked daring rescue effort in 1896.

The article describes important legislations that are likely to be enacted by Congress in 2008 and the strategy Democrats might adopt by using their executive powers to challenge the Bush administration.

The ways in which presidential candidates manage their non-stop rush between their legislative duties in Washington and their campaign travels to seek votes are discussed.

Congressional Democrats are getting little credit for succeeding on a lot of their 'Six for '06' campaign agenda and other domestic issues because the Iraq War is overshadowing everything else.

The conflict between democrats and republicans regarding bill passed on minimum wage is presented.

This articles discusses about the management and political activity of Republican Jim DeMint. His contributions towards management of Senate are presented.

Congress is expected to face a debate on the pilot plan of the administration of the U.S. President George W. Bush that would allow 100 Mexican companies to deliver goods all over the United States. The Teamsters union and road safety advocates are intent of blocking the pilot program due to concerns of the relevant safety requirements regarding vehicles and driving criteria being satisfied, and also due to the possibility of Mexican drivers taking work away from U.S. drivers.

Certain lawmakers like Sen. John Warner, R-Va., realize the importance of building coalitions among members of both parties in the Senate to seek compromises on bills on important issues ranging from Iraq to health care. This genuine bipartisanship is essential for effective legislation in the 51-49 Senate.

A dispute over the control of the infrastructure of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is believed to be the reason behind the ouster of company president David Gunn in November 2005. Gunn opposed a resolution creating a separate subsidiary to control the infrastructure of the Northeast Corridor because he was convinced that separating the corridor would be the first step in eliminating Amtrak.

The details regarding the working of the American Bus Association is presented. The association has started collecting federal money for bus facilities and also started concentrating on bus-industry issues in transport law.

Environmentalists fear that the reauthorization of the transportation bill and streamlining the environmental rules will lead to the rollback of clean-air protections, historic and parkland preservation restrictions and other green policies. Environmentalists are not against building roads and highway constructions if the environmental protection rules are followed. In the debate of transportation bill, topics like historic preservations, clean air, public involvement and planning processes will play a major role.

Environmentalists fear that the reauthorization of the transportation bill and streamlining the environmental rules will lead to the rollback of clean-air protections, historic and parkland preservation restrictions and other green policies. Environmentalists are not against building roads and highway constructions if the environmental protection rules are followed. In the debate of transportation bill topics like historic preservations, clean air, public involvement and planning processes will constitute a major part.

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