Washington and Lee is all about politics with mock convention The Virginian-Pilot Washington and Lee University's storied, student-run mock political convention reconvenes Thursday on campus. Every four years, the convention meets to predict who will be the presidential nominee for the political party out of power.
Van Hollen's path from political strategy to budget wonkery Washington Post A top lieutenant to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Maryland Democrat had led his party's attacks on GOP candidates in 2008 and 2010. ¶ So some Republicans were surprised when Van Hollen proved to be a committed negotiator who tried to forge ...
O'Donnell's political arm faces significant monetary shortfall The News Journal The descent of the one-time darling of the tea party has been noticed within Delaware and Washington, DC, political circles. "I think the adjective that comes to mind is [she's] like a comet -- quick start, big burst, lots of energy and now it's ...
Politics lurking in your cellphone Tbo.com AP "Nothing is going to prevent a candidate from calling your number, even if that happens to be a cell number," said Shaun Dakin, a Washington-based privacy advocate and founder of the National Political Do Not Contact Registry.
Funding for transit in peril-groups, Democrats Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican-sponsored transportation legislation that would radically change funding for public transit advanced in the House of Representatives on Friday, leaving Democrats, city leaders and transit groups concerned that commuter ...
Incumbent Richard Neal, challenger Andrea Nuciforo campaign across new ... MassLive.com 14 meeting at a Ward 7 Democratic City Committee meeting in Holyoke, which was among the new communities folded into the 1st Congressional District. The event featured influential fund-raiser types from that city as well as regional political heavies ...
Olympia's Denny Heck kicks off campaign, says … The Olympian He is political editor at The Olympian and can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com. Democrat Denny Heck formally kicked off the Thurston County leg of his congressional campaign Saturday, playing up his three-decade-old connection to ...