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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for June 2011
Blog Entries for Tuesday, June 21
Another 2012 Republican
The race for the White House officially gets bigger today on the Republican side, as former Utah Gov. John Huntsman throws his hat into the ring. Meanwhile, the rumblings seem to get louder for a possible candidacy by Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. As for Huntsman, he will start his ...
Weiner Officially Resigns
The end officially comes today for Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), as his resignation takes effect at midnight, almost five days after he publicly announced he would leave the Congress in the wake of revelations that he sent lewd photos of himself to women over the internet. The letter, sent to ...
Blog Entries for Monday, June 20
Health Waivers Change
The Obama Administration has unveiled dozens of new waivers to one provision of the Obama health law, but at the same, the feds have also finally detailed those waiver applications which were denied. There were only 62 waivers included in the latest batch from the Obama Administration, raising the overall ...
Post Golf Summit
The U.S. Open golf championship wasn't the only major golf event in the Washington, D.C. area over the weekend, as President Obama, Vice President Biden, Speaker Boehner and Ohio Gov. Kasich joined in a foursome at Andrews Air Force Base. Did it produce any political goodwill? While the press was ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, June 16
Big DC Golf Weekend
The 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club is not the only golf item on the schedule in the Washington, D.C. region this weekend, as President Obama will tee it up with Vice President Biden, Speaker John Boehner and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio on Saturday. Politicians playing golf together ...
Your Weekend US Open Guide
I will deviate from my usual focus on politics to offer a reporter's view of this weekend's U.S. Open golf championship, which is being held at Congressional Country Club outside of Washington, D.C. It was 31 years ago this week that I started my first job on Capitol Hill, as ...
Weiner To Resign
Democrats will get to breathe a sigh of relief today, as Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is finally ready to give up his seat in the U.S. House, in the wake of his internet sexting scandal with a variety of women. Weiner reportedly told Democratic leaders last night of his decision ...
Walking The Budget Walk
The House is expected to vote today on a budget bill that funds agriculture, food safety and nutrition programs, cutting over $2.6 billion from those programs. But Republicans balked at extra cuts offered by GOP budget hawks, blocking a number of other budget reduction plans in debate this week. On ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, June 15
Fast and Furious
The investigation of a U.S. Government operation that allowed guns to be sold to buyers who then funneled those weapons to Mexican drug organizations took a huge step forward today in Congress, as three federal agents said they warned superiors to stop those plans, but were ignored and rebuked. The ...
The Senate Starts to Work
As the Senate on Tuesday blocked an amendment that would do away with ethanol fuel subsidies, it marked a shift for Senators - they are actually voting on some significant issues. For much of the year, Democrats in the Senate have kept a lid on what amendments can come to ...
The Romney Alternative
As the Republican candidates and political reporters fan out across the country after their debate in New Hampshire on Monday night, what's next for the GOP is a larger field, with the addition of at least one - and maybe two - major candidates. The next to get in the ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, June 14
GOP Plays Nice
The first big time debate for the 2012 Presidential race in New Hampshire went about as expected for the seven Republicans who gathered last night at Saint Anselm's College, as they all joined in expressing their strong opposition to another four years for President Barack Obama. "President Obama is a ...
Blog Entries for Monday, June 13
New Hampshire Debate
There are a lot of possible story lines tonight as seven Republican hopefuls gather just outside Manchester, New Hampshire for the first big debate of the 2012 race for the GOP nomination for President. The debate, sponsored by CNN and Manchester TV station WMUR, will be held at St. Anselm's ...
Weiner's Leave Of Absence
If all goes as planned, there will be a quick announcement at some point in today's House session which will give Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) some time to get help for his sexual internet activities, while at the same time avoiding calls to resign from the Congress. At the end ...
Blog Entries for Saturday, June 11
Democrats Move Against Weiner
With Congressman Anthony Weiner refusing to resign his seat in the House, top Democrats decided on Saturday afternoon to go after him, as key leaders issued a series of statements calling Weiner's behavior indefensible and more. Weiner ignored those calls, saying he will now seek treatment for his sex-related internet ...
Blog Entries for Friday, June 10
Newt's Very Bad Day
The Newt Gingrich campaign for President is only officially four weeks old, but already it is in deep trouble, as a group of top advisers abandoned ship on Thursday, plunging the candidacy of the former Speaker of the House into major uncertainty. Gingrich lost his campaign manager, chief spokesman, and ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, June 9
On Your Dime
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about how Congress should cut the budget and be a better steward of taxpayer dollars. So, I thought I would take a look through the document that shows how lawmakers spend their office budgets. My focus was narrowed to one ...
Budget Talks Resume
With little sense of urgency in the halls of Congress, bipartisan budget talks resume today at the Capitol, as Vice President Biden convenes a meeting of key House and Senate lawmakers looking for a deal on both the federal budget and debt limit. It's been just over two weeks since ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, June 8
The Weiner Drumbeat
This was to be another week where Democrats in the Congress would highlight their differences with Republicans on certain budget issues and continue accusing the GOP of trying to end Medicare and Social Security. Instead, it's been "All Weiner, All The Time." Wednesday's news featured several more calls for the ...
Health Law Arguments
It's another step today for the legal challenges against the Obama health reform law, as a three judge panel from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear arguments in a case backed by 26 different states. It's the third appellate court stop for lawsuits against the health ...
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