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July 24, 2010
Politics
The House and Senate need to revise their electoral-vote-counting rules, most of which come from an 1887 law called the Electoral Count Act.
Sept. 12, 2021
World & Nation
Capitol: A bipartisan coalition of four Republicans and three Democrats share home and chores. It may be cramped but it’s within walking distance of work.
Feb. 16, 2000
Republican lawmakers’ demand that oil revenue be used to ease the U.S. burden is quashed after pleas from President Bush and his aides.
Oct. 10, 2003
The actor-politician many hoped would unite the GOP vote dropped in polls after making a late entrance.
Jan. 23, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Jane Alexander found something in Congress Thursday for which her four years as chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts had not prepared her: a warm welcome from the House subcommittee that controls her agency’s purse strings.
March 14, 1997
Hey, Democratic candidate, do you want President Clinton or Vice President Al Gore to come campaign for you this fall?
Sept. 5, 1994
Conservatives often ridicule Democrats for espousing the “culture of Hollywood.”
March 17, 2007
Business
Legislation: Lawmakers can expect a full-court press by lobbyists who fear passage of a patients’ bill of rights in Congress.
Aug. 8, 1999
House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston (R-La.), battered by personal and political fallout after admitting he had committed adultery, jolted the Capitol on Saturday by announcing he would not accept the leadership job and would resign from Congress.
Dec. 20, 1998