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Joe Barton: the Indispensable Man

…their 1994 revolution: term limits atop key committees. Some longtime lawmakers were none too pleased with the Steering Committee’s decision, which was announced Wednesday by Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)….

One Alaskan’s take on the Palin business

…state’s most respected law enforcement official, Walt Monegan; and 3) a highly respected former DA and Victims Rights advocate a legislative committee voted 12 – to hire to conduct the…

The Fed’s Statement

…roughly equal. With underlying inflation expected to be contained, the Committee believes that policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that is likely to be measured. Nonetheless, the Committee

…earmark per capita and indicated whether or not the state had a senator on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Of the top 25 ranked states, 20 had someone on the committee;…

The Fed’s Take The Fed’s Open Market Committee – the group that sets the US’s short term interest rates – met today and decided to hold interest rates constant. They…

…“You must expedite our access to the current list of outstanding documents and interview requests.” “This information was to have been provided to the committee five months ago,” they wrote….