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Does Biden Have a Point?

…the hearings serve little purpose and should probably be abandoned, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden said Thursday. “The system’s kind of broken,” said Biden, a member of the Judiciary Committee considering…

Good Night and Good Luck

…1905-1948: In Memoriam would be an interesting read: Memorial volume for a brilliant and distinguished young civil servant who apparently committed suicide after two members of the House Committee on…

Senate Maneuverings

…of the Judiciary Committee should agree to move a nominee out of committee; The traditional courtesy of allowing the minority party to request information about the progress of a Senate…

Budget Cuts

…food-stamp cuts account for less than half a percent of the total food-stamp budget over that time, said House Agriculture Committee Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.). Weisman is good enough…

US Vulnerability to China

…House Committee on Resources, and Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, wrote to President Bush last week, saying that ‘such an acquisition raises many concerns about U.S….

Greenspan on China

Greenspan made some reasonable points about US trade with China during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee today. First, he said that a yuan revaluation against the dollar probably…

Can Get Fooled Again

…can’t get fooled again.” If only our current Fed Chairman had taken those sage words to heart: Mr. Greenspan’s comments, in testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, gave Mr. Bush…

VP Debate Live Bloggin’

…VP means factcheck.org.) – “Senator, frankly you have a record in the Senate that’s not very distinguished…missed 33/36 Judiciary Committee meetings, almost 70% of Intelligence Committee meetings…lot of key votes.”…

…Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), but I’m also considering the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Any thoughts on which is more deserving? AB UPDATE. It’s unanimous: CalPundit: “Hey, that Obama guy is…