Topic: Capitol Hill

Determined to avoid ending their days in a retirement center, elderly Washingtonians living in the shadow of Capitol Hill are working together in a village-like community to stay in their homes."I wouldn't want to be in a nursing home. I love my ...

Lobbyists seek to penetrate debt committee

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special "super committee" tackling U.S. deficit reduction was meant to operate independently and free from outside influence -- but Washington's corps of high-paid lobbyists has found a way in.They have descended on the Congress in recent days to ...

Factbox: U.S. health and defense industries' lobbying clout

(Reuters) - The health and defense industries are readying for battle as a bipartisan committee determines how to trim $1.5 trillion from the federal budget over the next 10 years.Senate and House members already appointed to the committee have ties to both ...

Linda Douglass

Linda Douglass is a contributing editor for National Journal , a weekly magazine that focuses on politics .She is also a former ABC News congressional correspondent. During the course of her career, she has had coverage of six presidential campaigns.Douglass is planning ...
The cost of such a decision in lost jobs and lost wages, in an already teetering economy, granted, warrants serious consideration, but whom on Capitol Hill will make a decision without political motive, for the sake of the United States of America? ...
For steak lovers of the world, Washington D.C. is a great city to find the best steaks money can buy. To narrow it down to the absolute best steak restaurant in Washington D.C. is tough, but my personal pick is the one ...

Register Now for November 11 Soy Symposium

The United Soybean Board and the Soyfoods Association of North America invite you to join representatives from the food industry, farmers, processors, health professionals, and policy makers at the 2010 Soy Symposium: Registration to the symposium is complementary for U.S. Government employees, ...
People are certainly "fired up" about an issue that affects all of us and it is also certainly a "battle", both on Capitol Hill and main street. The "battle" on Capitol Hill seems to be getting stale as we've been hearing pretty ...

Moratorium Floated For Boozy Barracks Row

Some Capitol Hill residents have watched with alarm as more restaurants and bars have flocked to vibrant 8th Street SE, replacing long-time retail establishments. Last night, Commissioner Norm Metzger laid out next steps. It's the most blunt instrument neighborhoods have at their ...
I've never really been familiar with how Robert's Rules of Order works, but, it doesn't seem to be working very well on the senate floor these days. I think Mr. President would do well to invest in several sets of boxing gloves ...
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