News Alert: Pa. Representative John Murtha dies
02:47 PM EST Monday, February 8, 2010
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Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a Vietnam veteran who staunchly supported military spending, has died at age 77.
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News Alert: Pa. Representative John Murtha dies
February 8th, 2010 · House, News Alert
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Obama talks to House Republicans in Baltimore in rare, televised debate in
January 30th, 2010 · House, Obama's Scheme, Republicans
By Paul Kane and Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 30, 2010
BALTIMORE — President Obama offered a muscular defense of his first year in office Friday in the most hostile of territories — a gathering of House Republicans, who engaged him in a pointed debate that had moments of both tense drama and bipartisan comity over the stark policy differences that separate the two sides.
In an unusual session, Obama repeatedly accused Republicans of seeking political gain at his expense by opposing fiscal policies they had previously supported. But he also reached out for their help as he recalibrates his 2010 agenda to focus intensely on the economy, and he provided House Republicans — a group he basically ignored for the past year– with a 90-minute, nationally televised platform to air their policy prescriptions for the nation.
Tags: I'll Say Anything To Get Elected·Lies·Obama-Nation·Photo Opportunity·Something To Hide
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House Web sites hacked, leading to call for review
January 30th, 2010 · Homeland Security, House, National Security, Non-Transparency, Terrorism from Within
Friday, January 29, 2010
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) asked for an immediate review of how hackers were able to overtake 49 Web sites operated by House members or House committees after President Obama’s State of the Union address.
The House Office of the Chief Administrative Officer said the sites affected included those of Reps. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and several committees. All are produced and operated by GovTrends, an Alexandria-based company that specializes in building political Web sites and e-mail newsletter systems, said Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the House chief administrative officer.
Eighteen House Web sites operated by GovTrends experienced similar attacks in August, Ventura said. Pelosi and Boehner noted Thursday that they had previously asked the CAO to review and tighten the Web sites’ security.
Several calls to GovTrends on Thursday went unanswered.
Most House Web sites are maintained by the CAO, but about 40 percent are contracted out to private vendors such as GovTrends, Ventura said. The CAO is discussing potential action against GovTrends and efforts to strengthen the security of sites maintained by private companies, he said.
– Ed O’Keefe
Tags: Government Incompetence·Reality Check·Transparency
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Obama invited to speak at House Republicans retreat.
January 26th, 2010 · House, Republicans
By Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
President Obama will meet Friday with perhaps his harshest critics outside of Fox News headquarters: the House Republicans.
The House GOP invited Obama this year to speak at its annual retreat, which will be held in Baltimore from Thursday to Saturday. Coming only two days after Obama’s State of the Union address, the session could herald better relations between the two sides in 2010 — or lift their tensions to an even higher level.
The White House and congressional Republicans spent much of last year bickering over whom to blame for their inability to work together, as the administration constantly blasted the House GOP for unanimously opposing the economic stimulus, while Republicans said Obama and House Democrats refused to incorporate their ideas. A private meeting at the White House that included Obama and House Republicans in December on job growth turned into a griping session, with the president accusing the GOP of “scaring” Americans about his policies while Republicans said the anxiety in the country stemmed from his agenda.
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House passes temporary measures to end 2009
December 17th, 2009 · House
By Paul Kane and Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The House pushed through a last-minute flurry of legislation Wednesday, including a $636 billion Pentagon funding bill, a short-term rise in the nation’s debt limit, and an extension of unemployment and health benefits for millions of jobless Americans.
But Democrats put off until next year some of the thorniest political issues facing the chamber. While the House passed on party lines a largely symbolic $150 billion job-creation bill, that legislation has virtually no chance of seeing action in the Senate this year and was a reflection of Democrats’ belief that addressing the nation’s unemployment crisis will have to be their top priority when they return to business in January. Likewise, the vote to temporarily raise the debt limit by $290 billion allowed House leaders to kick down the road tougher questions about deficit spending that have become a focal point for Republican attacks.
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House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates
December 3rd, 2009 · House, IRS, Taxes
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER – The Associated Press
Thursday, December 3, 2009; 2:44 PM
WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to permanently extend a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million, canceling a one-year repeal of the tax set to begin next month.
A similar effort is afoot in the Senate, but the health care debate there could preclude action on the estate tax before Congress breaks later this month for holidays. There are also disagreements among senators over the tax rate and the size of estates that should be exempt, further clouding the bill’s prospects.
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House chairman wants to subpoena Salahis, but not Desiree Rogers
December 3rd, 2009 · Congress, Deception, House, Non-Transparency, Obama's Scheme
By Jason Horowitz, Debbi Wilgoren and Scott WilsonWashington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 3, 2009; 1:53 PM
A House Republican’s attempt to require congressional testimony from a White House aide about last week’s state dinner was shot down Thursday by a leading Democrat, who said, “Even the discussion is out of order at this point.”
But a Northern Virginia couple may well be subpoenaed by the House Homeland Security committee, committee chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) added.
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