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Senate Cat Candidate Hounded by Attack Ad

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:01:00 CST

Me-ouch. Hank the tabby who's running a spoofy campaign for a Virginia Senate seat had no idea politics could be such a catfight . Hank's already being hit with a dog-eat-dog attack ad firing questions off about his birth certificate, tax returns (he hasn't filed any), alleged use of catnip, and...

'Tens of Billions' Wasted on War Contractors: Report

Kevin Spak — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:27:28 CST

The US has misspent “tens of billions of dollars” on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan—at minimum—according to a new report from a bipartisan commission set up to scrutinize the issue. The report bemoaned problems like “ill-conceived projects,” “poor planning and oversight by the US government, as well as...

Va. Senator Jim Webb Won't Run Again

John Johnson — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:42:21 CST

Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia won't run for a second term in 2012, a decision that gives Republicans a better chance of regaining their swing-state Senate seat. Webb, a Vietnam vet and former Navy secretary, said he's heading back to the private sector, reports the Times-Dispatch . Friends tell Politico he...

George Allen Running for Old Senate Seat

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:39:27 CST

George Allen lost his Virginia Senate seat and his presidential aspirations in 2006 to a no-name in combat boots, and he's decided he'd like one or both back. Allen, a former governor narrowly ousted by Jim Webb after his infamous "macaca" moment was picked up on tape, announced today that...

GOP to Dems: Help Us Repeal ObamaCare

Kevin Spak — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:03:05 CST

Republicans are leaning on at-risk or moderate Senate Democrats to help them pick apart the Democrats’ health care reform bill. Strategists tell Politico that they think they can sway Ben Nelson, Jim Webb, and Jon Tester, since all come from red-tinged states and face 2012 reelection campaigns. They also expect...

Burma Working on Nuclear Weapons: Report

Kevin Spak — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:30:00 CDT

Burma has been secretly acquiring the materials it needs to build a nuclear weapon, though the country currently lacks the technological expertise to do so, according to a new report. Based on documents and photos smuggled out of the country by an army defector, the study concludes with “high confidence”...

Meet the GOP's Favorite Dems

Kevin Spak — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:29:00 CDT

Republicans and Democrats may seem farther apart than ever, but believe it or not, there are some people on the other side of the aisle the GOP respects. Newsweek names the five donkeys the elephants get along with best.

Senate Could Kill Obama's Student Loan Fix

Kevin Spak — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:30 CST

House Democrats are trying to find a way to pass Barack Obama’s student loan reform plan, but they may be powerless in the face of the Senate's intent to kill it. Because the Senate is full of private lending allies willing to filibuster the bill, Democrats had hoped to slap...

Dems Rethinking Health Care After Mass. Loss

Rob Quinn — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:53:48 CST

Scott Brown's surprise win in Massachusetts has sent the Democrats scrambling to find a way to salvage health care legislation, as more and more legislators say they won't support hurry-up measures to push through the bill before he is sworn in. Sen. Jim Webb urged the Senate to delay any...