Bush faces sharp criticism over Iraq plan and troop surge
President Bush outlined a major Iraq strategy with a troop escalation while reshuffling his war command. Critics across parties urged significant, sustained deployment and questioned the approach as Pelosi and Reid called for early troop withdrawals within four to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Iraq
Bush
U.S
Sen
John McCain
Vietnam
House
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Capitol Hill
Pelosi
Reid
Congress
House moves to pay as you go and show earmarks
Resurgent House Democrats vote to block new expenses unless matched by spending cuts, a pay as you go rule adopted 280 to 152. The chamber also requires earmarks to list lawmakers, aiming to curb abuses linked to the Cunningham case and push for fewer pork projects. Senate plans mirror the push with gifts and lobbying reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
House
Washington
Randy “Duke” Cunningham
R-Calif
Congress
Senate
Chamber
Earmarks Spark Debate Over Congressional Spending
Voters focus on pork barrelling and the bridge to nowhere as lawmakers use projects to aid constituents. Republicans blame earmarks for party losses in November and renew calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowhere
Democrats push to permanently ban Arctic drilling in Refuge
House Democrat Markey introduces legislation to designate the 1.2 million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness preventing oil development east of Prudhoe Bay. Co sponsor Ramstad notes cross party support while environmentalists promise mobilization as past efforts stalled in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Democratic Congress
House
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Prudhoe
Edward Markey
D-Mass
Markey
Senate
Jim Ramstad
R-Minn
Cindy Shogan
Alaska Wilderness League
Bush
Melinda Pierce
The
Sierra Club
Congress
Hiring and paychecks rise in December
The December labor report shows 167,000 added jobs and a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, marking a solid year with a six year low average. Wall Street reacted negatively as the Dow fell sharply on the data, ending near 12,398.01.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Nigel Gault
Global Insight
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Dow Jones
Dow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pork Barrel Projects
New Congress
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Sea
National Petroleum Reserve
Alaska
Col Ville
Noatak Nat
Gates of the Arctic N. P. & Preserve
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Geological Survey
Associated Press
Variety
Edisto
Aiken
Edisto Island
Jimmy Varos
Edisto Island Seafood Platter
Emai UU E Rao Radee Pears Lil Kee Do Reireae
York St
Jungle Rd
Pine Log Road
Citizen Park
Hitchcock Plaza
Fabian Dr. Aiken
Sun
Steinmart.com
Stein
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!