The Fix: December 31, 2006 - January 6, 2007
The Line: 2008 Begins Now
With 2007 officially here, the presidential campaign is set to begin in earnest. It's a safe bet that by the end of this month all of the major candidates in each party will be officially in the race and running...
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January 5, 2007; 5:30 AM ET |
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Giuliani Fills Out National Staff
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to add political talent to his inner circle in expectation of a 2008 presidential bid. The newest members of Team Hizzoner are Katie Levinson and Maria Comella. Levinson will serve as...
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January 4, 2007; 4:52 PM ET |
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The 110th Congress: Bill Clinton Stops By
Spend a day on Capitol Hill and you never know who you'll run into. Hillary Rodham Clinton is sworn in Thursday to a second term as New York's junior senator. Former president Bill Clinton joined her for the ceremony, which...
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January 4, 2007; 2:14 PM ET |
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The Senate's New Era of Collegiality?
Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens (R) and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) strolled by the famed Ohio Clock just outside the Senate chamber in deep conversation this morning. Then -- with the requisite flashing of camera bulbs -- came Illinois...
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January 4, 2007; 1:22 PM ET |
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The 110th Congress Arrives
It's here! Less than two months after voters swept Republicans out of their House and Senate majorities, the 110th Congress is set to convene today with Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) as the new Speaker of the House and Harry Reid (Nev.)...
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January 4, 2007; 6:52 AM ET |
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Transitions in Democratic Consulting World
John Lapp, one of the principal architects of the Democrats' takeover of the House in 2006, has decided to join McMahon Squier & Associates -- a Democratic media consulting firm. "Lapp knows what it takes to win, a bare-knuckles, take-no-prisoners...
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January 3, 2007; 3:50 PM ET |
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Romney's First Steps on the '08 Trail
Today is Mitt Romney's final day as governor of Massachusetts. It also happens to be the first day of his long-expected campaign for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination. Mitt Romney leaves the governor's mansion in Massachusetts this week and hits...
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January 3, 2007; 3:15 PM ET |
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Parsing the Polls: The First Four '08 States
Pollster Dick Bennett has released scads of interesting 2008 presidential race survey data from the four early voting states -- Iowa, Nevada, South Carolina and New Hampshire. From Dec. 19-23, Bennett's American Research Group asked 600 likely primary voters a...
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January 3, 2007; 6:00 AM ET |
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New Census Numbers a Bright Spot for GOP
Just days before Christmas -- paging a public relations professional! -- the U.S. Census Bureau released a slew of data documenting population growth in various states and regions across the country. At first glance, the numbers appear encouraging for Republicans....
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January 2, 2007; 6:00 AM ET |
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