The Central American Free Trade Agreement was approved a few minutes after midnight, July 28, by 217-215. CAFTA previously was approved by the Senate 54-45 June 30 ... READ MORE
This Washington Post story is horrifying -- though the boy is safe now. I can't imagine how anyone, let alone a mother, could let a child be unattended on such a dangerous road for even a minute, let alone abandon ... READ MORE
For anyone wondering what the CAFTA fuss is all about, The Heritage Foundation has established a CAFTA Corner on its website. "CAFTA Corner" contains a CAFTA blog, links to eight papers on CAFTA (some by Heritage experts, others by outside ... READ MORE
On July 27, Senator Mike Crapo rose to pay tribute to the father of Senator Larry Craig: Mr. President, I would like to honor the life of a special Idahoan who is also the father of my colleague from Idaho, ... READ MORE
On July 26, several Members of Congress discussed CAFTA on the floor of the House. Two samples of these speeches, one opposed to CAFTA, one supportive of it: "Mr. Speaker, Chicago used to be known as the Candy Capital of ... READ MORE
The National Center for Public Policy Research has a new press release out today examining House Resources Committee Chairman's "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005" (a bill that actually has not been introduced) based on available drafts. The ... READ MORE
Why is RightMarch.com asking visitors to its website to send their Congressmen a pre-written letter ("As your constituent, I'm writing to urge you to support the 'Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act,' Rep. Richard Pombo's effort to reform the Endangered ... READ MORE
On July 25, Senator John Kerry shared a resolution written for another legislative body regarding the death of San Diego community and Democratic Party activist Junko Cushman: Mr. President, I wish to submit to the record the following resolution regarding ... READ MORE
This piece by Kathleen Parker is pretty funny: I hadn't realized how unaware I was until the woman seated next to me snapped a strip of leather around my wrist and whispered: "This is hottest thing in Hollywood right now."Looking ... READ MORE
This New York Times article examines the possible impact of a breakup of the AFL-CIO on the Democratic Party... ...but forgets to examine the impact of an AFL-CIO breakup on workers ... READ MORE
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