...will continue to live in the Morris County suburb of Mendham, about an hour and 20 minutes from the Statehouse in Trenton. Gov. Jim McGreevey was the last governor to live full-time at the mansion. Gov. Jon Corzine , whom Christie defeated...

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...politics. Our message is you can disagree without being disagreeable. " Participants from the Republican party will include Charlie Black , a campaign adviser to John McCain , Washington Times columnist Tony Blankley and Alex...

In this article: Tulane University, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Democratic Party, Washington, New Orleans, and Polarization

...and he did that not just for me but for anybody else who was there," she added. But Duckworth also met frequently with former senator Robert Dole (R-Kan.) and Sen. Richard Durbin (D- Ill. ), who later helped launch her ultimately...

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...measure that boosts funding 17 percent. Hard-line Republicans wailed that the spending was too much. But enough Republicans, such as Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , understood what Americans want. "This is a tough time. But I doubt...

In this article: Climate change, Bob Bennett, Derrick Z. Jackson, National Park Service, Lamar Alexander, Maine, Utah, and Alaska

...said the change would give him - and future governors - more flexibility for financial management. However, he 's unlikely to get what he wants because legislators jealously guard their power to decide how much money state programs...

In this article: Haley Barbour, Mississippi, Department of Finance, Fiscal year, Revenue, and Steve Holland

I've now forgotten all about that time I laughed when you said you invented the paperclip, asshat: The No. 3 Republican in the Senate , Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , who attended one session with the president, recalled that in the 1960s,...

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...it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked an attempt created by Sen. Bob Bennett , R- Utah , to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.

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...because of the risks of waiting, he doubts that Obama and congressional Democrats would let the health care debate drag into next year. Steve Elmendorf , a former top aide to Rep. Richard Gephardt when he was House Majority Leader, agreed.

In this article: Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Steve Elmendorf, Larry Sabato, Kaiser Family Foundation, Byron Dorgan, and University of Virginia

...5, 2009 TABOR 'S TROUBLES.... For a while, Taxpayer Bill of Rights ( TABOR ) measures were all the rage. Right-wing leaders like Grover Norquist would travel around, trying to convince state lawmakers to approve measures that made it...

In this article: Washington, Recession, Maine, Grover Norquist, Revenue, Tax, Bill of Rights, Washington Monthly, and George Orwell

...new wrinkle. She announced that she had signed the read-my-lips-no-tax-hikes Taxpayer Protection Pledge concocted by the egregious Grover Norquist -- a brain-dead approach to governing that pleases the far right, and should disappoint...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, California, GOP, U.S. Senate, Civil War, and Los Angeles Times

...that boosts funding 17 percent. Hard-line Republicans wailed that the spending was too much. But enough Republicans, such as Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , understood what Americans want. "My preference, if I were the king, I...

In this article: Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, National Park Service, Maine, Utah, Alaska, and Polarization

...of characters, all the Republican establishment that haven't spent a great deal of time on the ground in the state," Mr. Armey said. Grover Norquist , head of the group Americans for Tax Reform , said, "You're going to see a whole bunch of...

In this article: Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, Florida, New York, Washington, GOP, and Dick Armey

...a squeaker to Republican Christie Todd Whitman in 1997 before finally beating Schundler , but he claims that even when he knew he was going to lose to Whitman , he felt at peace. "In many ways, ironically, the loss was more fulfilling," he...

In this article: Jim McGreevey, Anxiety, Jon Corzine, Bret Schundler, Christie Todd Whitman, and Chris Christie

The best recent memoir from republican Washington is a hoax. That should tell you something. Sign up for Free News & Updates LAMAR ALEXANDER'S REVISIONIST HISTORY.... The NYT has an interesting piece today about the utility of the...

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...of Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa , the senior Republican on the Finance Committee. The No. 3 Republican in the Senate , Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , who attended one session with the president, recalled that in the 1960s, when he...

In this article: Lamar Alexander, Chuck Grassley, GOP, White House, Washington, Olympia J. Snowe, and Glenn Beck

...committee members. Feeney had come under investigation for going on a golfing junket to Scotland in 2003 with then-powerhouse lobbyist Jack Abramoff months after writing a letter to the Energy Department that benefited an Abramoff client.

In this article: Tom Feeney, Justice Department, Jack Abramoff, Scotland, Suzanne Kosmas, Energy Department, U.S. Treasury, U.S. Court of Appeals, and Washington

...to that of ex-President Richard Nixon and may be on the verge of preparing its own "enemies list. " Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , who served in the Nixon White House, offered what he said was a "friendly...

In this article: Lamar Alexander, White House, Richard Nixon, Judd Gregg, Jon Kyl, Arizona, Robert F. Bennett, Chuck Colson, and Spiro Agnew

...courthouse where Safavian was sentenced, prosecutors were dealt a setback in another Abramoff-related case, that of ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring , which ended in a mistrial. Seventeen people have pleaded guilty to crimes in the long-running...

In this article: David Safavian, Jack Abramoff, Jennifer Safavian, Paul Friedman, General Services Administration, Kevin Ring, FBI, Washington, Scotland, and Bob Ney