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Pelosi’s Role in the Syria Vote

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The Hill's Mike Lillis writes that although House Democratic leadership will not whip a use-of-force resolution, Nancy Pelosi is making a case for U.S. intervention in Syria — both as a humanitarian response and a deterrent for similar attacks in the future.

"It's hardly the

How Fragile Is the New Democratic Coalition?

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Thomas Edsall looks at how the "way-of-life segregation" is playing out in America's cities and suburbs, and how political scientists are tracking these changes over time. The question is, how does way-of-life match up with your political and voting choices?

Edsall writes, "Democratic strength is

The Next Two Months In Congress

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Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei of Politico lay out the major issues that Congress will face in the coming months. They quote the words of Steny Hoyer who said “In 33 years, we’ve never come back from summer break with the number of very critical,

Foreign Relations Committee Sets Up Full Senate Showdown

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Jonathan Weisman reports that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a vote this afternoon, approved an authorization of force against the Syrian regime. The committee vote sets up a showdown next week in the full Senate on whether the president should have the authority to carry out

The House’s Competitiveness Problem… or Lack Thereof

Josh Huder

Nathan Gonzales at Roll Call asks: “Are there really fewer competitive House districts than ever before?” The very short answer is “yes.” Today, there are fewer competitive districts than ever before. The trend is visible over the past 20 years but it is much more dramatic if we look at

GSA Increases Travel-Reimbursement Rates

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Josh Hicks writer that the General Services Administration will raise its travel-reimbursement rates for federal employees this year but plans to end its conference-lodging allowance. Standard lodging rate for employees who travel for work will increase from $77 to $83 per day at the start of the

Military Objectives Explored During Senate Hearing on Syria

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The Washington Post reports that Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who appeared before a Senate Armed Services committee hearing yesterday, struggled at times to lay out a military strike on Syria that would be tough enough to be worthwhile, but limited enough

Sequestration Keeps Agencies Guessing

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Annie Lowrey reports that the budget breakdown is also creating problems outside of Washington. She interviewed Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, who called 2013 the “darkest ever” year for the agency.

“Continuing resolutions discourage you from trying something new and

Faculty In The News: Is Syria The New Iraq?

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GAI Senior Fellow Charles Cushman joined a panel of international experts on the Voice of Russia radio program to talk about the escalating violence in Syria, and the options for US involvement. Dr. Cushman opened the program by laying out one of the major differences between 2003 and 2013: “No,

Odds of an October Shutdown Down to 10 Percent

Kenneth Gold

Discretionary spending has declined sharply, from a peak of $1.347 billion in FY11, to approximately $986 billion this year. The FY14 House Republican Budget Resolution seeks to further cut discretionary spending, to $967 billion, with the bulk of the cuts targeted at non-defense agencies, in the cases of some departments

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