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| President Returns to Washington |
| 8/30/2001 6:10 PM |
After 26 days away, President Bush and his wife returned Thursday to Washington for a fall season that begins with their first state dinner then quickly turns to the far less glamorous business of federal budgeting.
Bush and his wife, Laura, stepped off Marine One and into Washington's summer heat, greeted by about 150 people on hand to witness their White House arrival.
"Our batteries are charged," Bush told fellow Texans as he said a temporary goodbye Wednesday and braced for battle with Congress over government spending. It was raining heavily as Bush, carrying his Scottish terrier, Barney, and accompanied by his wife left Texas for Washington on Thursday.
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| Danforth Close to Being Special Envoy for Sudan |
| 8/30/2001 3:00 PM |
President Bush is close to naming former Republican Sen. Jack Danforth of Missouri as his special envoy for Sudan, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The appointment is part of the administration's plan to launch a more muscular American effort to halt the African country's 18-year civil war.
The officials, who spoke on condition they not be identified, said Danforth and Bush aides were in the final stages of negotiating terms for the post.
A special envoy is a president's personal troubleshooter. In the new job, Danforth would try to reinvigorate peace talks between the Muslim government in Khartoum and rebels in the mostly Christian south.
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| Bush Flies in Storied Boeing 707 |
| 8/30/2001 9:10 AM |
The Boeing 707 that carried Richard Nixon to California after his resignation and took Jimmy Carter to Germany to greet American hostages from Iran took its final flight Wednesday as Air Force One.
President Bush's brief day trip to San Antonio for a speech at the American Legion's annual convention was his first flight aboard the Boeing 707-353B, known by the tail number 27000 - and as Air Force One when a president was aboard.
"It will carry no more presidents, but it will carry forever the spirit of American democracy," Bush said.
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| Senator McCain to Have Prostate Surgery |
| 8/28/2001 8:27 PM |
Sen. John McCain will undergo surgery Wednesday to treat a benign enlargement of his prostate, his office announced.
The surgery will be performed at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on the senator's 65th birthday.
McCain is expected to be hospitalized one or two days.
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| Iowa Emerges as 2002 Election Prize |
| 8/28/2001 8:26 PM |
Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's supporters went door-to-door with handheld computers this summer, questioning voters on their preferences. Each night, the dozens of volunteers downloaded their findings into a central computer site to chart the senator's popularity.
"We're building a nice little database," said Harkin aide Jeff Link, who plans to double the effort.
Harkin, a liberal Democrat who is chairman the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a very big deal in the Farm Belt -- got a scare in his last re-election effort. And he is already trying to make sure it doesn't happen again in 2002.
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| White House Being Renovated |
| 8/23/2001 9:17 AM |
The Oval Office is bare, its furnishings hauled away so the floor could be refinished. Outside, dropcloths and buckets litter the walkway as crews give the White House a fresh coat of paint, a shade called "Whisper White."
With President Bush out of town, squads of painters, chimney inspectors and carpet installers have descended on the White House. Bush is on a monthlong vacation in Crawford, Texas, and workers are taking advantage of his absence to spruce the place up.
Some 40 projects are under way this month, a burst of activity that seems to go beyond what officials call routine August maintenance.
"Traditionally, it's the only time the president's away for a period of time where they could get serious work done." said Joe Hagin, deputy chief of staff.
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| Americans Support Bush's Education Policies, Poll Finds |
| 8/23/2001 9:16 AM |
A majority of Americans support President Bush's education priorities and prefer his policies to those of his predecessor, a new poll says.
According to results released Wednesday by the education organization Phi Delta Kappa -- a group that promotes "quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education" -- 49 percent of respondents say they expect President Bush will do a better job on education than Clinton, while 33 percent said they think he will do worse.
The poll respondents expressed strong backing for the president's education priorities. Increased standardized testing was favored 55 percent to 40 percent. Holding schools accountable for how much students learn was favored by 3 out of 4 respondents, and giving states more flexibility in spending federal funds was favored by 77 percent.
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| Bush to Pick Joint Chiefs Chairman |
| 8/23/2001 9:14 AM |
President Bush plans to nominate Air Force Gen. Richard Myers as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to White House officials.
Myers is scheduled to fly to the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, on Friday with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
White House aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Myers' presence was a strong indication he is Bush's pick. One senior adviser said late Wednesday that Bush planned to tap Myers, and the announcement was scheduled Friday.
The selection of Myers, former commander in chief of the U.S. Space Command, would reflect Bush's desire to emphasize newer technologies in the military, the importance of space and computers in warfare and emerging threats around the globe.
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| Helms Says He Will Not Seek Another Term |
| 8/23/2001 9:13 AM |
Confirming what had been widely rumored for at least two days, Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., announced Wednesday evening that he would not seek re-election after the end of his fifth Senate term next year.
WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., broadcast a taped announcement by the senator at the top of its evening news at 6 p.m. Helms had taped the address before an invitation-only group at the TV station Wednesday afternoon.
The 79-year-old senator entered the TV station using a cane and was greeted by employees at the station where he his conservative editorials earned him statewide fame in the 1960s and '70s.
"I am by no means announcing my retirement," Helms insisted in his address, implying that his campaign for conservative causes was far from over.
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| 10 Senate Races of Interest in 2002 |
| 8/22/2001 12:53 PM |
A look at 10 Senate races of interest in 2002, according to Democrats, Republicans and independent analysts.
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| Receptive Crowd Greets the President |
| 8/21/2001 5:22 PM |
Standing near a picture of Missouri's beloved former president, President George W. Bush drew enthusiastic response from a capacity crowd Tuesday as he cited Harry Truman's love for his hometown.
Bush, breaking briefly from a nearly monthlong vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, said he agreed with Truman, who once said, "I try never to forget who I was and where I come from and where I was going back to."
Standing on a podium at Truman High School, Bush drew cheers and applause from the crowd of nearly 1,600 in the gymnasium and 1,500 watching in another room when he said he wished his wife, Laura, had joined him on the trip.
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| Clinton, Barak Discussed Rich Pardon |
| 8/21/2001 5:16 PM |
During his final days in office, former President Clinton told then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak he was considering granting a pardon to billionaire fugitive Marc Rich but suggested the act would generate controversy, according to transcripts of their phone calls.
"I know quite a few things about that. I just got a long memo and am working on it," Clinton was quoted as saying to Barak in a Jan. 8 conversation. "It's best that we not say much about that."
Clinton and Barak held at least three conversations on the topic, according to transcripts released by a House committee investigating the pardon.
Rich fled the United States in 1983 rather than face racketeering and other criminal charges. He was pardoned by Clinton on Jan. 20 just before George W. Bush assumed the presidency.
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| Campaign Watch: Draft Dole Effort Underway |
| 8/21/2001 5:15 PM |
An effort is underway to draft Elizabeth Dole to run for the U.S. Senate from North Carolina. Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, who is 79 years old, is expected to announce Wednesday night that he will not seek re-election.
Dole has already said through her spokesperson that she is giving "strong consideration" to the idea of running.
National GOP figures have been wooing Dole for several weeks, and presidential adviser Karl Rove has been in touch with her.
Businessman Robert Luddy of Youngsville, N.C., and Attorney Randy Doub of Greenville, N.C., are spearheading the effort. The former finance chairman of the North Caorlina GOP, K.D. Kennedy of Raleigh, is also involved.
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| Sources: Senator Jesse Helms to Retire |
| 8/21/2001 5:12 PM |
Sen. Jesse Helms, one of the most powerful conservative voices in Congress, plans to retire when his term expires in 2003, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.
Two sources who spoke with staffers in Helms' office said Tuesday the five-term Republican will announce his retirement plans Wednesday night on WRAL-TV. The sources spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Helms, who turns 80 on Oct. 18, was first elected to the Senate in 1972. In recent years, he has suffered from a variety of health problems, including prostate cancer.
Bill Peterson, general manager of WRAL, confirmed Helms had asked for airtime, but added he didn't know what Helms planned to say.
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| Former Armed Services Chairman Spence Dies at 73 |
| 8/17/2001 12:39 PM |
South Carolina Rep. Floyd Spence (R), a 16-term lawmaker and strong supporter of the military, passed away Thursday night from complications following brain surgery. He was 73.
Spence had been at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Miss., since Aug. 9, when he entered the facility to be treated for Bell's palsy and immediately underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
The former Armed Services chairman's passing brought outpourings of grief from his House colleagues and others, who remembered him as a true gentleman and a fierce advocate for America's military.
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| At the Races |
| 8/16/2001 11:41 AM |
Ex-U.S. Attorney in Alabam Plans To Run Against Sessions; Minnesota's Grams May Make a Congressional Comeback; Colorado GOP Allard Leads Foe By 5 Points in New Poll; Iowa's Leach Makes Offer On House in New 2nd; and Poll Finds New York Voters Divided on Senator Clinton.
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| Senate's Fate Could Hinge on Plans of a Few |
| 8/16/2001 11:35 AM |
Next year's race for control of the Senate appears so close that it could be shaped decisively over the next few weeks when several incumbents and prospective challengers -- ranging from Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) to the Democratic governor of Oregon -- announce whether they will run.
Depending on these decisions, Republicans could gain -- or lose -- ground in their bid to take over the Senate, which Democrats now control by a one-vote margin. But a mixed result, which many analysts expect, could give the country another cliffhanger battle for Senate control.
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| McCain PAC Spends $1Million: Candidates Get Just $14,000 From Straight Talk |
| 8/15/2001 11:05 PM |
As part of his relentless effort to get big money out of politics, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spent more than $1.1 million from his Straight Talk America political action committee during the first six months of the year.
From January through June, McCain's PAC poured money into a team of advisers and fundraising consultants, led by top political aide John Weaver, who received a $15,000-a-month salary. The committee spent more hard dollars on overhead costs than any other leadership PAC associated with a Member of Congress.
While aides on both sides of the aisle sniped that Straight Talk America is little more than the vehicle for a permanent campaign to keep the Senator in the spotlight, McCain's aides agree that they're on a non-stop drive -but one for the causes he supports, not McCain himself.
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| Bloomberg Leads Republican Rival in New York Mayor's Race |
| 8/15/2001 1:55 PM |
Media mogul Michael Bloomberg, making his first foray into politics, holds a whopping 48 point lead over the other Republican contender in New York's mayoral race, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Bloomberg leads Herman Badillo 67 percent to 19 percent among 302 likely Republican voters polled by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute from Aug. 6 to 12.
Bloomberg, founder of the financial news and services company Bloomberg LP, and who is financing his campaign with his personal fortune, has massively outspent everyone else in the race, laying out some $16 million as of the end of last week.
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| Most Back Bush on Stem Cells |
| 8/14/2001 2:46 PM |
Most Americans approve of President Bush's decision to allow limited federal financing of embryonic stem cell research, new polls show. The majorities include Republicans, Democrats and independents.
Up to six in 10 people in polls released Monday by ABC News (56 percent) and CNN-USA Today-Gallup (60 percent) approved of the president's decision.
But the public was more fragmented when asked its preferences. A third would have preferred broader federal funding, a third favored Bush's limited funding, and about a fourth would have preferred no federal funding, according to the ABC News poll.
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| Long Shadow in New York: Giuliani Legacy Shapes Mayoral Race |
| 8/14/2001 2:44 PM |
For eight years Rudolph W. Giuliani has held sway here, waving his rhetorical swagger stick and daring those he often calls jerky liberals to challenge his writ.
Now Giuliani is term-limited and can run no more. And with a single exception, his likely successors are liberals. The Democratic frontrunner is the politician whom Giuliani most reviles, Public Advocate Mark Green.
Green and his three Democratic and two Republican competitors, including billionaire media magnate Michael Bloomberg, are the faces of post-Giuliani New York. And as they endure a humid clambake of a campaign -- the primaries are Sept. 11 -- each candidate seems intent on trying to redefine urban liberalism within Giuliani's long shadow.
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| Riordan May Run for California Governor |
| 8/13/2001 3:22 PM |
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan may be the Republican Party's best hope to become California's governor. But things so far look a little shaky from the inside.
To begin with, Riordan has not decided whether he will run. Even if he does, some party members say his lack of statewide political experience, blunt personal style and occasionally liberal record may hurt his chances in the GOP primary next March.
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| Hastert Uses Recess For Fundraising Push |
| 8/13/2001 3:06 PM |
Fundraising is a tough sell in Washington during the sultry summer months, when the Capitol's corridors and posh K Street eateries empty out and the city becomes a virtual wasteland.
Beyond the Beltway, however, Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is spending the month racking up frequent flier miles and raking in big bucks as he travels to 12 states touting the $1.35 trillion tax cut and other GOPinitiatives that have passed this year.
During the recess, Hastert will raise approximately $4 million, mostly generated on a 12-day tour that began Aug. 6 and will continue through this weekend, according to spokesman John McGovern.
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| Kerri Strug Vaults on to Hill |
| 8/13/2001 3:05 PM |
The 23-year-old intern is hunched over her Compaq computer in the office of Sen. John McCain (R), banging out a letter on medical research funding for a constituent in the tiny town of Globe, Ariz.
"I'm a normal intern," she said. "I make copies, fax stuff and write constituent mail."
Oh yeah, and her name is Kerri Strug, the 4-foot-9-inch, gold medal-winning gymnast who shredded two ligaments in her left ankle at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta.
It was five years ago this summer that Strug gutted it out for one vault on just her right leg, helping the United States beat out Russia for the gold in an inspiring performance.
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| Out of Cycle, In the Money: Frist Raises Far More Than Thompson |
| 8/13/2001 3:05 PM |
Eight Senators not facing re-election next year have outpaced their home-state Senate colleagues who are up in 2002 in cash-on-hand totals through June, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Leading the pack is Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), who held nearly $6 million on hand as of his June 30 FEC filing while raising $737,000 during the first six months of the year. His colleague, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ended the reporting period with more than $3 million on hand after raising $2.4 million during the same time frame, including almost $2 million at a June fundraiser headlined by President Bush.
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| New FBI Head Has Prostate Surgery |
| 8/9/2001 5:17 PM |
Robert Mueller, the new FBI director, is recovering from surgery for prostate cancer, a Justice Department official said Thursday.
Mueller had his prostate removed last Thursday. The operation went well and Mueller is expected to return to work early next week, the official said.
Mueller, a veteran federal prosecutor who was confirmed as FBI director last week, plans to start work at the FBI on Sept. 4. He has been wrapping up his affairs in San Francisco, where he was U.S. Attorney, the official said.
Mueller, 56, was diagnosed with localized, treatable prostate cancer. His doctor said there is no evidence the cancer has spread and there's a 90 percent chance it will not reappear.
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| Illinois Governor George Ryan Says He Won't Seek Second Term |
| 8/9/2001 11:50 AM |
Gov. George Ryan, whose moratorium on executions vaulted him to national prominence while a corruption scandal whittled away his popularity in Illinois, announced Wednesday he will not seek a second term in 2002.
Supporters waved signs and fellow GOP leaders -- some of whom had questioned his ability to win re-election -- praised the governor's accomplishments at an event that was part campaign-style rally and part political memorial service at the county courthouse in his hometown.
Ryan, a former pharmacist who began his political career 33 years ago as a Kankakee County Board member, touted the accomplishments of his first two and a half years in office for more than 20 minutes before announcing his decision.
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| Ashcroft Tells Lawyers Bush Has No Litmus Test for Judges |
| 8/7/2001 10:16 PM |
President Bush has no litmus tests for picking federal judges, Attorney General John Ashcroft assured the American Bar Association in a speech Tuesday.
Ashcroft did not discuss the White House decision to end the lawyers' traditional role in vetting candidates for the bench. He strongly endorsed several core conservative themes, including the premise that judges should judge narrowly and not read rights into laws or the Constitution that are not written there.
"The president has unequivocally rejected any notion of an issue-specific or political litmus test," Ashcroft said, "insisting only that the only value his candidates share is a dedication to the rule of law and an understanding of the proper role of a federal judge -- a role that leaves policy-making to the American people and their elected representatives."
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| Bush Golfs, Doesn't Miss Washington |
| 8/7/2001 5:16 PM |
President Bush rolled out of his ranch at dawn Tuesday for golf and talk, saying he is thoroughly at home amid the outdoor play and work of his Texas vacation.
"I'm the kind of person who likes to be outdoors; it keeps my mind and my spirits up and it keeps me a balanced person," Bush told reporters moments before he teed off at Ridgewood Golf Club on a hill overlooking Lake Waco.
"I know a lot of you wish you were on the East Coast, lying on the beach, sucking in the salt air," the president said. "But I love this place," he said of his 1,600-acre ranch up the road near the tiny town of Crawford.
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| At the Races |
| 8/6/2001 12:55 PM |
GOP Poll Shows Porter Leading in New Nevada District; Former Missouri Congressman Talent Forms Committee To Challenge Carnahan; Arkansas Governor Huckabee Will Soon Set Date in Special Election to succeed Rep. Asa Hutchinson; and Nebraska Congressman Osborne Announces He Will Run Again in 2002.
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| Getting the Jitters |
| 8/6/2001 12:49 PM |
Bracing for a Democratic-controlled remap that could force them into hostile new territory, several House Republicans in California have intensified their fundraising drives this year.
At least half the 20 Republicans in the state's 52-Member delegation raised far more money in the first six months of this year than they collected during the comparable period in 1999, according to fundraising reports filed last week with the Federal Election Commission.
The group which features several top redistricting targets, includes Reps. Elton Gallegly, Bill Thomas, Dana Rohrabacher, Ed Royce, John Doolittle, Buck McKeon, Ken Calvert, Mary Bono, Duke Cunningham and Duncan Hunter. Fundraising reports were unavailable for Reps. Christopher Cox and Richard Pombo.
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| Hedging Their Bets: PACs Give to Both Smith and Sununu |
| 8/6/2001 12:48 PM |
Dozens of political action committees appear reluctant to pick sides in the potential showdown between Sen. Bob Smith and Rep. John Sununu, New Hampshire Republicans who could face each other in a 2002 Senate primary battle.
An analysis of campaign finance reports filed last week revealed that at least 29 PACs gave a total of nearly $165,000 to the campaigns of both Republicans, suggesting they're hedging their bets with the possibility of a Smith-Sununu showdown looming.
The money from PACs that chose to give to both men was nearly even divided, with Sununu collecting $85,000 and Smith taking in $80,000.
A number of prominent Republican donors also gave to both campaigns over the past six months. Both Smith and Sununu received contributions from former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour and dentist Michael Chema, who is eyeing a bid to succeed Sununu in the House.
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| Dole 'Serious' About Senate Race |
| 8/6/2001 12:46 PM |
Republicans are quietly, and respectfully, preparing for the retirement of Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), who reinforced suspicions that he will step down in 2002 by raising little money - and banking even less - during the first six months of 2001.
One such Republican, Elizabeth Dole, said for the first time last week that she would "seriously consider" a Senate race in North Carolina next year if Helms retires.
The five-term Senator, who turns 80 in October, raised $178,000 during the six-month period and had just $88,000 on hand at June's end, according to a fundraising report he filed last week with the Federal Election Commission. Of the $82,000 in itemized donations Helms collected roughly $54,000 before April 1.
Helms, who raised just $22,000 last year, also had the smallest war chest of any Senator up for re-election in 2002 and raised less money than any incumbent other than Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), another potential retiree.
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| Republicans Exult Over 'Great Week' |
| 8/5/2001 10:57 PM |
Armed with the power of President Bush's veto pen, Congressional Republicans vowed last week to curb the unchecked spending that historically occurs with unfinished appropriations bills when Congress returns from its August recess.
The pledge came as Republicans exited Washington riding a wave of victories, including the passage of several key GOP initiatives in the House and the Senate's success in keeping an emergency agriculture spending bill to $5.5 billion - $ 2 billion less than what Democrats had proposed.
"This is a great week," House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (Okla.) crowed at a news conference last Thursday with Vice President Cheney and dozens of House and Senate Members. "It's been a tough week, it's been a brutal week; but it's been a wonderful week."
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| CNN Chief Courts GOP |
| 8/5/2001 10:56 PM |
In an effort to improve his network's image with conservative leaders, new CNNchief Walter Isaacson huddled with House and Senate GOP leaders last week to seek advice on how to attract more right-leaning viewers to the sagging network.
Isaacson met with Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), House GOP Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (Okla.), Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to talk about CNN's image with conservatives and how it can be improved.
Isaacson confirmed that he also reached out to senior White House officials, but he denied that he was seeking counsel on how to boost CNN's ratings with conservative viewers.
"I was trying to reach out to a lot of Republicans who feel that CNN has not been as open covering Republicans, and I wanted to hear their concerns," Isaacson said in an interview Friday.
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| Former Missouri GOP Congressman Jim Talent to Challenge Jean Carnahan |
| 8/2/2001 10:44 PM |
Former Republican Rep. Jim Talent said Thursday he will challenge Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri next year for the seat to which she was appointed after her husband was killed in a plane crash.
Talent issued a statement from his St. Louis office announcing his plans to run. He is forming an exploratory fund-raising committee with the intention of running, Talent said.
"I'm personally as enthusiastic as ever about public service, and I'm excited about this opportunity," Talent said. "I continue to believe there is nothing wrong with Washington that cannot be resolved by relying on what is right with America."
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| Thompson Eyeing an Exit? |
| 8/2/2001 10:41 PM |
Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) raised just $21,000 during the first six months of the year, intensifying speculation he may retire in 2002.
Thompson's weak fundraising - the most notable finding in a review of Senate reports due to be filed this week with the Federal Election Commission - placed him squarely at the bottom of Senators up for re-election next year.
Still, it does appear to reflect a recent trend for the actor turned politician, who enjoys a powerful fundraising perch as a member of the Senate Finance Committee; he raised a total of just $40,000 last year.
Thompson said Wednesday that he'll announce soon whether he'll run again, but he declined to be more specific. "It won't be long," he said of his timetable for an announcement.
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| Bush Nominates Senator Thurmond's Son |
| 8/1/2001 4:18 PM |
President Bush on Wednesday chose the 28-year-old son of Sen. Strom Thurmond to be South Carolina's U.S. attorney.
The elder Thurmond, who is second-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, recommended his son to the White House in January for the job. The Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination.
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| Dozens in House Flirt With Move Up |
| 8/1/2001 9:37 AM |
Motivated by fears that redistricting could force them into uphill re-election battles, the number of Members eyeing higher office is higher than usual this year. After learning she was a top target of the Maryland Democrats who control redistricting, Rep. Connie Morella (R) flirted with the governor's race. And almost every House Republican in Georgia, where Democrats control remapping, is publicly considering a Senate or gubernatorial bid.
"Basically, you think to yourself, if I'm going to have to run a tough race in a new district, why not run for Senate?" said Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.), who declined to run for Senate next year after state lawmakers drew him a hospitable House district. "Redistricting had an impact."
As many as 50 Members are still eyeing statewide bids in 2002, at least casually. As of Friday, only five Members had actually announced their intentions to run, three for governor and two for Senate. About 25 Members have already declined to seek statewide offices.
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