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House GOP disputes
the 9-11 finding
By Jonathan
E. Kaplan
House Republican lawmakers are disputing
the Sept. 11 commission’s new finding that there
is “no credible evidence” showing Iraq and
al Qaeda worked together to attack the United States.
The GOP comments signify the latest rift between congressional
Republicans and the commission. Many Republicans on
Capitol Hill believe the panel has become partisan,
and some have objected to the amount of media interviews
commissioners have granted over the past couple of months.
This tension has led some to speculate that Hill Republicans
are unlikely to embrace the panel’s final recommendations,
which are expected to be released at the end of July.
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Not all lawmakers are millionaires
— Shock!
More than 1 in 4 in House
have 7-figure assets
By Alexander
Bolton and Tom Sullivan
The Senate may be known as a millionaires club, but
the House of Representatives is fast becoming one as
well.
There are more than 120 millionaires in the House, according
to financial disclosure reports filed with the clerk’s
office, putting the percentage of millionaires in the
“lower body” much higher than that found
in American society as a whole.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Jordan's King Abdullah meets with Sens. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.),
left, and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), right, on Wednesday
Photo by John Shinkle
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Please pick
Edwards
Beneath Gephardt radar,
House Dems seek to sway Kerry
By Hans
Nichols
A cabal of House Democrats is quietly lobbying Sen. John
Kerry (D-Mass.) to select Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) as his
vice-presidential running mate.
The group is trying to fly beneath the radar of their former
minority leader, Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), and is making the
case that Edwards would help down-ballot lawmakers in tight
races and deliver the White House for Democrats.
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LaHood bill would ban
Bell’s filing
By Sarah
Bouchard
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) proposed legislation
yesterday that would prohibit lame-duck lawmakers from filing
ethics complaints against another member.
LaHood’s proposal was aimed at retiring freshman Rep.
Chris Bell (D-Texas), who filed an ethics complaint Tuesday
against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) with the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct.
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