“Find a cause that is greater than yourself. … I believe that political action can also be a tremendous lever for social change.”
Ted Kennedy’s commencement address at the University of New Haven.
It’s a grim world, where money talks.
Raymond Soucy, the former union leader and political wheeler dealer, will continue his explosive testimony today in the campaign corruption trial of Robert Braddock, who served as finance director for former House Speaker Christopher Donovan when he ran for Congress last year.
What will happen at Ted Kennedy Jr.’s first major public appearance since speculation about his political future took off?
TK2 will be an honorary degree recipient at the University of New Haven graduation this coming Sunday morning in New Haven. Will it be another this-is-the-first-day-of-the-rest-your-life graduation speech or will Kennedy reveal something [...]
What do newly elected Members of Congress do? When they are not marching in parades or speaking to the local Rotary Club, they become telemarketers. Read the Boston Globe’s story on the gerbil wheel of Congress, where fundraising takes up as much as four hours a day:
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, [...]
At a hearing on the Boston Marathon bombings Thursday, former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman told members of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee the country must better identify terrorist threats.
“To put it bluntly, our homeland defense system failed in Boston,” Lieberman said in testimony. Of the Tsarnaev brothers, he said: “Though the [...]
Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman will testify Thursday at a Congressional hearing on the Boston Bombings. The House Committee On Homeland Security, of which Rep. Jim Himes was formerly a member, is holding a hearing titled The Boston Bombings: A First Look.
Lieberman formerly chaired the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in [...]
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy recently returned from a week-long trip to the Syrian border, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the U.S. military base in Germany.
In a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon, Murphy pointed to multiple countries he visited to warn against using U.S. military money to respond to all international conflicts.
“I think that there [...]
Mayors Against Illegal Guns has two new web ads running highlighting Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s vote against background checks for gun purchases.
Politico reports that Vice President Joe Biden told law enforcement leaders that he is merely reloading. He plans to focus on senators who voted against the recent gun control compromise who come from states where there is strong support for background checks. Some senators, such as Republican Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, are already [...]
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