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President Barack Obama charged into his presidency full of enthusiasm for plans to staff his cabinet with worthies, stimulate the economy, revise fiscal po

u Even before President Barack Obama took the oath of office on January 20 political analysts, media gurus (press, radio, TV talking heads) and a horde of

The formal obituaries on the death of John Winant recount his education, occupational history, achievements and awards but say little about the kind of man

When the 111th Congress convenes this month, all the bills introduced in the 110th Congress that did not make it into law will find themselves in the Congr

• Almost immediately after his election, President-elect Barack Obama considered possible members of his Cabinet and staff.

• Normal Congressional activities came to a screeching halt in late September and early October as the legislature turned its attention to deciding what to

• While Congress was on a five-week recess from August to September, the process for nominating presidential candidates (Senators John McCain and Barack Ob

• When the dog days of August arrived, Congress adjourned for five weeks, leaving a number of major bills hanging fire.

As the Senate and the House of Representatives neared adjournment for August, both parties in the Senate were patting themselves on the back for their pres

Although the presidential elections will not take place until November next year, the voting public can expect the Bush Administration and members of Congr

• Congress took an eight-day break to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Tax-cut legislation proposed by President Bush was passed by Congress at the end of May and was subsequently signed into law by the President.

Congress took most of the month of January off, and when it returned to the business of the nation, the Enron bankruptcy captured its attention.

Congress resumed business early last month after an 11-day hiatus and took note of the to-do list President Bush outlined in his weekly radio address.

A resolute President Bush may go down swinging as he finishes his term in office.

As the first session of the 107th Congress wound down, the wonderful days of bipartisan behavior that followed September 11 gave way to partisan bickering

What with anthrax scares shutting down congressional office buildings for purification and cleansing, and both houses tossing brickbats at each other over

As Washington pundits predicted, the change from a Republican to a Democrat majority in the Senate and the shift in leadership from Sen.

Congress took its own spring break, leaving March 21 to 23 and returning the second week of last month.

Now, after being somewhat dormant on the subject for a number of years, the Federal Aviation Administration has expressed concern about airline pilot duty

When Congress returned from its August recess, both houses set about to debate what to do about the declining budget surplus and what to do about spending.

After a 10-day recess in mid-February, Congress returned to tackle a few of the pending major issues that have been subjected to heavy bipartisan views.

Observing the 107th Congress could sometimes be likened to watching a three-ring circus.

Early last month President Bush departed for a month-long hiatus in Texas and just about the same time Congress opted to take its August recess.

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Because corporate flight crews operate sophisticated aircraft in an ever-changing environment, a periodic review of the aviation department operations manu

Lawmakers escaped the dog days of August in Washington by taking a vacation and returned the first week of September to face a multitude of concerns, thoug

When Congress perceives public or political demands to do something, the House and Senate can act with uncharacteristic speed.

If the CEO of a corporation should suddenly ask the aviation department manager, “What are we doing to ensure the highest level of safety in our flying ope

In the midst of all the major funding and other legislation, a number of aviation matters were addressed:

• On June 4 President Bush amended Exe