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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Watcher: May 1, 2007
Mapping out the Post-Veto Supplemental Landscape
President George W. Bush and Congress are continuing their power struggle over policies related to the war in Iraq, with a war funding bill containing a "goal" timeline for withdrawal of soldiers headed for an almost certain veto.
Senate Still Without Strong Earmark Disclosure Provisions
While the House passed earmark disclosure provisions in its initial rules package in
January, a stronger proposal for earmark disclosure passed by the Senate as part of a larger
lobbying and ethics reform bill has languished for months.
The Entitlement Crisis That Isn't
On April 23, the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees released its annual reports on the two programs.
These reports reveal there is not, in fact, an "entitlement" crisis.
Posted by Matt Lewis
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