Flawed Politicians
● Rifling through cable channels last night I came across the surrealistic sight of CNN host Eliot Spitzer intently discussing
The Big Muddy
● President Obama yesterday was in El Paso, Texas, to give a major address on immigration: he called on Congress
Washington City II
● Leon Panetta was announced by President Obama today to be his nominee as the next Secretary of Defense. If
The Politics of Organics
● In 1990, Congress passed a law that resulted in the creation of the standard-setting National Organic Standards Board, now
In the District
● Appointees to senior staff positions, both on the Hill and within the Administration, are often key to policy outcomes.
We Bring Good Things to Light
● The Northwest Horticultural Council wrote USDA Secretary Vilsack on Monday urging him to reject Petition 10-161-01p now before the