Fishwrap Archive: May 2007
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Wolfowitz makes his case
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz made a plea to the bank's board of governors last night to ju... Published May 16 2007
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Thompson backs "John Doe" bill
Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee,... Published May 16 2007
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More Gonzales e-mail
The Justice Department today released an e-mail from a Bush administration official that shows th... Published May 16 2007
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Update on the U.S.-Iran talks
Vice President Dick Cheney, flying back today from a five-country trip to the Middle East that in... Published May 14 2007
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New staffer
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced this morning that Terry Lierman, the state chairman o... Published May 14 2007
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Talks with Iran? Hold on
The White House this morning played down reports over the weekend that the U.S. ambassador to Ira... Published May 14 2007
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Swift Ferrets for truth?
Strangest thing we've seen all day (hat tip: Hotline On Call).\ -- Christina Bellantoni, Capitol... Published May 11 2007
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Quotable
"Not one of us here got more than five hours of sleep unless they were cheating on the floor." --... Published May 11 2007
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Mother's Day advice from Hillary
Don't buy your wife flowers or candy, Sen. Hillary Clinton told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough this morn... Published May 11 2007
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Bush and Blair to meet next week
President Bush will host British Prime Minister Tony Blair next week for a meeting and a joint pr... Published May 11 2007
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Conyers puts foot down, kicks protesters
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. started his hearing with Attorney General Alb... Published May 10 2007
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Obama vs. Britney
Sen. Barack Obama, already scrutinized for a gaffe in Richmond this week, is now being labeled an... Published May 10 2007
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Mars, here we come
Fishwrap would like to give props to Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), who smoothly handled a question t... Published May 9 2007
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Quotable
"I appreciate the work you do, although we don't know what it is." -- Rules Committee Chairman Lo... Published May 9 2007
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Kerry: Cheney needs to get tough with Iraqis
Sen. John Kerry is calling on Vice President Dick Cheney to "get tough" with Iraqi leaders during... Published May 9 2007
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2008 walk
A month from now, fans of presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) will strap on pedometers... Published May 9 2007
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Hey -- isn't that George Allen?
Tourists visiting the U.S. Senate get a glossy 16-page booklet explaining the procedures of the c... Published May 9 2007
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He anchors, he blogs, he loves Meadow
Apparently, the anchors of the network nightly newscasts occasionally get to have some fun when t... Published May 8 2007
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May be Mother's Day, but still got a campaign to r
Nothing says "I love you, mom" like an e-card from Sen. Hillary Clinton.\ The New York Democrat's... Published May 8 2007
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Flowers for the queen
Robert Bouwmeester, 14, and his brother Matt Bouwmeester, 10, of Reston, Va., stood on the South... Published May 7 2007