Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

On the heels of Governor Palin resigning it is refreshing to remember that in the  New Hampshire Senate women outnumber men 13-11 and Senator’s  salaries  are $100 per year.

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Iran has a contested election and the political whims of Europe are shifting right — will Gordon Brown step down?  But here in the USA there is a standard that can’t be beat — exhibit A — the infamous 60th Senate seat in Minnesota, still up for grabs.  You can always trust Congress for comic [...]

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The GOP is not out of the picture, sure they can appear obstructionist (see the House vote on the “stimulate” bill) but at rnc.org things are revving up…

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That didn’t take long… a great 18 minute speech and a new web presence.  Not too much yet, but this link will get you a sense of the new administration. And if you don’t think new means NEW, see what a search of whitehouse.gov for the word “bush” reveals…

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OK, it is official (at least the portrait).  But we can’t celebrate until Tuesday.

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If the the President-elect is upset over the Republican’s warped psyche, he may wish to watch Godfrey Cambridge’s initial soliloquy in the 1967 film the “The President’s Analyst.”

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The President-Elect has overstepped his “newness” in calling for the resignation of the indicted governor of Illinois. As a professor of Constitutional law the “change-meister” should know that although “innocent until proven guilty” is not literally in the U. S. Consititution, it is generally understood that there is a presumption of innocence to those brought [...]

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Will the new administration “expect more” or will we have more of the same. Tune in Wednesday for complete election results.  This OMB initiative assessed 1,017 programs and found only 27 ineffective — guess we have  le meilleur des mondes possibles.

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Campaign cash– the business of the Federal Election Commission, FEC. You can get a graphic sense of how the national candidates are rasing funds to ensconce themselves for the upcoming term using this interactive website.

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From the White House Press Gaggle:
Q Well how would you — sorry, how would you characterize the relationship these days between Secretary Powell and President Bush?
MS. PERINO: It’s very good. Yes. Last thing I knew — I think that the President was just over at his house for dinner [...]

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