Nine in 10 members of the U.S. House and Senate who sought new terms in office this year were successful, improving their record for re-election even as public approval of Congress sank to all-time lows. The Bloomberg Government Barometer shows...
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The platform being built on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in preparation for the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama in Washington on Dec. 11, 2012.
Voters Threw `the Bums’ Back In
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Arizona delegate Debra Jean Forrest wears a button of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer pointing at President Barack Obama during the Republican National Convention.
Brewer’s Bid for a Third Term: Arizona Constitutional Question
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the nation’s strictest immigration law in 2010 and once wagged her finger in President Barack Obama’s face, may challenge the state constitution to run for another term. Brewer, a 68-year-old Republican, is weighing a...
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Sen. Jim DeMint at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington.
Washington Daybook: DeMint Sees Obama Win
President Barack Obama may be gaining the upper hand in negotiations with Republicans over avoiding the fiscal cliff. Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, said this morning that a “political trophy” is within Obama’s grasp. “He’s going to get...
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Business leaders from Dow Chemical Co., Chevron Corp. and IBM Corp. depart from the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Nov. 14, 2012.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 54
That’s the percentage of Americans who said President Barack Obama is genuinely interested in working with business leaders to reach a budget deal, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. Forty-one percent said Obama instead is meeting with CEOs to “score...
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Al Hunt
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Mark Silva
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Emma Fidel
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Don Frederick
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Gregory Giroux
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Julie Bykowicz
covers the influence of money and lobbying in Washington, and covered the state legislature and city crime for the Baltimore Sun for 10 years. -
Jonathan Salant
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Richard Rubin
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis
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Lisa Lerer
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John McCormick
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Julianna Goldman
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Hans Nichols
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Margaret Talev
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Cary O'Reilly
is Editor at Large at Bloomberg First Word and is Washington Daybook columnist for Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg News.
