The 112th Congress may be in the rear-view mirror, but partisan battles fought over the last two years seem to have left their mark. Opening the 113th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made sure to clarify “that the marks...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, center, walks into the Capitol on Dec. 31, 2012.
Reid’s Scars Not From Cliff-Diving
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Scott Brown and his wife, Gail Huff, in Boston.
Scott Brown’s Wife on Boston TV: ‘You May Remember Me’
In that ultra-close contest for the old Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy, Republican Senator Scott Brown has recruited a feminine antidote to his hard-charging Democratic opponent, Harvard Law’s Elizabeth Warren. His wife. Gail Huff, a well-known name on...
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Sen. Olympia Snowe gets a kiss from her husband, Jock McKernan, following her speech at the Maine Republican Convention in Augusta.
Congressional Exit Interview: To Tell the Truth
The directions were clear: Leave the cliches and bromides aside. And they did. Last night’s congressional “Exit Interview,” sponsored by Bloomberg Businessweek, featured four retiring lawmakers in a panel discussion: Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Representative Gary Ackerman...
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