President Barack Obama charged into his presidency full of enthusiasm for plans to staff his cabinet with worthies, stimulate the economy, revise fiscal po
u Even before President Barack Obama took the oath of office on January 20 political analysts, media gurus (press, radio, TV talking heads) and a horde of
The formal obituaries on the death of John Winant recount his education, occupational history, achievements and awards but say little about the kind of man
When the 111th Congress convenes this month, all the bills introduced in the 110th Congress that did not make it into law will find themselves in the Congr
• Normal Congressional activities came to a screeching halt in late September and early October as the legislature turned its attention to deciding what to
• While Congress was on a five-week recess from August to September, the process for nominating presidential candidates (Senators John McCain and Barack Ob
As the Senate and the House of Representatives neared adjournment for August, both parties in the Senate were patting themselves on the back for their pres
Although the presidential elections will not take place until November next year, the voting public can expect the Bush Administration and members of Congr
As the first session of the 107th Congress wound down, the wonderful days of bipartisan behavior that followed September 11 gave way to partisan bickering
What with anthrax scares shutting down congressional office buildings for purification and cleansing, and both houses tossing brickbats at each other over
Now, after being somewhat dormant on the subject for a number of years, the Federal Aviation Administration has expressed concern about airline pilot duty
When Congress returned from its August recess, both houses set about to debate what to do about the declining budget surplus and what to do about spending.
After a 10-day recess in mid-February, Congress returned to tackle a few of the pending major issues that have been subjected to heavy bipartisan views.
Because corporate flight crews operate sophisticated aircraft in an ever-changing environment, a periodic review of the aviation department operations manu
Lawmakers escaped the dog days of August in Washington by taking a vacation and returned the first week of September to face a multitude of concerns, thoug
If the CEO of a corporation should suddenly ask the aviation department manager, “What are we doing to ensure the highest level of safety in our flying ope