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Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Today is Monday, February 15, and as the 3rd Monday in February it is also Presidents Day.  For those of you not fortunate enough to have a three day…

Filibuster on Hamilton is Over

Filibuster on Hamilton is Over

The Senate voted on a cloture motion yesterday, ending debate on the appointment of Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit. An up or down confirmation vote will happen in…

Former Senator Rejoins Hogan & Hartson

Former Senator Rejoins Hogan & Hartson

Former Republican Virginia Senator John Warner has rejoined Hogan & Hartson’s Washington, DC office as a partner, 37 years after he left the firm. Warner, who retired from the Senate…

Ex-Senator Joins Covington & Burling

Ex-Senator Joins Covington & Burling

Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith is returning to Washington, DC, where he will join Covington & Burling and focus on international trade and foreign relations. Smith, 56, a Republican who…

Federal Judges to Get COLA

Federal Judges to Get COLA

The US House of Representatives voted this week for a $410 billion spending plan to keep the federal government running through September. The plan includes a cost-of-living adjustment for the…

Caroline Kennedy — Celebrity? Or Qualified Senate Candidate?

Caroline Kennedy — Celebrity? Or Qualified Senate Candidate?

Political commentators and legal experts are debating the qualifications of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to fill the role of US Senator from New York. (Hillary Clinton is vacating her seat to…

Fitzgerald: Blagojevich’s “conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave”

Fitzgerald: Blagojevich’s “conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave”

Via The New York Times, a transcript of the Justice Department news briefing regarding the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The juicy bits, from Patrick Fitzgerald, US attorney general for the Northern District…

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