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Doolittle Officially Announces Retirement
Thursday, Jan. 10; 2:28 p.m.
Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) put the speculation to rest Thursday, announcing to a gathering of supporters at a community center in his district that he would retire at the end of his term.

Kondracke: Post-N.H., Obama Needs to Answer ‘Where’s the Beef?’
Wednesday, Jan. 9; 8:09 p.m.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – A door-to-door canvasser here for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) told me all during the weekend before Tuesday’s primary that his team was encountering independent voters torn between Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).

Could a Senator Win the White House?
Tuesday, Jan. 8; 10:45 p.m.
America may be closer to sending a sitting Senator to the White House than it has been in 48 years.

Craig’s Legal Team Takes Another Shot at Withdrawing Guilty Plea
Tuesday, Jan. 8; 5:25 p.m.
Sen. Larry Craig’s (R-Idaho) legal team filed a brief Tuesday in the Minnesota Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a lower court’s ruling preventing him from withdrawing his guilty plea.

Ornstein: Who Among Democrats Can End the War of the Roses?
Tuesday, Jan. 8; 4:32 p.m.
The Democratic presidential candidates have been debating who would be the real agent of change, even as they and many observers have been engaged in an intense debate about what strategy can work to make for real policy change in Washington, D.C. This is not just a question of outsiders and insiders, but of confrontation vs. compromise, of dividing vs. uniting.

Trial Date Set for Capitol Police Officer Accused of Setting Senate Bathroom Fire
Monday, Jan. 7; 12:56 p.m.
A jury trial for the Capitol Police officer accused of setting a fire in the Dirksen Senate Office Building is slated to begin on March 17 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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News

Parties Prep for Nominees
With both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees expected to emerge from a frontloaded primary schedule by early February, if not sooner, Members of Congress in both parties plan on serving as working backdrops for their candidates on the national stage.

K Street Expects Thin ’08 Agenda

Masters of a Pro Forma Senate

Wicker Girds for Tough Battle

Will Fourth Time Be the Charm?

Heard on the Hill: One Day You’re In ...

Opinion

Editorial: Earmark Control
As President Bush noted in a press conference Dec. 20, the Democratic Congress has “made some progress” in controlling earmarks, but “they have not made enough progress.” He’s right.

Kondracke: Obama Vs. McCain Would Be Clean Contest of Idealists

Rothenberg: For Republicans, Iowa Better Be an Aberration

Wolfensberger: Procedural Exit Strategy Uses Divide and Conquer Approach

Politics

When the Circus Leaves Town
Actually, the voting isn’t over in Iowa — although the June 3 Congressional primaries are expected to be anything but the competitive affairs that were last Thursday’s presidential nominating caucuses.

Peterson, Lantos Join The Exodus

GOP Facing Tough Open-Seat Primaries in Ohio

Carson’s Kin Favored in Indiana House Special

Around the Hill

Restaurant Week Returns
The holidays have come and gone and with them, the parties, receptions and other festivities. So as the temperature drops and the first few weeks of the year crawl by, what’s a Washingtonian to do for fun? Restaurant Week is one option.

Norton Touts 2007 Legislative Progress

Hill Climbers

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CUTTING OFF CHRISTMAS: Architect of the Capitol worker Steve Weaver uses a chainsaw to cut up the remnants of the Botanic Garden's Christmas tree.

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