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Surprises We Want to See – With pivotal mid-term elections next week that will decide control of Congress, observers are awaiting this year’s “October...

Loads of BCS – The first edition of this season’s rankings from the much-maligned BCS is now out. The system uses computer algorithms and polls to...

Day of “Discovery” – Today we celebrate the man who quasi-discovered the Americas with a quasi-holiday that not everyone gets off (including the Line)...

Should Old Performance be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind? – The new fiscal year (2011) began on Friday. Instead of imbibing in champagne, CRFB...

Not Much Worth Remembering – As September closes this week, it is clear that lawmakers already have one foot out the door; anxious to return home to...

Falling Into Pieces – Fall officially begins this week. A short congressional calendar and the quickly-approaching elections mean that the legislative...

Kick-off Time – Football season got underway this weekend, and the final legislative drive before the mid-term elections also commences this week. The...

A Lot of Work Ahead – The end of the long Labor Day weekend heralds the effective end of summer: the pools are closed, the kids are back at school...

From Red Carpet to Red Ink – The Emmy Awards last night celebrated the best in TV. In Washington, the plotlines are still being written for this fall...

Back to School – For many kids, parents and teachers today is the first day of school. Congress is still out until after Labor Day, but policymakers...

Washington Empties Out – With both houses of Congress in recess and the president traveling, Washington feels deserted. The biggest news in DC is...

Gone and Back – The Senate has left for its August recess, the House will return this week (for a day). Congress will be back in session after Labor...