No Chamber Left Behind- August 31, 2006 Several years ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wasn't particularly active in the No Child Left Behind legislative effort. But education is now one of its top issues, and the chamber is getting involved in a big way.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... An Honor and a Boon for Nine Nonprofits- August 24, 2006 Genius awards for nonprofitshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Putting the Pork in One Barrel- August 17, 2006 One legislator's "pork," of course, is another's vital public works project. But all are earmarks, those tax and spending directions added to money bills at the behest of anonymous lawmakers -- anonymous, that is, until the legislation is passed and they can boast of it to constituents.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Help With the Nitty-Gritty- August 10, 2006 The Heritage Foundation has never seemed to have had any trouble communicating its ideas, but when Congress started talking about banning private funding of congressional travel, meals and lodging, the conservative think tank decided it needed outside help.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Clients Don't Come Much Hotter- August 3, 2006 One of Barbour Griffith & Rogers' foreign clients has gotten a lot more interesting lately with the fighting that's broken out between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... |