- Lawmakers choosing GOP, Democratic leaders for '09 -- The State
November 18, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The next Congress took shape behind closed doors Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate elected leaders and conferred on the fates of their frowned-upon colleagues. Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Congress, won a reprieve from a GOP critic, who held off on a move to expel him from the Senates Republican conference.
- Stalemate dims prospects for $25B auto bailout -- The State
November 18, 2008
The White House and congressional Republicans insist that the automaker bailout money instead come from redirecting a separate $25 billion loan program approved by Congress to help the industry develop more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Hagan heads to Washington for orientation -- Winston-Salem Journal
November 18, 2008
the majority leader (center), accompanied by incoming Democratic senators, concludes a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. -elect Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Tom Udall of New Mexico, Mark Warner of Virginia, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, and Mark Udall of Colorado.
- Oil-shale royalties strike vein of debate -- Denver Post
November 18, 2008
The money is split with the state where the production takes place. The oil shale development rule which would regulate a potential 800 billion barrels of oil locked up in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah rock formations was issued by the Interior Department on Monday.
- Lawmakers choosing GOP, Democratic leaders for '09 -- San Francisco Chronicle
November 18, 2008
The parallel meetings of incoming and outgoing Congresses have made for some close quarters shared by old, new and vanquished members. Members of the House and Senate and their colleagues-to-be were meeting Tuesday to choose their party leaders and some committee chairmen in closed-door sessions to set the stage for the 111th Congress.
