Latest articles by Richard Sammon
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Kagan Likely To Win Confirmation
Politics Obama chooses a potential consensus builder to serve on the Supreme Court.
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NASA Defenders Getting Creative
Politics Congress aims to save the Constellation rocket, despite Obama's opposition.
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For Rent, Cheap: Federal Office Space
Economic Forecasts Looking to raise revenue, federal building managers are reaching out to business tenants.
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Big Money Riding on 2010 Census
Politics When the counting’s done -- some surprising new winners and losers.
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Libraries Are Building Business Buzz
business Trying to change with the times, libraries seek to convert themselves into business hubs.
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Assessing the Tea Party Movement
Politics The disparate groups known collectively as the Tea Party are the wild cards come November.
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GOP Can Almost Taste House Upset
Politics More Democrats, including some well-know House veterans, are looking at tight races.
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GOP Gains in Bid to Retake Senate
Politics More Democratic seats are in play as Republicans gain momentum.
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State of the Union Address: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Politics Obama is recognizing that jobs and the economy will spell his fate.
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Republicans Feel Election Momentum
Politics Dodd, Dorgan retirements underscore Democrats' anxiety
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Obama's Second Year: Less Rhetoric, More Realism
Politics A host of new challenges confronts a changed president. Obama will have to settle for much less than he campaigned for.
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Rural Broadband Access To Grow, Slowly But Surely
Politics But universal broadband will mean a big fight over who pays the cost.
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Obama Lobbying Rules Not Exactly Foolproof
Politics What's in a name? A lobbyist by any other name would still peddle influence.
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Republicans Set for Big Gains In Governor Races
Politics An abundance of open-seat races bodes well for the GOP.
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NASA's Next Big Steps May Be Unmanned
Politics The price of a putting human feet on the moon again is beyond sky-high.
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China’s Control Over Rare Minerals Troubles Pentagon
Economic Forecasts U.S. officials say they can’t sit back and just hope that Beijing will provide what’s needed for crucial defense equipment.
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Industrial Collaboration Leads to Pay Dirt
business More and more big and small companies are teaming up to develop new products.
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Reid's Fate Tied to Health Bill, Same as Obama
Politics Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has the biggest test of his political career at his doorstep.
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Business Execs Hedge Bets With Campaign Cash
Politics To date in the 2009-2010 cycle, the top industrial-sector donors are health care industry professionals, who are giving at the rate of 64% to Democrats and 35% to Republicans.
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Meg Whitman Runs for California Gold
Politics The formal announcement by billionaire businesswoman Meg Whitman that she will run for governor of California next year as a Republican bears close watching from east to west.
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CIA Torture Probe Won't Eclipse Fall Agenda
Politics Expect more high-level political jousting over the newly announced special prosecutor probe into allegations of inhumane and possibly illegal CIA interrogations, but don't look for it to dominate the agenda this fall.
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Foreign Aid Spending A Flashpoint
Politics That it is so large is another matter, and one that will flame protests in all likelihood.
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Congress and Cushy Jets
Politics The flap over Congress wanting to buy new cushy private jets for its own official travel won't go away soon. It's just too good of a red meat talking point for pundits and government critics and professional curmudgeons who relish revelations about Congress living the good life at taxpayers' expense.
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The Moon, Cronkite & Health Care
spending Forty years ago, man stepped on the surface of the moon, forever changing mankind's place in world history, the solar system and the universe.
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