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Ujxz Obama Takes Middle Ground on Working with GOP
We haven t seen stanley puodelis any polling on this, but we d wager that few Americans outside D.C. know what the Hastert Rule is. And who could blame them It isn t even a written rule. But it does help highlight the pressures in the Republican conference right now as it wrangles with immigration reform, and the way Congress operates in this new era.When they assembled this week to map out their approach, House Republicans made clear they won t be taking up the Senate s gang of eight bill because not all House GOP members support it. Many expressed principled disagreement with the policy; still others said they were skeptical that the Senate bill s plan for border enforcement - which they prioritize - would really happen. Dim prospects for comprehensive immigrati stanley termoska on bill in HouseMcCain, Schumer put positive spin on House immigration plansMany national Republicans see an immigration measure as a step toward making inroads with Hispanic voters, who have growing clout and have voted overwhelmingly Democratic. But House me stanley cup mbers political calculus can be - by design - very different from the Senate s, and probably from those looking to steer the national party s brand. The thought of primaries or voter anger back home might outweigh the allure of any gains for the national party from appealing to Hispanic voters or, at least, by not continuing to do things unappealing to Hispanic voters . Kdlo Sen. Mitch McConnell announces August recess cancelled
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. Later in the morning, the President will meet with his national security team for his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. Expected attendees of the meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan include:Vice President Joe BidenHillary Clinton, Secretary of State Robert Gates, Secretary of DefenseJack stanley cup Lew, Director of the Office of Management and BudgetAmbassador Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations stanley mug via videoconference Tom Donilon, National Security AdvisorJames Clapper, Director of National IntelligenceJohn Brennan, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism AdvisorDenis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for PolicyLeon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyRajiv Shah, Administrator, USAIDAdmiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via videoconference General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffAmbassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to stanley cup Afghanistan via videoconference Ambassador Cameron Munter, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan via videoconference General James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Central CommandGeneral David Petraeus, Commander, NATO
We haven t seen stanley puodelis any polling on this, but we d wager that few Americans outside D.C. know what the Hastert Rule is. And who could blame them It isn t even a written rule. But it does help highlight the pressures in the Republican conference right now as it wrangles with immigration reform, and the way Congress operates in this new era.When they assembled this week to map out their approach, House Republicans made clear they won t be taking up the Senate s gang of eight bill because not all House GOP members support it. Many expressed principled disagreement with the policy; still others said they were skeptical that the Senate bill s plan for border enforcement - which they prioritize - would really happen. Dim prospects for comprehensive immigrati stanley termoska on bill in HouseMcCain, Schumer put positive spin on House immigration plansMany national Republicans see an immigration measure as a step toward making inroads with Hispanic voters, who have growing clout and have voted overwhelmingly Democratic. But House me stanley cup mbers political calculus can be - by design - very different from the Senate s, and probably from those looking to steer the national party s brand. The thought of primaries or voter anger back home might outweigh the allure of any gains for the national party from appealing to Hispanic voters or, at least, by not continuing to do things unappealing to Hispanic voters . Kdlo Sen. Mitch McConnell announces August recess cancelled
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. Later in the morning, the President will meet with his national security team for his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. Expected attendees of the meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan include:Vice President Joe BidenHillary Clinton, Secretary of State Robert Gates, Secretary of DefenseJack stanley cup Lew, Director of the Office of Management and BudgetAmbassador Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations stanley mug via videoconference Tom Donilon, National Security AdvisorJames Clapper, Director of National IntelligenceJohn Brennan, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism AdvisorDenis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for PolicyLeon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyRajiv Shah, Administrator, USAIDAdmiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via videoconference General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffAmbassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to stanley cup Afghanistan via videoconference Ambassador Cameron Munter, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan via videoconference General James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Central CommandGeneral David Petraeus, Commander, NATO
