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Another major ice storm could wreak havoc, but resiliency is a work in progress.

From the blog of Martin Kramer at The Times of Israel

Another major ice storm could wreak havoc, but resiliency is a work in progress.

Reflections on the late journalist's historic role in shepherding landmark conversations (and dinners) between Israeli and Arab officials.

The speaker of the House is the most visible and authoritative spokesperson for the majority party in the House. But their role goes beyond politics to everything from accounting to procurement.

The speaker of the House occupies a central role in our government, but what exactly does the job entail?

Jim Wright gradually lost his eyesight and is now blind, but that hasn’t stopped him from serving the community for more than five decades. Wright was honored last week with the Jackson County Board o...

(Archived document, may contain errors) BACK TO CONSERVATIVE BASICS by Gary Bauer

The speaker. these members believe that they are stronger if the speaker is weaker. i dont think that that is actually true. i think it just hurts the conference in general. it hurts the house. it makes him have a harder job in negotiating with democrats. but they seem to believe that weakening the speaker, whether kevin mccarthy or the next person, is more important. they seem to be successful so far. >> you know, i covered the ouster of speaker jim wright. of course, a democrat from texas. but...

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