by Lucas O'Connor [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Republican contenders for John Doolittle's seat exchanged barbs at an Auburn forum yesterday."McClintock accused Ose of being a champion of pork-barrel 'earmarks'during three terms in Congress representing Sacramento's neighboring3rd District. Ose depicted McClintock as a career politician helpinghimself to regular pay raises and legislative financial perks."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sparring with the Pentagon to allow domestic partners of members of Congress to travel on military flights. Pelosi intervenedwith Defense Secretary Robert Gates to allow Rep. Tammy Baldwin'sdomestic partner (D-WI) to travel on a congressional fact-finding tripto Europe.

The Speaker has also taken a stand in advising President Bush to consider boycotting the opening of the Beijing Olympics. "[Pelosi] said she regrets that China ishosting the Olympics but she is not advocating a U.S. boycott of thegames."

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