Author Archive
James A. Barnes
Management
Convention insiders: ‘It’s Hillary’s if she wants it’ in 2016
The secretary of state is currently the clear frontrunner to be the Democratic candidate next time around.
- James A. Barnes
Management
Democratic insiders to Hillary Clinton: Run in 2016!
Seventy percent would like to see her name at the top of the ticket.
- James A. Barnes
Pay & Benefits
Congressional insiders back boosting employee retirement contributions
Big majority of Republicans and relatively high percentage of Democrats eye overhauling federal retirement system.
- Peter Bell and James A. Barnes
Oversight
Political insiders view shutdown as likely
As of Thursday afternoon, Capitol Hill operatives think both sides still had reason to hold their ground.
- James A. Barnes
News
Political insiders say public uninformed about policy issues
Democrats in particular think Americans don't "know enough about the issues facing Washington to form wise opinions about what should be done."
- James A. Barnes
Defense
Republicans signal delay on 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
Senators say there won't be enough time during the lame-duck session to adequately debate the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
- James A. Barnes
Oversight
Obama team reaches new heights in diversity
When Bush holdovers are excluded, white men make up just under half of the people filling senior posts in the administration.
- James A. Barnes
Oversight
Plotting an Endgame
Parties race to find winning strategies in two-month dash to Election Day.
- James A. Barnes and Richard E. Cohen
Oversight
Tickets Out of Iowa
This may be the year that conventional wisdom about the Iowa caucuses proves wrong.
- James A. Barnes
Oversight
In W. They Trust
Some conservative pundits are up in arms, but many in the GOP base seem quite content with President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.
- James A. Barnes
Management
Team Bush
By placing White House loyalists in key Cabinet departments, President Bush has moved to solidify his control of the government in his second term.
- James A. Barnes
Defense
Commander-in-chief
Not since 1952 has a retired senior military commander been a serious first-time contender for the presidency. Former NATO military Cmdr. Wesley Clark could change that.
- James A. Barnes
News
Bush turns to old Washington hands to fill key posts
An analysis in National Journal 's new "Decision Makers" issue shows that President Bush seems to have forgotten some of his anti-Washington campaign rhetoric in filling the top jobs in his administration.
- James A. Barnes
News
For the 43rd President, it's ready, set, govern
It may be a myth that a President must make significant accomplishments in his first 100 days to be successful, but that doesn't change the fact that George W. Bush is under pressure to get off to a quick start.
- James A. Barnes and John Maggs
News
Now it's President-elect Bush. What next?
The 2000 election has finally come to an end. Now comes the hard part for George W. Bush--figuring out how to govern.
- James A. Barnes
News
The guess list: Who Bush and Gore might appoint to top jobs
- James A. Barnes and Alexis Simendinger
News
For Bush backers, it's all about leadership
For Bush backers, it's all about leadership
- James A. Barnes