Read each week from the New York Times.   Note "Politics" and "Washington" in the sidebar, or use the search engine to identify articles on the President, Congress and Courts.  Write up a single article;  use this format.  You must submit your writing in class on Friday to receive credit.

I will be posting articles to this page as we read the Times this semester.  Also note articles from previous semesters.  Do not use articles that I site as the basis for preparing your summaries, although you may use the articles for your final.

Fall 2009
 

• Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks
• For 435 Lawmakers, 250 Groups to Align With
• Waxman Takes on Drug Makers Over Medicare
• Report Shows Tight C.I.A. Control on Interrogations
• Bernanke’s Next Tasks Will Be Undoing His First
• Senate Has Changed in Kennedy’s Time
• Justice Department to Recharge Civil Rights Enforcement
• Conservative Democrats Expect a Health Deal
• G.O.P. Support May Be Vital to Obama on Afghan War
• Obama Aides Aim to Simplify and Scale Back Health Bills
• Congress Prepares an Interim Spending Bill
• Obama Sunday: The Rehash
• General Calls for More U.S. Troops to Avoid Afghan Failure
• Shepherding a Bill With 564 Amendments
• In Afghanistan Assessment, a Catalyst for Obama
• A Pragmatist, Gates Reshapes Past Policies He Backed
• Shepherding a Bill With 564 Amendments
• Voice of Bush’s Favored General Is Now Harder to Hear
• Senators Take On Czar Wars
• Democrats Working to Overturn Justices on Age Bias
• Court Hears Free-Speech Case on Dogfight Videos
• Health Care Poses Stiff Tests for Top Democrats
• Reid the Quarterback May Call on Obama to Referee
• Health Bills Aim a Light on Doctors’ Conflicts

Summer 2009

• Senate Approves Tight Regulation Over Cigarettes
• America’s Sea of Red Ink Was Years in the Making
• Justices Tell Judges Not to Rule on Major Backers
• An Ivy-Covered Path to the Supreme Court
• Obama’s Economic Circle Keeps Tensions High
• U.S. Weighs Intercepting North Korean Shipments
• Bipartisan Health Bill Is Possible, Leaders Say
• Sweeping Health Plan Is Drafted by Kennedy
• The Early Word: Juggling Reform Measures
• C.B.O. Releases Estimates on Kennedy-Dodd Health Care Bill
• Administration Plans to Move Top Iran Expert to White House
• Obama Sought to Enlist a Wide Consensus on Finance Rules
• House Approves War Spending Bill
• Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge
• New F.D.A. Chief Says She’ll Toughen Enforcement Efforts
• Justices Retain Oversight by U.S. on Voting
• Pentagon to Outline Shift in War Planning Strategy
• Panel Might Revise Health-Care Bill
• The Rumsfeldian Persona and Its Role in the Iraq War
• Rewriting Rules to Protect Money Funds
• HuffPo’s Question at Obama News Conference Sparks a Media Flap
• Obama Set for First Step on Immigration Reform
• Energy Bill Unfinished, but Vote Nears
• G.O.P. to Paint Bernanke as Big Government Ally
• Obama Steers Health Debate Out of Capital
• Vince Lombardi Politics
• With Something for Everyone, Climate Bill Passed
• Roberts Shifts Court to Right, With Help From Kennedy
• Supreme Court Says Child’s Rights Violated by Strip Search
• A Pentagon Trailblazer, Rethinking U.S. Defense
• Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court

 

Spring 2009

• The New Team
• Obama Reshapes White House for Domestic Focus
• In Blagojevich Case, Is It a Crime, or Just Talk?
• Obama Lobbies for Release of Second Half of Bailout
• Democrats Look for Ways to Undo Late Bush Administration Rules
• In Interview, Obama Talks of ‘New Approach’ to Iran
• Obama Looks to History for Economic Message
• Obama Looks to History for Economic Message
• House Votes to Expand Children’s Health Care
• G.O.P. Forces Delay on Attorney General
• Civil Rights Law at Issue in High Court Rulings
• Obama Issues Directive to Shut Down Guantánamo
• Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy
• Court Expands Ability to Sue in Sexual Harassment Investigations
• White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code
• Plotting Path in Congress for an Economic Plan
• Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards
• Senate Undertakes Bipartisan Ways
• Justice Dept. Under Obama Is Preparing for Doctrinal Shift in Policies of Bush Years
• In Daschle’s Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington
• And Now Let the Jockeying Begin
• To Nudge, Shift or Shove the Supreme Court Left
• Obama Backs Off a Reversal on Secrets
• Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout
• Obama’s Battle on Stimulus Shows Threats to His Agenda
• In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Republican Resistance
• Obama, With a Pile of Chips
• Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
• Obama’s Backing Raises Hopes for Climate Pact
• Budget Has Obama Courting Fellow Democrats
• White House to Keep Agencies’ Focus on Terrorism
• White House Debate Led to Plan to Widen Afghan Effort
• Policy Agenda Poses Test for Rusty Legislative Machinery
• Gates’s Cuts to an Array of Weapons Bring a Fight
• Hints of Obama’s Strategy in a Telling 8 Days

Fall 2008

• Bush Seeks to Affirm a Continuing War on Terror
• Truce Is Reached in Battle Over Idaho Forest Land
• How the Fed Can Fix the World
• Accused of Being Out of Touch, a 25-Year Congressman Campaigns for Dear Life
• McCain Policies Differ Sharply From Party Plank
• Facing Veto, Democrats Drop Plan for Vote on Child Bill
• Seeking Details, Lawmakers Cite Anthrax Doubts
• U.S. Rules Out Unilateral Steps Against Russia
• Bush Said to Give Orders Allowing Raids in Pakistan
• Reinventing Mortgage Giants: A Big Rebuild or a Teardown?
• House Bill Would Loosen Coastal Drilling Restrictions
• Congress Passes Bill With Protections for Disabled
• House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling Ban
• Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Justices
• Independent Review Set on F.B.I. Anthrax Inquiry
• Economy Overshadows Bush’s Agenda as His Term Winds Down
• Bush Administration Reviews Its Afghanistan Policy, Exposing Points of Contention
• In Bailout Vote, a Leadership Breakdown
• Defense Chief Criticizes Bureaucracy at the Pentagon
• Vice President:  The Heartbeat Job
• From Beirut to 9/11
• A Senate Leader’s Pork-Barrel Punch
• Democrats See Risk and Reward if Party Sweeps
• Democrats May Nudge Byrd Off Post in Committee
• Obama Weighs Quick Undoing of Bush Policy
• Supreme Court Rules for Navy in Sonar Case
• Justices Grapple With Question of Church Monument as Free Speech Issue
• A Power Duo, Dingells Battle on Two Fronts
• Behind House Struggle, Long and Tangled Roots

Summer 2008

• A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism
• Justices Reject ‘Class of One’ Argument
• In Air Force Changes, Signs of an Overhaul
• Some Success, Amid New Concerns for Paulson on China
• European Leaders Back Bush on Iran
• 2 Energy Bills, Including Windfall Tax, Stall in Senate
• 2 New-Style Candidates Hit Old Notes on Economy
• More Money for Food Safety Is Sought
• Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts
• Iraq Says Talks on Pact With U.S. at Impasse
• McCain and Obama Split on Justices’ Guantánamo Ruling
• Plan Seeks More Access for Disabled
• Why This Court Keeps Rebuking This President
• Bush Calls for End to Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
• Justices, 5-4, Back Detainee Appeals for Guantánamo
• A Delegator, Obama Picks When to Take Reins
• How Close McCain Is to Bush Depends on the Issue
• Brown Says Europe Will Tighten Iran Sanctions
• Hundreds Seized in Sweep Against Child Prostitution
• Court Rejects Disability Pay Policy
• Justices, Ruling 5-4, Endorse Personal Right to Own Gun
• Justices Bar Death Penalty for the Rape of a Child
• House Votes to Expand Civil Rights for Disabled

• Two Views in the White House on an Economic Fix
• Fed Chief Backs Quick Action to Aid Economy
• After Veto, House Passes a Revised Military Policy Measure
• Bush Lauds Egypt Leader, Avoiding Record on Dissent
• Gates’s Comments on NATO’s Afghan Force Anger Dutch
• Earmarks Likely to Continue, but With Details
• Tentative Deal Reached on Stimulus Plan
• Justice Nomination Seen as Snub to Democrats
• White House Moves to Ease Guest Worker Program
• Senate Democrats to Push Expanded Stimulus Plan
• Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill
• Congress Votes for a Stimulus of $168 Billion
• In Stimulus Plan, Democrats See Gain
• Intelligence Chief Cites Qaeda Threat to U.S.
• Senate Votes to Expand Spy Powers
• In Reversal, Courts Uphold Local Immigration Laws
• From Bush, Foe of Earmarks, Similar Items
• Senator Queries F.D.A. and Spinal Disk Maker
• Partisan Spit Grows Over Housing Crisis
• District to Settle Bible Suit
• State Department Gives India a Deadline for a Nuclear Pact
• House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity
• Lawmakers Threaten to Kill Tanker Deal
• Senate Democrats Hope for a Majority Not Seen in 30 Years: 60 Seat
• Veto of Bill on C.I.A. Tactics Affirms Bush’s Legacy
• Senate Committee Seeks Audit of Iraq Oil Money
• Environmental Agency Tightens Smog Standards
• HUD Secretary Draws Strong Criticism at Hearing
• Mideast Commander Retires After Irking Bosses
• Panel Asks Judge to Rule in Contempt Case
• 2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy

Fall 2007

• A Familiar Strategy to Help Stay the Course
• Gonzales, Loyal to Bush, Was Firm on War Policies
• As Counsel, Thompson Walked Capital’s Fine Line
• Departures Offer Chance for a Fresh Start as Term Ebbs
• Budget Impasse Looms as Senate Approves Nominee
• For Thompson, Goal Is to Don Reagan Mantle
• Bush and S. Korea Leader in Testy Exchange
• Judge Voids F.B.I. Tool Granted by Patriot Act
• On The Legislative Agenda
• Envoy’s Letter Counters Bush on Dismantling of Iraq Army
• How I Didn’t Dismantle Iraq’s Army
• As Her Star Wanes, Rice Tries to Reshape Legacy
• Democrat Focuses on the Financial Toll
• A G.O.P. Senator Charts a Middle Path
• Americans Feel Military Is Best at Ending the War
• In Conference: Process Undone by Partisanship
• Washington Sees an Opportunity on Iran\
• Meeting Today’s Military Demands, With an Eye on Tomorrow’s
• Big Coffers and a Rising Voice Lift a New Conservative Group
• Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers
• Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus
• Managing Up, Down and Sideways
• A Nation of Christians Is Not a Christian Nation
• The Dissenter
• A Legacy Bush Can Control
• Judge Suspends Key Bush Effort in Immigration
• Bigger Budget? No, Responds Safety Agency
• A New Channel for Soft Money Starts Flowing
• Missteps on Both Sides Led to Health Bill Veto
• Supreme Court May Hear Second Amendment Case
• Defense Secretary Urges More Spending for U.S. Diplomacy
• Rice’s Way: Restraint in Quest for Peace

 

Fall/Spring 2006-2007

• Speechwriters for Bush Seek Perfect Pitch
• Pragmatic, Up To A Point
• Hawkish Gates Sees More Force As Leverage
• Budget Office Forecasts Drop in U.S. Deficit
• Bush Proposes Broadening the No Child Left Behind Act
• Senate Panel Rejects Bush's Plan for Iraq
• Key Lawmakers Getting Files About Surveillance Program
• Bush Is Not Above the Law
• Senate Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote
• Senators at Louisiana Hearing Criticize Federal Recovery Aid
• Former Press Secretary Dispels Many Illusions
• Bush Directive Increases Sway on Regulation
• McCain’s Advisers Once Made Ads That Drew His Ire
• A Decider Meets 535 More of ’Em
• Whose War Powers?
• Many Voices, No Debate, as Senate Is Stifled on War
• House Panel Questions Monitoring of Cash Shipped to Iraq
• A U.S. Attorney Was Removed Without Cause, Official Says
• The President Shows His Environmentalist Colors
• House Democrats Unveil Measure Denouncing Iraq Buildup
• Outside Pressures Broke Korean Deadlock
• A Strategic Shift
• Congress Finds Ways of Avoiding Lobbyists Limits
• Bush to Warn Pakistan to Act on Terror
• Billions Over Baghdad
• U.S. Set to Join Iran and Syria in Talks on Iraq
• A New Mystery
• Recalling Struggle for Civil Rights, Democrats Battle for Black Votes
• In Wartime, Who Has the Power?
• Overblown Personnel Matters
• Glare of Publicity Finds an Inspector General
• The Washington Back Channel
• G.O.P. Senators Lug Weight of War Toward ’08
• Congress Expands Scope of Inquiries Into Justice Department Practices and Politics
• Republicans to Rely on President Bush’s Veto to Block Troop Withdrawal Plan
• Mindful of Past, Clinton Cultivates the Military