Not all of us were out dogging the candidates. Here's a smattering of stories that regionals did back in Washington during the recess.
LOCAL ELECTIONS: Ed Felker in the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported on fundraising in local congressional races; Bruce Alpert reports in the Louisiana Times-Picayune on local officials of both parties endorsing Sen. Mary Landrieu for reelection; Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette looks ahead to the 2008 congressional races and the impact on Indiana; and Trish Choate reports on North Texas congressional races for the Witchita Falls Times New Record.
YEAR IN REVIEWS: Raju Chebuium for Gannett and Noelle Straub in the Missoulian look back on congressional accomplishments and failsures of 2007.
LEGISLATION: Malia Rulon for Gannett reports that former Rep. Bob Ney once toyed with the idea of introducing legislation to allow Pete Rose back into Major Leage Baseball; Lisa Friedman in the Los Angeles Daily News reports on legislation by Rep. Howard Berman to make radio stations pay royalties to singers.
REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS: Sean Reilly in the Mobile Press-Register reports on a Consumer Federation of America study that found property and casualty insurers are making record profits; Noelle Straub reports in the Helena Independent Record that the Justice Department has ended its investigation of former Sen. Conrad Burns in connection with lobbyist Jack Abramoff; Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune reports that ethics groups are targeting Sen. Mary Landrieu in connection with a $2 million earmark.
BANKRUPTCY: Rob Hotakainen for McClatchy reports on proposed changes to U.S. bankruptcy law.
VOTER ID: Maureen Groppe in the Indianapolis Star and Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette report on the high court review of Indiana's voter ID law and the Supreme Court arguments.
NUCLEAR NEWS: Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun reports on a renewed interest in nuclear waste reprocessing; and Steve Tetreault for Stephens Media reports that the Energy Department plans to lay off dozens of Yucca Mountain employees in response to budget cuts.
IRAQ: Jim Myers in the Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma ranks third nationally in National Guard and Reserve activations; Joseph Morton in the Omaha World Herald reports that Sen. Ben Nelson believes that Iraq gains are insufficient.
BANKRUPTCY: Rob Hotakainen for McClatchy reports on proposed changes to U.S. bankruptcy law.
VOTER ID: Maureen Groppe in the Indianapolis Star and Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette report on the high court review of Indiana's voter ID law and the Supreme Court arguments.
NUCLEAR NEWS: Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun reports on a renewed interest in nuclear waste reprocessing; and Steve Tetreault for Stephens Media reports that the Energy Department plans to lay off dozens of Yucca Mountain employees in response to budget cuts.
IRAQ: Jim Myers in the Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma ranks third nationally in National Guard and Reserve activations; Joseph Morton in the Omaha World Herald reports that Sen. Ben Nelson believes that Iraq gains are insufficient.
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