Lamar Alexander: News & Videos about Lamar Alexander - CNN.comhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Lamar_AlexanderFind stories, videos, and photos about Lamar Alexander from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:27:22 GMT5Lamar Alexander: News & Videos about Lamar Alexander - CNN.comhttp://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Lamar_Alexander14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Lamar Alexander from CNN.com.Small business tax hackshttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/smallbusiness/small_business_tax_hacks.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/smallbusiness/small_business_tax_hacks.fsb/index.htmTwo bills introduced on Capitol Hill in July aim to revise the tax code and get more money flowing into small business coffers.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:47:00 EDTJones' resignation puts focus on criticism of Obama's 'czars'http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/07/obama.czars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/07/obama.czars/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs one so-called White House czar resigned over the weekend, President Obama announced the appointment of another one Monday, much to the frustration of Republican critics.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:25:00 EDTSecond stimulus not 'in the cards' right now, Pelosi sayshttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/second.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/second.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday there are no immediate plans for a second stimulus package, but she didn't rule out the possibility of having one in the future.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:12:00 EDTHouse Dems say no new stimulus in the workshttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/house.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/house.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic aides denied Wednesday that work is already underway on a second stimulus package.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:53:00 EDTSenate Democrats look for GOP backing of pullout planshttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/14/iraq.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/14/iraq.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders are revising proposals to end the Iraq war in hopes that a compromise with wavering Republicans can be found, Democratic leadership sources said Friday.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:15:00 EDTLott succeeds in leadership comeback http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/15/congress.leaders.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/15/congress.leaders.ap/index.htmlMississippi Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:44:00 ESTBush rallies Hill Republicanshttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/bush.capitol/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/bush.capitol/index.htmlAmid GOP hand-wringing about slumping approval ratings, President Bush sought to rev up congressional Republicans at a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday.Thu, 20 May 2004 18:05:00 EDTWhat If Bush Stumbles?http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/29/257397/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/29/257397/index.htmGeorge W. Bush is the Republican Party's bright light, the governor of a big state, and the heir to a political tradition. He looks great on magazine covers, but the presidency isn't won on paper, ...Mon, 29 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESTThe Money Chase It's as venal as this: The presidential candidates who raise the most money get the nomination. So forget the pohttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247874/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247874/index.htmAny Democrat running for President needs to be Terry McAuliffe's best friend. Vice President Al Gore flew through a snowstorm last year to attend McAuliffe's 40th birthday party. On the grip-'n'-gr...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDTPresidential Doubtfulshttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244175/index.htmSure, the words "President Bush" tumble easily from the lips. But the presidential election is 30 months away, and this particular Bush--George W., son of George H.W.--still hasn't won reelection a...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDTNICE GUYS FINISH...WHERE? LAMAR ALEXANDER HAS SURPRISED EVEN SOME OF HIS OWN ADVISERS WITH HIS AMBLING Chttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/18/210623/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/18/210623/index.htmThere were times when his campaign seemed hapless, even hopeless. At one rally his wife walked into a room and found only one person in the audience. Once he drove hours in an impossibly frigid New...Mon, 18 Mar 1996 05:01:00 ESTBILL CLINTON'S SYBIL SYNDROME QUESTION: WHICH OF THIS PRESIDENT'S MANY FACES ARE WE LIKELY TO SEE IN CAMPAIGN '96? http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207752/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207752/index.htmHis opponents say he's two-faced. Or too fresh-faced. Or too obsessed with saving face. But there's one thing even they can't contest: Bill Clinton is no new face. Mon, 19 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESTPOLITICS & POLICY CEOS PICK THEIR HORSES FOR 1996http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/04/17/202109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/04/17/202109/index.htmHey, Republicans! Still smarting from Dick Cheney's withdrawal from the 1996 presidential race? Get over it. A bevy of top business brass has already cast ballots elsewhere. Mon, 17 Apr 1995 04:01:00 EDTTHE BUSH CABINET GETS ON BOARDhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77632/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77632/index.htmBush Administration honchos -- particularly women -- are high on the list of those corporations looking to fill board seats. No small irony that, given the ex-President's popularity among female vo...Mon, 22 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESTHow to attain a negative GNP, the judges hang tough, workers and their companions, and other matters. THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE MIhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76521/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76521/index.htmHow integrated are American schools? In particular, how many black children attend schools that might reasonably be viewed as integrated? These seem like sensible questions to ask, since the effort...Mon, 15 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDTWHERE WE GO FROM HERE At FORTUNE's Education Summit, executives, politicians, and educators agreed on how to fix America's schoohttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75608/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75608/index.htmIT IS THE BEST of times and the worst of times for America's schools. Best, because after years of talking about it, the nation's political leaders finally seem dedicated to radical reform. In Apri...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDTNOW HEAR THIS http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75527/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75527/index.htmLAMAR ALEXANDER, 51, U.S. Secretary of Education, on the fall to the lowest level since 1983 in composite SAT scores for college-bound U.S. high school students: ''The simple fact is that even our ...Mon, 23 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDTA HEAD-OF-THE-CLASS APPOINTMENThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/14/74576/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/14/74576/index.htmFinally, some good news from the Department of Education: the nomination of Lamar Alexander, 50, as Secretary. The president of the University of Tennessee replaces Lauro F. Cavazos, whose two non-...Mon, 14 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESTTHE EDUCATION CRISIS: WHAT BUSINESS CAN DO Now that they have restructured their own companies, some executives want to restructhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70745/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70745/index.htmAS A MAJOR contributor of tax dollars to public education, corporate America is getting a lousy return on its investment. Not only are schools today not preparing kids for jobs, they aren't even te...Mon, 04 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDT