ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss GOP Control of Senate and House.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 TOPIC: This midterm election proved to be historic as the Republican Party gained control of the Senate and added to its majority in the House, according to an article by CNN.com. With a 51-seat majority in the Senate and 226 seats of the 435-member House, the Republican Party is in position to influence the legislative agenda in Washington for the remainder of President Bush's term. The last time a party gained seats in both houses was in a midterm election during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration in 1934. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. E. Altschuler, of the State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. , Oswego Oswego, city, United States Oswego (ŏswē`gō), city (1990 pop. 19,195), seat of Oswego co., N central N.Y., on Lake Ontario and the Oswego River; founded 1722, inc. as a city 1848. The largest U.S. , Department of Political Science, is an expert regarding political science, American politics, and U.S. presidency. 315-341-2350, 315-341-2500 (University PR Phone) Professor Donald Philip Green, of Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was , Department of Political Science, can share his expertise regarding political science and electoral politics. 203-432-3237, 203-432-4771 (University PR Phone) Professor Joel Aberbach is the director for the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Center for American Politics and Public Policy. Aberbach's research ranges widely over topics in American and comparative politics, with emphasis on legislative-executive relations and broader issues of executive politics and policy making. His current research project is a collaborative study of how bureaucracies in four major western democracies (United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , Germany and Sweden) have adapted to changing conceptions of the role of the state. 310-206-0510 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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