Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Deficit Commission Holding Last Meeting Before Election
President Obama's budget commission is holding its final meeting until after the midterm elections, when it hopes to produce a plan to wrestle the federal deficit under control.
Tea Party Movement Emerges as Major Force
The tea party has emerged as a potent force in American politics and a center of gravity within the Republican Party, with a large majority of Republicans showing an affinity for the movement that has repeatedly bucked the GOP leadership this year, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found. Follow this link: Tea Party Movement [...]
Obama Campaigns Hard to Enliven Democrats
President Barack Obama, using a flurry of interviews and lightning campaign stops, is trying to fire up Democratic voters to avoid what increasingly looks to be a Republican takeover in the House of Representatives and, perhaps, the Senate in November elections. More here: Obama Campaigns Hard to Enliven Democrats
Obama Urges Wisconsin Students to Support Dems Ahead of Elections
'We can't sit this one out,' Obama told the crowd packed onto an outdoor mall in the middle of the University of Wisconsin's campus. See the original post here: Obama Urges Wisconsin Students to Support Dems Ahead of Elections
U.S., U.N. Differ on Airplane Liquid Ban
TORONTO -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday it's too early to say when aviation officials can lift a ban on liquids on board flights despite international officials saying it could come as early as 2012. Read more from the original source: U.S., U.N. Differ on Airplane Liquid Ban
DUKAKIS TO THE RESCUE?
DUKAKIS TO THE RESCUE?(First headline, 2nd story, link)Related stories:'The precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me'... More here: DUKAKIS TO THE RESCUE?
Appeals Court OKs Federally Funded Stem Cell Research For Now
An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. Follow this link: Appeals Court OKs Federally Funded Stem Cell Research For Now
Senate Asks Why Lockerbie Bomber Was Freed
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a long-awaited hearing Wednesday that aims to find out why Scotland last year gave a controversial "compassionate release" to cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. View post: Senate Asks Why Lockerbie Bomber Was Freed
FBI Arrests Arizona Mayor on Bribery, Fraud Charges
The mayor of Nogales was arrested Tuesday by FBI agents on multiple charges including bribery, theft, fraud and money laundering, Arizona's attorney general said. Go here to read the rest: FBI Arrests Arizona Mayor on Bribery, Fraud Charges
Court Finds Calif. Dumping Interns on Poor Schools
A federal appeals court has ruled that California illegally classified interns as "highly qualified" teachers and assigned them to schools in low-income and minority areas. View original post here: Court Finds Calif. Dumping Interns on Poor Schools
Jimmy Carter Hospitalized…
Jimmy Carter Hospitalized...(Second column, 4th story, link)Related stories:'Air Sick'... See the original post: Jimmy Carter Hospitalized...
‘Air Sick’…
'Air Sick'...(Second column, 5th story, link)Related stories:Jimmy Carter Hospitalized... Read this article: 'Air Sick'...
Election Panel Dismisses Complaint Against SEIU, Clears Way for Union to Amass War Chest
Despite a finding by the Federal Election Commission's general counsel that the Service Employees International Union violated election law when it required local affiliates to contribute to its political action fund, the FEC's full board quietly voted to overrule its staff attorney and dismissed the original complaint -- clearing the way for the [...]
Inhofe Says EPA’s New Boiler Rule Could Kill Nearly 800,000 Manufacturing Jobs
The top Republican on a Senate environmental panel released a scathing report Tuesday that he contends shows that the Environmental Protection Agency's new proposed rule on cleaning up boilers nationwide could devastate America's manufacturing base and imperil hundreds of thousands of jobs without providing any real public health or environmental [...]
Former President Carter Hospitalized for ‘Upset Stomach’ in Cleveland
Former President Jimmy Carter was taken off a plane and hospitalized Tuesday in Cleveland after he developed an "upset stomach," a representative said.
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