ACORN Branches Rebrand After Video Scandal
Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate
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House Panel Pushes Forward With Health Care Maneuver
The House Budget Committee Monday initiated the process that will allow the Senate to consider health care reform under special rules which ban Senate filibusters and require a simple majority to approve the measure.
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Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama’s bill
It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama’s health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it’ll take the better part of a
Read this story »‘They Just Want This Over’
Sitting in an airport, on his way home to Michigan, Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat, is chagrined. “They’re ignoring me,” he says, in a phone
Read this story »Dems Abandon Abortion Deal, Ready Health Vote
House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support
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International Condemnation of Israel – So What’s New?
The Israeli government is bracing itself for more condemnation from the international community this week, at an upcoming meeting of the Quartet, scheduled
Read this story »Hope and Change in Iraq
In Iraq we are now where we should have been in 2005 if the Sunni Arab community had not staged a bloody revanchist insurrection. The parliamentary elections
Read this story »Israel’s Netanyahu under fire for row with US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sought to project calm amid a deepening crisis with the United States, seen as the worst rift between
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Jim Inhofe slams Al Gore on climate ‘hoax’
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) attacked former Vice President Al Gore on the Senate floor
Read this story »Boehner Resolution Passes: What Did Pelosi Know and When Did She Know It?
The House just passed a resolution (see full text below the fold) on a 360 to 2 vote to conduct an investigation into Eric Massa’s alleged physical
Read this story »Pelosi’s Office Knew of Massa Concerns
Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of concerns about the behavior of former Rep. Eric Massa months earlier than Pelosi previously acknowledged, a
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Sen. Graham Says President Obama’s Proclaimed ‘Unwavering’ Commitment to Immigration Reform ‘Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test’
On Thursday President Obama met with Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, who are working on a bipartisan immigration reform bill. Afterwards,
Read this story »Lindsey Graham: Immigration reform in peril
A pair of White House meetings Thursday designed to chart a path forward for immigration reform instead spotlighted the daunting obstacles ahead — and
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What if Obama “Showed Some Love”?
What if President Obama was willing to “show some love?” Could he help grow our economy, and make the world a better place? I’m not referring here
Read this story »Obama Delays Trip as Health-Care Faces New Hurdle
President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia to work on health-care legislation as Republicans claimed a parliamentary victory in their effort to
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Big Wage Gap Between Men & Women; Women of Color Suffer Most
The pay gap between female and male workers in this country got a hearing in a Senate committee yesterday. But you wouldn’t even know the hearing happened:
Read this story »CBC: W.H. visit ‘frank but cordial’
In a meeting aides described as “frank but cordial,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus told President Barack Obama on Thursday that he has
Read this story »Black Caucus to meet with Obama about jobs
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said they’ll meet with President Barack Obama on Thursday to talk about job creation. Several CBC
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Pawlenty budget challenge now in the hands of the Supreme Court
The fate of a lawsuit that challenges Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s unilateral cuts and shifts of $2.7 billion last summer now rests in the hands of the Minnesota
Read this story »White House Vs. Supreme Court: It’s Getting Ridiculous
For the life of me, I just don’t get why the White House continues to try to pick a fight with the Supreme Court. I’ve suggested before that
Read this story »2 Republican Senators Call on Obama to Stop ‘Attacks’ on Supreme Court
Two Republican senators on Wednesday called on President Obama to stop attacking the Supreme Court, lending support to Chief Justice John Roberts, who
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The tea party’s least favorite Republicans
The tea party movement exploded onto the political scene in 2009 as a backlash to the agenda pushed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, but a little more than a year later, a POLITICO
Read this story »Afghan gov wants more troops after Kandahar attack
The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan’s largest southern city Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland — the target
Read this story »Effect of jobs on stimulus remains uncertain
More than $2.7 billion in federal stimulus money has been awarded to the major local government agencies in Los Angeles over the past year, but no one can say with any confidence how many jobs have been
Read this story »Why are climate scientists losing the American public?
A majority of Americans still agree that global warming is real, as 53% say the effects of the problem have already begun or will do so in a few years. That percentage is dwindling, however. The average
Read this story »U.S. man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plants
Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had worked at nuclear reactors in New
Read this story »Pelosi: ‘The choice has to be made’
Congressional Democrats embarked on the final push for an historic health care bill on Thursday with no guarantee that they have the
Read this story »Unions ramping up push against Democrats who don’t toe labor line
Frustrated at seeing their legislative agenda stymied, unions are becoming increasingly active in competitive Democratic Senate primaries. Across the country, labor groups are using their organizational
Read this story »CBC: Obama not listening
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are headed to the White House for a meeting on jobs Thursday, and they’ll have a few words
Read this story »Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban ‘Absurd’
Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking. “No owner or operator
Read this story »Patrick Kennedy Loses It on House Floor
Patrick Kennedy blasted the media on the floor of the House this afternoon, calling the focus on the likes of Eric Massa rather than the war in Afghanistan “despicable.” The lame-duck Rhode
Read this story »Student Loan Reform: What’s It Doing in the Health Care Debate?
The White House and Democratic leaders are considering wrapping a student loan reform bill into the reconciliation “fix it” bill the Senate plans to pass for health care reform. At least nine
Read this story »Harry Reid: Reform filibuster next year
Senate Democrats on Wednesday sought to inject fresh momentum into efforts to overhaul the filibuster, with top Democrats laying the
Read this story »Afghanistan war: Fight for Kandahar won’t be like fight for Marjah
The operation that American and coalition forces are planning for Kandahar in southern Afghanistan won’t look like D-Day, the top commander there said Tuesday. Fresh off a recent success, so far, in
Read this story »House Dems Scramble to Get Enough Votes for Health Care
The fate of the Democrats’ comprehensive health care overhaul could rest in the hands of a few undecided congressmen, new reports reveal, with the finally tally shifting ever so slightly —
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