Archive for October, 2009
Taxpayers Fund Research on Bugs, College Sex Lives, Facebook, and Rabbit Droppings with Stimulus Bill
In Ansonia, Conn., $2.3 million in federal stimulus funds is being used for insect research, specifically the “rearing [of] large numbers of anthropoids” which includes the “Asian long-horned beetle, the nun moth and the wooly adelgid,” the New Haven Advocate reported. Duluth, Minn., rarely known for its high temperatures, received $6 million
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Catholic Bishops Urge Members to Oppose Abortion Funding in Health Care Plan
Roman Catholic bishops are launching a massive e-mail campaign opposing the sweeping health care reform plan being proposed by President Obama and Democrats in Congress, because they say it will allow federal funds to pay for abortions. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Activities
Lieberman Says He’ll Back Republicans in 2010 Congressional Races
Sounding more like an independent than a Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., tells ABC News he will campaign for some Republican candidates during the 2010 midterm elections and may not seek the Democratic Senate nomination when he runs for re-election in 2012.
Gates: Injured troops face too much red tape
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that troops injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to face too many bureaucratic hurdles. Paperwork alone for them can be “frustrating, adversarial, and unnecessarily complex,” Gates said. via Gates:
Homeland Security Department Gags Local Law Enforcement to Protect ‘Privacy’ of Illegal Aliens
The Department of Homeland Security is gagging local law enforcement agencies around the country to protect the privacy of illegal aliens. Under “revised” 287(g) agreements between the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration
Lawmakers targeted in ethics probe
A leaked document shows that House ethics investigators are probing the activities of nearly three dozen lawmakers — an ethical dust storm that will empower the Republicans and could imperil efforts to get health care reform through the House next week. The House ethics committee said Thursday that
Hillary Clinton says Pakistan does not really want to stop al-Qaeda
Hilary Clinton chastised Pakistan today for not making enough effort to seize senior al-Qaeda leaders who she said were hiding in the lawless tribal region bordering Afghanistan. “I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and could not get them if they really wanted
Ethics panel to probe Reps. Maxine Waters, Laura Richardson
The House ethics committee has voted to begin full-scale investigations into ethics allegations against Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters (Calif.) and Laura Richardson (Calif.), but decided against investigating Rep.
House health care bill contains menu requiremnets
Tucked inside Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s 1,990-page health care reform bill that was unveiled Thursday is a requirement for chain restaurants to post caloric information on their menus.
So-Called ‘Death Panel’ Measure Survives in House Health Bill
The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to “death panels” for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday. The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling to
