Politics
22 Million Bush-era E-mails Found
Computer experts have reportedly found 22 million White House e-mails from the years President George W. Bush was in office, while the Obama...
IRS Creates New Unit for Rich Americans
The IRS has announced that it will be forming a new unit to focus on the very wealthy, particularly the wealthy who have...
Read moreIs Obamacare on Life Support?
Just as it seemed that recalcitrant receiver Senator Joe Lieberman caught President Barack Obama’s last minute healthcare Hail Mary pass, Howard Dean may...
Read moreFCC Official Calls First Amendment a Tool of Right-wing Extremists
Despite dedicating five minutes of his recent 20-minute presentation at the Media Access Project forum to decrying the “right-wing smear campaign” he claims...
Read moreGuantanamo Detainees to Go to Illinois
The Obama administration announced plans on December 15 to acquire the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois, to house terrorism suspects currently being...
Read moreFollow the Constitution, Armey Urges GOP
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, one of the architects of the Republican victory in 1994, has urged his fellow Republicans to pay...
Read moreSenate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill
The Senate on December 13 passed a mammoth omnibus spending bill variously described as costing $447 billion or $1.1 trillion, depending on whether...
Read moreNYC Mayor Bloomberg: “Too Many Guns”
According to the Associated Press, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg “railed against gun violence” on December 11, one day after a street...
Read moreDemocrats Seek $1.8 Trillion Debt Hike
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) stated on December 11 that the federal government must borrow at least $1.8 trillion more in...
Read moreCongress Edges D.C. Toward Unofficial Statehood
The House of Representatives passed a bill on December 10 that would allow the government of the District of Columbia to use public...
Read moreStimulus Funds Support Odd Projects
CBS News reported on December 9 that Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have determined that at least 15 percent of...
Read moreAmtrak, Guns, and Sausage
When congressional negotiators agreed to a final version of a transportation bill, it included an amendment to allow Amtrak passengers to take their...
Read moreReal ID Deadline May Strand Holiday Travelers
During last year’s presidential campaign, then-candidate Barrack Obama made a now-famous gaffe when he referred to his having visited 57 states during the...
Read moreObama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, adopting a self-effacing attitude during his acceptance speech as...
Read moreMaking Healthcare Sausage in Congress
Proving that where there’s a will (among 58 or so senators and 38 percent of the American public), there’s a way to forcibly...
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