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Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances
Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances Final passage of sweeping bill could come this week By Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press...
May 20, 2010, 5:48 pm - NBey6

Dems say election results could have been worse
Anti-incumbent mood shown, but Dems say it could have been worse Alexander Bolton The Hill 05/19/10 07:50 PM ET Tuesday s primaries in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania confirmed what lawmakers feared: The incumbency advantage at the ballot box doesn t necessarily apply this year. But Democrats, who came away with a critical win in a special el...
May 19, 2010, 8:40 pm - truesee

Al Gore's first public split with President Obama
Oil drilling prompts Al Gore's first public split with President Obama Russell Berman 04/08/10 01:47 PM ET President Barack Obama s decision to allow expanded offshore oil drilling prompted the first public criticism of his administration from Al Gore s environmental advocacy group, the Alliance for Climate Protection. The organization, which the former vice president founded and...
Apr 8, 2010, 5:39 pm - truesee

Obama Health Care : It's Time To Act
Obama Health Care Speech: It's Time To Act ALAN FRAM AP 03/ 3/10 02:24 PM WASHINGTON President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote up or down on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by stalling with...
Mar 3, 2010, 2:44 pm - truesee

"White House's botched 'op'
Staging real doctors with white coats for photo op. I though they were there for information, not to be conveniently used as 'props.' _____________ White House's botched 'op' By CHARLES HURT, Post Correspondent Last Updated: 12:27 PM, October 6, 2009Posted: 3:05 AM, Octo...
Oct 6, 2009, 1:50 pm - konane

"H.R. 1728: The Death of Creative Financing
Found this link on another site. Link to bill text and ability to download PDF at the bottom of this article. These bozos need to be voted out next election cycles. ______ H.R. 1728: The Death of Creative Financing By Mandelman - Last updated: Thursday, June 11, 2009 - Source Mandelman Matters...
Jun 13, 2009, 12:20 am - konane

President Elect Barak Obama
I am so blessed to be able to see this moment. I have wondered all of my life if we would ever have a black President. I remember the signs that said colored and whites only . I knew what n word meant growing up and it always made me feel like I needed to apologize for being alive and that I was somehow less than anyone else. I can remember my mother being very pregnant and traveling with us...
Nov 4, 2008, 11:54 pm - Littleoldlady

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention
Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 3, 11:48 PM ET Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth. Some examples: PALIN: I have protected...
Sep 4, 2008, 6:35 am - AceKicka

Democrats Unable to Bring Troops Home
WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq. Frustrated by Republican roadblocks, Democrats now plan to sit on President Bush's $196 billion request for war spending until next year -- pushing the Pentagon toward an accounting nightmare and deepening their conflict with the White House on the war. We're going to continue to do the right thing for the...
Nov 17, 2007, 4:42 am - LOTTOMIKE

House Votes for Withdrawal From Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Iraqi government is achieving only spotty military and political progress, the Bush administration conceded Thursday in an assessment that war critics quickly seized on as confirmation of their dire warnings. Within hours, the House voted to withdraw U.S. troops by spring. The House measure passed 223-201 in the Democratic-controlled chamber despite a veto threat from President Bush, who has ruled out any change in war policy before September. &quot...
Jul 13, 2007, 2:21 am - LOTTOMIKE