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Clinton Sees New Race; Obama Talks Tough
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that her primary victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island had reordered the Democratic presidential race in her favor. A resilient Barack Obama countered with fresh pledges of support from superdelegates and said his lead remained intact. One day after his worst showing in a month, Obama blamed negative attacks by the former first lady for his defeats and quickly made good on a promise to sharpen his criticism of her....
Mar 5, 2008, 11:19 pm - 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

the social security issue
WASHINGTON -- President Bush tried and failed to fix Social Security's long-term finances with his own party in control of Congress. His determination to keep trying, even as Democrats take over, is fueling speculation that he is ready to meet their price for coming to the bargaining table: dropping his goal of letting workers create private retirement accounts. While Democrats don't take over the House and Senate until January, already some in both parties a...
Nov 24, 2006, 2:33 am - LOTTOMIKE

internet gambling bills
Three bills aiming to "prohibit" Internet gambling are now winding their way through Congress. Internet gambling is already prohibited, at least in most forms. The companies that operate casino, sports betting, and poker websites are all based offshore, and most of their executives risk arrest if they ever step foot on American soil. But web-based gambling is still a $12 billion industry. And so just as has happened every other time our government has attempted to ban v...
May 18, 2006, 6:24 am - LOTTOMIKE

American jobs and global economy
Dobbs's Disciples By Donald Boudreaux Source Tech Central Station Daily Economist Paul Craig Roberts has joined recently with the likes of Lou Dobbs and Sen. Charles Schumer to denounce so-called outsourcing -- that is, the importation of services. Roberts is aware that, throughout history, free trade has raised the living standards of ordinary people. But, he says, t...
Apr 19, 2006, 9:04 am - konane

..Integrate the U.S., Mexico and Canada
CFR's Plan to Integrate the U.S., Mexico and Canada by Phyllis Schlafly, July 13, 2005...
Apr 9, 2006, 12:00 pm - konane

Another UN shakedown scheme
Now that the Oil For Food teat has been cut off, the highly corrupt UN is hatching another shakedown scheme. A world tax with the US bearing the brunt of that tax under the guise of environmental initiatives, assisting poverty struck nations. Summarily boils down to their to the UN's Marxi...
Feb 1, 2006, 11:04 am - konane

Hillary Clinton Takes Money from Pro-Regime Iranians
Sen. Hillary Clinton Takes Money from Pro-Regime Iranians Jim Kouri, CPP SOURCE Sierra Times Senator Hillary Clinton yesterday accused President George W. Bush of mishandling the threat from Iran while she's been accepting money from supporters of the renegade Iranian regime....
Jan 21, 2006, 8:50 pm - konane

All Guts And No Glory!
What does that title mean? You folks that went to VietNam should know; Korean Vets; Gulf War Vets and quite a few WW2 members that are still around. Mr. Bush is at it again! 154 proposals to... CUT...more benefits! Make the poor, poorer, if there is such a thing. You "youngsters" that are in the middle of your work life,...
Feb 12, 2005, 3:51 pm - Teufellj

Criminal Referral Issued For Comey, Clinton, Lynch And McCabe Rosenstein Recusal Demanded
Wow looks like it's getting real! Criminal Referral Issued For Comey, Clinton, Lynch And McCabe; Rosenstein Recusal Demanded Source: ZeroHedge Eleven GOP members of Congress led by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) have written a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Attorney John Huber, and FBI Director Christopher Wray - asking them to in...
Apr 18, 2018, 2:30 pm - konane