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Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill. Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmaker preventing consideration of S 1963, the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009, by using an informal but legal practice of putting a hold on a bill. Coburn’s staff did not respond to questions, but Senate aides said the first-term senator has expressed concern about creating new and unfunded benefits and wants the opportunity to amend the measure.8 Reasons Fox Is Not a News Organization
Even before Barack Obama was elected to the presidency, Rupert Murdoch had declared war on him via the personalities of Fox News Channel, a subsidiary of Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corp.
Since Obama's election, the cable channel's hosts and paid analysts have launched a full frontal assault on the president, smearing his nominees, calling him a racist and suggesting that his administration was trying to persuade disabled veterans to off themselves.
Now the fearmongers at Fox are crying foul since the president and his aides declared Fox not to be a news organization.
$2.3 million in federal stimulus money is going to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition
$2.3 million in federal stimulus money is going to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition By Will Van Sant, Times Staff Writer More than $2.3 million in federal economic stimulus grants have gone to eight Tampa Bay area cosmetology and massage schools to pay tuition for the hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians of tomorrow. That's swell news for those who see the beauty trades as a way to gain a firmer footing in the job market. But is there truly demand for more beauty school graduates at bay area salons?Who Killed California?
by Troy Senik http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up. Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.Democrats, sex crimes and hypocracy
Democrats Called Foley Guilty of Sex Crimes By Jeffrey Lord The magic number is 16. Just last night, on Sean Hannity's Fox Show, ABC's George Stephanopoulos said in defense of the liberal media's non-coverage of Kevin Jennings, that a person's entire career should be taken into consideration before they are sent packing from public service. Fair enough.I wish every elected official could be challenged in a primary
The Murtha Method Computer Analysis Shows 12 of 16 House Defense Subcommittee Members in Controversial Circles of Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Campaign Cash By The Center for Public Integrity | September 08, 2009 For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and the relationship that Murtha and other subcommittee members had with the PMA Group, a lobbying firm filled with former subcommittee aides. Index Follow the links to see reporting on individual committee members. ■Reps.The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address
The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House: Hello, everyone — how's everybody doing today? I'm here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through 12th grade.The Hopeless Opposition As Obama falters, Republicans dither
The Hopeless Opposition As Obama falters, Republicans dither Michael C. Moynihan | September 4, 2009 Here is Nate Silver, Democratic polling whiz and notoriously clever political prognosticator, issuing a blunt warning to the citizens of Netroots Nation, a yearly gathering of left-wing bloggers, activists, and Howard Zinn-loving killjoys: "I don't think you should feel at all comforted by 2010." Silver, known for his prescience on such matters, suggests that Democrats will hemorrhage support in the next midterm elections, losing anywhere from 20 to 50 seats.Soldier killed to save reporter
Army anger as soldier killed saving journalist who ignored Taliban warning Senior Army figures have expressed disquiet over the death of a British soldier killed helping to free a reporter who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan after ignoring security advice against entering a Taliban stronghold. By Andrew Pierce, Thomas Harding, and Ben Farmer in Kabul Published: 5:06PM BST 09 Sep 2009 Stephen Farrell, a reporter for The New York Times Photo: AP Stephen Farrell, from the New York Times, was rescued in the airborne operation but his Afghan interpreter and a woman and child were killed in the gunfight. A Taliban commander also died.CIA director says Pelosi received the truth
CIA director says Pelosi received the truth By Sam Youngman (The Hill) CIA Director Leon Panetta challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s accusations that the agency lied to her, writing a memo to his agents saying she received nothing but the truth. Panetta said that "ultimately, it is up to Congress to evaluate all the evidence and reach its own conclusions about what happened." Pelosi (D-Calif.) infuriated Republicans this week when she said in a news conference that she was "misled" by CIA officials during a briefing in 2002 about whether the U.S.
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