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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Does anyone think they would grown a pair if they had a 70 seat majority in the Senate? No, me neither. How about 80 seats? Huge victory for Glenn Beck! Only 75 Democrats had the guts to stand up for ACORN today when the not-so-hapless Republican minority forced through a motion by GOP crook Darrell Issa (R-CA) to defund the organization. This is so pathetic-- and a true vision of the Republican idea...
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The Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
By James Ziebarth Over the last year, Unites State Government has passed several unprecedented spending bills. Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard of the Stimulus Bills. Lawmakers told us that these bills were needed to save the economy. One look at the government's spending report for Fiscal Year 2009 provides multiply examples of wasteful government spending. $14.6 million for...
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Republican Michigander (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
I'll believe it when I see it, but I don't think Monica Conyers has done John Conyers any favors. From the Hill House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) could face a tough reelection race in 2010, according to a new, independent poll released this weekend. 40 percent of Conyers's constituents said he deserved reelection, according to a poll conducted earlier this month by the Lansing,...
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Peace, Social Justice and Truth for (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Let's be clear: A Healthcare bill without a public option is D.O.A. in the House. Period. To pass any bill in the House they need at least 218 votes but 64 House Democrats have stood up and said they will not vote for a bill without a public option. That means a bill without a public option would only have 193 votes. It's up to us to make sure these Democrats stand strong and never back down to the...
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2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
I know you're worried. I know you're scared. I know that you think Obama has given in to the Blue Dogs and other obstructionists. Never fear, the House of Representatives is here. Remember that health care reform is not only a pitched battle between good and evil, it is also a political process. It's not enough for Obama to want something, or for the Senate to stop it - you need the White House, the...
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Shadow of the Hegemon (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Firedoglake points out that you " Can’t Pass Health Care Bill Without A Public Option ". The votes aren't there in the House. There are 435 seats on the House. Of those, 257 are filled by Democrats and 178 by Republicans. Which means a majority is 218. The Republicans have vowed to vote against health care, period. The Democrats can pass health care on their own, but if they lose 40...
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xymphora (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
I see only two new things in the recent Sibel Edmonds media- fest : Some female in the House of Representatives was sexually blackmailed into flip-flopping on the Armenian Genocide Resolution. For the record, the two female flip-floppers appear to be Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) and Jane Harman (D-CA), and Harman is the only one likely to be a question mark in the Edmonds' picture gallery . The outing...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Please, everybody, be seated. Be seated. Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. And we are so pleased to have the Detroit Shock here. We want to congratulate them and all your fans for your third WNBA Championship in six years. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.) We've got some special fans from Capitol Hill here who take great...
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Red State (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR JULY 31, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. Kilpatrick: Public Option the Only Option for Blacks 2. Hank Waxman Loses a Blue Dog: Space Splits, Leaving Obamacare Compromise in Doubt Yet Again 3. Acting Stupidly 4. Does Plaid Make You Lose Your Political Convictions? 5. Why is Charlie Rangel bailing out the rum industry? 6. Cash for clunkers program...
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Red State (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
For whatever reason — perhaps it was Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick’s stubborn insistence on a fully-funded, competitive “public option” for her black constituents, whom she seems to think have no other option in life but to be on the public dole — Rep. Zack Space (D-OH) is rumored to have withdrawn his support from the ongoing negotiations over HR 3200, the Orwellianly-titled...
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Red State (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
There’s a revealing quote buried inside Politico’s account of a revolt by liberal members of the House Democratic caucus over the deal between Rep. Henry Waxmam (D-CA) and four members of the Blue Dog Caucus. Liberals are upset that the deal effectively guts the public option in President Obama’s healthcare takeover. And as is usually the case, when liberals get upset, the truth...
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The Internet Business Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
By James Ziebarth Over the last year, Unites State Government has passed several unprecedented spending bills. Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard of the Stimulus Bills. Lawmakers told us that these bills were needed to save the economy. One look at the government's spending report for Fiscal Year 2009 provides multiply examples of wasteful government spending. Hawaii and Guam...
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Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
From the Hill.com, we learn that the Independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) wants another look at a trips taken by Congressman Payne and others: The ethics committee, however, confirmed Monday that the five cases stemmed from two trips five Congressional Black Caucus members took to the Caribbean in November 2007 and 2008 that may have violated House travel rules barring corporate sponsorship....
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Electronic Village (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
I'm currently reading 'Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today' . Gil Robertson IV edited this collection of short, autobiographical essays in which 76 Black professionals detail how their families played a role in their success, either as springboards, or barriers to be overcome. The book is divided into five parts : Family, Culture, Relationships, Community and Self. I've completed...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee is investigating whether five Democratic lawmakers, including two committee chairmen, received improper gifts in travel to Caribbean conferences 2007 and 2008. The committee said it was investigating: Charles Rangel of New York, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee; Carolyn Kilpatrick of Michigan; Donald Payne of New Jersey; Bennie Thompson of Mississippi,...
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