Feministing (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
I have been thinking a lot about what it takes to sensitize non-feminist folk to issues that have broad implications for women. I attend school in Michigan, where Dave Camp, Vernon Ehlers, Fred Upton, Bart Stupak, Candice Miller, Thaddeus MCotter,...
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ben Smith reports Organizing For America have sent out emails to voters in Republican districts that voted for Barack Obama. Smith reports the Democratic National Committee launched the attack on Republicans voting against health care reform. However, Mitch Stewart of Organizing For America is responsible for sending out the email. An unnamed Democrat expresses a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with....
WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A funding boost from the government hopes to power new green job creation in West Michigan. Congressman Fred Upton brought the good news to Western Michigan University Monday morning. The funding centers on the...
The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Uh, so much for that "transparency" thing. Congressman Fred Upton has sent a letter (below the fold) to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner demanding that he release estimates of the cost of Obama's cap-and-tax proposal that has already passed the House....
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Three weeks ago, the House decided to try something new: Offering callers placed on hold smooth jazz instead of the traditional patriotic tunes that had been played. The change prompted an angry response from Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican. On Friday, Upton sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer complaining of the change and calling for a return to the old system. "Callers routinely...
The Whig (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Congress caves; jazz jettisoned, patriotic tunes return to House The House switched its on-hold telephone music back to patriot tunes Tuesday after a three-week experiment with smooth jazz and elevator music was judged to be offensive. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) was so outraged that his constituents were subjected to more anodyne jazz selections that he wrote a letter to the office that oversees the...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Until three weeks ago if you called congress and put on hold, you would be able to enjoy some nice patriotic tunes. But with the congressional break, Speaker Pelosi directed that the patriotic music changed with elevator-style Jazz drivel. of generic smooth jazz that have been driving elevator users insane for decades. Earlier this week Michigan Congressman Fred Upton sent a letter to the House Chief...
WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
OSHTEMO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The prospect of hundreds of jobs being lost in his district didn't sit well with Congressman Fred Upton. That was the prospect facing Upton and many others when they learned that a postal processing
WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Congressman Fred Upton has joined the fight to save postal jobs in Kalamazoo County. A recent postal service "pre-study" recommended consolidating West Michigan processing plants and possibly
Biggest News (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
The CARS program, also called “Cash for Clunkers” has been quite popular, and it seems that the “Cash for Clunkers Voucher” will be introduced. The idea of a voucher was promoted by Fred Upton and Candice Miller, and it seems the [...]
Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
It’s amazing how successful the CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) has been from the moment it was announced, and following the additional two billion dollars of funding came a new idea, the “Cash for Clunkers Voucher”. Earlier this week you may have been aware that Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Candice Miller promoted the Cash for [...]
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Japanese automakers objected Wednesday to a request from lawmakers to change the $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program to allow consumers to get vouchers even if a car isn't in stock at dealerships. Toyota Motor Corp. said it opposed the proposal from Republican Reps. Candice Miller and Fred Upton of Michigan, saying it would "create considerable confusion for consumers and dealers...
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
St. Joseph, Mich. -- U.S. Rep. Fred Upton plans to meet with some car dealers in his southwestern Michigan congressional district to discuss the latest on the "cash-for-clunkers" program.
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
John Barrow, the worst Democrat in the House And now it'll all up to the anti-democratic bastion of corruption, colossal egos and the status quo: America's very own House of Lords. Late last night the final House Committee working on President Obama's health care reform, the Energy & Commerce Committee, passed the bill 31-28. All 23 Republicans, from extremist like Roy Blunt (MO), John Shadegg...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
Mike Pence: divisive voice of GOP hate-- yesterday, today, tomorrow For the last few days right-wing extremist Mike Pence (R-IN) has been working himself into a lather on Twitter (and on Hate Talk radio and Fox) about the right of women to reproductive choice. Taking some time out from his daily ritual of regurgitating Republican talking points from conservatives' failed battles against Social Security...
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