Charlie Rose - Ezra Klein / Rep. Ike Skelton / David Finkel (October 13, 2009)
Hot Air (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee has sent a letter demanding the appearance of Attorney General Eric Holder to explain his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators in federal court. Rep. Ike Skelton, a Missouri Democrat and former prosecutor, says the decision raises "many serious ...
Religio-Political Talk (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
(Warren Williams Cartoon) This Dem makes me happy that there are a few JFK minded guys in that party. This is with thanks to HotAir: The chair of the House Armed Services Committee has sent a letter demanding the appearance of Attorney General Eric Holder to explain his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators in federal court. Rep. Ike Skelton, a Missouri Democrat
American Conservative Daily (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton on Friday said the Obama administration may be making a big mistake by trying in U.S. criminal courts the men accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, becoming the highest-ranking Democrat to publicly question the decision announced last week by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Mr. Skelton, Missouri Democrat, said the decision "raises many serious...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
By PETER SPIEGEL and YOCHI J. DREAZEN WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have turned the focus of Afghan war planning toward an exit strategy, publicly declaring that the U.S. and its allies can't send additional troops without a plan for getting them out. The shift has unnerved some U.S. and foreign officials, who say that planning a pullout now -- with or...
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pentagon Budget Drop Anticipated -- The Hill Congressional budget experts predict defense spending will decline steadily as a share of the U.S. gross domestic product, dipping below 3 percent by 2028. The projection comes as senior defense authorizers from both parties raise concerns about budget constraints shaping Pentagon spending in fiscal 2011 and several years beyond. “The picture is not...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
King political prognosticator Charlie Cook has switched his ranking for Missouri's 4th Congressional District race from "a likely Democratic seat" to "a lean Democratic seat" in 2010. The move is minor, and still favors Rep. Ike Skelton. But it's also significant for Republicans who believe they're gaining momentum against a longtime incumbent who hasn't had a competitive race in...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In response to a report that discovered numerous problems with dispersal of stimulus funds, Fourth District Republican Congressional candidate Bill Stouffer issued the following statement today: “Missourians need real jobs, not made up numbers on a website,” said Stouffer. “Ike Skelton is losing touch with the needs of rural Missouri. Ike and his liberal House Leadership friends like...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
In her latest campaign news release, Fourth District Republican Congressional candidate Vicky Hartzler said the Obama Administration is incapable of running U. S. health care: Republican congressional candidate Vicky Hartzler said today that false job claims and gross errors by the Obama Administration demonstrate what most people already know, that the federal government is incompetent to run U.S....
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
In his latest report to constituents, Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, a candidate for the Fourth District Congressional seat currently held by Ike Skelton, provides the first of two reports on the state's budget for 2010: It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that the budget will be the number one priority of the Missouri Legislature when the Second Regular Session of the 95th General Assembly...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
In the wake of a column by Steve Kraske of the Kansas City Star which described Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton's health care vote as some kind of cowardly political move, the Washington Times ran an article this morning which more accurately describes Skelton as a "Harry Truman Democrat.": But representing the sentiments of his district has often put him at odds with the positions...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
In his latest column for the Kansas City Star, Steve Kraske suggests that Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton's vote against the Democratic health care proposal is a sign he is running scared: The recent House vote on health care reform said one thing very clearly: 17-term Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton of Missouri is scared silly. Six-term Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore, who has spent...
Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Could be, according to some numbers crunched by Red State's Moe Lane regarding the House seats seen as competitive next year. TX-17 Chet Edwards R+20 ID-1 Walter Minnick R+18 AL-2 Bobby Bright R+16 MO-4 Ike Skelton R+14 IN-3 Mark Souder...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Congressman Ike Skelton is balking at an immediate investigation by Congress into the shooting rampage at Ft. Hood until investigations by the Army and FBI progress. "It is important that we get to the bottom of this incident, but we must be careful to proceed in a deliberate, studied manner that will not interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI and the Army's criminal investigative...
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