Charlie Rose with Leslie Gelb, Jane Harman, Peter Beinart & Richard Holbrooke; Fiona Apple & Sascha Frere-Jones (April 11, 2006)
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
All through history, anti-Semitism has been a mainstay of right-wing extremism-- and not just in overseas manifestations from the Babylonian Captivity, the blood libels, the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition to pogroms throughout Europe and the Nazis' systematic Holocaust-- but also right here in America, where the KKK, Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent , Father Coughlin (the Rush Limbaugh of the...
Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
The Cult of the Dead Fish (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That's 44 percent of the body - compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A day after it was announced that the U.S. unemployment rate hit the double digit mark, a report was released which claims that nearly half of the members of Congress are millionaires, seriously questioning any idea of Congress speaking as “the people.” Hilarious enough, four of the top five richest lawmakers in Congress are Democrats. Politico.com: Talk about bad timing. As Washington...
FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Congress is loaded, literally. From Politico : As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s 44 percent of the body – compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP...
Three Pound Universe (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Son, forget about that career in professional sports- if you really want to make some money, become a politician. "As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s 44 percent...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Unemployment Rate Jumps To 26-Year High The unemployment rate in the U.S. jumped to 10.2 percent in October, the highest level since 1983 (hat tip: BlackElectorate.com ). Payrolls fell by 190,000 last month, more than forecast by economists. The jobless rate rose from 9.8 percent in September. Factory payrolls dropped by the most in four months, and the average workweek held at a record low. Obama...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yes, it is true many members of "our" Congress are rich, some of them absolutely filthy rich . There are 237 millionaires residing in the chambers you and I pay for, or 44 percent of the entire body. Here is a snip showing who the richest of these people are: CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251...
lgstarr (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Talk about bad timing. As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s 44 percent of the body – compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP says California Republican...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As Jane Hamsher noted today, Marcy Winograd, the progressive challenger to Jane Harman in CA-36, released a letter savaging Harman for her support of the Eshoo amendment on biologics in the Energy and Commerce Committee. Though Congressman Waxman (D-Santa Monica/West LA) had introduced an amendment for a 5-year fast-track of generic biologics, Harman joined with Rep. [...]
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Anna Eshoo (D-PhRMA) may be the author of the language granting drug companies endless monopolies on biologic drugs, but she couldn’t have done it without the help of her good friend Jane Harman. A new letter from the Marcy Winograd campaign says: The latest health insurance reform bill includes an amendment, supported by Jane Harman, [...]
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS Note: In Virginia we have Glenn Nye in the 2nd Congressional District. Glenn Nye, III (VA-02)DC Phone: 202-225-4215 202-225-4215 Fax: 202-225-4218 Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)***DC Phone: 202-225-6131 202-225-6131 Fax: 202-225-0819 Mike Thompson (CA-01)***DC Phone: 202-225-3311 202-225-3311 Fax: 202-225-4335 Jim Costa (CA-20)***DC Phone: 202-225-3341 202-225-3341 Fax: 202-225-9308 Adam...
Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Paul Kane The ethics committee is not investigating Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), whose conversation with an Israeli operative four years ago drew scrutiny from the Justice Department and for a time from the committee. The committee's top lawmakers assured Harman that there is no investigation in a letter Wednesday, a week after The Washington Post reported that Harman was one of nearly three dozen...
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Earlier today Representative John Garamendi was sworn in as the newest member of Congress. Garamendi was elected this past Tuesday and will represent the tenth Congressional district in California. The position became vacant when Rep. Jane Harman was confirmed by the Senate as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Rep. Garamendi has served the people of California since...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Former San Francisco Mayor and Assembly Speaker Willie Brown added his 2 cents over the weekend about who might jump into the Dem race for governor now that Gavin Newsom has dropped out. In his weekly newspaper column, Brown listed U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, D-Venice, but also a more original suggestion – Maria Shriver, the Democratic wife of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Shriver has repeatedly been...
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strouse9h | 10/03/2009
Our speaker’s going to be introduced by Congresswoman Jane Harman, a very, very good friend of the Pacific Council.
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