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By Ali Frick Think Progress During today's press briefing, White House press secretary Dana Perino suggested the Bush administration would oppose any effort to extend jobless benefits - a stance the White House has taken before . She explained their position by saying, "we want people to be able to return to the workplace as soon as possible." The suggestion was that extending benefits somehow...
By Ali Frick Think Progress During the first presidential debate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeatedly emphasized his love of veterans - and their fondness for him in return. "I'll take care of them. And they know I'll take care of them ," he said. McCain frequently exaggerates his level of support for and from veterans groups, claiming to have " received the highest award from literally every...
By Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, Ryan Powers, and Igor Volsky The Progress Report In the latest edition of Contingencies, a journal of the American Academy of Actuaries, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) makes his case for deregulating the health insurance industry by extolling the benefits of the last decade of deregulation in the banking sector....
By Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, and Ryan Powers The Progress Report Last week, MSNBC debuted a new prime-time political show hosted by Rachel Maddow, a progressive radio host on Air America. The debut attracted more viewers than both Larry King and Glenn Beck's programs , on CNN and CNN Headline News, respectively. After one week on...
... Progress Report by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, Ryan Powers, and Igor Volsky, Think Progress September 8, 2008 IRAQ The War Within In his “fourth insider account from the Bush White House,” The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008, veteran journalist Bob Woodward “tracks the growing alarm in the White House in 2006,...