One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Salvation Army Will Stop Checking SSNs Of Charity Recipients After Protests Rachel Slajda Following a protest by immigration advocates, the Salvation Army of Houston will stop checking the Social Security numbers of those receiving free toys for the holidays, which some said was an effort to prevent illegal immigrants from benefiting from the charity.
CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
by Rachel Slajda The New York State Senate has defeated a bill to legalize gay marriage, voting 38 to 24. The Senate shot down the bill after two and a half hours of debate this afternoon, during which no Republicans spoke. New York's other legislative body, the state assembly, had approved the bill in May by a vote of 89 to 52. read more
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Talking Points Memo’s Rachel Slajda reports the Bowl Championship Series, still smarting from the poor public response to their Tweeting endeavors, have enlisted former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer to quash the nationwide hate-fest. “Playoff advocates have had an easy ride where they have never been called on to explain exactly how they would create [...]
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... Health Plans and the heads of pharma lobby group PhRMA and the American Hospital Association. Rachel Slajda at TalkingPointsMemo reports that the visitor logs also show that the CEO of energy company Chevron, David. J. O'Reilly, visited the White House five times since Obama took office, meeting with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and economic policy director Larry Summers, among others....
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Harry Reid explains the Senate bill. From TPM Reid: 'We're Proud Of These Figures' Rachel Slajda | November 18, 2009, 6:50PM After meeting with the Democratic caucus to unveil the details of his merged Senate health care reform bill, Senate Majority Harry Reid held a press conference to announce the bill. The bill "saves lives, saves money and protects Medicare, makes Medicare stronger,"...
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Harry Reid explains the Senate bill. From TPM Reid: ‘We’re Proud Of These Figures’ Rachel Slajda | November 18, 2009, 6:50PM After meeting with the Democratic caucus to unveil the details of his merged Senate health care reform bill, Senate Majority Harry Reid held a press conference to announce the bill. The bill “saves lives, saves money and protects Medicare,...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
From Rachel Slajda's November 6 post at TMPDC: At yesterday's tea party rally on Capitol Hill, at least one protester brandished a large graphic photograph of the victims of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp, comparing health care reform to Nazi policies. Today, Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) spokesman called the photograph "inappropriate." [...] Cantor, in an interview today with...
Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... cannot condone the conduct of Plaintiffs’ counsel in her efforts to influence this Court. As Rachel Slajda noted at TalkingPointsMemo, the judge poured heavy criticism on Taitz's actions during preliminary court proceedings. "Plaintiffs have attacked the judiciary, including every prior court that has dismissed their claim, as unpatriotic and even treasonous for refusing...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... Court cannot condone the conduct of Plaintiffs’ counsel in her efforts to influence this Court. As Rachel Slajda noted at TalkingPointsMemo, the judge poured heavy criticism on Taitz's actions during preliminary court proceedings. "Plaintiffs have attacked the judiciary, including every prior court that has dismissed their claim, as unpatriotic and even treasonous for refusing to...
