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Category Archives: Political News – National
another effect of lobbying: extended DST
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/do-we-still-need-daylight-saving-time As long ago as 1897, countries around the world began instituting daylight saving time, adding an hour of sunlight to the afternoon. This meant communities could be more productive — people could work longer, and when work was done … Continue reading
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Keep Asking Yourself One Question: Whose Side Am I On?
Just keep reminding yourself: a mere three years after the financial industry nearly destroyed the planet, Wall Street is bigger and more profitable than ever while a tenth of the rest of us remain mired in unemployment. Even after nearly … Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street and the ORIGINAL Tea Party Are Two Sides of a Red Hot Coin
http://www.bnet.com/blog/sports-entertainment/occupy-wall-street-and-the-original-tea-party-are-two-sides-of-a-red-hot-coin/1612 The Tea Party started out as a populist movement of people angry about government overspending – specifically when it came to bailing out the banks. It intentionally stayed away from the so-called “God, Gays and Guns” social issues and … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street: note to rabble-rousers — try bullet points next time
courtesy of Alain Sherter at BNET.com The NYT and other major media outlets are equally baffled, characterizing the movement as rudderless or downright loony. Even Mother Jones, the lefty pub named after a famous 19th century labor organizer, sniffs at … Continue reading
DailyKos: Suppressing 5 million votes – and this is a democracy?
The New York Times this morning has an important article titled New State Rules Raising Hurdles at Voting Booth. It focuses on a study being released today by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, … Continue reading
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Reuters: Ryan’s targeting U.S. employer healthcare tax breaks . . . could help Democrats ?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/27/us-ryan-healthcare-tax-breaks-idUSTRE78Q5NV20110927 (Reuters) – U.S. employer healthcare tax breaks would be replaced with refundable tax credits for individuals under a proposal offered on Tuesday by House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. . . . Eliminating healthcare tax breaks for … Continue reading
Example of why never forgetting your base is critical: Democrats’ long reign In Washington state could be imperiled
http://www.kplu.org/post/democrats%E2%80%99-long-reign-washington-could-be-imperiled There’s a maxim in matters of the heart that also applies to politics: dance with the one that brung ya. Country singer Shania Twain even has a song about it: “You gotta dance with the one that brought you. … Continue reading
Who vets independent counter-terrorism trainers for local/state law enforcement?
apparently noone “The first inkling that something was amiss in the counterterrorism training given to local and federal law enforcement came in March. That’s when NPR reported on the cottage industry of independent counterterrorism trainers who signed up to teach … Continue reading
Daily Kos on Mitt Romney’s investment in Fannie & Freddie
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/20/1018676/-Mitt-Romney:-Fannie-and-Freddie-suck-Thats-why-I-invest-in-them?via=siderecent The Boston Globe noted today that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has a habit of lambasting the “failures” of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been profiting from investments in the two firms: “On … Continue reading
What does the DOJ get in its $16 muffins? caviar? classified intel?
at $16 – classified intel would be downright cheap! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/21/1018818/-Justice-Departments-$16-Muffins-and-Millions-of-Dollars-Leak-Investigations?via=siderecent
