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- David Horton: My country is the world21 March 2010, 5:35 pm
Look I'm puzzled, and if there are any libertarians, neoconservatives, teabaggers, invisible-hand-of-the-marketeers, the-UN-has-black-helicopters readers out there perhaps they could enlighten me. See these are people......
- Karl Rove Shouts At David Plouffe Over Health Care: 'That's Bunk!'21 March 2010, 4:35 pm
Former Bush adviser Karl Rove and Obama strategist David Plouffe squared of in a heated exchange on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday over the issue...... - Shadi Hamid: Will Passing Health Care Reform Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?21 March 2010, 4:24 pm
If the health care bill passes - not in the mood to jinx such things - what effect, if any, will it have on US...... - Health Care: LIVE Updates On Vote Today21 March 2010, 4:21 pm
Today is THE DAY for health care reform, and this page will bring you all the breaking news, tweets, photos, and video, all in one...... - Besty Markey Singled Out By Barack Obama At Address To House Democrats (VIDEO)21 March 2010, 2:50 pm
In his address to House Democrats Saturday, President Barack Obama singled out Colorado Congresswoman Betsy Markey for supporting the health care bill being considered before......
- Stupak Announces Deal With White House on Abortion Funding Ban21 March 2010, 12:11 pm
Pro-life Democrats have reached a deal with President Obama to ensure that no taxpayer money goes to abortion services, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who led Democratic lawmakers opposed to the Senate bill, said Sunday about an arrangement that appeared to cement passage of the massive insurance overhaul.... - Tea Party Leader, GOP Condemn Racial Slurs Hurled at Black Lawmakers21 March 2010, 9:02 am
Republican National Chairman Michael Steele and one of the organizers of Saturday's Tea Party rally strongly condemned the racial slurs that some black lawmakers alleged were yelled at them by some health care protesters as they headed for a procedural vote at Capitol Hill.... - Bill Clinton Makes Fun of Dems, Republicans And Himself21 March 2010, 8:39 am
Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at his ex-veep Saturday, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner that he spoke on the night before the start of spring, "otherwise known to Al Gore as proof of global warming."... - Thousands Rally on Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq21 March 2010, 8:29 am
Protesters gathered for a rally at Lafayette Park across from the White House and planned to march through downtown.... - Thousands Expected to Rally for Immigration Overhaul in Washington21 March 2010, 8:19 am
Tens of thousands of immigrant rights advocates are expected to march through Washington, D.C., on Sunday in support of immigration reform....
Red Eye- Democrats Predict Slim Margin in Health Vote Sunday21 March 2010, 12:25 pm
Democrats said that the 216 votes needed to pass the bill were within reach, but even Sunday, there were competing claims over the latest tally. ... - U.S. Turns a Blind Eye to Opium in Afghan Town21 March 2010, 7:10 am
To win over Afghans on former Taliban turf, American commanders are arguing against opium eradication. ... - Vote on Health Bill Today Caps a Journey Back From the Brink21 March 2010, 6:59 am
That President Obama has come within a whisper of passing historic social legislation is remarkable in itself. But the story of how he did it is not his alone. ... - Will It Pass? The Odds on Health Care21 March 2010, 1:57 am
What are the chances that a national health care overhaul will be approved this weekend? ... - News Analysis: Clash Over Building in Israel Subsides, as Each Side Claims Success21 March 2010, 1:50 am
After 10 days of public quarreling over Jewish building in East Jerusalem, the U.S. and Israel move to ensure they aren’t surprised again. ...
- GOP committees out-raise Democrats21 March 2010, 4:20 pm
Republican campaign committees out-raised their Democratic counterparts across the board last month, bringing in a total of 17.41 million to the Democrats $15.77 million.... - Berg wins GOP nod against Pomeroy20 March 2010, 5:49 pm
State Rep. Rick Berg has won the endorsement of the North Dakota Republican Party to challenge nine-term Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy this fall.Berg defeated Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer by over a two-to-one margin, winning 972 votes to Cramer's 442 at the party's convention in Grand Forks.... - Black GOPers aim at Obama19 March 2010, 7:45 pm
A record 30-plus black Republicans are running for Congress this year.... - NRSC edges DSCC in February19 March 2010, 4:23 pm
The NRSC announced Friday it raised $4.6 million dollars during the month of February, edging out their Democratic counterparts in the latest fundraising round.... - Possible Arcuri challenger emerges19 March 2010, 4:16 pm
Liberal New York leaders have approached an prominent epidemiologist about challenging Rep. Michael Arcuri from the left over his health care vote....
- Troops return to US Capital after 10 months in Iraq
Hugs and kisses welcomed U.S. soldiers from Washington’s National Guard when they returned home March 18 after serving in Iraq. It is the first time they have seen their families in almost a year. And for some, the stay will be short lived. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee explains. The moment they had dreamed about finally arrived. And for [...]... - Arizona sheriff launches immigration sweep
PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona has launched a two-day, countywide crime and immigration sweep that authorities say will focus on drop houses, drug violators and human smuggling vehicles. Four hundred deputies and volunteer posse members are taking part in the patrols. The sweep, which began Thursday, is Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 14th since [...]... - White House pushing amnesty and national ID cards
President Barack Obama is already planning his next sweeping change for American society after he gets his Obamacare passed in both houses of Congress: fulfillment of his campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy as part of his fundamental transformation of the United States. On Thursday, Obama mentioned a proposal by Democrat Senator Charles Schumer and [...]... - President, Congress approval ratings continue to slide
As the president continues to rally in support of an expensive and unpopular health care bill, and the House Speaker ponders ways to pass the bill without an actual vote, Congressional and Presidential approval ratings continue to sink. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 46% of those surveyed approve of the job that President Obama [...]... - Caterpillar: Health care bill would cost it $100M
Dow Jones Newswires | Caterpillar Inc. said the health-care overhaul legislation being considered by theU.S. House of Representatives would increase the company’s health-care costs by more than $100 million in the first year alone. In a letter Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Caterpillar urged lawmakers to vote [...]...
- Why Real Estate Regulation Doesn’t Work21 March 2010, 10:51 am
Last week’s post about imagining a world without Government, er, interference in our lives got me to thinking a little. I try to avoid thought as much as possible (as my detractors will cleanly attest) but something in one of the comments caught my attention. …... - HUD Secretary Donovan on the Importance of Broadband to Housing14 March 2010, 11:47 am
Like highways in the 20th century If you’re in your feed reader, you may need to visit the site to see the below video. Imagine my utter delight to see the housing policy and tech policy worlds collide this week when HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan…... - Imagine There Was No Government (Apologies to John Lennon)14 March 2010, 8:11 am
OK. In the spirit of fellow AG columnist Fred Glick, this will be a short one. It seems from my last post (and I may be wrong) that there are a lot of people who think that the best type of Government is No Government…... - Should Minimum Home Sizes Be Illegal?9 March 2010, 11:40 am
We live in a consumption based society. We want it all, and we want it bigger, better, and faster that those who came before us. Whether you consider it the “American Dream” or simply “keeping up with the neighbors’”, new home sizes have more than…... - Dear Mr. President, I Can Rescue the Economy!7 March 2010, 7:02 pm
I have an answer the foreclosure crisis and a way to turn around the economy at the same time. First, an outline of the problem: The old way of doing things with foreclosures have not changed. That’s the problem. After a property is foreclosed, the…...
