Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The stimulus bill has passed in the House and the Senate and will now head to President Obama’s desk to be signed. So much for bi-partisanship… not one House Republican supported the bill.
The vote in the House was 246 to 183, with just 7 Democrats joining all 176 Republicans in opposition. In the Senate, [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Economic Stimulus, Economy, House of Reps, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Senate
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Hillary Clinton did not disappoint liberals on today’s FISA vote, but Barack Obama certainly did. I can’t even begin to imagine why Obama caved on this issue as boldly as he has but it’s beyond disappointing, especially for those of us who had worked so hard to get Hillary nominated. While Barack Obama voted “yes” on [...]
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Filed under: Civil Rights, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Republicans, Senate
Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Newsweek’s first sentence: “Whether they’ve lost homes or businesses, many Iowans still feel blessed because they survived–and have good neighbors.” It is the beginning of personal tales of survival and helping other to survive.
This story of disaster, survival, hard work and preparation and we won’t know true extent of it all for weeks. Americorps has [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Economic News, Election '08, In The News, Political News, Stuart O'Neill, Weather
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I’ve urged here frequently that readers should support the nominee, whoever the nominee is, but frankly, truthfully, the backlash that is brewing is a little hard to ignore.
The thing is, as Joan Walsh pointed out tonight on Hardball (see video in post below) “Bill Clinton is our only 2 term Democrat” in the White House in [...]
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Filed under: Bill Clinton, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries, Sexism, Women's Issues
Posted on July 29th, 2007 by Todd Mitchell
According to an ABC News poll 31% of Americans view the current Supreme Court as “too conservative”, far more than say the court is “too liberal”:
“Three in 10 Americans say the Supreme Court is “too conservative,” up sharply from two years ago and now substantially more than call it “too liberal.” Just under half say [...]
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Filed under: Conservatives, Politics, Polls, Republicans, Supreme Court
Posted on April 2nd, 2006 by Virginia Cotts
Britain’s third in line to the throne will be going to Iraq next year according to a Royalty Gossip site.
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Posted on January 26th, 2006 by John Kerry
Do I support a filibuster? The answer is yes.
Yesterday Senator Kennedy and I spoke with our colleagues about it. I don’t have a shred of doubt in my opposition to Sam Alto’s nomination. I know Senator Kennedy does not either. He has truly been a great leader in the effort to oppose Judge Alito.
I spent [...]
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Filed under: John Kerry, Politics, Senate, Supreme Court
Posted on September 9th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
It is clear that our government failed the people of the Gulf Coast. In time, those responsible will be held accountable for what has gone right and what has gone wrong. Right now, we need to make up for lost time and help any way we can, and that means targeting the fastest relief possible,” said Senator Kerry
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