Posted on March 19th, 2010 by Scott Nance
The forces that propelled a political breakdown between Democrats and Republicans which rendered the notion of bipartisanship nothing more than quaint and unattainable is so complete that it has moved on and metastasized.
The phenomena fueling the disunity now has manifested within each party, wearing away at the internal cohesion of each. For proof, just listen [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Scott Nance
When it comes looking at the reasons why U.S. unemployment benefit programs need reform, proponents of reform could simply add up the millions of Americans out of work for 26 weeks or longer. Now they can add one more: Sen. Jim Bunning.
The nation’s unemployment rate stands at a pernicious 9.7 percent, but even that doesn’t [...]
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 by The Country Doc
A report card put out by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America Action Fund (IAVA) gives Republican candidate John McCain a “D” on his voting record on veterans’ issues. Barack Obama and Joe Biden both received “B” for their efforts.
The report card graded the voting records of all members of Congress based on their support [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
According to today’s Ten Post Round-Up, some of you may be expecting an extra special email. You know who you are.
1: Help Wanted: Mr. Nine-Eleven is looking for a little extra pocket change…
Rudy Giuliani needs our help!–236.com
2: Mis-Conception: Despite access to birth control, there still seems to be an awful [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
On Friday, a group of retired National Park Service employees accused Bush administration political appointees of hijacking America’s National Parks. They cited a leaked Interior Department document which shows a move to push recreational use of National Parks and resource development within National Parks, over National Park preservation.
The group pointed to Paul Hoffman, an assistant [...]
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Filed under: Environment, Politics
