The Washington Post talks about how incredibly productive Congress has been since President Obama was elected. [Read More]
The BBC looks into why people often vote against great policies that obviously help them. [Read More]
The U.S. District Court in Washington recently dismissed charges against Blackwater guards for a 2007 shooting incident. The Blackwater guards allegedly opened fire on the streets of Baghdad killing 17 and wounding dozens more, including women and children. The guards admitted evidence that shows wrongdoing in interviews given immediately after the incident. The case was dismissed because [...]
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) was reported by Politico to be in talks with leading Democrats to restart health care negotiations. Snowe wants talks to be focused on bipartisan features of the bill that can be passed with both Democrat and Republican votes. The talks include passing a scaled down version of the health care bill [...]
With a 22 to 14 vote, the California Senate voted to approve bill SB810 to establish a single payer health care system. The bill sets aside $1 million to establish a commission to draw up plans to pay for the system. The payment plan would then need to be approved by the voters in order to be [...]
The Whitehouse.gov website reports the “nation’s fleet of wind plants grew by 39% last year alone.” The industry was expected to lose approximately 50% of its plants and jobs during the year of 2008. Because of stimulus spending the industry was able avoid a 50% decline. They instead grew the green wind energy sector by [...]
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Saturday endorsed a Senate bill to create a bipartisan budget commission, whose recommendations for slashing deficits would have to be voted on by Congress. [Read More]
The use of private contractors has surged under the Obama administration. Private military contractors now account for between 22% and 30% of the total U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Military contractors are often paid 4 to 5 times what the U.S. pays its own military, which dramatically increases the cost of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. [...]
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn legal precedent put in place since 1907 shows its willingness to go again current law. “Yesterday’s Roberts court decision, which exhibited a stunning disregard for settled law of decades’ standing, is terrifying to those of us who care deeply about the Constitutional protections the court put in place for women’s [...]
A recent poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows John Edwards as the most disliked person they have ever recorded polling information on. Only 15% of voters in North Carolina have a favorable view of John Edwards with 72% of voters holding an unfavorable view. The poll shows that “he is actually more unpopular with [...]
