16,232 posts tagged Congress
SubscribeUS Congress questions legality of Phorm and the Phormettes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ congress_questions_nebuad/-
Tom Davis Memo On House GOP Revealed
http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ tom-davis-memo-on-house-gop…From The Hill (H/T - Rick Sincere): Memorandum To: Republican Leadership From: Tom Davis Re: Where We Stand Today The loss of three straight special elections, in once solidly Republican districts cannot be explained simply by “bad candidates”, or by being out-organized.
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Dan Abrams and Catherine Crier Salivate Over 'Inherent Contempt' Arrest of Karl Rove
http://newsbusters.org/ blogs/ p-j-gladnick/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ dan-abrams-catherine-…Dan Abrams, apparently still smarting from the castigation he received in April from Karl Rove, just cannot let go. Despite the fact that the "high level" Republican operative, Jill Simpson, who accused Rove of orchestrating the prosecution of convicted Democrat former Alabama governor, Dan Siegelman,
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Now the fool worries
http://www.nerepublican.com/ index.php/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ now-the-fool-worries/He hasn’t done a damn thing to avert this drift. McConnell: Dems will ‘turn us into France’ The Senate’s top Republican says Democrats’ sights are set on European-style socialism, and derided likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s claims of being a unifier… [snip] McConnell finishes off by saying: Mr.
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A Victory for the Anti-War Movement
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/ node/ 33480A Victory for the Anti-War Movement Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-05-17 11:52. Congress By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive Peace activists scored a rare victory on May 15. They helped defeat a bill that would have thrown another $165 billion into the maw of the Iraq occupation, extending it deep into 2009.
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DHS Wants to Spy on Americans, Dems Charge
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/ node/ 33477DHS Wants to Spy on Americans, Dems Charge Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-05-17 11:31. Congress Evidence Spying New DHS Office Would Share Detailed Surveillance Capabilities of Military Intel Satellites With Local Law Enforcement By JUSTIN ROOD, ABC News The Department of Homeland Security
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How Actual Journalism Works, Part 2
http://www.correntewire.com/ how_actual_journalism_works_part_2This week Joe Klein wrote a post that did not attempt to hide his disdain for his critics. While he showed a willingness to outline his reporting process and address concerns raised in his comments, he did so in an extremely defensive, thin-skinned and condescending tone.
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Cattle Congress thought grounds would be used for Homeland Security training
http://blog.t1production.com/ cattle-congress-thought-grounds-would-be-used-for-…Cattle Congress thought grounds would be used for Homeland Security training Posted on May 17th, 2008 (1 hour ago) by blogger Cattle Congress president Wally Mochal said he and the members of the board were under the impression that the grounds and facilities would be used by the Homeland Security Administration for training purposes.
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Answering Email
http://somesoldiersmom.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ answering-email.htmlI received this via email from a kindly Congressional staffer who wanted to make sure I had seen it. I do not know this staffer personally, but he read my post trashing the proposed Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act.
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I’m with Bush on the food bill.
http://waldo.jaquith.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ farm-bill-sucks/Unusually, I’ve got to support President Bush’s position on the farm bill, and oppose the supermajority in the House and the Senate who support it. The farm bill is, functionally, the food bill, and that’s how I think of it. It substantially dictates what we eat, because it has such a strong influence in what farmers choose to grow and in resulting economics of food.
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The Reality Of The American Political Establishment?
http://sirenschronicles.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ the-reality-of-the-american-political…The Reality Of The American Political Establishment? Filed under politics, video While this video from The Onion, may be mildy humorous, we believe that a strong case could be made that this is the reality of the Bushliburton administration and the Republican controlled (through the early and middle years of the Bushliburton) Congress.