Health Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By Julian Pecquet, The Hill Republicans should refuse to “reward collaborators” by not helping industry groups that supported the healthcare law unless they support its full repeal, the conservative FreedomWorks organization told House leaders in a confidential memo sent Monday. “Don’t reward collaborators,” the memo states. The memo suggests repeal is within reach, and advises [...]
Taxes Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By MARTIGA LOHN, Bloomberg BusinessWeek Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is looking to the wealthy to erase about half the state’s $6.2 billion deficit. The Democrat proposed new top income taxes Tuesday that would give Minnesota the nation’s highest income tax rate. Dayton’s plan would raise almost $3 billion through a new 10.95 percent income tax [...]
Technology Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — A raging debate over new legislation, and its impact on the Internet, has tongues wagging and fingers pointing from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C. Just as the Egyptian government recently forced the Internet to go dark, U.S. officials could flip the switch if the Protecting Cyberspace as [...]
2012 Elections, Headlines Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By Daniel Strauss, The Hill, The Washington Scene Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Monday he is open to the possibility of running for the seat of retiring Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in 2012. Arpaio, the conservative sheriff famous for his hard-line anti-immigration stances, made the remarks in light of a poll released Monday by Summit [...]
Union Workers, Republicans Spar Over Compensation
Finance, Headlines Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
By Tom Murray, TMJ4NBC MADISON – Early Tuesday morning at UWM in Milwaukee, graduate assistant Lee Abbott boarded a Madison-bound bus. He is worried about paying more for health care under Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill. “On our salaries that we get paid here, we would not be able to afford them for our [...]
Breaking News Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
From FOX News/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate has voted to extend roving wiretap authority and other provisions of anti-terrorism law for 90 days, giving lawmakers more time to discuss the future of the law enforcement tools that some consider an infringement on civil liberties. To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/15/senate-votes-extend-patriot-act-provisions/
Activism Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Michelle Obama has found herself the target of criticism from yet another high-profile conservative woman who says that the first lady’s initiatives promote a “nanny state.”
Bachmann hands out ‘Bachmann 12′ shirts at CPAC
2012 Elections Monday, February 14th, 2011
By Andy Birkey, The Minnesota Independent Further fueling the speculation that Rep. Michele Bachmann may be making a bid for the White House in 2012, she handed out jerseys with “Bachmann” on the front and “12″ on the back at a reception Thursday evening. As promised, Bachmann also gave away vouchers for free drinks as [...]
Health Monday, February 14th, 2011
By Brian Beutler, TalkingPointsMemo The Tea Party Patriots are backing up Iowa Republican Steve King in a last-ditch effort to sink “ObamaCare” before the end of winter. But they’re running out of options. King wants his party to be bold, and attach a measure hacking $100 billion out of the health care law to legislation [...]
Breaking News, Headlines Monday, February 14th, 2011
From Reuters Libertarian Ron Paul, a godfather of the Tea Party movement, isn’t altogether happy with his political progeny these days. Fresh from victory in last week’s CPAC presidential straw poll, the Republican congressman from Texas laments to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that some Tea Partiers aren’t measuring up when it comes to the tough defense [...]
