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GOP to Block Obama Pick Cordray, Leaving Consumer Watchdog CFPB Toothless

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:07:01 +0000

GOP to Block Obama Pick Cordray, Leaving Consumer Watchdog CFPB Toothless
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the next front in partisan warfare.

Crab & Clam Bake may see smaller crowd

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:07:44 +0000

Crab & Clam Bake may see smaller crowd
CRISFIELD — Organizers of Wednesday’s J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake are expecting a crowd to show up at the 35th annual event, which traditionally mixes Crisfield seafood and state politics, but it may not be as big as in previous years.

Bitter political feud among Quartzsite’s residents continues

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:07:37 +0000

Bitter political feud among Quartzsite’s residents continues
Raucous scenes are becoming commonplace.

Maryland Politics: Republican delegate to direct state GOP

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:07:14 +0000

Maryland Politics: Republican delegate to direct state GOP
Maryland Republican Party Chairman Alex Mooney announced today that he has tapped freshman Del. Justin Ready to serve as the organization’s interim executive director.

Outsider PACs influenced Tampa election

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:07:06 +0000

Outsider PACs influenced Tampa election
It’s what a lot of people hate about politics: Negative ads created by groups that sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to keep the public from knowing who they are. The I-Team found out more about two of them.

Obama raises more than $86M for campaign, party

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:07:11 +0000

Obama raises more than $86M for campaign, party
Off to a huge early lead in the money race, President Barack Obama hauled in $86 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party in the past three months. It’s better than he did in his victorious first presidential campaign, despite the sluggish economy and constant criticism from Republicans who hope to replace him.

A spoonful of tax cuts helps carbon medicine go down

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:07:25 +0000

A spoonful of tax cuts helps carbon medicine go down
It seems Julia Gillard is positioning herself as the Mary Poppins of politics. In her latest carbon tax reform package, she has given two spoons of sugar to the majority of the electorate to boost her standing in the polls, and dropped the medicine on the top tax bracket and the businesses that won’t come back to bite her.

Academia and ‘politics of fear’

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:07:21 +0000

Academia and ‘politics of fear’
Claims by climate-change deniers that CO2 is harmless are nonsense (Letters, July 6)

Obama, Republicans, seek to break debt impasse

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:07:10 +0000

Obama, Republicans, seek to break debt impasse
US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 7, will meet with his top Republican foes in a high-stakes effort to forge a crucial budget deal before an early-August deadline with little sign of any consensus….

N.E. Editorial Rdp.

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:07:02 +0000

N.E. Editorial Rdp.
The Providence (R.I.) Journal, July 7, 2011: Now that the U.S. and some of its NATO allies have committed themselves to ousting Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and that mission is achievable, we must press ahead and help finish the job.