Politics

Vote on Bush Tax Cuts Delayed

President Barack Obama has asserted that tax cuts are a priority, However, once it became clear that Senate Democrats could not come to...

Raven Clabough September 24, 2010

Mike Castle Ponders Write-in Campaign

Bruce Walker September 24, 2010

Congressman Mike Castle, a longtime fixture in Delaware politics, who lost his race in the Republican nomination for the Senate seat vacated by...

Christie Veto Defunds NJ State Dollars for Abortion

September 24, 2010

Southern New Jersey’s Courier-Post newspaper reported on September 21 that the state Senate had failed by a four-vote margin the previous day to...

Is “Radical” Rand “Too Kooky for Kentucky”?

Jack Kenny September 23, 2010

You might wonder if Dr. Rand Paul, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, will ever be plagued by what President Bush 41...

Louisiana University Bans Political Emails

Raven Clabough September 23, 2010

Grambling State University (GSU) in Louisiana has banned its students from using the university’s email server to email “campaign solicitations,” claiming it is...

Evaluating the “Pledge to America”

Bruce Walker September 23, 2010

Republicans have announced a new "Pledge to America," a deliberate reference to the 1994 "Contract with America" which helped propel Republicans into control...

DISCLOSE Act Fails Yet Again

Raven Clabough September 23, 2010

In July, the DISCLOSE Act (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act) failed to pass a cloture vote in...

Tough Senate Race in Delaware

Raven Clabough September 23, 2010

Delaware’s Senate race between GOP nominee Christine O’Donnell and Democrat nominee Chris Coons heated up quickly. From highlights of the controversial pasts of...

GM Caught in a Lie, Still Owes The United States Billions

Bob Adelmann September 22, 2010

Daniel Akerson, the new CEO of General Motors, said last week that the rate of payback of U.S. government bailout monies "will be...

Bell City: Lessons in Looting

Bob Adelmann September 22, 2010

Eight former or current Bell, California, officials were arrested on Tuesday for looting the city for themselves and their friends, according to Los...