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Treasury Secretary Says Deficit Cuts Do Not Constitute an Economic Policy
Jacob Lew the Secretary of the Treasury said on Tuesday that lowering the deficit in the country should not overshadow how it important the need is to boost the country’s economic growth and the creation of jobs. Lew said as important as it was to lower the deficit it cannot be a guiding star. Just [...]
Illinois GOP Chair Resigns over Gay Marriage Controversy
Pat Brady, the Illinois chairman of the Republican Party has announced he resigned on Tuesday amidst the controversy over the support he gave legislation for gay marriage. It had been thought Brady would drop from the lead role of the GOP following a controversial period that pitted social moderates in the Republican Party against fellow [...]
Jobs and Opportunity Tours to be launched by White House
President Barack Obama is returning to the jobs issue by launching a group of Opportunity and Middle Class Jobs Tours that will begin on Thursday in the state of Texas, said a White House spokesperson. Obama plans to visit areas that are growing to better understand what has been done to help them with their [...]
Republicans Looking for Answers in Benghazi Probe
Darrell Issa, the chairman of an investigative committee in the House of Representatives said that witnesses scheduled to appear at a hearing on May 8 have critical information regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. citizens. Issa also said that there are others, if [...]
Israel Airstrike Hits Target in Syria
Israeli officials announced on Saturday that an airstrike against Syria had targeted a missile shipment it believed was headed for Hezbollah the militant group based in Lebanon. The strike was the second this year by Israel in Syria and the latest in its long running attempt to disrupt the quest by Hezbollah to increase its [...]
Democratic Fight from Presidency in 2016
Stephanie Schriock the President of EMILY’S List said she believes there will be a fight for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016 despite polls today showing Hillary Clinton having a sizable lead. She said that even though the numbers are where they are now, there will be a battle for in the primaries and it [...]
Pritzker Selected as Commerce Secretary Nominee
On Thursday, President Obama will complete his economic team by nominating Penny Pritzker to be his Secretary of Commerce. The fundraiser and business executive from Chicago has been a longtime supporter of Obama. At the same time, Obama will announce his U.S. trade representative would be a top advisor and aide Mike Froman, both of [...]
Schumer Wonders Why Marathon Suspect was not questioned by FBI
On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York said he would question why an interview was not performed by the FBI with the older brother suspected in the bombings at the end of the Boston Marathon, when he came back to the U.S. six months ago from Russia. Schumer said the FBI has been very [...]
Debate in South Carolina heats up Congressional Race
On Monday, two candidates vying for the 1st Congressional district seat in South Carolina participated in a spirited debate. Elizabeth Colbert Busch is a first time candidate running against the Mark Stanford the former Governor of South Carolina. The debate was not held on local television but Colbert Busch’s question to Sanford about his Argentina [...]
Foxx Selected by President Obama as Transportation Secretary
President Barack Obama will nominate current Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony R. Foxx to be the Secretary of Transportation succeeding Ray LaHood. Foxx was born in Charlotte on April 30, 1971 and was first elected to the City Council of Charlotte in 2005 then became mayor of the city in 2009. Amongst his accomplishments in [...]
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14 Hedge Funds are "trapped" in $CVLT, which should have a PE of 20 or 30 at best, but is ...