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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Romney doomed in 2012 due to big black voter turnout and white apathy

In 2012, blacks voted more than any other group of minorities and by most measures, for the first time, surpassed the turnout of white voters. This reflects the deeply polarized 2012 presidential election where Barack Obama was strongly supported by the black voter and many white voters remained at home. If people had voted in [...]

Washington State Republicans Seek Non-Discrimination Law Exemption

A number of Republican lawmakers in Washington state filed a new bill on Thursday that seeks an exemption to the anti-discrimination laws in the state. The filing came only weeks after a florist in Richland denied a gay couple service for their wedding and had legal action taken against her. Senator Sharon Brown a Republican [...]