The conservative legal foundation of the James Madison Center for Free Speech approached federal regulators on Wednesday regarding certain campaign restrictions. They requested that unions and corporations be allowed to start spending company money to influence congressional elections this year.
They requested that the Federal Election Commission formally toss its rules that currently restrict unions and [...]
January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is looking at a good chance of being elected to a 2nd 4 year term due to the aid of a lobbying effort by the White House. This news serves to calm an anxious stock market that was unsure of his support. A vote is expected by the end of [...]
January 26, 2010 | Posted in
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A cable television channel was pulled off the air early on Sunday for refusing to follow new governmental regulations. This anti-Chavez channel refused to broadcast speeches given by the socialist leader. Radio Caracas Television Internacional, or RCTV, was shut down by Venuzuelan cable and satellite television providers when it would not air a Saturday speech [...]
January 25, 2010 | Posted in
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On Friday, the Obama administration began posting government data to the Internet. This data comes from all Cabinet level departments with subjects covering child car seats and Medicare services. The release of this new information is implemented one year and one day after President Obama pledged to have an open and transparent government.
According to a [...]
January 23, 2010 | Posted in
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Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, was victorious over the favored to win Democrat Martha Coakley in filling the Senate seat left vacant by the late Edward Kennedy. Brown’s win severely alters the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
While Brown made speeches about what a powerful message the voters sent by electing him, the Democrats were [...]
January 21, 2010 | Posted in
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Michelle Obama, the First Lady, spoke to the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday, appealing to them for their help in fighting childhood obesity. Mrs. Obama stated that locally elected officials will be the first to notice what is going on with the people in their communities.
The First Lady gave this speech to begin [...]
January 21, 2010 | Posted in
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According to the results of the Pew Research Poll released on Wednesday, almost 1 in 5 people might not even fill out the census form that will start head counting in March of this year. Most people gave lack of interest as their reason but still more cited a governmental distrust. [...]
January 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Just one year following President Barack Obama’s swearing in to the office of the Presidency, candidates for the Massachusetts Senate went down to the line on Monday with the election that can destroy his plans and showed just how much the voters are frustrated with the current “changes” that were promised by the current [...]
January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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On the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, President Barack Obama spoke to a congregation numbering almost 300 at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. This church was started by former slaves in 1866 and enthusiastically played host to the President today.
President Obama spoke of the work done by the slain civil rights leader. [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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According to John Fund, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal as well as a political commentator, the Democrats were quite nervous by the results from the November 3 election. In a November 2009 forum, Fund told a crowd of people that when the liberals lose elections, they tend to change the rules.
Fund has stated [...]
January 15, 2010 | Posted in
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