All Posts Tagged With: "house of representatives"

Weiner Attempting Comeback in New York City Mayor Race

May 22nd, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Anthony Weiner has announced he will run for New York City mayor. He joins a crowded field for one of the top mayoral positions in the U.S.  He now officially begins a comeback from the scandal that forced him to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives. Following weeks of speculation, Weiner made his candidacy [...]

Debate in South Carolina heats up Congressional Race

April 30th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
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 [...]

Congress Back in Session

September 10th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Lawmakers in Washington returned after five weeks of vacation for a pre-election session that will see much of what is on the current agenda, pushed back until after the November election. Congress faces a number of different deadlines and the possibility of a fiscal cliff that could cause major problems in January. It seems that [...]

Voters Favor Obama Deportation Policy

June 20th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Barack Obama issued an order that stops deportation proceedings for immigrants who entered the United States as children. Majority of voters approved the president’s move according to a latest Bloomberg poll released Tuesday. According to the survey, 64 percent of voters were in favor of the policy change. This gave Obama an edge over [...]