All Posts Tagged With: "Senate"
Columnist and Senator speak of Obama Impeachment over Benghazi
For just the first time the word impeachment has been mentioned over President Obama’s involvement in the alleged cover-up regarding the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Conservative Senator Jim Inhofe a Republican from Oklahoma and Michael Tomasky a columnist with Newsweek magazine both mentioned the “I” word. Inhofe was on the Rusty Humphries radio show on [...]
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 [...]
Republican Authors of Immigration Reform Defend Proposal
The GOP co-authors of the immigration reform effort that is bipartisan, denounced suggestions from conservatives on Friday that the Boston marathon bombings were evidence that the U.S. should stop the proposed sweeping overhaul of its immigration laws. On Friday, federal authorities announced that two brothers were suspected in the Boston bombings. The brothers are originally [...]
Judicial Nominee Withdraws Under GOP Pressure
The most prominent judicial nominee for President Obama withdrew her name on Friday from consideration due to continuing opposition from Republicans. A prominent prosecutor in New York, Caitlin Halligan was twice nominated by the president to serve for the D.C. Circuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals. Many considered her a potential future nominee for [...]
Powell Says Republicans Have Identity Problem
On Sunday, Colin Powell the former Secretary of State appeared on Meet the Press on NBC. He appeared primarily to lend his support to Chuck Hagel, the former U.S. Senator who has been nominated for Defense Secretary. However, near the end of the broadcast Powel was asked about his relationship with the Republican Party. The [...]
Booker Not Running for Governor of New Jersey
Cory Booker the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey and perhaps the highest profile Democrat in the state, ruled out running for governor in next year’s election and said he was eyeing a possible run in 2014 for the U.S. Senate. Booker announced his decision on Thursday via Twitter. It means the Newark Mayor decided against [...]
Tim Scott Appointed to Succeed DeMint
Tim Scott first arrived in Congress just two years ago as a Representative from South Carolina and on Monday was appointed to succeed former Senator Jim DeMint as one of South Carolina’s two senators. His appointment makes him the South’s first black senator since late in the 19th century. He arrived two years ago thanks [...]
Senate Candidate’s Comments on Rape Draw Furor
Top Republicans had not embraced Richard Mourdock, a candidate for the Senate from Indiana backed by the tea party after ousting a longtime Republican from office. Eventually however, he started to win their support and money, but that might all end after he told a live audience on television that when a woman is raped [...]
Republicans See Possibilities Again in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania for a number of months was considered an easy win for the Democrats. Bob Casey the Democratic Senator was cruising easily towards his reelection and the 20 electoral votes for the president seemed wrapped up for President Barack Obama. However, things change. Tom Smith a Republican and his vast personal fortune have brought the [...]
Angus King: Leader of Independents
Angus King, the former Governor of Maine is leading the race for the Senate seat in Maine. The 68 year old was governor of Maine for two terms as an Independent and is running this year for the U.S. Senate as an independent. King is leading the race to fill the open seat of Olympia [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!