From Yahoo! News:
In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women’s Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration [...]
Washington, D.C.–March 3, 2010 – 1:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing behind me — physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us to make much needed changes in [...]
From the Chicago Tribune:
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias sought to blunt a potentially damaging political issue today about questions regarding his involvement in his family’s struggling bank, which he said he expects will likely fail in the coming months.
But questions were still left unanswered following a more than 70-minute meeting with the Chicago [...]
From CNN:
An angry Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, refused to answer questions from CNN and ABC News Monday afternoon about his decision to block a bill that would extend unemployment benefits to millions of jobless Americans. An ABC News producer who was there says Bunning gave him the middle finger in response to a question.
CNN’s [...]
No, I cannot afford your $100 political fundraiser.
To all the pols out there cluttering my mailbox, inbox and voicemail, save your money. What were you thinking? Don’t invite me to your fundraiser unless the ticket price is much more reasonable.
Please, take a lesson from Barack Obama. Make your fundraisers affordable for the average person. Forget [...]
From the Sun-Times:
Speaking at the opening of a community health center in the West Side Austin neighborhood Saturday, U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) said it’s “unfortunate” that senate Republicans won’t join Democratic efforts to pass a health care bill, but that the Democrats are ready to go it alone.
“I think [...]
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Rachel Maddow calls out Republicans who are being very deceptive about the so-called "nuclear option."
Republicans have used "reconciliation" to pass legislation many, many times over the past several years.
Watch the video, and let’s pass health reform.
From WTAE Pittsburgh:
Economists expect the recovery to remain "firmly on track" over the next two years though job growth is likely to remain slow, according to a new survey.
The latest outlook from The National Association for Business Economics, set to be released Monday, sees regular job gains resuming this quarter but no drop in [...]
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I still love Colin Powell.
Soon-to-be former Senator Evan Bayh has an op-ed piece in today’s New York Times explaining why he will not seek reelection. He says Congress is in need of reform, that members of the respective parties in Congress don’t socialize as a group, choosing instead to only meet on the floors of the House or Senate, [...]
