Category Archives: Blame

Weekly addresses preview State of Union

By doris | Published: January 21, 2012

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.CNN.com (CNN) – Three days before the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama and Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling on Saturday offered what could be previews of their parties’ messages next week. In the GOP weekly address, Hensarling bashed the record of Obama’s three-year administration, criticizing the state of unemployment, gas [...]

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Gingrich delivers show-stopper at beginning of South Carolina debate

By doris | Published: January 20, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — The four remaining GOP candidates played to their individual strengths on Thursday and tried to leave a lasting impression in a final, boisterous debate two days before South Carolina’s pivotal primary. In a campaign cycle where debates have had direct consequences on the ebb and flow [...]

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White House locked down because of ‘smoking objects’

By doris | Published: January 18, 2012

Full Story at POLITICO.com The White House was locked down Tuesday night because of “smoking objects” found near the North Portico as hundreds of protesters rallied outside the executive mansion, Secret Service officials said. “We had approximately 1,000 to 1,500 protesters from Occupy D.C. on the fence line. There were no arrests but what we [...]

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‘I pay your salary,’ snaps historian to lawmaker in tense House hearing

By doris | Published: November 24, 2011

Full Story at NBCPolitics.msnbc.msn.com Heated discussions are commonplace on Capitol Hill, but it’s rare form for a witness and a legislator to have at it. But it happened on Friday when Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young sparred (intensely) with historian Douglas Brinkley at a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee. Brinkley recently authored “The [...]

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Congress at it again

By doris | Published: September 24, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — To those still trying to salvage homes wrecked by natural disasters this summer, don’t worry. Congress has your back. There is just no way lawmakers would let funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency run out. Well, they probably won’t. They don’t want to anyway. But they’ve [...]

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Disaster aid bill fails in Republican-led House

By doris | Published: September 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — House GOP leaders are regrouping after a surprise loss on a measure to provide $3.7 billion for disaster relief and prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week. Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said Thursday that he would meet with Republican lawmakers this afternoon on Capitol Hill [...]

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Postal Service proposes closing hundreds of mail-handling facilities

By doris | Published: September 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Hundreds of mail-handling facilities have been named in a shutdown list released Thursday by the U.S. Postal Service as the agency tries to cut massive red ink. The potential closings are the latest chapter in a fundamental overhaul of the agency that may also mean closing thousands of [...]

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First Thoughts: Dog days

By doris | Published: August 20, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Another “dog days” of August for Obama… The good news: He has time to heal his wounds; the bad news: he has yet another hole to climb out of… Obama again talks about the economy and political brinksmanship… S&P is back in the spotlight (and not in a favorable way)… Vacation [...]

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Election commission rules Edwards must pay back $2.3 million

By doris | Published: July 21, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Former Presidential candidate John Edwards will have to pay back over 2 million dollars in federal matching funds given to his 2008 campaign for president, the Federal Election Commission ruled on Thursday. The commission voted 6 – 0 against Edwards and contends his campaign was in “excess of [...]

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Is the debt ceiling unconstitutional?

By doris | Published: July 2, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Amid fears the United States risks default if lawmakers don’t raise the debt ceiling on time, some are suggesting President Obama could save the day by big-footing Congress. How? By invoking the Constitution and directing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to keep borrowing even if it means going [...]

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Minnesota prepares for shutdown

By doris | Published: June 14, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Time is running out for Minnesota’s parks, highway rest stops and public universities, not to mention 36,000 state employees. If Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers don’t agree on a budget by June 30, the state government is expected to shut down. The state moved one step closer [...]

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Navy reverses itself on gay marriages on military bases

By doris | Published: May 25, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Navy confirmed Wednesday that it did an abrupt about-face on guidance allowing same-sex marriages on military bases after receiving a flood of criticism from Capitol Hill, as well as discussions with Defense Department lawyers. The guidance — outlined in a memorandum last month from the Navy chief [...]

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