Category Archives: Blame

Analysts debate goals of Obama Libya speech

By doris | Published: March 28, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama plans to address the nation at 7:30 p.m. ET Monday, following calls from across the political spectrum for the U.S. leader to clarify America’s role in the U.N.-authorized military mission in Libya. Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the president’s policy in the war-torn North [...]

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No move yet in Congress to curb nuclear incentives

By doris | Published: March 19, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Worries about nuclear power plant safety reached Capitol Hill Wednesday as senators questioned the nation’s top nuclear regulator about whether his agency was doing enough to avert a Fukushima-type disaster in the united States. “I’m looking to you for more leadership than I’ve gotten,” Senate Energy and Public Works [...]

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Lawmakers, grieving parents push federal standards for teen licenses

By doris | Published: March 8, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Flanked by parents whose children were killed in automobile accidents, congressional lawmakers Tuesday again launched a campaign for federal licensing standards for teenage drivers. Holding a poster-sized photograph of his daughter Michelle — a fatality at the age of 15 — a sobbing Ray Sanderbeck of Medina, Ohio, [...]

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The cost of keeping the government’s lights off

By doris | Published: February 26, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Carrie Dann writes:As the standoff in Congress continues over where and what to cut from federal spending for the rest of this fiscal year, the prospects for a government shutdown loom larger. But the haggling over the budget could have a very expensive consequence: A shutdown costs the government money. A [...]

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Social Security is safe in a federal shutdown

By doris | Published: February 24, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — What happens to Social Security if the government shuts down? “People don’t get their Social Security checks.” That was President Obama at a press conference last week. And this is Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the Senate, in a statement on Tuesday: “A shutdown could … [...]

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Report: Congressman urged to get psychiatric help

By doris | Published: February 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PORTLAND, Ore. — Senior staffers of U.S. Rep. David Wu were so alarmed over the Oregon Democrat’s erratic behavior just days before the November election that they demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment, a newspaper reported Friday evening. The Oregonian, citing interviews with a number of anonymous staff members, [...]

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House ignores Obama spending veto threat

By doris | Published: February 16, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Congress on Wednesday pressed ahead with legislation to immediately slice $61 billion from domestic programs, but so far showed little appetite for paring one of the biggest chunks of the budget — military spending. Despite a veto threat from President Barack Obama and harsh criticism from [...]

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Ethics watchdog calls for crack down on Congress sleepovers

By doris | Published: February 11, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — A Washington ethics watchdog says it’s time for Congress to crack down on lawmakers who sleep in their offices rather than pay for a place to live. Reacting to a surge in congressmen bunking down in their work spaces, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington wants the Office [...]

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Government to release review of Toyota throttles

By doris | Published: February 7, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will release on Tuesday the findings of its long awaited review of Toyota Motor Corp’s electronic throttles over complaints of unintended acceleration. The Transportation Department said in the early stage of the investigation that it had not uncovered any systemic flaw in the software driven [...]

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Dems: Obama broke pledge to force banks to help homeowners

By doris | Published: February 6, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Before he took office, President Obama repeatedly promised voters and Democrats in Congress that he’d fight for changes to bankruptcy laws to help homeowners — a tough approach that would force banks to modify mortgages. “I will change our bankruptcy laws to make it easier for families to stay in their [...]

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U.S. urges Egypt’s Mubarak do more, sends envoy

By doris | Published: January 31, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to do more than name a new government in response to mass protests and sent an envoy to Cairo to reinforce the message. Former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner was on the ground in Cairo as U.S. officials sought to [...]

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Will We Ever Reduce Military Spending?

By doris | Published: January 30, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON, DC – When President Obama announced a spending freeze on the federal budget for the next five years in his State of the Union address, he left out any specifics on reductions in military funding. Yet, as many national debt-watchers are aware, the money given to the military still accounts [...]

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