Category Archives: Statements

Maine governor says NAACP can ‘kiss my butt’

By doris | Published: January 14, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.cnn.com CNN) – Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is keeping up his reputation for blunt language, telling an unhappy NAACP chapter that they can “kiss my butt.” The governor made the comments to CNN affiliate WCSH after being asked about criticism he received from the organization for refusing to attend an event [...]

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Foreman: Raging Arizona

By doris | Published: January 13, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com CNN) — Here’s the thing: Blaming Arizona is easy. In the wake of the terrible shooting at that congressional town hall meeting, it is simple to point to a rampant culture of easy gun access, intolerance, and anti-government fever and say, “Sure, this man was unbalanced, but the wild winds of [...]

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Why does it take tragedy to unify us?

By doris | Published: January 12, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Why does it always seem to take something like this to move us, however briefly, toward civility and mutual understanding? Why is it usually in the worst of times that we step back, lower our voices and look for our common humanity? The carnage in Arizona has stopped America [...]

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Clinton makes stop in Yemen

By doris | Published: January 11, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit Tuesday to poverty-stricken Yemen, a key al Qaeda battleground and planning center in recent years. The secretary — who is visiting the Persian Gulf region — was speaking with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and was to [...]

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Hackers use fake Obama e-mail to steal data

By doris | Published: January 8, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com It looked like an innocent e-mail Christmas card from the White House. But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a ruse by cybercriminals to steal documents and other data from law enforcement, military and government workers — particularly those involved in computer crime investigations. Analysts who have studied [...]

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New year brings new laws targeting your money, health

By doris | Published: January 4, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — New laws going into effect in the new year could have a major effect on your pocketbook and your health. Here are some highlights: Your pocketbook In December, President Obama worked out a deal with Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years. But to also help [...]

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TRENDING: Dem warns Bill Clinton: Back off

By doris | Published: December 29, 2010

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com (CNN) – Rep. Danny Davis, a Democrat from Illinois and mayoral candidate in Chicago has a message for former President Bill Clinton: Butt out. Davis, a onetime ally of Clinton’s, issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday, in which the Chicago Democrat said he is “seriously concerned and disturbed” by the news [...]

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Obama administration, Congress brace for new political reality

By doris | Published: December 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A new political reality hits Washington next week, with the first split Congress since 2004 raising questions about whether the bipartisan cooperation of the recently concluded lame-duck session can continue. Conventional wisdom says the shift from one party controlling both chambers, as Democrats have done since 2006, to [...]

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US House approves billions for wars without debate

By doris | Published: December 18, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation that authorizes the Defense Department to spend nearly $160 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this budget year without major restrictions on the conduct of operations. The 341-48 vote on the defense authorization bill came after House and [...]

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General: South Korea drill could cause ‘chain reaction

By doris | Published: December 17, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The U.S. military is concerned that South Korea’s live-fire artillery exercises planned for coming days could spark an uncontrollable clash with the North, but the State Department said the exercises are not meant to be threatening or provocative. “What we worry about, obviously, is if that is misunderstood [...]

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DREAM Act in danger after Senate Dems pull it from consideration

By doris | Published: December 11, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Senate Democrats conceded Thursday they don’t have the votes to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would have offered a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children. Democrats voted to pull the measure from consideration, a move that jeopardizes the [...]

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House approves DREAM Act, but Senate approval uncertain

By doris | Published: December 9, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A hotly debated measure that offers a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children won approval Wednesday from the U.S. House. The 216-198 vote, mostly on partisan lines, sends the so-called DREAM Act to the Senate, where it was uncertain if [...]

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