Gop 'young Guns' Attack Obama And Former Party Leaders In New Book
Aggressively looking to distance themselves from their party's past, three top Republican House members have written a book that repeatedly criticizes former GOP leaders as well as President Obama but lays out few new details of how Republicans would govern if they were in charge.
Republican - United States - Barack Obama - President - Democratic
Mcdonnell's Push To Privatize Va. Liquor Stores Could Add Tax On Drinks In Bars
RICHMOND - Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), scrambling to make ends meet in his plan to privatize Virginia's 332 state-run liquor stores, is considering adding a fee on alcoholic drinks sold in restaurants or bars to help make up the $250 million in annual taxes and profits that state stores current...
Business - United States - Hospitality - Bar Inventory - Distilled beverage
State Dept. Approves $36m In Anti-drug Funds For Mexico Despite Human-rights Record
The State Department has determined that Mexico can receive millions in anti-drug money that was contingent on its human-rights performance, but officials said Friday that they are withholding additional funds in hopes of seeing more progress.
Human rights - Mexico - Human Rights and Liberties - Advocacy Organizations - United States
Democrats Add Fiscal Austerity As A Campaign Issue
The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state.
United States - Democratic - Politics - Parties - Washington
Ex-treasurer Of Gop Congressional Committee Admits Embezzling More Than $844,000
A former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee admitted in court Friday that he stole more than $844,000 from the NRCC and several other political fundraising committees.
Republican - United States - Politics - National Republican Congressional Committee - Embezzlement
Tea Party's Joe Miller: What He Plans If Alaska Sends Him To Washington
Miller's win in the Republican primary left the rest of the country - including shocked political handicappers and the Senate GOP leadership - asking: "Who is this guy?"
Alaska - joemiller - United States - lisamurkowski - Washington
Egg Industry Alarmed At Cage Limits
Even before the recent salmonella outbreak, America's egg industry was struggling to fend off another threat: allegations that it was cruel to chickens.
Business - Poultry - Meat and Seafood - Food and Related Products - Home
The Fix: Rga Drops $2 Million On Ads In Florida
1. The Republican Governors Association will transfer $2 million to the Florida Republican party, cash that will immediately be used to fund an ad attacking Democratic nominee Alex Sink, according to a source briefed on the plan.
Florida - United States - Relationships - Business - Marco Rubio
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Michael D. Brown, The Real One, Stands Up
Michael Donald Brown, shadow senator and candidate for Democratic at-large council member, is not Michael Arrington Brown, the current independent at-large council member.
Jerry Brown - United States - History - California - Biography
Shallow-water Platform Fire Raises Wider Questions On Oil Safety
The fire Thursday at an oil platform off the Louisiana coast may not, in the end, do much harm to the Gulf of Mexico. But it could still mean trouble for both the Obama administration and the oil industry - by raising new questions about the gulf's oil fields.
Water - Business - Environment - Water Resources - Oil platform
As Mideast Talks Begin, Clinton Urges Israelis, Palestinians To Seek 'future Of Peace'
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks.
Palestinian people - Middle East - Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States - Peace
Is Glenn Beck's Rise Good For Mormonism?
Like conservative commentator Glenn Beck, Stephen Owens is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His in-laws traveled from Utah to Washington last weekend to join Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial.
Glenn Beck - Christianity - Domain Names - Disputed Domain Names - glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com
White House Considers Pre-midterm Package Of Business Tax Breaks To Spur Hiring
With just two months until the November elections, the White House is seriously weighing a package of business tax breaks - potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars - to spur hiring and combat Republican charges that Democratic tax policies hurt small businesses, according to people with...
United States - Business - White House - President - Government
Employers Shifting Health-care Costs To Workers, Survey Shows
Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.
Health care - United States - Kaiser Family Foundation - Insurance - Health insurance
The Fix: Al Franken Comes Out Of His Shell
Slowly but surely, the "Air America" version of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is making a comeback.
alfranken - United States - Government - Senate - Legislative Branch
The Fix: Al Franken Comes Out Of His Shell
alfranken - United States - Government - Senate - Legislative Branch
44: Obama Moving America 'toward Socialism,' Joe Miller Says
Traditionally, when a candidate wins a party primary by appealing to the base, he or she frequently "runs to the center" in the general election campaign in attempt to draw support from moderates. Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller, fresh off a stunning upset of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...
United States - Barack Obama - Joe Miller - Politics - President
Mixed Reaction To New Fec Rules On Candidates, Interest Groups Working Together
After years of wrangling, the Federal Election Commission has issued new rules aimed at clearing up the question: When is it illegal for an interest group to coordinate with a political candidate?
Federal Election Commission - Republicans - United States - Law - Television advertisement