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Frm. Atty Gen. & the Light Side of Ft. Hood
Last week, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) came out in strong support of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to prosecute the five 9/11 defendants in U.S. federal court and sharply criticized Republicans who were attacking the decision.
Will Banks & Bonuses Lead Us to Better Days?
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A Goldman Sachs International adviser defended compensation in the finance industry as his company plans a near-record year for pay, saying the spending will help boost the economy. “We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all,” Brian Griffiths, who was a special adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, said yesterday at a panel discussion at St.Investigators Document Repeat Illegal Sales at Gun Shows
By David S. Fallis
Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 7, 2009; 6:14 PM
Undercover investigators working on behalf of the New York City mayor's office repeatedly bought guns from unlicensed dealers at gun shows even though they disclosed they probably couldn't pass a background check.
That finding is among those outlined in a 36-page report released Wednesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office that documents alleged illegal gun sales by private and licensed dealers earlier this year at seven gun shows in three states.
Health Care Bill Gets Support From GOP Off The Hill
As various health care bills wind their way toward the House and Senate floors, the White House is soliciting support from some unlikely allies: Republicans. In the past few days such high-profile Republicans as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tommy Thompson, health and human services secretary in the Bush administration, have come out in support of an overhaul.A Crackdown on Bake Sales in City Schools
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: October 2, 2009
There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City’s latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the cut.
Widow could be next Senator Kennedy
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The widow of the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy should be considered as an interim appointee to represent Massachusetts in his place, two U.S.Obama Campaign Ad Firms Signed On to Push Health-Care Overhaul
Obama Campaign Ad Firms Signed On to Push Health-Care Overhaul By Timothy J. Burger Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Two firms that received $343.3 million to handle advertising for Barack Obama’s White House run last year have profited from his top priority as president by taking on his push for health-care overhaul.Guess who might be coming to dinner...and pitching his tent
Possible Gaddafi Visit Stirs N.J. Town By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi often brings a Bedouin tent along on his foreign trips, and he has pitched one in Cairo, in Rome and next to the Elysee Palace in Paris. But reports that he is planning to set up camp in suburban Englewood, N.J., next month have prompted outrage from U.S.
Gilligan's Old Party
Gilligan's Old Party By W. James Antle, III on 8.20.09 @ 6:09AM On television's Gilligan's Island, the ill-fated passengers of the S.S. Minnow headed out for a three-hour tour and ended up stranded for years on a deserted island.Senate rejects law on carrying concealed weapons
The vote was too close IMHO WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate narrowly rejected a measure to allow people to carry concealed weapons from state to state Wednesday. The vote was 58 to 39. The amendment needed 60 votes to pass.
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