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8 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm
For example, anyone likely to pick up this book will recognize political figures like Michele Bachmann, Joe Biden, John Boehner, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Tom Daschle, John & Elizabeth Edwards, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gibbs, Alan Greenspan, David Gregory, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. [read post]
7 Aug 2013, 6:14 pm
Governors Warn Party Members In Congress Not To Shut GovernmentWorried about the potential impact on the fragile economies in their states, Republican governors this weekend warned their counterparts in Congress not to shut down the federal government as part of an effort to block financing for President Obama’s health care law (Martin, 8/4).The Wall Street Journal: GOP Leaders Signal Health-Care Card Not In Play In Budget BattleTwo top House Republicans suggested Sunday that they… [read post]
7 Aug 2013, 9:00 am
Barack Obama in 2012. [read post]
6 Aug 2013, 5:47 am
Overview below: The election of Barack Obama prompted people around the world to herald the dawning of a new, postracial era in America. [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 3:00 am
., a former longtime law enforcement officer who works as an investigator for the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office, has been nominated to serve as the U.S. marshal in South Florida.Rojas, who was nominated by President Barack Obama on Thursday, is the deputy director of the South Florida Money Laundering Strike Force in the state attorney’s office.Previously, he spent 24 years with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, retiring as the special agent in charge of… [read post]
4 Aug 2013, 8:43 pm
Upon news of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, President Barack Obama released a statement urging Americans to reflect calmly on the events that transpired and concluded that “we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. [read post]
4 Aug 2013, 12:00 pm
Yet a compromise sharply limiting that authority, strongly endorsed by then-Senator Barack Obama, was unanimously approved by the Senate way back in 2005—until a sneaky last-minute change turned the limits on their head. [read post]
3 Aug 2013, 7:44 am
When he announced his retirement as Center director in 2010, he was honored at a festive celebration at the Carolina Inn, where featured speakers included Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, then-Governor Beverly Perdue of North Carolina, and President Barack Obama, who offered a video tribute to Julius Chambers’ life and work. [read post]
2 Aug 2013, 11:58 am
Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Congress is ramping up efforts to kill off Obamacare. [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 5:10 pm
The Merc reports as follows: President Barack Obama nominated Michelle Friedland, a partner in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson, to the nation's largest appeals court, which shapes federal law in California and eight other western states. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 8:16 pm
English: Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Ever since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was made law, there have been those in Congress trying to figure out how to get rid of it. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 12:52 pm
When the Senate didn’t take action on President Barack Obama’s nominees, he used a constitutional provision that allows the president to put members on the Board without confirmation when the Senate is in recess. [read post]
29 Jul 2013, 10:08 am
For decades, and as recently as Barack Obama’s first year in the White House, libertarians were marginalized within the conservative pantheon. [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 6:53 am
She also ordered that a copy of her ruling be transmitted to President Barack Obama. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 9:01 pm
The election of 2012 saw the American people soundly reject the Republican Party’s candidates—re-electing Barack Obama and Joe Biden, increasing the number of Democratic seats in the Senate, and casting a majority of their votes for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives (votes that were nullified, unfortunately and unethically, by Republican gerrymandering of House districts). [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 10:33 am
The job performance ratings of President Barack Obama and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker are down a little from May, the most recent polling date. [read post]
21 Jul 2013, 9:22 pm
Despite hopes that US and EU policies might converge over time, the US and the EU in January 2009 seemed as far apart as ever on the regulation of GM foods, which threatened to become a flashpoint in the transatlantic relationship during the presidency of Barack Obama. [read post]
20 Jul 2013, 6:50 am
DiNapoli Friday released a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him, in light of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, to direct all federal agencies under his control to adopt a marriage “Place of Celebration” standard. [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 9:34 am
Obama concedes Congress won’t meet August deadline on immigration overhaul By Associated Press, Published: July 15 | Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 8:23 PM WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday conceded that an immigration overhaul cannot be achieved by his August deadline. [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 7:50 am
by Tammy Binford With the clock ticking on the term of the only confirmed member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), reports are circulating that President Barack Obama will send two new nominees to the Senate and abandon his two previous appointees, who face opposition because of their disputed recess appointment status. [read post]
