Opinion List - Government
Joseph Raglione
September 09, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, if I had Billions of Dollars to spend on Television advertising, I would not hound you on a daily basis to do what is right and just and compassionate for both yourselves and for your fellow U.S. citizens. All I would need do is create the same Hype the Rep...
Joseph Raglione
September 09, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the following is a Thank You message from David Plouffe...>
Joseph --
With Labor Day behind us, today marks the traditional start of the final stretch of campaign season.
We've got a lot of work left ahead of us, but I want to make sure you know ex...
Joseph Raglione
September 09, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, I love president Obama, but if he is on the side of the Oil corporations, then he is on the wrong side! So are the Republicans for that matter...>
Dear Joseph,
Offshore oil drilling isn't safe.
Help protect wildlife.
Yet another oil platform has ...
Newswire Services
September 08, 2010
Consumer Groups, Survivors of Foodborne Illness, Call on Senate to Pass FDA Reform Legislation This Month
Joseph Raglione
September 08, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the young people of Campus Progress have a message for you. It is the get out to vote message. A message I agree with because voting will impact their future, and finding the candidates who cannot be bribed and who are willing to work in government for the ...
Gary Ater
September 07, 2010
Does this explain what the White House Chief of Staff really thinks about American workers?
Amani Ambani
September 06, 2010
Markets and metal prices rose in China, EU, India and Brazil. Shanghai China 1.54%, Nikei, Japan, +2.05, Hang Seng + 1.83. Indian shares ended higher today Bombay Stock Exchange settled the day at 18,560.05, higher by 338.62 points, or 1.86 per cent.
European stocks rose Monday The Stoxx Europe...
Daya Sagar Sharma
September 06, 2010
Government of India did not take Jammu and Kashmir affairs seriously even after mass migration of Kashmiri pundits from Kashmir Valley .. After 1990 the people of Kashmir Valley have been rather pushed further into a dilemma of distrust , confusions and misunderstandings on JK {Kashmir } affairs { i...
Dan Liftman
September 06, 2010
Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally draws cheers and jeers
Peter Fotis Kapnistos
September 05, 2010
Professor Stephen Hawking recently said that if we were ever discovered by an alien civilization, they would probably conquer us. But don´t imagine space ships and laser cannons. They will conquer us with a microbe. Will the Earth´s governments know how to face up to it, when it comes to the worst of the worst?
Jon Paul Schilling
September 05, 2010
Should America be looking at the "Big Picture" of comprehensive immigration reform as those who are here illegally think we should? Many special interest groups are suggesting that America look toward the future and believe America should be building now to accommodate those who come enmass.
Joseph Raglione
September 06, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the truth shall set you free, but only if you know the facts and you vote to set yourselves free! Otherwise, those who control and dominate will give you your instructions and you had better obey, or else!
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Joseph Raglione
September 06, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle.
One of my favorite political activist groups, the Sierra Club, invites you to send your creative ideas to President Obama. He is waiting to hear from you and an opportunity like this may not arrive again for years! As for my creative idea, I want to sto...
Joseph Raglione
September 06, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, you have about six years left before the Planet creates a Hell on Earth for all of us. Remember global warming? It does not care if you are Republican or Democrat, Male or Female, Rich or Poor...Black...White, or in between! We are very late in taking serio...
Joseph Raglione
September 06, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the last election was a test run. It worked but badly, with lots of needless problems created by the Republican opposition and their multi-millionaire corporate friends who were and continue to be afraid of losing thier multi-millions. So afraid in fact, th...
Mark Anderson
September 01, 2010
Congresswoman Titus, I love you. You are a fellow human being. (And understand sometimes my rhetorical flourish and satirical-prone tongue creeps into everything else I write. The hypothyroidism doesn't help much, either. And keep in mind my favorite sport is..picking on politicians and political aspirants.) Please treat Dr. Heck with some respect, too. You go after him on the HPV vaccine. If vaccine coverage is mandated for insurance companies, this will do nothing to increase access. This will lead to either increased rationing or higher premiums. There's no such thing as a free lunch here. And if we go down that road, why not mandatory insurance coverage for spinach or wine or cheese?
Robert Owens
August 30, 2010
Now that the GREAT EVENT is over we have to ask ourselves, "What did we go to Washington to see?"
Tim Williams
September 05, 2010
This past primary season is now behind us. Thank goodness! All those TV adds, all the wasted money, and yes all that so called mudslinging. That's just for the primary season. Now comes the general election with ever greater intensity and fervor. All across America in every political commercial, fly...
Daya Sagar Sharma
September 04, 2010
The one most agitating question that Farooq Abdullah has raised on the floor of Lok Sabha { last Thursday 26 August 2010 } is about mutual trust . While Referring to the June 2000 Autonomy Resolution of JK Legislative Assembly. Dr. Farooq said { i} "Dil pe raj karna hai zameen pe nahin ", {ii}...
Surya B. Prasai
September 04, 2010
As 2010 started, there was building hope among Nepali political parties and the international community that the Nepali peace process might be completed within the next few months that is within the fifth renewal period of UNMIN which now officially ends on September 15, 2010. As of this writing, s...
Dr. Wolassa L. Kumo
September 04, 2010
Introduction
As many economists had expected, China overtook Japan as the world´s second largest economy during the second quarter of 2010. The Chinese nominal Q2 GDP was $1.335 trillion surpassing that of Japan, $1.286, by $0.049 trillion for the same quarter. Japan had retained this position s...
Dennis AuBuchon
September 04, 2010
Our educationa system is a great system and has served many needs in the past and will in the future. At times any system needs to be improved or it becomes stagnant. Our educational system is no different. While the process in place is a good one there are aspects which need to be improved.
William Lambers
September 05, 2010
Here is the latest situation report from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on its relief operation in flood-ravaged Pakistan.
Michelle Malsbury, BSBM, MM
September 04, 2010
For years now we've heard and read the American perspective on the war in Afghanistan. Sikander, although fiction, is written from the Muslim perspective. It is a moving, coming of tale about a young man who saw the war between Afghanistan and the Soviets firsthand. For more insight into this wonderful novel please read this article in its entirety.
Mahdi Haile
September 03, 2010
Many Somalis in Diaspora will tell you that they are politician and in the future he or she will be President Of Somalia.
Szandor Blestman
September 03, 2010
There's some scary stuff happening in this nation right now. It has to do with Muslims. No, I am not afraid of Muslims. No, I do not believe that they are out to destroy our way of life. No, I do not believe that they are inherently violent people who see Christians and Jews as demons that need to b...
Joel S. Hirschhorn
September 03, 2010
For years I muttered mentally to myself about the insanity of Americans electing George W. Bush president. Now I go through the same agony about the craziness of the nation electing Barack Obama president. As much as I thought Bush was a manipulated second-rate politician that carried out the terr...
Dan Goodman
September 04, 2010
Before the Fourteenth Amendment, one was considered a citizen of a State as well as a citizen of the United States. After the Fourteenth Amendment one changed to being either a citizen of a State OR a citizen of the United States. Since a citizen of the United States can be also a citizen of a State, under Section 1, Clause 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, then there are now two state citizens in every State of the Union. Legal authority quoted, cited, and linked.
Two Major Reports Highlight How Republican Calls to Repeal Health Reform Would Harm Small Businesses
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
WASHINGTON – Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, commented on two reports that show how health reform helps small businesses and makes workers' health insurance more secure.
Chairman Stark: "Opponents of health reform use repeal as a campaign slogan b...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Sees trouble ahead as CBO, CMS note cost issues with present health plan
Washington, D.C. – Massive cuts for Medicare providers and doctors who treat Medicare patients are coming, warns Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who says a letter from the Congressional Budget Office proves his point that those cu...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
The other day, the non-partisan RAND Corporation published a new report, revealing that an additional 10 million workers at small businesses will have access to affordable health insurance, as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The report shows that, once the Health Insurance Exchanges are functi...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced the release of nearly $4 million in funding for two area health centers. The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations will receive $2 million in funding and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will receive $1,969,457 in funding...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced that three Ranking Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) have sent a letter to Secretary Robert Gates demanding documents related to the legalities of the decision to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM). The docu...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
New website builds upon efforts to increase communication and connectivity with constituents
Washington, DC – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced the launch of his newly re-designed Congressional website, a new "Online Office" that will serve as an interactive and informative resource for constitu...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Albio Sires (D-NJ), sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney ...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) participated in a marijuana eradication effort Monday, led by Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko in coordination with state and federal agencies. The Congressman wanted an "up close and personal" assessment of the enormous challenges facing local l...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, DC – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced he has selected Grant and Frances Delgatty of Pasadena to be this year´s recipient of the 29th Congressional District "Angels in Adoption" award, an annual award sponsored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI).
"The De...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
House Republican leaders are letting loose some details of the GOP´s "new" agenda in a book by House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (Virginia), House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Kevin McCarthy (California) and Ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee Paul Ryan (Wisconsin). A key element...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, DC – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced he has selected Grant and Frances Delgatty of Pasadena to be this year´s recipient of the 29th Congressional District "Angels in Adoption" award, an annual award sponsored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI).
"The De...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
House Republican Leader John Boehner gave a regrettably partisan speech before the American Legion in which he continued to criticize President Obama´s Iraq, security, and veterans´ policies, even as the President is keeping his promise to bring home all combat troops from Iraq and stron...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Congressman Dennis Cardoza announced $120,141 in law enforcement grants for communities in California´s 18th Congressional District today. The awards were provided through the Justice Department´s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
The program provides states and...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Nonpartisan Experts Debunk GOP Myth
The facts are clear: At least 97 percent of small businesses would not pay a penny more in taxes if tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire, according to nonpartisan experts.
In early August, the nonpartisan Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact evaluate...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Announcement Will Mean More Secure Health Coverage for Early Retirees
WASHINGTON – Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, praised the announcement that nearly 2,000 employers have been approved for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program enacted as part of...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, praised U.S. troops and diplomats for their efforts to increase security and stability in Iraq. With the President set to announce a shift in the U.S. mission in Iraq, McKe...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
"Congress has a pretty good record of funding our forces when they go into a combat zone; the record is mixed when it comes to funding our post-combat efforts."
Washington, D.C.— Writing in the Los Angeles Times, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif...
Congressional Desk
September 03, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received one-time, tax-free checks of $250 to help pay for prescription drug costs. These checks will continue to...
Joseph Raglione
September 03, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the struggle for social justice, world peace and a cleaner and safer environment is not over. Not by a long shot! I ask you to give the Democrats a large majority in government and then literally push them back on track towards 1. A reduction in Green House...
Joseph Raglione
September 03, 2010
Dear Jimmy Carter:
You are doing wonderful work! Human Rights must be protected and the best way to protect the human rights of the poor, is to boycott any government or group attempting to exploit the poor for power or wealth. Economic boycotts aimed at powerful and dangerous groups can be create...
Daya Sagar Sharma
July 31, 2010
Pakistan´s instability could be seen in the instances like Musharraf stating that he had reached near signing a solution to Kashmir affairs with Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh { although Man Mohan Singh has not reacted to it either way} where as after his exit he is himself now fearing ...
Daya Sagar Sharma
September 01, 2010
No doubt in Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is the largest political party that can dare standing for India against the anti India and anti accession ideologies . But so far New Delhi has not been true even in listening to National Conference that has so far held so firmly to the 1947 ac...
Daya Sagar Sharma
August 03, 2010
In 1950s in the curriculum of the junior schools we { kids in Jammu and Kashmir } read about Maqbool Sherbani .In 2010 no one is told about Maqbool Sherwani instead in Kashmir Valley people so regularly hear and read more about Maqbool Bhat. This is enough to paint the environment in which ...
Daya Sagar Sharma
August 07, 2010
Government of India did not take Jammu and Kashmir affairs seriously even after mass migration of Kashmiri pundits from Kashmir Valley .. After 1990 the people of Kashmir Valley have been rather pushed further into a dilemma of distrust , confusions and misunderstandings on JK {Kashmir } affair...
California Political Desk
September 03, 2010
OAKLAND, CA – In recognition of California Attorney General Jerry Brown´s record of strong and consistent support for women´s health issues, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice California (NARAL Pro-Choice California), and Planned Parenthood Affiliates ...
California Political Desk
September 03, 2010
San Francisco — Mayor Gavin Newsom today invited interested Housing Authority tenants to apply for two of the soon-to-be vacant Housing Authority Commission seats. These two members must be residents of San Francisco and be Housing Authority tenants, one of whom must be over 62 years of age (...
California Political Desk
September 02, 2010
Coalition of Businesses & Mayors to Push for Extension of Successful Federal Stimulus Funding as New National Report Shows More than 250,000 Americans in 37 States Have Work Through Jobs Programs.
San Francisco — Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined local business leaders, employers and work...
California Political Desk
September 02, 2010
Drunken driving and consumer and election protection bills clear Legislature.
Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, marked the end of a successful 2010 legislative session Wednesday with a record that included the passage of 20 bills that he authored. The legislation tackles a r...
California Desk
September 02, 2010
Position Consistent with ACLU Support of New York City Islamic Center.
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Wednesday joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations California (CAIR) and other civic groups to condemn the rash of violence targ...
California Political Desk
September 02, 2010
California´s youngest learners are one step closer to entering kindergarten prepared to learn and succeed after the state Legislature on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 1381 (Simitian, Steinberg), the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010. The bill now heads to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signa...
California Desk
September 02, 2010
Board of Trustees selects nationally recognized expert on Latino art and culture, Jonathan L. Yorba, Ph.D., to lead the Mexican Museum.
San Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that, after conducting a national search, the Board of Trustees of the Mexican Museum ha...
California Desk
September 03, 2010
Recognition for Leadership in Improving Lives of America´s Children through Home Visitation.
LOS ANGELES — Nurse-Family Partnership®, a leading non-profit organization addressing the needs of low income, first-time parents and their children, has joined the Los Angeles County Depart...
Gary Ater
August 31, 2010
Beck´s become an evangelist and talks to God, Palin lives on another planet and the Dems are drinking their own Kool-Aid.
Gary Ater
August 27, 2010
The conservative Krauthammer just loves to take Republican "talking points" and present them as "gospel".
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA
September 02, 2010
Wasteful and cruel addiction experiments on animals are being conducted all over the country—and taxpayers are footing the bill for many of them. Federal tax dollars would be much better spent funding cash-strapped addiction treatment centers and studying drug addictions in humans in a clinical setting.
Szandor Blestman
August 31, 2010
I read an interesting piece the other day about mass delusion and the economy. It got me to thinking about, of all things, conspiracy theories. It suddenly occurred to me that maybe, just maybe, the reason the powerful can get away with conspiracy, the reason they can cause so much harm and constern...
Bruce Deitrick Price
September 01, 2010
Schools don´t teach facts, apparently because the Education Establishment prefers empty-headed kids who can be told what to think.
But kids need facts, want facts, and can learn facts. Now, if only schools would start serving their students instead of their collectivist dreams.
Matthew Freer
September 01, 2010
This article examines the Roger Clemens perjury debacle from a legal perspective.
Osita Ebiem
September 01, 2010
When Kenya invited Omar al-Bashir, the criminal of Khartoum and one of humanity´s most execrable enemies to attend the inauguration of its new constitution on the 27th of August 2010 in the name of trying to be a good neighbor, it knew what it was doing. The Sudan genocidist, al-Bashir...
Jon Paul Schilling
September 02, 2010
It seems as though someone in or outside the Oval Office didn't receive the Memo that Arizona is occupied 100 miles north of its border with Mexico.
William Lambers
September 02, 2010
The people of Pakistan need the support and compassion of the world community
Michelle Malsbury, BSBM, MM
September 01, 2010
Media personnel came back with largely mixed reviews regarding President Obama's primetime news speech last evening. For my take on what he said please read this short article in its entirety.
Sam Vaknin
September 01, 2010
The EU is in the throes of a life-threatening crisis and the entire enlargement project is in ever-growing doubt. Even if the EU were to emerge unscathed from this predicament, its harried officials still regard the Western Balkans as a cesspit, an Ottoman-Byzantine-Oriental Muslim-infested relic in the heart of an otherwise civilized, genteel, and Christian Europe (read: West). The more bigoted of the EU members are going to drag the negotiations with the likes of Macedonia as they have been doing with Turkey for decades now.
Joseph Raglione
August 31, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, the following is a message from the President of the United States.
Good evening,
Tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. EDT, I will address the nation from the Oval Office about the end of the war in Iraq.
We are at a truly historic moment in our nation´s hi...
Joseph Raglione
August 31, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, have you ever wanted to know what it was like to be a political activist for a good cause...now is your chance...>
Joseph -
Have you ever walked into a campaign office and felt like you were part of a team -- working hard, but having fun doing it? Wel...
Gary S. Bekkum
August 31, 2010
Updated: Terror attack prediction confirmed by ABC News report? Dream psychic Chris Robinson's recent Twitter warning of new 9/11 like attacks has been reinforced by ABC News' breaking report of terror suspects arrest.
Joseph Raglione
August 31, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, one thing I enjoy about your great new government, is that they are not afraid to name names, spill beans, open books and expose crooks. "The Rant" is a new source for this kind of information and yes, it does derive from the Democratic Party, but I dare yo...
Joseph Raglione
August 31, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, Car sales have jumped up in Quebec, Canada, this year, and as usual the paid Media did not do an in depth reporting as to why Car sales jumped so high! I believe it is most likely because T.V. journalists are fed one line News clips and given five seconds t...
Dale Netherton
August 31, 2010
The interest China collects from the U.S. will eventually consume most of the United States budget. As this occurs interest payments to China will burden our fiscal stability to the extent the gold in Fort Knox will be drained to maintain U.S; Credit ratings. This drain will dramatically accelerate hyper-inflation.
Daniel G-Mikael
August 31, 2010
OF KINGS AND BANDITS
By Saleh "Gadi" Johar
Negarit Media, 2010, 327 pages
negaritmedia.com
A literary review of this exquisitely written historical novel about the making of a child warrior, the resilience of the human spirit and the quest for freedom in Eritrea of the 1960s.
Steve Hammons
August 28, 2010
When NBC journalist Tim Russert passed on in June 2008, his colleagues, friends, family and the public said goodbye – or at least "until we meet again" – to a respected and loved individual. Now may be an appropriate time to revisit his interesting question on Oct. 30, 2007, during the Democratic presidential candidates' debate. Russert asked Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich about an unidentified flying object (UFO) that Kucinich had reportedly witnessed.
Steve Hammons
August 27, 2010
An Aug. 27, 2010, commentary by NBC News space analyst James Oberg about the new book by journalist Leslie Kean, "UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record," seems thought-provoking. The article, posted on MSNBC.com, is titled "UFO book based on questionable foundation." Oberg is a 22-year veteran of Houston's NASA Mission Control in Houston and has written books himself on the subjects of space exploration and space policy.
Joseph Raglione
August 30, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, if Coffee had been on board that ship as opposed to Tea, the Boston Tea Party would be known as the Boston Coffee drinking Party. The Coffee drinking Crowd is up earlier and generally faster than the Tea Bagger gang! Need proof? Ask anybody who gets up at F...
Sam Vaknin
August 30, 2010
Politicians will always rob blind the state. They will always manipulate electorates, political parties, legislatures, and the judiciary to induce them to collude in their shenanigans. They will always bribe constituents and legislators to bend the rules. In other words, they will always act in their self-interest. In their defense they can say that the damage from such actions to each citizen is minuscule while the benefits to the politician are enormous. In other words: such misbehaviour is the rational, self-interested, thing to do.
Ki Gray
August 30, 2010
The 30 year rate fell from 4.42 to 4.36 this week. This is the 6th week in a row where rates have fallen. But more importantly this is the 5th week where we have hit a new all time low. In that time the 30 year rate has dropped from 4.57 to 4.36. Considering that 4.57 was an all time low this i...
Ki Gray
August 30, 2010
Sometimes federal programs get a bum rap, because there is so much bureaucracy tied up in it. The cost to run the program and time consumed in applying for it can exceed the benefits. There are two federal programs, though, that deserve a closer look if your home is in need of repair, or you are c...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House introduction of the oil spill response package. The package includes: the revised Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to reduc...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following joint statement announcing that the U.S. Department of Education approved California´s application to receive $1.2 billion as part of the...
David Swanson
August 29, 2010
On Tuesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill already passed by the Senate that funds a $33 billion, 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan. The vote was 308 to 114. What could the good news possibly be?
The first good news is that, while we had no more than 35 congress me...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
Valley Congressman Likely to Introduce Legislation Calling New Attention to HUD´s Inaction
The government programs and studies to solve the foreclosure crisis may look good on paper or from "10,000 feet above reality in Washington," but they are doing absolutely nothing to help those in ...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
(Washington, DC) - Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) issued the following statement as part of the Congressional Black Caucus´s (CBC) Foreign Policy and International Relations Taskforce event "Focus on Haiti: The Road to Recovery – A Six Month Review":
"As we commemorate the six...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
Washington, DC — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) supported and the House passed H.R. 5730, the Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings and Accountability Act, to rescind more than $700 million in unobligated funding for 309 earmarks contained in previous surface transportation authorization...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
MISSION, KAN. - Todd Tiahrt's U. S. Senate campaign announced that Greg and Missey Smith have endorsed his campaign. The Smith's received national attention in 2007 after their daughter, Kelsey, was abducted from a Target parking lot. The Smith's have since that time dedicated their lives to helpin...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
Congressman Cardoza joined residents and officials in San Joaquin County in expressing significant concern that prisoner Loren Herzog could be returned to the community.
Herzog is on the verge of early parole after serving 12 years in prison. He was initially sentenced to 78 years in prison ...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
(Washington, DC) - Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) issued the following statement in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
"Twenty years ago, we took a historic step in the direction of equality when the Americans with Disabilities Act was s...
Congressional Desk
August 29, 2010
The leader of a Kansas organization that champions the right to bear arms accused a staff member of Congressman Jerry Moran's campaign for Senate with threatening to damage the group if an endorsement for Moran's primary election rival Todd Tiahrt wasn't withdrawn.
Patricia Stoneking, president ...
David Swanson
August 29, 2010
Pretending to end a war and occupation, while stationing 50,000 soldiers, 18,000 mercenaries, and 84,000 support contractors in massive and permanent military bases in Iraq is a far cry from what candidate Barack Obama described as ending "the mind-set that got us into war in the first place." It fits better with Nobel Peace laureate Obama's description of war as "not only necessary but morally justified."
Lee Nicholson
August 28, 2010
A Review of the new book "Mirage Men: A Journey in Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs" by Mark Pilkington.
Theresa J. Thurmond Morris
August 27, 2010
With Nobel laureate Samuel Ting, the lead scientist of the AMS project looking on with shuttle commander Mark Kelly and his crew, an Air Force C-5 transport jet taxied to a stop at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a flight from Geneva where the payload was assembled and tested.