Poll: 80% of Republicans Support Extending Patriot Act
abcnews.go.com — Against a backdrop of heightened public concern about government intrusions, six in 10 Americans favor extending the Patriot Act, but majorities oppose expanding it by adding new FBI powers to issue subpoenas and access U.S. mail. (Submitted by novenator) More…
Obama uses the word 'teabagger' to describe opposition
prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.co… — The president, according to one Congressman, told Democrats that a failed health care bill would "encourage extremists." "“Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care?" (Submitted by Troika37) More…
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"I Object": Tom Price Tries To Shut Down Democratic Congress
huffingtonpost.com — On Saturday morning, a group of House Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) -- attempted to stop the Democratic Women's Caucus from making their arguments about how the health bill would benefit women by screaming over them. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) only had time to say "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to--," before (Submitted by HeadOvMetal) More…
George W. Bush Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims
foxnews.com — Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura secretly visited Fort Hood last night and spent "considerable time" consoling those who were wounded in Thursday's shooting spree, Fox News has learned. The Bushes entered and departed the sprawling military facility in secret, having told the base commander they did not want press coverage. (Submitted by bettverboten) More…
GOP Gone Wild As Unruly Republicans Silence Congresswomen
thinkprogress.org — This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. (Submitted by jeffreyilevin) More…
In a Warning to Obama, Abbas Quits Palestinian Election
time.com — Feeling "cheated" by Washington, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he won't run again. His departure would derail U.S. peace efforts, but then again, the poll from which he's withdrawing won't happen (Submitted by gvoakes) More…
Wall Street's Real Corporate Criminals are Going Unpunished
sfweekly.com — Despite Obama's promises of change, corporate crooks are still going unpunished for their roles in the financial collapse. Bernie Madoff and the other accused Ponzi schemers like Allen Stanford are mere pickpockets compared with Wall Street's institutional buccaneers, who, so far, have carted off up to $12.7 trillion. (Submitted by vtbarrera) More…
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