Mexico's Calderón comes to Washington
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Although President-elect Obama's meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderón is considered by some to be largely ceremonial, Calderón has a wish list of topics to bring up when he visits Obama in Washington, D.C. today. He hopes to advance the relationship with Obama and promote fundamentals for a strategic association, especially in regard to organized crime and narcotrafficking, trade, and t... more
Views: 1578Pelosi Blamed as $700b Bailout Fails by 23 Votes
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Wall Street took an apocalyptic 777-point plunge Monday as the House voted down a controversial $700 billion bailout plan proposed by President Bush and the Treasury Department. Some blamed a partisan speech by House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who allegedly placed blame for the credit crisis on Republicans. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/29/house-republicans-blame-pelosis-speech/ more
Views: 1200Obama Waffles a Hit at Republican Value Voters Summit
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Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss from Franklin, Tennessee sold numerous boxes of their "Obama Waffles" at the Republican Value Voters Summit in Washington DC last week before organizers said they couldn't because the boxes were racists and in poor taste. The box of Obama Waffles features a caricature of Barack Obama tha resembles the cartoon of Aunt Jemima that went under fire for being racist some years ago. The Obama Wa... more
Views: 1645Sarah Palin's 17-Year-Old Daughter Pregnant Out of Wedlock
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Despite false blog rumors stating that Sarah Palin's infant son, Trig, is actually her grandson and the son of one of her teenage daughters, shocking news came today that made this Desperate Housewives-like storyline not so far from the truth. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, has just announced that her daughter is indeed pregnant. Bristol Palin, 17-years-old, is five months pregnant and plans on marryin... more
Views: 2430Mukasey Won’t Prosecute Justice Department Officials for Biased Hiring
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Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey said he would not attempt to file charges against those implicated in the Justice Department scandal, leaving them essentially unpunished. Mukasey said in a speech to the American Bar Association in New York on Tuesday that “not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime.” The officials implicated in the hiring... more
Views: 1204When You Act Like a Jerk, You're Gonna be Treated Like a Jerk
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It would be one thing if John Edwards’ big boo-boo stood alone. But it isn’t working out that way. Enough by now has been written about the bimbo eruption itself, the charismatic married Democrat and the “other woman,” the betrayed wife, the irate and brokenhearted supporters. Hmm… sounds familiar. Didn’t we just go through this a decade ago? It was enough to bigfoot a presidenc... more
Views: 1410Drunk and Cheap. Bad Date? Nope. Chamber of Commerce Staff
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Posted by Tula Connell to AFL-CIO NOW They may be party animals when chugging $8,204 worth of booze, but after the hangover is over, the staff at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce goes back to being their ugly anti-worker selves. Seems that some 100 or so Chamber of Commerce staff recently ran up an $8,204 tab at The Exchange, a sports bar within staggering distance from the Chamber’s architecturally ever-so pondero... more
Views: 2261House Resolution to Apologize for Slavery, Jim Crow Laws
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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a resolution today that will apologize for slavery and the years of discriminatory Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws were in affect from the 1870s until 1965 when Congress passed the Voting Rights Act. Jim Crow segregated blacks and whites in almost all aspects of public life. Although law makers defended Jim Crow by saying establishments like schools and rail cars were... more
Views: 1959Rally Demands Free Elections, End of Zimbabwe Government Violence
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Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW Nearly 100 trade unionists and other worker justice activists marched outside Zimbabwe’s embassy in Washington, D.C., yesterday demanding fair and free elections and an end to government-sponsored violence against opponents. The demonstration was sponsored by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the Transafrica Forum, the AFL-CIO and several other groups. Members of Z... more
Views: 1501National Mall in Disrepair, Still Awaiting Improvements
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Posted by Cara McDonough to findingDulcinea Seventeen dead ducks recently showed up in the reflecting pool at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Many believe the 200-year-old park is overdue for a facelift. A sea wall by the Jefferson Memorial is slowly sinking into the tidal basin. Flooded and cracked walkways have to be blocked off from public use, and water is so dirty that this isn’t the first time dead ... more
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