APNewsBreak: AG accepts Texas redistricting deal (AP) 06.02.2012, 18:44:18 AP - A congressman's lawyer says the Texas attorney general has agreed to a temporary voting map that could keep the April 3 date for primary elections in Texas. |
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Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP) 06.02.2012, 18:36:26 AP - Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax? |
Has Obama Lost the Will to Fight for What is Right? (ContributorNetwork) 06.02.2012, 18:36:25 ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Conditions in Syria haven't gotten any better, so President Barack Obama told his ambassador to pack it up and come home. It's about time. The bloodshed has continued for nearly a year and few countries seem to have the wherewithal to insist that the bloodshed stop. |
Obamas to host dinner honoring Iraq veterans (AP) 06.02.2012, 18:06:56 AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq. |
Clint Eastwood Advertises for a Corporate Welfare Queen (ContributorNetwork) 06.02.2012, 19:16:53 ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | One of the most curious commercials to grace the Super Bowl was one that was said to be for the Chrysler Corp., but which the Hollywood Reporter suggested was really a Barack Obama campaign commercial. It was narrated by Clint Eastwood. |
Would Third-Party Run Be Best Bet for Ron Paul? (ContributorNetwork) 06.02.2012, 19:16:51 ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I have said before the most logical step for Ron Paul in this year's presidential campaign would be to run as an independent. Earlier in the campaign, there were some who would have burnt me at the stake for even suggesting such a thought. The general consensus from Paul supporters is there is no way he wouldn't get the GOP nomination to run against Obama. |
Powerful Pennsylvania lawmaker found guilty of corruption (Reuters) 06.02.2012, 19:12:58 Reuters - State Representative H. William DeWeese, one of Pennsylvania's longest-serving and most influential lawmakers, was found guilty on Monday of theft and criminal conspiracy stemming from his use of state employees to campaign for him for free. |
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club (AP) 06.02.2012, 19:12:46 AP - Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history. |