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added 2007 Fri Jun 15 13:02:15 by capnews
Bush's declaration makes people in Los Angeles eligible for rehab, counseling and other programs to help them recover from Lohan-related damage.
added 2007 Thu Jun 14 21:34:50 by Ginder
Some people get hit hard every year after they have filed their taxes. Most of these people are families. Single people who live in apartments rather than homes and work for an employer rather than for themselves.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 23:20:02 by TechnologyExpert
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday he will vote for a no-confidence resolution against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. 'If you ask Arlen Specter, do I have confidence in Attorney General Gonzales, the answer is a resounding no,' Specter said during a news conference in Philadelphia.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 22:16:43 by TechnologyExpert
The Senate will hold a "no confidence" vote on embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this Monday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced. In a statement released Friday, Schumer said if all senators followed their conscience, "this vote would be unanimous."
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 8:45:53 by populist
A dangerous specter once again haunts our economy, our pocketbooks, and the value of almost every asset. It is called inflation.
added 2007 Wed May 30 23:48:49 by TechnologyExpert
While the political world obsesses over whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales can survive the outcry over the politically motivated dismissal of eight US Attorneys, the legal academy has been debating a different aspect of the fallout: Could a case be made that the chief law-enforcement officer of the United States should be disbarred?
added 2007 Sat May 19 5:47:07 by zaph22
Given that Democratic Leader Harry Reid has threatened to filibuster any immigration bill that does not include amnesty for illegal aliens, someone should ask him a basic question: What happens to state budgets when 12 million illegal aliens become eligible for Medicaid and food stamps? Right now, illegal aliens are largely ineligible for a whole p
added 2007 Thu May 17 1:35:52 by TechnologyExpert
Alberto Gonzales came under renewed pressure Wednesday, as a 3rd senator called for his resignation and Democrats challenged his truthfulness about President Bush's no-warrant eavesdropping program.
added 2007 Tue May 15 22:21:12 by populist
As with most faulty economic doctrines, the claim that economic growth causes price inflation isn't just wrong, it's exactly backwards.

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added 2007 Thu Apr 26 20:10:22 by populist
In this modern, post--Bretton Woods world of "monetary order" and coordinated central-bank inflation, many who are otherwise sympathetic to the arguments against central banks believe that the elimination of central banking is an unattainable, utopian dream.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 10:21:36 by Radiofreeeuropa
Mr Rove, who masterminded Mr Bush's "appointment" in 2000 and election theft in 2004, will be a central focus of an inquiry by a task force set up by the US Office of Special Counsel, an obscure government body.
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 17:21:04 by TechnologyExpert
His job in jeopardy, A.G. Alberto Gonzales went before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to explain his murky role in the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors last winter. Seated alone at the witness table, Gonzales listened quietly as Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's chairman, delivered a tongue-lashing in the opening moments.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 21:56:31 by trnscndr
Humor/Serious commentary on the structure of the hideously profitable Federal Reserve.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 2:58:48 by populist
The film first focuses on the US Internal Revenue Service showing that the federal income tax on an individual's wage-paid labor is illegal and unconstitutional because there's no law written requiring that anyone pay it.
added 2007 Fri Apr 13 23:49:49 by jeremytoday
President Bush and the first lady paid $186,378 in federal taxes on their income of $765,801 for last year. Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife made twice as much and paid the tax man about $50,000 more than they owed.
added 2007 Fri Apr 13 21:20:36 by TechnologyExpert
The spreadsheet appears to assess a list of U.S. Attorneys based on a variety of different qualifications, including prosecution experience and political experience. But there is one column dedicated solely to an assessment of whether the attorneys are members of the Federalist Society.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 7:00:15 by TechnologyExpert
The White House said today that it may have lost what could amount to thousands of messages sent through a private e-mail system used by political guru Karl Rove and at least 50 other top officials, an admission that stirred anger and dismay among congressional investigators.
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 0:06:21 by TechnologyExpert
Another federal investigation has been launched into GSA chief Lurita Doan, probing concerns she may have violated a ban against conducting partisan political activity at government expense by participating in a meeting on GOP election strategy.
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 11:23:12 by Aidenag
A federal district judge ruled yesterday that the Bush administration illegally rewrote the rules for managing 192 million acres of federally owned forests and grasslands in 2005 and must consider the environmental impact of its plan before offering another policy blueprint.
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 22:17:33 by TechnologyExpert
Under questioning today, Sampson acknowledged he had made the call to the FBI to complain about (head of the FBI office in San Diego) Dzwilewski's statement. But Sampson said he had merely "asked...why an FBI employee was commenting on that issue." Watch it on site.
added 2007 Wed Mar 28 0:54:39 by TechnologyExpert
An FBI agent was warned to keep quiet about the dismissal of a U.S. attorney after he told a newspaper her firing would hurt the agency's ongoing investigations and speculated politics was involved, a U.S. Senate panel heard on Tuesday.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 23:04:01 by HealthDoctor
Monica Goodling, a counsel to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who helped coordinate the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys, will invoke her constitutional right not to answer Senate questions about the firings, her lawyer said.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 23:24:48 by TheVisionary
With nearly 47 million American's left without health insurance, the country's health care system is in a state of crisis according to some. Now a new poll shows that over the years the support for a universal federally funded system has grown year over year.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 23:48:55 by TechnologyExpert
The former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales agreed Friday to testify at a Senate inquiry next week into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year. Kyle Sampson, who resigned last week amid the furor over the dismissals, will appear Thursday at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, his attorney said. His appearance will mark
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 2:12:51 by Aidenag
Federal prosecutors took the first steps toward reducing the prison sentence of former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, currently scheduled for release in 2011. Documents filed in court say Abramoff has provided "substantial assistance" in a separate Washington corruption scandal investigation and continues to work with investigators.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 0:52:47 by TechnologyExpert
"It does not have constitutional oversight responsibility over the White House, which is why by our reaching out, we're doing something that we're not compelled to do by the Constitution, but we think common sense suggests that we ought to get the whole story out, which is what we're doing."
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 17:54:33 by TechnologyExpert
A Senate panel, following the House's lead, has authorized subpoenas for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors. The Senate Judiciary Committee decided by voice vote to approve the subpoenas as Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether to press a showdown with President Bush ov
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 16:33:29 by GregD
Under the current plans, each animal would have to be identified and physically tagged, in many cases with radio frequency tags or microchips. Factory farms of chickens and swine would be able to identify whole groups of animals with one number, but most regular farmers and individuals would have to identify each animal individually.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 16:57:18 by TechnologyExpert
A House panel on Wednesday defied the White House and authorized subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove and other top aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
added 2007 Tue Mar 20 20:16:11 by TimALoftis
The act would require businesses with 15 or more employees provide seven days of paid sick leave to full-time workers and a prorated number of days to part-time workers.