Category Archives: government-accountability

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Cynthia Cassius

Al Gore and the lock box

The Social Security program was a highlighted issue throughout the 1999 presidential campaign. George Bush claimed that the program was going broke and it needed restructuring Al Gore rejected Bush’s state, and for evidence of his position he pointed to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gary Zimmer

President Obama’s ex-girlfriend speaks

A new biography about President Obama sheds light on a little-known part of his life — his college and post-college years in Nyc — through the letters and journals of two women he dated at the time. Vanity Fair on … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 27, 2012 by Samuel Schivatz

Discussions in the Senate

The Senate refused a Republican test Tuesday to overturn new regulations made to offer unions faster representation elections in their work to organize more locations. The 54-45, mostly party line vote against a resolution of disapproval leaves unchanged National Labor … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 25, 2012 by Cynthia Cassius

What Happened to Moderate Democrats?

The Democratic argument for 2012 is that the Republican Party and its presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, have been radicalized by a terror from conservatives and libertarian-minded people of the Tea Party action. The Obama period has been killing on the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cynthia Cassius

Obama Agressively Uses his Executive Power

One Saturday last fall, President Obama disrupted a situation by a White House strategy conference not on the agenda. He declared, aides remembered, that the administration needed to more aggressively use executive power to govern in the face of Congressional … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 20, 2012 by Samuel Schivatz

Disability Increases Under Obama

A document 5.4 million individuals and their dependents have opted to collect federal disability assessments since office was taken by President Obama, based on the latest official government data, as discouraged workers significantly give up looking for jobs and make … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 18, 2012 by Samuel Schivatz

Many Renounce US Citizenship

A year ago, in Action Comics, Superman reported plans to renounce his U.S. citizenship. ”Truth, justice, and the American way’ – it is insufficient anymore,’ the comic book superhero said, after both Iranian and American authorities criticized him for joining … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on April 18, 2012 by Samuel Schivatz

Left Wing Conspiracy

Speaking to a right wing radio host Tuesday, probable GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney re-purposed an expression from Hillary Clinton, mentioning a ‘great left wing conspiracy’ brewing in the press and liberal advocacy organizations to destroy his campaign. Romney was … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on March 16, 2012 by Samuel Schivatz

Accountability

This column originally appeared at www.HuffingtonPost.com on March 9, 2010. Going Rogue: DEA Style By Jessica P. Corry It takes a lot to get some of the state’s most conservative lawmakers on board with a Democratic Congressman from the People’s … Read the rest of this entry →

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