Anthony Weiner's rant captures Dem impotence - Washington Post (blog)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:39 GMT+00:00
Washington Post (blog) The vote was whether or not "...to Suspend the Rules and Pass ..." - sounds like an obstruction of government processes to me. The house rules require a ... First thoughts: Are Democrats closing the gap? msnbc.com (blog) Weiner, holding the floor Politico (blog) factbox-Obama pushes for small business lending plan Reuters Examiner.com  - International Business Times  - The Washington Independent

Judge Rejects Legislature's Health Care Amendment - WMFE
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:54:37 GMT+00:00
wmfe the proposal sought to block the state from enacting a health care plan similar to what the federal government passed earlier in the year. ... Fla. judge strikes proposed health care amendment BusinessWeek Florida judge removes proposed healthcare amendment from ballot FierceHealthcare Bid to block state health care is off ballot The News-Press Kaiser Health News

Gove defends academy schools list - BBC News
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:47 GMT+00:00
BBC News The government has not yet said how many schools will convert to become academies in September. But it has been reported that about 50 have been approved to ... Schools' funding petition: 'Two-tier' education system fears over academies Peterborough Today Gove defends academies claims after only 153 schools apply for the status Children & Young People Now 150 schools eye academy status The Press Association The Guardian  - Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette

Iran's New Dual Track: A Challenge to Negotiations? - FAS Strategic Security Project (blog)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:58 GMT+00:00
FAS Strategic Security Project (blog) And yet on July 18, the Majlis passed a law requiring the government to continue 20 percent enrichment and manufacture own fuel, which is an apparent ... Are the Iran Sanctions Actually Working? TIME (blog) A Persian message for Obama Asia Times Online AIJAC welcomes further Australian sanctions on Iran Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council Town Hall

Yields Dropping to '04 Levels Spark Busiest July for Sales: Credit Markets - Bloomberg
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:37:33 GMT+00:00
Bloomberg Elsewhere in credit markets, the extra yield investors demand to own corporate bonds worldwide rather than government debt fell to the lowest since May 18. ...

The cost of running city government - Sonoma Index-Tribune
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:18:45 GMT+00:00
Sonoma Index-Tribune ... were asked to approve a measure making Bell a charter city and setting council salaries at $1000, less than 400 people voted, and the measure passed . ... City of Bell Corruption LA Weekly Jeff Ackerman: Aristocracy or arrogance something's got to change The Union of Grass Valley Bell provides a lesson on media coverage Visalia Times-Delta OCRegister

Answers found in the 10th Amendment - Los Angeles Times
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:01:15 GMT+00:00
Los Angeles Times Massachusetts passed a statute barring state vendors from doing business with Myanmar (previously Burma). The US Supreme Court unanimously struck down the ... The Mailed Fist of the Federal Government Slams Arizona Right Side News

Brady, Quinn battle over tax-hike report - The State Journal-Register
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:52:49 GMT+00:00
The State Journal-Register If the idea is passed , Brady said, he'll try to roll it back. "If I'm fortunate enough to be elected at the next governor of Illinois, I will use every ... Bill Brady attack on Quinn Administration tax plan meets stiff resistance by ... Examiner.com Illinois Will Probably Raise Income-Tax Rate to 5%, Budget Director Says Bloomberg

Africa: Obama Team ?Actively Engaged? to Promote Progress, Carson Says - AllAfrica.com
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:14:52 GMT+00:00
AllAfrica.com Then moving for the first time outside of Washington to Kansas City, where we hope that a number of participants, both from the government and the private ...

Fresh Air Remembers Journalist Daniel Schorr - NPR
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:17:53 GMT+00:00
npr schorr, who once described himself as a "living history book," passed away Friday morning at a Washington hospital. His family did not provide a cause of ...

Texas to end US's chequered past as F1 host - Financial Times
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:16:26 GMT+00:00
Financial Times In 2004 the Texas government passed a bill to create a fund to attract sporting events, such as the World Cup and the Olympics. Mr Hellmund lobbied to get ...

Beware the Balanced Budget Deal - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:49:43 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal In 1993, President Bill Clinton tried again as the Democrat-controlled Congress passed a tax increase as part of another budget deal. ...

States Tackle Immigration Legislation - NPR
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:12:50 GMT+00:00
npr when the federal government passed the welfare law, they attempted to cut cash assistance, medical assistance, food stamps for people who are legally in the ... States consider immigration laws in absence of federal response Deseret News

Cuban ex-hunger striker Farinas home from hospital - The Associated Press
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:42:21 GMT+00:00
The Associated Press 23 death of fellow dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who passed away following a lengthy hunger strike behind bars. Farinas was not in prison during his ...

2 Big Internet Gambling Companies to Merge - New York Times (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:21:37 GMT+00:00
New York Times (blog) ... the world's largest Internet poker site, but it was hit hard by an American government crackdown on online gambling that was passed into law in 2006. ... PartyGaming And Bwin Merge In Preparations Of US Online Gambling Casino Gambling Web

The Bitter Ironies in USDA's Firing of Shirley Sherrod - Huffington Post (blog)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:05:59 GMT+00:00
Huffington Post (blog) The e-mail urging fellow FSA employees to lobby senators to block the House- passed bill triggered several congressmen, including presidential candidate Sen. ... South Africa: Hung Out to Dry by Obama's Racial Skittishness AllAfrica.com

Italy Raises Retirement Age In Sweeping Pension Reforms - AHN | All Headline News
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:46:36 GMT+00:00
AHN | All Headline News The move, which was passed as part of government's austerity plan passed in the Parliament on Thursday, will be effective from 2015. ... Approving budget cuts, Italy quietly raises retirement age AFP

Kennedy: Let's listen - Monroe News Star
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:24:31 GMT+00:00
Monroe News Star Kennedy's travels through northeastern Louisiana this week focused on his continued criticism of the state budget lawmakers passed in the recently completed ...

Inaugural Meeting of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission at US Capitol - Marketwire (press release)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:39 GMT+00:00
Marketwire (press release) As specified in the Act passed by Congress the Commission is responsible for planning and developing Centennial activities; providing advice and assistance ...

Firing Line - New York Times
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:09:01 GMT+00:00
New York Times Two lead musket balls were passed around the clubhouse, through the hands of a camouflaged Navy midshipman, two sheriff's deputies, a farm-owning factory ...