Home Featured Archives Search Subscribe PDA-Friendly News Feeds
News From Monday, February 01, 2010
11:53:14 PM Democratic legislator slams Obama for failure to deliver on immigration
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Los Angeles Times Many Latinos are furious at President Obama for failing to deliver on promises to push immigration reform legislation and may stay away from the polls ... [more]

11:19:32 PM Rebel farm bill would help state, but puts Boxer, Feinstein in bind
Farming UK - Linthwaite,Huddersfield,UK

Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer - in a tough spot. Sens. Frank Lautenberg, DN.J., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., proposed a rebel farm bill called the Fresh ... [more]

10:39:34 PM Obama Is Spending More on Defense Than Bush
The Washington Independent

... President Obama is proposing spending more, consistently, on defense — excluding the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — than did President Bush. ... [more]

10:23:30 PM White House Budget Seeks 10% Increase In SEC Staff
Wall Street Journal - USA

But the White House has requested that $24 million of the proposed $147 million SEC budget increase be held back until Congress passes a broad financial ... [more]

9:40:01 PM Senator John Kerry on Useless Federal Fire Act Grants
Heritage.org

John Kerry (D-MA) noted that because “firefighters put their lives on the line every day,” we face a “moral issue” that required us to use federal funds to ... [more]

9:30:44 PM How I'm Feeling About The 2010 Redskins
TruFan (blog)

Enter Bruce Allen,son of George Allen, who father set the standards for winning. He will have to take a good, long look at last year roster, ... [more]

9:19:16 PM In the former Soviet Union, a reminder of why our immigration policies need
Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News (blog) Whether they come from Ukraine, Japan, Colombia or Germany, we need immigration policies that make it easier for highly qualified immigrants to bring their ... [more]

9:13:10 PM Scott Brown on SNL Skit: "Pretty Funny"
CBS News - USA

Robert Byrd and Barbara Boxer, and Rep. Barney Frank. His good looks and winks prompt the lawmakers to fantasize about the Republican senator, ... [more]

9:03:29 PM JOEY KENNEDY: Should Gov. Bob Riley's anti-gambling task force be
The Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA

The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) Michael Scanlon worked for Tom Delay. Jack Abramoff and Scanlon were funneling money into Texas to block gambling in Texas, which benefited the Indian Tribe ... [more]

8:43:26 PM The deficit: Who's at fault? Bush? Obama? Congress?
Motors ...

Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, who clashed with Obama at last week's House Republican retreat: The president released a 10-year budget today that will triple the ... [more]

8:23:38 PM What Do You Think About Obama's Decision to End NASA's Moon Program?
ABC News - United States

President Bush laid out that vision in a speech back in 2004. Manned missions to the moon united the country in front of television sets and generated ... [more]

7:41:27 PM White House budget boosts market regulators' funds
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The White House proposed giving market regulators more funding to police Wall Street as the government works to hold ... [more]

6:32:56 PM HP Donates Thousands to Former CEO's Opponent
Gawker - New York,NY,USA

Out in California, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is running for Senate as a Republican against terrible liberal Barbara Boxer. ... [more]

6:10:06 PM Steele Rules Out 2012 White House Run
ABC News - United States

.... presented with the inevitable question about his 2012 intentions and if his political aspirations included running for the White House next time around. ... [more]

5:29:38 PM Mel Gibson has doubts President Obama can 'fix' state of the nation
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

Gibson has never shied away from sharing his opinions on political leaders. He once accused former President George W. Bush of "fear-mongering" during the ... [more]

5:02:41 PM Obama Plan Calls for Education-Funding Increase
Wall Street Journal - USA

The administration is gearing up to rewrite controversial sections of President Bush's No Child Left Behind law, which guides much of the government's ... [more]

4:37:44 PM Singapore Panel Issues Subdued Economic Forecast
Wall Street Journal - USA

It called for tighter rules on immigration to encourage employers to boost productivity instead of relying too heavily on cheap foreign labor. ... [more]

4:30:50 PM Super Bowl Coaches: Ranking the Coaching Matchups of all 44 Super Bowls
Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA

George Allen Shula's Dolphins finished off the only perfect season in NFL history when they finished off Allen's Redskins in Super Bowl VII. ... [more]

4:00:46 PM Jon Stewart, Mocking Both Sides
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

He went easier on John Kerry and Obama and, for a time, had trouble attracting Republican guests. That's one reason he and Stephen Colbert became cult ... [more]

3:40:43 PM White House Confirms Course Change for NASA
Obama Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics

During a teleconference with reporters one day before the White House was to send its 2011 budget request to Congress, White House Office of Management and ... [more]

2:26:47 PM Toyota President Jim Lentz explains accelerator fix to Matt Lauer
Motors ...

Lentz is president of Toyota's US division -- an important title, yes, but not as lofty as CEO. That's a point that has driven the CEOs of US automakers, ... [more]

1:15:41 PM County Officials Take Up Illegal Immigration Measure
WBAL Radio - Baltimore,MD,USA

Baltimore County officials are planning to take up a measure later today that would call on contractors working for the county to verify the immigration ... [more]

12:45:38 PM White House Projects Deficit of $1.267 Trillion in 2011
Wall Street Journal - USA

By HENRY J. PULIZZI WASHINGTON—The US will post a budget deficit of $1.267 trillion in fiscal 2011, the White House said Monday, in a $3.834 trillion budget ... [more]

11:57:46 AM Obama's budget includes big political number: $1.267 trillion deficit
Motors ...

It's budget day in Washington, but politics will be prominent. President Obama today will unveil a record $3.8 trillion federal budget for 2011, ... [more]

11:31:50 AM President Obama's $3.8 Trillion Budget
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

By way of comparison, the FY2010 budget was $3.721 trillion; the FY2009 budget, presented by President George W. Bush, was $3.518 trillion. ... [more]

11:21:14 AM Send Boxer packing
Vallejo Times-Herald - Vallejo,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer is running for re-election this year. One should pause and reflect on this question: What has Ms. Boxer done for all Californians? ... [more]

10:40:38 AM White House to roll out $3.8 trillion budget plan
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will take the wraps off his $3.8 trillion budget plan for fiscal 2011 at a White House ceremony Monday. ... [more]

9:45:40 AM 'GOP hitman' calls on Ablow to run for Senate
The Daily News of Newburyport - Newburyport,MA,USA

John Kerry in 2014. "John Kerry is the biggest stiff," said Stone, not one to mince words and known for his larger-than-life style of politics and dress. ... [more]

9:03:44 AM Brown's fame reaches the ultimate hight: 'SNL' skit
Boston Herald

Robert Byrd and Barbara Boxer. “You can call me Scott,” Brown's character says before winking suggestively at Boxer. The dazzle of Brown's stare sends each ... [more]

7:54:02 AM The time has come for more than words
Eastern Echo - Ypsilanti,Michigan,USA

11, 2001, President Bush spoke from the Oval Office. While most of America was struggling to make sense of evil, the president uttered his most memorable ... [more]

7:28:58 AM Saints' Reggie Bush gets new shot to clear bad impressions
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

Reggie Bush has heard the criticism that he hasn't lived up to expectations as the No. 2 pick in the 2006 draft. He has labored through knee problems that ... [more]

6:41:28 AM White House proposes an overhaul of 'No Child Left Behind'
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

Significantly, the White House wants to change federal financing formulas so that part of the money is awarded based on academic progress, ... [more]

5:50:30 AM Obama's State of the Union and Ignoring Latin America
Mexidata.info - San Diego,CA,USA

Twelve years later, President Bush fought aggressively for the Central American Free Trade Agreement. As Fred Barnes wrote in The Weekly Standard after the ... [more]

5:01:49 AM PRESS: Let's bring democracy back to the Senate
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen - Beaver Dam,WI,USA

.... certain judicial nominations of President George W. Bush, Republicans led by Majority Leader Bill Frist threatened to employ a "nuclear option. .... [more]

4:58:12 AM Fiorina, targeting Boxer, is still cultivating her base
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

"Barbara Boxer has never faced a candidate like me. . . . I will not permit her, for example, just to assume that all the women of California will vote for ... [more]

4:15:30 AM Obama Offers Budget With Deficits As Far as Number-Crunchers Can See
FOX News - USA

As President Obama prepares to unveil his $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins Oct. 1, the White House is projecting the current fiscal ... [more]

3:26:52 AM White House to paint grim fiscal picture: source
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will predict a $1.6 trillion US budget deficit in the 2010 fiscal year, a fresh record and the biggest since World ... [more]

2:02:55 AM McDonnell has not issued order banning state workforce bias
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

2 for the state's last two Republican governors, George Allen and James S. Gilmore III. Federal law prohibits discrimination on those grounds, ... [more]

1:53:16 AM Courting Disaster
CommonConservative.com - USA

Marc Thiessen, former speechwriter for President Bush, has penned a book titled Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama is ... [more]

1:15:04 AM The Hazards Of Loyalty
Wall Street Journal - USA

Certainly Mr. Young subordinated his own family to the whims of his employers, sustained by a dream of accompanying them to the White House. .... [more]

1:08:46 AM Dick Spotswood: Big changes in store for Marin governments
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer's old stomping grounds. She'll be here for the Feb. 12 Marin Republican Party's Lincoln Day fundraiser. Fiorina could be Boxer's biggest .... [more]

12:16:16 AM Eyman, Democrat legislators dance a subtle waltz
100 ...

AP OLYMPIA - As conservative activist Tim Eyman and his adversaries on the political left clock in for their annual donnybrook, an intriguing facet of their ... [more]

12:00:59 AM White House: Medical evacuations of Haitian to resume
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

Washington (CNN) -- Flights transporting critically injured Haitians into the United States will resume within a few hours, the White House announced Sunday ... [more]



Smallcap Watch offers stock quotes and more!
web analytics provided by iWebTrack
Political Daily is a Rare Artifact website.
Screenshots provided by Free website thumbnails.