The filibuster the Republican party has had going on against the unemployment extension has finally been broken. The 59-39 vote will restore unemployment benefits to more than 2 1/2 million jobless people who have been begging their legislators to give them for the last 6 weeks. The successful vote was taken after President Obama, Speaker [...]
Head to a beach near you on June 26 and at 12 noon hold hands in gentle protest against offshore drilling in Florida.On Saturday, June 26, join Hands Across The Sand in protest against offshore drilling all across the world. At 12 noon, people will join hands for 15 minutes on beaches and in cities, [...]
Federal authorities have begun a probe into Republican Party politicians and officials related to charges totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars on party-issued American Express cards. Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the use of American Express cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida to elected officials and staff, according [...]
ATLANTA — The insurance commissioner of Georgia has chosen not to comply with a federal request to create a state pool for high-risk insurance plans, opening a new front in the resistance by state Republican officials to the new federal health care law. The commissioner, John W. Oxendine, who is a Republican candidate for governor, [...]
Local politicians were quick to embrace a Boeing-commissioned report this past week declaring that 10 times as many U.S. jobs will be created if the Air Force buys Boeing 767 refueling tankers rather than Airbus A330s.