The Fast Fix: Who is Wisconsin governor Scott Walker?
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:00 am PST
The Newsroom - Five facts about Scott Walker, the newly-elected governor behind the showdown in Wisconsin over union pay and bargaining rights. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon … Full Story | Top |
Government drops defense of anti-gay-marriage law
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:31 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama ordered his administration on Wednesday to stop defending the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of gay marriage, a policy reversal that could have major implications for the rights and benefits of gay couples and reignite an emotional debate for the 2012 presidential campaign. Full Story | Top |
Emanuel gingerly hints at agenda as Chicago mayor
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:17 pm PST
 AP - Even before he was elected Chicago's new mayor, Rahm Emanuel hinted there would be changes at City Hall: deep cuts to the budget, a possible shift in the city council power structure and the expectation that unions would negotiate on pensions that pose a heavy burden for the city. Full Story | Top |
Republican Endangered Species Will Be Key to 2012
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:41 am PST
The Daily Beast - Instead of striving for party purity, GOP elephants and grizzlies must accept moderates and RINOs if they’re going to have a prayer against Obama in 2012. Mark McKinnon on why Mitch Daniels and Haley Barbour are on the right track. Full Story | Top |
Obama assembles CEO group to advise on economy
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:05 pm PST
Reuters - President Barack Obama named a group of top corporate executives on Wednesday to join a new economic advisory panel, the latest move to boost the economy and reach out to the business community. Full Story | Top |
Ford to recall 150,000 F-150 pickups over air bags
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:30 pm PST
 AP - Under government pressure, Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to fix air bags that could deploy without warning, a fraction of the vehicles the government contends should be called back and repaired. Full Story | Top |
Obama condemns Libya violence, sanctions mulled
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:18 am PST
 Reuters - President Barack Obama condemns violence in Libya and the United States is working with the United Nations in reviewing various options, including possible sanctions, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Says He Wasn't Trying to 'Trick' Democrats
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:28 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's defended his statements to a man posing as billionaire Republic donor David Koch in a prank phone call--reported earlier today--by explaining, "I talk phone calls all the time. I took phone calls with small business owners earlier." Walker also dismissed the idea, gleaned from his comments to the imposter, that he was trying to trick Democratic lawmakers into coming back to the state so Republicans could pass his controversial plan to limit public sector unions' power to bargain. Full Story | Top |
Wisconsin’s teachers required to teach kids labor union and collective bargaining history
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:14 pm PST
Daily Caller - Wisconsin’s teachers are required to teach children about the history of the labor union movement and collective bargaining in the United States, per a law former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle signed in December 2009. Wisconsin’s Assembly Bill (AB) 172 requires the state’s teachers to incorporate “the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process” into their lesson plans. Full Story | Top |
Obama breaks silence on Libya protests
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:48 pm PST
Daily Caller - President Obama spoke out on the protests and violence in Libya Wednesday afternoon. He reiterated his condemnation of the violence by the Libyan government and support for human rights: Full Story | Top |
In US state houses, Tea Party bills spark outrage
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:46 pm PST
 AFP - Politicians from the arch-conservative Tea Party have been making waves in the US Congress in recent weeks, but these actions appear pale in comparison to campaigners from the party who have been active in state legislatures across the country. Full Story | Top |
More Juicy Bits From the Sarah Palin Tell-All
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:48 pm PST
The Daily Beast - From fissures in the Palin marriage ("We don't talk") to giggles over a doctored nude photo and a seatbelt-less Piper, Shushannah Walshe unearths more gems from the ex-Sarah Palin aide's leaked manuscript. Full Story | Top |
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