Obama offers states flexibility on healthcare law
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:12 pm PST
Reuters - President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a proposal that would give them some flexibility in carrying out its key parts. Full Story | Top |
Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:54 pm PST
Reuters - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote on a proposal to reduce the power of public sector unions or have the state would miss out on a huge debt restructuring. Full Story | Top |
Republican Gov. Chris Christie defends First Lady
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:19 am PST
The Ticket - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is known for dishing out attacks, but the Republican is not siding with fellow conservatives who've been stepping up criticism of the First Lady. During an interview on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, host Bob Scheiffer alluded to recent remarks by the "right," including radio host Rush Limbaugh, assailing Michelle Obama's [...] Full Story | Top |
Orrin Hatch picks Romney over Huntsman in 2012
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:36 pm PST
The Ticket - Mitt Romney is reportedly anxious about former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's potential 2012 bid, but maybe he shouldn't be. A recent poll found Romney easily leading Huntsman in Utah, where the ex-governor would presumably perform best. Now Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch says he's sticking with Romney in 2012. "I've always been a Romney supporter. I've [...] Full Story | Top |
President Obama praises Mitt Romney’s health care plan
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:01 pm PST
The Ticket - In a moment that will no doubt resurface again during the 2012 GOP primary, President Obama praised the health care plan Mitt Romney passed while serving as governor of Massachusetts. "I know that many of you have asked for flexibility for your states under this law. In fact, I agree with Mitt Romney, who recently [...] Full Story | Top |
The Fast Fix: Why is Congress sleeping on the job?
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:40 am PST
The Newsroom - Why are some members of Congress choosing to sleep in their offices? Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The Fix on Twitter … Full Story | Top |
Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:45 pm PST
 AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling Congress that the Obama administration wants Congress to approve legislation overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's troubled housing finance giants, within two years. Full Story | Top |
Clinton: US sending aid teams to Libya's borders
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:40 am PST
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. is sending assistance teams to Libya's borders with Egypt and Tunisia. The teams will help desperate refugees trying to flee a potential civil war. Full Story | Top |
Galliano faces anti-Semitism accusations in Paris
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:20 pm PST
 AP - Fashion designer John Galliano faced his accusers at a local Paris police station Monday, a couple who claim he made anti-Semitic slurs — illegal in France — after a video emerged of the famed creator praising Adolf Hitler. Full Story | Top |
GOP TACTIC: INTRAMURAL CLASS WARFARE
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:09 pm PST
Richard Reeves - BOSTON -- Mitch Daniels, the new governor of Indiana, is probably the smartest of the new crop of Republican governors determined to bring public employee unions to heel. This is the way he puts it: Full Story | Top |
Christine O’Donnell declines ‘Dancing with the Stars’ invite, plans to work on book, PAC
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:19 pm PST
Daily Caller - Delaware’s Tea Party darling and former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has declined an invitation to join the next cast of “Dancing with the Stars.” In an official statement on her ChristinePAC website, O’Donnell said she would have joined the cast if she weren’t writing a book about the 2010 election cycle and in the midst of getting her new Political Action Committee (PAC) off the ground. Full Story | Top |
Sarah Palin's Secret Twitter Account Follows Drudge, Newt, Sarah Palin
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:41 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - It is possible that the three people Palin is taking advice from are Newt Gingrich, Matt Drudge, and herself? Just maybe.Let's back up for a second: For a while there, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin seemed like a savvy social network user. With frequent updates and occasional malapropisms, Palin seemed to grasp the extent to which active and direct engagement of Facebook and Twitter would help capture and hold the attention of critics and supporters alike. But were reports of Palin's mastery of social media overblown?Consider Wonkette's new apparent discovery that Palin, in addition to establishing a secret Facebook page for someone named Lou Sarah, has been accessing Twitter from the account @mckinely777. Why would a public figure create a shadow Twitter account? Presumably to keep tabs on people they'd get in trouble for following under their real name. @mckinely777 doesn't do that--instead, the account follows only three users: Palin, Newt Gingrich, and The Drudge Report.Wonkette's Jack Stuef used Palin's personal Gmail address to find this out, the address being given in ex-aide Frank Bailey's leaked book proposal. This raises more questions about Palin's Internet aptitude. Stuef points out "Twitter will only let you see a contact's account...if she allows herself to be found by her e-mail address." When Stuef clicked on the button requesting that the user behind the address allow this, apparently the user did.In other words, if all this checks out, Sarah Palin might not be the digital whiz she appears to be. And that's before we even get to the misspelling of "McKinley." Full Story | Top |
Little-known candidate Herman Cain wins tea party support
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:56 pm PST
The Ticket - Georgia businessman Herman Cain remains largely unknown to most Americans, but he captured a majority of support at this weekend's Tea Party Patriots summit. Attendees at the Phoenix, Ariz. meeting chose the conservative radio host as their top pick for 2012. With 22 percent support in the poll, Cain beat out marquee names such as [...] Full Story | Top |
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