The purpose of this post is to provide you with an update of what is going on in the field of banking reform. Today, the House of Representatives approved Bank Reform Legislation. Both CNBC and the New York Times provide you with an extensive look at what is in the...
A United States Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) report gives consumers reason to shop responsibly. Released in September 2009, the report shows 122 goods in 58 countries that are...
According to FOX News.com, the House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to permit Guantanamo prisoners into the United States for Trial. The measure will still have to be approved by the Senate.If the...
created by albertacowpoke | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 109 views | 28 recommendations | 6 comments
A federal anti-gay hate crimes bill sails through the house and will go before the Senate in the next few days. The bill is the first federal advance since 1968. It is covered under Defense funding,...
The Rules of Decorum and Debate of the U.S. House of Representatives provide rules stating who can and cannot be on the floor of the House and provides rules for dress and behavior by those members of the...
created by Karen Hatter | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 168 views | 8 recommendations | 5 comments
Specifically naming World Net Daily (WND) as the leading source of many of the Right Wing conservative extremist viewpoints circulating among the base supporters of the Republican Party, among those:...
created by Karen Hatter | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 250 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
The Bipartisan Bickering continues; to their credit, Obama and Pelosi would like the whole matter to drop. It would appear that being unable to let this go may be more offensive than the...
Two US democratic legislators were caught playing Solitaire on the their laptops during an important budget debate in the State House thanks to a photo made by an AP photographer. The photo shows two US legislators...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 1432 views | 3 recommendations | 3 comments
In this article, the use of projection, defined as attributing one's own thoughts, feelings or personal characteristics onto a person, group or object, has been identified as the motivation for individuals...
created by Karen Hatter | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 315 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...
opinion by Mortal | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 173 views | 38 recommendations | 3 comments
The Cap and Trade Bill 2009 was passed in the U.S Senate on Friday, but what does that mean for the average American family? This 'green energy revolution climate bill' has already created a lot of debate from both...
created by Amy Judd | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 31517 views | 33 recommendations | 65 comments
The bill known as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009," or the "cap and trade bill" as some Americans know it, is to be voted on as early as today, Friday, June 26th, 2009."This bill would lead to...
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The long awaited 'green energy revolution' cap and trade bill 2009 vote was passed Friday June 26th in the U.S House of Representatives, and supporters hope that this bill will help fight climate change and make a...
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Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon,...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.” If he...