GOP congressman Akin again puts foot in mouth and theocrat judge

You might remember Republican Missouri Congressman Todd Akin. The man running for the U.S. Senate from that state, who believes that women who suffer "legitmate rape" don't get pregant, even though there are about 30,000 pregnancies per year to women who have been raped....

Political Lesson For American Ideologues Especially Democrats

Since 1945 and the reelection of FDR, for the third time, to the presidency, the Democrats have  been in control of the U.S. House of Representatives almost 4 times longer (3.7 times to be exact) than have the...

What Does Allen Stanford Have in Common with Anti-Chevron Group?

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,...

Poll: 73 Percent Say Congress Should Return AIG Cash

As President Barack Obama and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) continue to point fingers over which one of them is to blame for the stimulus bill's "Dodd Amendment," which specifically excludes bonuses from caps on executive...

Partial Passing of Housing Rescue Bill

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill today by a vote of 239 – 188 to send $15 billion dollars to states for the purchase and renovation of properties in foreclosure. The Democrats are...

U.S. House elections in Penna. among the most costly

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer reports that the major political parties, fighting for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, poured $8.6 million after Labor Day into three key Pennsylvania races.

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