Tag: senate
Bolivia opposition calls referendum against Presi...
Caracas, Venezuela, 8 May 2008. Today the opposition controlled Senate in Bolivia managed to approve a lay calling for a recall referendum against President Evo Morales and the nine province prefects. For this...
Mr President, here is a bill for you to sign!
On Tuesday last week President George Bush blamed the Democratic-led Congress for not passing the foreclosure bills. He was complaining that he was not getting bills to sign and he urged the Congress to work on bills...
Al Franken Tax for Senate to pay 70K in Back Taxes
Al Franken Tax forgot to file tax returns, owes 70 thousand dollars in back taxesThe 80s may have been the Al Frankin Decade but in 2008 Al Frankin, Senate candidate for Minnisota, may have pulled a Snipes as he...
Abortion Ultrasound Bill is Dead, Ignorance is Bliss
Abortion advocates are relieved that abill requiring those seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound oftheir child. The bill is dead and so will many children as ignorance is bliss. In America...
Iraq Budget Cut by $171M After Oil-Profit Windfall
Why should the U.S. have to foot the reconstruction bill in Iraq?They're only the ones who invaded the country, waged war against the Iraqi people, tortured and killed innumerable detainees, and established an...
Wind power should be a breeze in Ohio, adding tho...
"Environment Ohio has released a report predicting the creation of approximately 3,100 jobs in the state if the use of wind power in Ohio increases to 20 percent of the state's energy production.Most of the jobs would come from the manufacturing of the actual wind turbines...
Louisiana blocks bill to enforce the pulling up o...
I think they made the right decision here, even though I agree the belt-under-butt look is kind of stupid if not ridiculous. Maybe they realized the discomfort of pulling up your pants every two seconds is punishment...
Ownership vs. Rental Costs
" Faced with a choice between two bad new housing credits proposed by Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the Senate merged the two and added several more unwise housing tax incentives and called it the Foreclosure Prevention Act. The Tax Foundation...
Foreclosure crisis requires other measures
" The Senate proclaimed a fierce bipartisan resolve two weeks ago to help American homeowners in danger of foreclosure by passing a bill called the Foreclosure Prevention Act which is composed largely of tax cuts. The New York Times reports that while a bill that senators...
UPDATE: LA Senate approves bill allowing castrati...
Two controversial new bills concerning sex offenders are scheduled to be debated in the Louisiana Senate. One to require castration for sex offenders and the other to forbid them to wear ID-hiding costumes and hand out candy to any under 18So far at least 70 locals have...
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Ambassadoria...
Thanks Obama, now it's very easy for me to represent my nation here..."Finally, Ms. Barrett, you have a different task, as you will represent America in a country that has travelled further down the path of democracy and prosperity. Finland is a world leader in technology...
ZANU-PF Demands Recount Before Results Are Released
Zimbabwe's embattled ruling party is demanding that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) recount the votes from last week's election, contending that alleged counting errors would rob their leader, Robert Mugabe,...
ZANU-PF: Mugabe Ready for Runoff
According to ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party, Robert Mugabe would be willing to face top rival Morgan Tsvangirai in a runoff election, should the vote tallies require." The announcement by Zanu-PF was made before...
Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws
Georgia Expands Concealed Carry Laws Georgia allows for law abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon by applying to a judge through the county tax collectors office. One must go through a background check...
Steps taken to limit tobacco sales
A bill was approved today by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that if passed, will give the Food and Drug Administration authority over the tobacco industry for the first time ever.This kind of bill has been...
