Post archive for ‘US Politics’
Posted by About.com US Politics on June 18th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
June 17 is a watershed date in American history. It was on that day in 1972 that five burglars were arrested breaking into the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 16th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
Longtime watchers of Newt Gingrich knew that a little staff revolt wasn't going to drive him out of the race for the Republican nomination for president.
Just days after his presidential campaign staff quit in a huff, Gingrich gave a speech in Los Angeles in which he pledged to soldier on. He pledged to keep campaigning, even though staff members in the hierarchy of his organization left as a group.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 12th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
Sometimes Congress has a hard time doing its job and it can have serious ramifications. Take the requirement that Congress is supposed to reauthorize programs periodically, once the programs are created.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 11th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
Anthony Weiner has become the Democrats' problem that won't go away.
After it was revealed that the married Democratic congressman exchanged twitter messages with a 17-year-old Delaware girl - not just adults - three key Democrats said Weiner should quit.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 10th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
Some politicians seem to be having problems with new-fangled technology and they're getting in trouble because of it. They can't seem to accept that there is no such thing as private communication anymore.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 4th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
The Justice Department is relying on a unique interpretation of federal campaign finance law in pursuing criminal charges against former Democratic Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards.
It all boils down to this - is a gift a campaign contribution?
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 3rd, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
If John Edwards had simply had an affair, conceived a child out of wedlock and kept his mistress out of sight, he would be considered by many to be pretty slimy. But he wouldn't have been indicted on June 3. You don't get indicted for being slimy.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on June 2nd, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
Politics can be a dirty sport and politics in Chicago has the reputation for being downright grimy.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich confirmed that notion this week of June 1, 2011. If you remember, the former Democratic governor is on trial on charges that he tried to "sell" the Senate seat of Barack Obama when Obama vacated the seat to move into the White House.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on May 28th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
On May 25, 2011, the Senate defeated the controversial House budget plan that includes Medicare changes that polls show many Americans oppose.
Democrats control the Senate, which means that Majority Leader Harry Reid (a Nevada Democrat) decides what legislation is brought to the floor. Reid and other Democrats vehemently oppose the House budget plan, which would, among other things, drastically change the Medicare program, which provides health insurance benefits to senior citizens. The federal government currently directly provides health insurance to seniors under Medicare. The Republican plan would transform the program by giving seniors vouchers to purchase health insurance on the private market.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on May 26th, 2011 | Categorized as US Politics
The victory of Democrat Nancy Hochul in the May 24, 2011 special election to fill an open House of Representatives seat from New York had spinmeisters from both parties twirling out of control.
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