Archive for May, 2010
WASHINGTON — Congress bailed out Wall Street and the auto industry, but it appears to have drawn the line – at least for now – at rescuing teachers.
A Democratic plan to send $23 billion to the states to save the jobs of 100,000 to 300,000 public school teachers, librarians, counselors and other employees slated for [...]
Troops and the Border
In: General Politics
28 May 2010President Obama made a surprise decision on Tuesday to send 1,200 additional National Guard troops to the border with Mexico and seek more money to combat drug smuggling. It followed a testy meeting with Republican senators, many of whom have been pressing the administration to take drastic action to lock down the border.
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Monster mash-up spills into politics
23 May 2010No one, it seems, is safe from a monster mash-up. This publishing sensation took off with “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” in which ultra-violent zombie mayhem was grafted onto the Jane Austen classic. The blood has flowed into many knock-offs: “Wuthering Bites,” “Little Women and Werewolves,” “Emma and the Vampires.” Historical political figures are not [...]
A sour time in US politics
In: General Politics
22 May 2010The outcomes of two primary elections this past Tuesday confirms the general sourness plaguing the nation.
A majority of both parties have, on two occasions, had enough of Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who had replaced his partisan label twice — the first some years back when he changed from the donkey to the elephant, and [...]
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