Defense Bill, Lauded by White House, Contains Billions in Earmarks
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 29th, 2009 4:34 am by HL
Defense Bill, Lauded by White House, Contains Billions in Earmarks
Sen. Thad Cochran’s most recent reelection campaign collected more than $10,000 from University of Southern Mississippi professors and staff members, including three who work at the school’s center for research on polymers. To a defense spending bill slated to be on the Senate floor Tuesday, the…
Secret Service Probing Facebook Poll on Obama
At noon, Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend flagged a user-generated poll on Facebook asking respondents whether the president should be assassinated. “I hope the Secret Service is paying attention,” she blogged.
The Fix: Whitman’s Brief History of Not Voting
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman’s spotty record as a voter — she was never registered before 2002, according to reporting by the Sacramento Bee — has become a major issue as she seeks the Republican nomination for governor of California in 2010.
Palin Finishes Memoir; ‘Going Rogue’ Set for Nov. 17 Release
NEW YORK — That was fast. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, her publisher said.
