Third-party groups join chorus clamoring for 2011 federal budget
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 17th, 2010 4:36 am by HL
Third-party groups join chorus clamoring for 2011 federal budget
For congressional Democrats hoping to avoid the political hits involved in writing a budget this year, not writing a budget is proving to be nearly as painful. All week, Republicans have been accusing Democratic leaders of shirking their duty to face up to the nation’s budget woes. On Friday, out…
Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist goes from shoo-in to political freefall
THE VILLAGES, FLA. — Republican Florida governor Charlie Crist, once regarded as a shoo-in to become Florida’s next senator, waded into a milling crowd. If his campaign had been going according to plan, his audience here on this night would have been perfect: an elderly, largely conservative Rep…
First-quarter fundraising winners and losers
First quarter fundraising winners and losers Yesterday was the official deadline for federal candidates to file their first quarter fundraising reports — detailing their donations and expenditures for the first three months of 2010. With so many reports flooding in and what’s contained in them l…
Massa gave $40,000 to aide before resigning as congressman
The day after Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) announced he was resigning amid a sexual harassment scandal, the congressman wrote a $40,000 check from a campaign account to his chief of staff, federal campaign records show.
CBS spreads Supreme Court rumor
The White House ripped CBS News on Thursday for publishing an online column by a blogger who made assertions about the sexual orientation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, widely viewed as a leading candidate for the Supreme Court.
