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TARP becomes prime target for senators facing reelection battles

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 17th, 2010 4:38 am by HL

TARP becomes prime target for senators facing reelection battles
It was the chant heard around the Senate: Angry GOP delegates in Utah calling out “TARP! TARP! TARP!” as they tossed Sen. Robert F. Bennett from the primary ballot, punishment for the veteran lawmaker’s 2008 vote to bail out the financial sector.

United States – Government – Republican – History – United States Senate

Palin calls Fiorina and other Republican candidates ‘mama grizzlies’
Sarah Palin appears to be building a pack of “mama grizzlies” in the 2010 elections that could send a powerful political message if she decides to run for president in 2012.

Republican – Sarah Palin – United States – Politics – Parties

8 probes into Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill
The April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig and the massive oil spill that has stemmed from the accident have prompted eight formal investigations so far, and more could be coming . They address two basic questions: What went wrong with BP’s drilling operation in the Gulf of Mexico, and what…

Oil spill – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment – Business

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So Much for Europe’s Superiority

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 17th, 2010 4:32 am by HL

So Much for Europe’s Superiority
Joel Kotkin, The Daily Beast
For much of the last quarter century, European pundits, particularly in France, have been promoting the notion that the old continent sat on the verge of a grand resurgence. The events of the past month—culminating in a trillion dollar rescue of the Euro—should, at least, put that dodgy notion to rest.Although the financial crisis may have originated on Wall Street, it’s been Europe and the Euro that now represent the big threat to drive world markets back into recession. The show stealers are India, China and Brazil. Still the big boy on the block, the American…

The Threat to Miranda

The GOP’s Grass-Roots Obstructionists
Galston & Mann, Washington Post
We commend The Post for initiating a forum on polarization, which is indeed the dominant political phenomenon of our time. Consider that for the first time in modern history, in both the House and the Senate, the most conservative Democrat is slightly more liberal than the most liberal Republican. This is more than an interesting scholarly finding; it has consequences for the legislative process. The most conservative Senate Democrat (Ben Nelson) ended up supporting health reform; the most liberal Republican (Olympia Snowe) ended up opposing it. For decades, the operational core of…

Democrats’ Diverse Coalition
E.J. Dionne, Washington Post