Lack of votes for Senate Democrats’ energy bill may mean the end
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 23rd, 2010 4:38 am by HL
Lack of votes for Senate Democrats’ energy bill may mean the end
Conceding that they can’t find enough votes for the legislation, Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned efforts to put together a comprehensive energy bill that would seek to curb greenhouse gas emissions, delivering a potentially fatal blow to a proposal the party has long touted and President O…
Democratic – United States – Government – Senate – Legislative Branch
Palin’s New Hampshire problem
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s decision to endorse former New Hampshire attorney general Kelly Ayotte in a contested Senate primary earlier this week immediately set off speculation about what it all meant for the 2008 vice presidential nominee’s 2012 prospects.
New Hampshire – United States – Republican – Politics – Kelly Ayotte
A place for race on Obama’s agenda
Two years ago, in a powerful speech in Philadelphia, presidential candidate Barack Obama warned that Americans will not be able to overcome their divisions if they continue to “tackle race only as a spectacle.”
Barack Obama – United States – President – History – Government
Treasury Secretary Geithner says tax cuts for rich should expire
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Thursday rejected calls from some Democrats to extend tax cuts for the nation’s top earners past their 2010 expiration date, saying the fragile recovery is no reason to avoid raising taxes on the wealthy.
United States Secretary of the Treasury – United States – Tax – Timothy Geithner – Politics
