44: Judgment day for Charlie Rangel
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 30th, 2010 4:36 am by HL
44: Judgment day for Charlie Rangel
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is headed for a legacy-defining moment Thursday, in which the 40-year veteran will either admit to a string of ethical misdeeds or force the preliminary phase of a historic trial on those charges.
United States – Politics – Democratic – Ethics – United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
Republicans continue Senate filibuster of small-business bill, stymie Democrats
In a fresh blow to President Obama’s jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at the earliest.
Filibuster – Senate – United States – Government – Legislative Branch
Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases
The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona’s new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress’s most…
Arizona – Law – Immigration – United States – Services
SEC charges billionaire Texas brothers who donate to GOP with fraud
Sam and Charles Wyly, billionaire Texas brothers who gained prominence spending millions of dollars on conservative political causes, committed fraud by using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in profit through illegal stock trades, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Fraud – Business – Allegedly Unethical Firms – One Complainant – Articles
The Take: Democrats’ ad spending reflects election anxieties
So Robert Gibbs was right. Remember the uproar the White House press secretary created when he said on national television that there were certainly enough seats in play for Republicans to take control of the House in November? House Democratic leaders upbraided him and expressed their anger to t…
Democratic – Politics – United States – Election – Parties
