White House Seeks to Clarify FBI’s E-mail Powers
Charlie Rangel’s Bad Day
G.M.’s Electric Lemon
Edward Niedermeyer, New York Times
GENERAL MOTORS introduced America to the Chevrolet Volt at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show as a low-slung concept car that would someday be the future of motorized transportation. It would go 40 miles on battery power alone, promised G.M., after which it would create its own electricity with a gas engine. Three and a half years — and one government-assisted bankruptcy later — G.M. is bringing a Volt to market that makes good on those two promises. The problem is, well, everything else.For starters, G.M.’s vision turned into a car that costs $41,000 before …
Where is the Courage to Stop Spending?
Cheri Jacobus, The Hill
Debt. It's the four-letter word every American knows, hates and fears.From the time we can comprehend the concept of spending what one doesn't have and owing more than one can pay, most of us are taught to watch our pennies, spend wisely and frugally and never get ourselves into trouble with debt. From the allowance provided us by our parents, the cash we receive from babysitting or a paper route, to the thrill of our first measly paycheck from our summer jobs, we are taught to respect and know the value of a dollar. That's a lesson that…
Health Care Law a Historic Step Forward
Tim Kaine, Politico
In March, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson vowed his administration would fight to pass a program of medical assistance for elderly Americans. “If not this week,” he pledged, “if not this month, if not this year, [then at] the earliest possible date.”Nearly 20 years had passed since President Harry S. Truman first called for a national program to guarantee health coverage for all Americans. When Johnson finally signed the Medicare and Medicaid Bill on July 30, 1965 – 45 years ago today – he declared, “We marvel not simply…
