As session ends with GOP blocks, legislators agree on one thing: Going home
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 1st, 2010 4:37 am by HL
As session ends with GOP blocks, legislators agree on one thing: Going home
Congressional Democrats arrived back on Capitol Hill two weeks ago from their summer recess with a full slate of bills they planned to pass, notably one to prevent the elimination of a tax cut for millions of Americans.
Republican – United States – Democratic – Politics – Parties
A humdrum session at the U.N.
Al Kamen’s In the Loop
Sports – Arts and Entertainment – Movies – Games – Arts
Andrew Cuomo, Carl Paladino focus on the personal in N.Y. gubernatorial election
NEW YORK — New York is broke. The state faces a $5.5 billion deficit. An extraordinary exodus of residents could drain $4 billion in tax revenue and result in the loss of two congressional seats.
Andrew Cuomo – Carl Paladino – New York – Politics – United States
Ezra Klein: Who is Pete Rouse?
Rahm Emanuel is expected to announce his resignation tomorrow, and Pete Rouse is likely to step in to replace him. It’s not clear if Rouse would replace him temporarily or permanently, but either way, the pick is no surprise.
Barack Obama – United States – Pete Rouse – White House – Tom Daschle
As offshore drilling moratorium nears an end, questions about what’s next
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is getting ready to take his finger off what he has called the “pause” button on deepwater oil drilling, with environmentalists and oil industry executives alike worried about what comes next.
Offshore drilling – Business – Energy – Oil and Gas – Service Companies
