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Billy Graham says he regrets getting into politics

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 25th, 2011 5:34 am by HL

Billy Graham says he regrets getting into politics
Billy Graham, perhaps the world’s best-known evangelist, says that he regrets having gotten involved in politics.

Obama to meet conservative freshman lawmakers at White House
The president will greet his shellackers on Monday.

Right Turn: A Republican intervention
President Obama has spent the last month or so navigating his way back to the center of the political spectrum. He agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts, hired some business-friendly advisors, and globbed on to Jeffrey Immelt. But he has not cured his spendaholic tendencies.

Bush officials broke electioneering law, federal agency reports
At least seven Cabinet secretaries to President George W. Bush took politically motivated trips at taxpayer expense while aides falsely claimed they were traveling on official business, the independent Office of Special Counsel said Monday night in concluding a three-year probe.

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It’s Time for a Bigger House

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 25th, 2011 5:31 am by HL

It’s Time for a Bigger House
Conley & Stevens, New York Times
WITH the Senate preparing to debate filibuster reform, now is a good time to consider a similarly daunting challenge to democratic representation in the House: its size. It's been far too long since the House expanded to keep up with population growth and, as a result, it has lost touch with the public and been overtaken by special interests.Indeed, the lower chamber of Congress has had the same number of members for so long that many Americans assume that its 435 seats are constitutionally mandated.

House and Senate Start Session at Differing Speeds

The Troubled Health Care Law: Call the Vote

Obama’s Plan: Legislate, Hold, Build
E.J. Dionne, The New Republic
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a choice in this week's State of the Union message: Does he spend the next two years consolidating the gains he has made, or does he go into retreat?My prediction: He will go for consolidation that conservatives will try to label as retreat, even as they attack him for not retreating fast enough. Receive news alertsObama will deliver his address Tuesday evening in an expectedly strong position. His approval ratings are rising and, at least according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, nearly as many Americans see him as moderate as view him as…