Common Cause suddenly uncommonly forceful in fighting Koch Industries
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 10th, 2011 5:36 am by HL
Common Cause suddenly uncommonly forceful in fighting Koch Industries
Common Cause has long been something of a nerd among the jocks. While other activists staged loud demonstrations and nervy stunts, the 40-year-old good-government group was more likely to hold a forum on filibuster reform or the vagaries of redistricting.
Patriot Act extension vote fails to pass House; Tea Party caucas members vote “no”
A vote to extend provisions of the Patriot Act did not pass in the House on Tuesday. As Paul Kane and Felicia Somnez reported:
Sen. Jim Webb won’t run for reelection in 2012
Updated 11:55 a.m. Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) has announced that he will not run for reelection in 2012. Webb’s decision, long anticipated by many in Virginia politics, will make his seat more difficult to hold for his party. Ex-Sen. George Allen (R), who lost the seat in 2006 to Webb, is running to…
Between Bachmann and Pawlenty, too many Minnesotans for 2012 presidential race?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann spent the past decade mostly staying out of each other’s way, two Minnesotans taking very different paths on the rise to national Republican Party prominence from a state better known for its Democratic icons.
