Obama Veto Threat Of GOP Spending Bill Ratchets Up Talk Of Government Shutdown
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 16th, 2011 5:45 am by HL
Obama Veto Threat Of GOP Spending Bill Ratchets Up Talk Of Government Shutdown
With Reporting By Zach Carter And Elise Foley WASHINGTON — Just hours after President Barack Obama insisted, in a rare news conference, that “there should…
Gabrielle Giffords For Senate? Speculation Runs High For 2012 Race
Rep. Jeff Flake made it official this week. Four days after Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona said he would not stand for reelection in…
Robert Reich: Why We Should Raise Taxes on the Super-Rich and Lower Them on the Middle Class
It will soon become evident to most Americans that the only way to reduce the budget deficit, preserve programs deemed essential by the middle class, and not raise taxes on the middle, is to tax the top.
HuffPost TV: Howard Fineman: ‘Republican Leaders In The House May Have Outsmarted Themselves’ On Budget
With a potential government shutdown looming on March 4, the budget discussion for 2011 appears a lot more pressing than the fight for 2012. HuffPost’s…
F-35 Engine Battle Breaks Out On GOP Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s campaign against a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon’s next-generation fighter jet faces a critical vote in the GOP-controlled House,…
