The Fact Checker: Democrats keep misleading on claimed budget ‘cuts’
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 5th, 2011 5:47 am by HL
The Fact Checker: Democrats keep misleading on claimed budget ‘cuts’
“The fact is that Democrats stand ready to meet the Republicans halfway on this. That would be fair.” — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), March 3, 2011
Federal grand jury indicts Loughner in Ariz. shootings
A federal grand jury in Arizona has indicted accused Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner on 49 counts in the January rampage that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others and left six dead, including a chief federal district judge.
Hacked e-mails show Web is an increasingly useful tool in dirty-tricks campaigns
Although much of K Street spends its time plying the halls of Congress on behalf of well-heeled clients, there is a growing dark side to Washington’s lobbying and public-relations industry: figuring out new ways to undermine and sabotage opponents.
Democratic legislators embracing tactic to gain leverage: Fleeing
Lawmaking can be a frustrating business, especially when you’re outnumbered. But some Democratic state legislators have recently embraced a simple tool to gain leverage: the empty chair.
