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Obama Boosts Elizabeth Warren’s Student Debt Plan

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 9th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

Obama Boosts Elizabeth Warren’s Student Debt Plan
From: George Zornick

The president wants to reduce both the minimum payments and the principal on the trillions of dollars in US student loan debt.

The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face
From: Bob Dreyfuss

Putting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on trial could put the entire, crazy war itself in the dock.

Why Seattle’s Minimum-Wage Hike Is Good for Business and the Economy
From: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Should America be looking to Seattle for solutions to its broken economic system?

Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis
From: Take Action

A bill introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren would give borrowers a chance to refinance their student loans.

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Obama and the Mockery of Honor

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 9th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

Obama and the Mockery of Honor
Ralph Peters, National Review
If a soldier who volunteered to serve in the military rapes or murders someone while in uniform, has he served honorably? Has Bradley Manning, who voluntarily joined the military and then betrayed his country by turning over hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks, served honorably? Did Benedict Arnold, another volunteer, serve with “honor and distinction”?

“I’ve Had Enough:” When Dems Quit on Obama
Ron Fournier, Natl Jrnl
The email hit my in-box at 9:41 p.m. last Wednesday. From one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, a close adviser to the White House, the missive amounted to an electronic eye roll. “Even I have had enough.”Another Democrat had quit on President Obama.

Senate Forecast: Toss-Up or Tilt GOP?
Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight
We last issued a U.S. Senate forecast in mid-March. Not a lot has changed since then.The Senate playing field remains fairly broad. There are 10 races where we give each party at least a 20 percent chance of winning,1 so there is a fairly wide range of possible outcomes. But all but two of those highly competitive races (the two exceptions are Georgia and Kentucky) are in states that are currently held by Democrats.