(Francis Bean Cobain)Despite my moderate bent, sometimes it's not a pretty sight.
(D.C. Metro, Thanksgiving weekend)Senate Begins Debate on Tax Cut Bill
But while the Senate looks set to pass the $858 billion package, House Democrats have protested with a raucous "Just Say No" rally.
Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Friday, Dec. 10, 2010
DADT Repeal Dies In Senate
Harry Reid needed 60 votes to cut off debate on the defense authorization bill and get to an actual vote. He got 57.
Read original story in Talking Points Memo Talking Points Memo | Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010
Obama Administration Retreats on Pollution Rules
The EPA has decided to hold off new regulations on toxic industrial emissions fearing such environmental protections may cost jobs.
Read original story in The New York Times | Friday, Dec. 10, 2010
Senate Republicans Kill Benefits for 9/11 Rescue Workers
A fully paid-for piece of legislation providing health care coverage to 9/11 workers sickened by exposure to toxic fumes--sounds like a bipartisan fantasy, right? Wrong.
Read original story in The Washington Monthly | Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010
Senate Tables DREAM Act
The student immigration measure made it through the House on Wednesday but was tabled in the Senate Thursday because Harry Reid doesn't have enough votes to stop a Republican filibuster.
Read original story in The Hill | Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010
Obama's Tax Deal Infuriates Big Donors
Major donors are expressing "extreme disappointment" and considering withholding their donations in the 2012 election season.
Read original story in The Los Angeles Times | Friday, Dec. 10, 2010
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