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Sanders: ’5 million seniors face the threat of hunger’
WASHINGTON – A 12-page report released Tuesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) found that about 5 million senior citizens are threatened by hunger in the United States. “It is estimated that 5 million seniors face the threat of hunger, 3 million seniors are at risk of hunger, and 1 million…
McCain knocks Republicans for challenging Obama on Libya
WASHINGTON – As the House GOP prepares to throw a wrench into President Barack Obama’s military operation in Libya, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accused Republicans of attacking his former 2008 rival for partisan gain. “Is this the time for Congress to turn against this policy? Is this the time time…
White House meeting with Cantor on Medicare cuts
WASHINGTON – Medicare will be on the table when Vice President Joe Biden meets with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and other congressional leaders this week to continue the ongoing debt limit negotiations. It’s unclear whether the White House will agree to any cuts for beneficiaries, but other areas…
White House spokesman: Obama is ‘the most progressive president ever’ on gay rights
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told a liberal crowd Friday that Barack Obama has been “the most progressive president” America has ever had on the issue of gay rights. “This president has been the most progressive president on these issues we’ve ever had,” Pfeiffer said during a panel discussion…
O’Reilly: David Vitter should ‘absolutely’ leave Congress
In the wake of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) resignation brought on by an online sexting scandal, Bill O’Reilly said that Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) — who years ago confessed to hiring prostitutes — should leave Congress. “I don’t think Vitter should be there,” the Fox anchor told Alan Colmes. “Absolutely…
Pawlenty concedes he failed to call out Obama’s ‘co-conspirator’ Mitt Romney
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty conceded Thursday that he squandered an opportunity to get tough on 2012 GOP rival Mitt Romney during this Monday’s Republican debate. “Well, I think in response to that direct question, I should have been much more clear during the debate, Sean,” Pawlenty said on Fox…
Entertainment industry rolls out support for Protect IP Act
WASHINGTON – Screenwriters who have shaped television programs such as The Late Show With David Letterman, CBS Radio News, How I Met Your Mother and Law & Order told a roomful of Capitol Hill staffers on Tuesday that a clampdown on Internet piracy would be consistent with the principles of…
Senate rejects Coburn bill to repeal ethanol subsidies
WASHINGTON – By a vote of 59-40, the Senate on Tuesday afternoon struck down a measure to roll back $6 billion in federal ethanol subsidies. S.1057, dubbed the “Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act,” would have repealed a 45-cents per gallon tax credit for ethanol blended into gasoline as well…
Progressive Dems launch anti-unemployment tour: ‘Jobs equal deficit reduction’
WASHINGTON – With the debate on Capitol Hill having shifted from job creation to deficit reduction, the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Tuesday launched a 12-city summer listening tour aimed at refocusing the economic discussion on the unemployment rate. “The Republican majority has not offered one bill, one proposal, one concrete…
Exclusive: Mishandled VA rape cases deemed ‘shocking’ by lawyers in Pentagon suit
WASHINGTON – The firm investigating a case of 17 raped military veterans suing the Pentagon responded Monday after a report that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mishandled sexual assault cases. “This shocking report is consistent with the findings of our investigation,” Keith Rohman, president of Public Interest Investigations, the…
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