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Exclusive: ‘Make Wall St. Pay’ campaign debuts by occupying bank branch, House speaker’s office
A new campaign by a national network of activists kicked off Monday morning with a splash as it led hundreds of fed up homeowners in a series of protests that brought business to a halt at a major bank and the House speaker’s office. The National People’s Action network picked…
Government shutdown threat looms over budget fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Senate Democrats slammed Republicans on Sunday for a “reckless” threat to shut down the government as political posturing intensified on both sides over federal spending and the budget deficit. The House of Representatives approved legislation on Saturday to cut federal spending by $61 billion through September.…
House cuts federal spending by $61.5 billion
Medicare, Medicaid remain untouched WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Saturday approved legislation to cut federal spending deeply through September, a plan that is sure to be stopped by President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in the Senate. The Republican-backed bill is a challenge to Obama to…
US lawmakers close to passing huge spending cuts
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives was on track to approve slashing 61 billion dollars in government spending in a measure that makes deep cuts to global US aid in the name of austerity. Lawmakers in the Republican-led chamber have been at work since Tuesday on a spending bill…
Obama budget would launch ‘massive job-creation engine’: report
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 would create millions of new jobs by boosting investments in infrastructure and transportation projects, according to an estimate. The proposal would set aside $336 billion for highways and infrastructure programs and $53 billion for a new high-speed rail system, aimed…
Republicans shrug off setbacks
WASHINGTON — Top US Republicans put on a brave face this week after a series of surprise setbacks, some suffered at the hands of their own archconservative political shock troops in the “Tea Party.” “We’re in a new era,” House Speaker John Boehner told reporters, shrugging off his woes as…
Republicans find tempest in the Tea Party
WASHINGTON – Top US Republicans put on a brave face this week after a series of surprise setbacks, some suffered at the hands of their own archconservative political shock troops in the Tea Party. “We’re in a new era,” House Speaker John Boehner told reporters, shrugging off his woes as…
Video, renewal of commitment, and a hashtag idea
I’m on GRITtv today, dropping some sarcasm on our anti-choice House of Representatives. GRITtv: Amanda Marcotte: Sexism Boehner’s Top Priority The past couple of weeks have been exhausting, which is, of course, by design from anti-choicers. The idea is clearly to declare total war on women’s rights in hopes of…
Speaker Boehner skips Tucson memorial for RNC cocktail party
The new speaker of the House skipped a nationally televised memorial in Arizona honoring victims of Saturday’s shootings, opting instead to host a cocktail party Wednesday night. Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) declined an offer to ride to Tucson on Air Force One with President Barack Obama and other lawmakers, Politico…
Orange and crocodile: Is it John Boehner or a Hermes handbag?
Grit TV asked me to come on to make fun of John Boehner for dropping more crocodile tears in a single day than there are crocodiles living in America. More GRITtv See also, one of my favorite new websites: Is John Boehner Still Crying?…
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