AP – It’s time for Congress to end restrictions that for more than half a century have prevented most Americans from visiting Cuba, a bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday.
Archive | March, 2009
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Prez!
Posted on 31 March 2009.
He is reshaping corporate boardrooms. He is firing CEOs. He is pushing spending plans through Congress with ease. Is Barack Obama a superhero? Or a just a popular politician with good instincts?
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Dick Locher, Chicago Tribune
Posted on 31 March 2009.
PUBLICATION DATE: Tue, 31 Mar 2009
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Court ruling favors Franken
Posted on 31 March 2009.
Dems are hailing a ruling from a three-judge panel saying it only puts a limited number of ballots in play.
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N.Y. 20: Murphy ahead by 250 votes
Posted on 31 March 2009.
Murphy takes the narrowest of leads over Tedisco.
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Front page news
Posted on 31 March 2009.
The BBC newscaster put it simply: “They’re dominated by Barack Obama.”
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Sebelius paid over $7,000 in back taxes
Posted on 31 March 2009.
The Health and Human Services nominee says it stemmed from from “unintentional errors.”
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Employee Free Choice Act: Rebuttals
Posted on 31 March 2009.
Tom Gies: “The case for card check has been revealed as an unapologetic plea for income redistribution.” Paula Voos: “It is obvious they actually believe that if workers could easily unionize, large numbers of them would do so.”
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U.S. to join UN Human Rights Council
Posted on 31 March 2009.
The Obama administration reverses the Bush administration’s decision to shun the body.
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‘West Wing’ Josh just like Rahm?
Posted on 31 March 2009.
What does Bradley Whitford think about the comparisons between his character and Rahm Emanuel?
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