Obama urges Congress to avert fiscal cliff as Republicans signal rich CAN be taxed more

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234437/The-rich-taxed-says-Obama-Republicans-Democrats-vow-work-avoid-fiscal-cliff.html Obama is urging Congress to approve legislation that ensures taxes don’t go up on 98 per cent of all Americans Republicans and Democrats have sworn to work together to hash out a deal to avoid the U.S. going over ‘fiscal cliff’ Congressional leaders of both parties on Friday gave a joint speech for the […]

Gee, thanks Bill! Clinton says Romney is RIGHT and the economy is ‘not fixed’ . . . and how he thought Obama ‘was going to cry’ during debate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220183/Thanks-Bill-Clinton-says-Romney-correct-economy-fixed-adding-helpfully-thought-Obama-going-debate.html By Toby Harnden PUBLISHED: 09:00 EST, 19 October 2012 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 19 October 2012 Bill Clinton has conceded that Mitt Romney is correct that the economy is ‘not fixed’ and said he thought Barack Obama was going to cry during Tuesday’s debate ‘because he knows that it’s not fixed’. Former president Clinton, […]

Six Democratic superdelegates boycott convention and refuse to nominate Obama

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162954/Six-Democratic-superdelegates-boycott-convention-refuse-nominate-Obama.html Two New York congressmen join four others in announcing they will not attend party convention in September By Toby Harnden PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 21 June 2012 | UPDATED: 18:45 EST, 21 June 2012 More Democratic superdelegates are boycotting their party’s convention in North Carolina amid fears that any association with President Barack Obama will […]

George Soros says there ‘isn’t all that much difference’ between Romney and Obama

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092958/George-Soros-says-isnt-difference-Romney-Obama.html By Toby Harnden Last updated at 12:32 AM on 28th January 2012 This isn’t exactly the kind of endorsement the Romney campaign is looking for. It’s probably even less welcome than the purported nod for Newt Gingrich from crooked GOP congressman Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham sent from his jail cell. Speaking in Davos, gathering place […]

Congress Doesn’t Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/01/congress-doesnt-want-give-its-insider-trading-privileges/47836/ John Hudson 50 Views 9:56 AM ET President Obama’s plea to ban Congressional insider trading may poll well and have bipartisan support, but it’s already facing stiff resistance from lawmakers the morning after his State of the Union address. On Tuesday night, the president spoke in no uncertain terms: “Send me a bill that bans insider trading by Members of Congress, […]

Rand Paul ‘detained’ by TSA for refusing to submit to a pat-down after ‘anomaly’ detected by airport body scanner

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2090687/Sen-Rand-Paul-detained-TSA-refusing-submit-pat-down.html By Michael Zennie Last updated at 8:28 PM on 23rd January 2012 US Senator Rand Paul says he was detained for half an hour by security at the Nashville airport Monday for refusing a pat-down when a scanner found an ‘anomaly’ on his knee. The first-term Republican said he asked for another scan but […]

DID AMERICAN’S LOOSE THEIR WILL FOR LIBERTY?

http://www.newswithviews.com/Anghis/roger197.htm By Pastor Roger Anghis January 15, 2012 NewsWithViews.com I have seen over the last 50 years a growing lack of willingness of the population to be involved in current events. My late step-father forced me to keep up on current events. He was a legal immigrant from Greece and served in WWI and WWII. […]

So much for not raising the debt ceiling… Obama requests $1.2 TRILLION hike in borrowing limit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086042/Obama-requests-1-2T-hike-borrowing-limit.html Increase would boost the debt limit to $16.4trillion Should be enough to allow the government to keep borrowing until the end of 2012 By Associated Press Last updated at 6:56 AM on 13th January 2012 President Barack Obama asked Congress today for another $1.2trillion increase in the nation’s debt limit, a request that is […]

Republicans hope for “yes” on Keystone, prepare for “no”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-usa-keystone-pipeline-idUSTRE80A1EY20120111?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true By Roberta Rampton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:36am EST (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans who are urging President Barack Obama to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline have signaled they will not give up on the issue if the White House says no. After delaying the project, Obama has […]

Rick Santorum’s Communist Clan in Italy

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/11/rick-santorum-s-italian-family-speaks-out.html by Barbie Latza Nadeau Jan 11, 2012 6:36 AM EST Back in Italy, the ultraconservative has a family full of liberals and communists. Barbie Latza Nadeau on their reaction to his surprise surge—and their advice now that he’s sinking. In the tiny town of Riva del Garda in northern Italy, 83-year-old-Maria Malacarne Santorum keeps […]