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Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who infamously fled Congress after his sexting and Twitter scandals two years ago, told New Yorkers this week he wants to be their next mayor. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
Posted by admin on May 20th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Senate Democrats Weigh Nuclear Option
Posted by admin on May 14th, 2013
The Hill: “Senate Democrats frustrated with the GOP’s blocking of a string of President Obama’s nominees are seriously weighing a controversial tactic known as the ‘nuclear option.’ The option — which would involve Democrats changing Senate rules through a majority vote to prevent the GOP from using the 60-vote filibuster to block nominations — was [...]
Louisiana lawmakers weigh options on eliminating income tax
Posted by admin on April 10th, 2013
By Stephanie Grace NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the wisdom of eliminating the state's income tax without raising sales taxes, one day after Governor Bobby Jindal said he would delay his plan to scrap the income tax. Jindal, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, shelved his package on the two-month legislative [...]
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No Comments »Road funds on empty; more states weigh gasoline tax hikes
Posted by admin on March 14th, 2013
By Nanette Byrnes (Reuters) – Tight state budgets and jammed roadways this year are prompting some state governments to make one of the most politically unpopular moves imaginable: raising gasoline taxes. Because they hit everyone, gas taxes are widely disliked and rarely increased. But after decades of underinvestment in roads, bridges and public transport, states [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Empty, Funds, gasoline, hikes, more, road, States, Weigh No Comments »Obama May Weigh in on Gay Marriage Case
Posted by admin on February 21st, 2013
The White House “is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President Obama to rights for gay couples,” the AP reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Top Dems urge Obama to weigh unilateral debt hike
Posted by admin on January 11th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s top Democratic allies in the Senate are urging him to consider “any lawful steps” to make sure the government does not default of its debts and spur an economic crisis — even if it means acting without approval by Congress. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Simpson-Bowles weigh in on fiscal cliff deal: Not enough catfood
Posted by admin on January 3rd, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Catfood, cliff, Deal, Enough, fiscal, SimpsonBowles, Weigh No Comments »Republicans weigh swallowing tax hike on the wealthy
Posted by admin on December 5th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While Republican leaders in the House of Representatives insist that raising tax rates on the rich is an impossibility, some Republican lawmakers now see it as inevitable to avoiding the “fiscal cliff” of severe tax hikes and spending cuts set to start January 1. Congressional aides, who asked not to be identified, [...]
Son’s woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson
Posted by admin on November 30th, 2012
At 71, the Rev. Jesse Jackson still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks widely on all kinds of civil rights issues. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
