Sen. John McCain's Top 10 Earmark Tweets
US News & World Report - 2 hours 43 minutes agoJohn McCain tweets against costly earmarks, hitting pig waste, maple syrup, and lobbyist receptions.
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John McCain tweets against costly earmarks, hitting pig waste, maple syrup, and lobbyist receptions.
by Bill Thompson Staff Writer THE VILLAGES - Sarah Palin took her "Going Rogue" book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election.
Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.
During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, Pastor Rick Warren moderated the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency with then-Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.
President Obama’s ideas are good, but the warmth, cajoling and craft that make ideas more than that — especially in foreign policy — are lacking.
Compared with his approval rating during his first full week in office, Barack Obama’s approval last week is down 17 points, from 66% to 49%. His decline in support comes disproportionately from whites -- down 22 points to 39%. Approval among nonwhites is down 7 points to 73%.
Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.She has $10 copays and no deductible. She gets generic prescription drugs for $10. Her plan covers mental health counseling, organ transplants, acupuncture. It covers speech therapy for preschoolers and in vitro fertilization.Sound pretty ...
THE VILLAGES — For Sarah Palin fans in The Villages, today is the big day. The former Alaska governor and vice presidential running mate to John McCain will hold a book signing at 2:30 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble in The Villages.
(Commentary) A pimp and a prostitute walk into an office. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it wasn’t for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
In my set, I am known as the guy who always had some reservations about Barack Obama . Sure, I supported him in the primaries against Hillary Clinton and I voted for him, with both glee and enthusiasm, especially after John McCain uttered the most shocking.
THE DEFIANT ONES Uh, Joe's a politician, not a cop: We're sick and tired of New Times always bashing the best police officer we have, Joe Arpaio, and building up those who oppose his crime fighting. This only helps the criminal eleme...
Derek Quizon Tuesday, November 24, 2009 U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Monday criticized the health care reform bill that was approved for Senate debate on Saturday, saying it raises government spending to unsustainable levels. U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Monday criticized the health care reform bill that was approved for Senate debate on Saturday, saying it raises government spending ...
Former Gov. Sarah Palin's book, "Going Rogue," blames her first legislative director for moves early in her term that helped poison her relationship with state lawmakers. But the ex-aide, John Bitney, calls Palin's account a fabrication and said he wishes his former boss would leave him alone.
Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's unprecedented... Government - Troubled Asset Relief Program - Treasury - Business - United States
Gov. Bobby Jindal will attend President Barack Obama's first state dinner at the White House, his office confirmed. The event will honor Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur.
Some Republican bigwigs are proposing a 10-point "litmus test" to ensure only ideological conservatives receive party support