WASHINGTON – House Democrats defiantly pushed ahead Wednesday with a $50 billion war spending bill that calls for troops to leave Iraq, despite concerns raised by some members of the party and a veto threat issued by the White House.The bill would require that the U.S. initiate troop withdrawals within 30 days of its passage [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Top anti-war Democrats say they now support Iraq funding bill
Big Chunk Of The Universe Is Missing — Again
Non political article – but very interesting…
ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2007) — Not only has a large chunk of the universe thought to have been found in 2002 apparently gone missing again but it is taking some friends with it, according to new research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The new calculations might [...]
Pelosi: Clinton Camp Played Gender Card
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, R-Calif., said Monday that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., hasn’t been treated differently because she’s the only woman in the presidential race, but added that her campaign appears to have been trying to exploit that perception in the wake of last week’s Democratic debate.Pelosi, the nation’s first female House speaker, told [...]
The top US conservatives and liberals
Our friends over at The Telegraph have compiled a list of the top 100 conservatives and liberals in the United States. I question some of the people they have selected, but here is a brief overview, then a link to the article:
Conservative:1. Rudy Guiliani2. General David Petraeus3. Matt Drudge4. Newt Gingrich5. Rush Limbaugh
Liberal:1. Bill [...]
Schumer and Feinstein Back Mukasey
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — The confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general seemed all but assured late this afternoon when Senators Charles E. Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that they would vote in favor of the nominee.Mr. Schumer announced his support after meeting with Mr. Mukasey this [...]

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