So much so, when George W. Bush won his first 2002 presidency due to their supreme court's verdict over a balloting paper dispute, his Democratic opponent Al-Gore conceded defeat, saying although he disagreed with the court ruling he was stepping aside...
Keywords: €œHe was glad that the president attended, but he felt that there were 364 days in a year to give a speech on your policies or campaign rhetoric,€ said Gingrey spokeswoman Jen Talaber. | In a puzzling move, President Obama decided do a little blurring of church and state by enumerating the many ways that Christianity influences his economic policy:
Iraq is nothing but one great big crime scene. | Oh but the right-wing conservatives will get in their luxury cars today and talk condescendingly about CNN calling it a "leftist" group and "Marxist" for having released this set of highly researched facts that pin the tail right on this elephant. As they do this, mothers will hide their children in Afghanistan and Libya and wherever else the U.S.
In fact, I have often said that there must be a mandatory Republican conference call every morning to make sure they all get their lies and talking points straight. For instance, here's Rachel Maddow on Monday explaining why Marco Rubio is lying (she's...
ESPN's John Clayton tweeted that the Raiders could have a tough time being able to hold onto both backs going into 2012 because of salary cap issues. | So why is this tidbit of Raiders news being discussed on a Bengals blog?
Workplace health and safety advocates are criticizing the White House for delaying a regulation that provides a safer work environment for industrial workers, citing that approximately 60 lives could have been saved during the time that the policy was being held up.
Keywords: €” Rick Santorum, CNN debate Jan. 19 in Charleston, S.C. | Newt Gingrich, Republican debate Jan. 11 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Don€™t believe every word that leaves from a politician€™s lips. | George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach.
For the second time in a year, workplace health and safety advocates are saying the White House is unnecessarily holding up a key workplace safety regulation that could have already saved workers' lives if it had been implemented. For the past 11 months, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
When Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush on June 9, 2008, the 35 had been selected from drafts of nearly twice that many articles. President Obama has accumulated his own massive list of high...
Burck worked as an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York before working for Bush. He worked as the Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2003 to 2005. | An office was opened by Quinn Emanuel in 2007 in Tokyo, a London office in 2008, a Manheim, Germany, office in 2010 and a Moscow office in 2011. Burck focuses on white-collar criminal litigation and investigations.
For one thing, the president's directive to review regulations merely reinforces an executive order President Clinton signed in 1993 that is applicable to—but has been largely ignored by—the Obama administration since it assumed office.
Among the many things for which Reagan is famous, he sought to add an 11th commandment to the 10 Moses brought down from the burning bush : Thou shall not speak ill of fellow Republicans. To the extent Newt and Mitt can claim compliance...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 – Segregation during World War II spilled over into U.S. military ranks, but an all-African-American fighter pilot crew formed within the Army Air Corps made a major impact in helping to break down racial barriers. | President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invited surviving Tuskegee Airmen to a Jan. 13 premiere screening of the movie at the White House, a week before its official opening.
When it comes to national security issues and the way in which the president conducts issues of civil liberties, is the Obama administration any better than the Bush administration? We all know about the various ways in which the Bush administration signed into law certain provisions that are scathingly unconstitutional: extraordinary rendition, warrant-less wiretaps, secret surveillance, suspending habeas corpus €” the list goes on and on.
Keywords: by George E. Curry How can you tell when politicians are lying ? Answer: When they moves their lips. Until now, that had been considered a joke. Today, however, that seems especially true when listening to Republicans seeking their party's presidential...
Yahoo News has hired Olivier Knox, Congressional correspondent for Agence France-Press, to be its White House correspondent--the first in Yahoo's 16-year history. | "I am thrilled to be joining the team covering politics at Yahoo News," Knox said, "and truly honored to serve as the first White House correspondent. It's a great opportunity."
The Republican presidential candidates competing for the affections of Florida voters have plenty of labels with which to tar each other. Influence peddler. Failed politician. Cayman Islands account holder. Aspiring polygamist. But perhaps the worst smear they could lob at an opponent would be to call him a compassionate conservative.