Why Michelle Obama Was Right to Align Herself With Wal-Mart
Like many urbanites lucky enough to live just blocks from a Whole Foods, I find it easy to criticize Wal-Mart. Condemned by many as a killer of Main Street, an enemy of unions, a discriminator against women, and much more, Wal-Mart has often been a target. And deservedly so. I cringe when I read the details of the case heading to the Supreme Court seeking class-action status on behalf of more than a million women allegedly discriminated against by the mega-chain. But the elite, organic-food-loving, spare-no-expense-on-a-weeknight-dinner foodies who reside in liberal bastions like Washington, ...
Sargent Shriver Hospitalized Outside Washington, Condition Unknown
Former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee, R. Sargent Shriver, has been hospitalized outside of Washington, according to a spokeswoman at the medical center where he was admitted. The 95-year-old Shriver is the brother-in-law of former President John F. Kennedy. Ronna Borenstein-Levy of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., could not provide details on Shriver's condition or when he was hospitalized, but said the family has directed a spokesperson for the Special Olympics to provide updates on his condition. In 2003, Shriver announced he had Alzheimer's disease, according to ...
House Republicans Plan Vote to Repeal 'Obamacare' on Jan. 12
Making good on one of their high-profile, election-year promises, House Republicans announced plans Monday afternoon to pass a repeal of the Obama administration's health care law. The No. 2 House Republican, Eric Cantor of Virginia, announced a vote scheduled for Jan. 12. While this sets up a confrontation with President Obama over the landmark legislation, the move is seen as largely symbolic, as the repeal effort is not expected to succeed. While Democrats lost their majority in the House, they retained it in the Senate, where a repeal is highly unlikely. In addition, Obama can simply veto ...
South Carolina Veteran Spratt Falls to the GOP's Mick Mulvaney
While the GOP continues to rack up wins against freshman House Democrats, it has also brought down party veterans like Rep. John Spratt of South Carolina, the chairman of the House Budget Committee. The 14-term Democrat lost his seat Tuesday night to Mick Mulvaney, a first-term state senator. John McCain easily carried the district abutting the North Carolina border in 2008, and if not for the popular incumbent, the seat would most likely have gone to the GOP years ago. So it came as no surprise the GOP establishment targeted Spratt and ran ads linking him with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A ...
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