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Meryl Streep to Raise Money for Embattled National Women's History Museum
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyActress Meryl Streep -- who has played such strong females as culinary pioneer Julia Child and nuclear plant whistleblower Karen Silkwood -- will headline a Sept. 21 benefit in Washington for the National Museum of Women's History. Although no taxpayer money will be spent on the museum that organizers hope to build near the Smithsonian-dominated National Mall, its congressional champions have spent 12 years vainly trying to pass a bill allowing museum officials to buy federal land for the project. Two earlier Washington sites -- the Post Office Pavilion and the Smithsonian Arts and Industries ...
Washington in 60 Seconds: Davids Meet Goliath in Politics Today
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWakie, wakie, Capitolists! It's Election Day in several states across the country and reckoning day for a few candidates who seem to believe that being a politician means never having to say you're sorry. Read all about those candidates, and what's happening in Washington, in the next 60 seconds: - Taxing Work in Congress. The Senate gavels into session at 10 a.m., when senators will debate a small business bill in front of the C-SPAN cameras, but will be debating the future of the Bush tax cuts behind closed doors. Democrats can't get on the same page about keeping tax cuts away from ...
Race, Empathy, and Carolyn Maloney's N-Bomb
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyOn the night Barack Obama was elected president, the host of the BBC show I was doing asked me if race was thus – poof! -- no longer an issue in America. (Answer: Um, no. Thought bubble: Guess that British accent only makes you sound 30 percent smarter.) So today do we see that one of Harvard's best-known scholars, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was arrested after forcing his way into . . . his own home? (Huh? Yes, and did I mention he's black? Ohhhh, now you get it.) In other news, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has apologized for uttering the n-word while excitedly repeating a story that she ...
Rep. Carolyn Maloney Apologizes Over N-word Slip
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyIt's a simple rule for politicians: Never start your campaign with an apology. And another good one: Refrain from using racial epithets, even when you're quoting someone else. It's never going to come out quite the way you intended. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, is apologizing for using the n-word while retelling a story intended to damage her opponent. All she's managed to do is damage her own chances. "I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting," Maloney said in a statement. "It's no excuse, but I was so caught up in relaying the story exactly as it was ...
Sharpton Picks a Favorite In NY Senate Race
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAl Sharpton, Harlem political boss, has endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), an upstate corporate lawyer, in her bid to be elected in 2010 to a full term in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. ...
Congress Moves to Curb Credit Cards for 21 and Under
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyAfter bailing out Wall Street, Democrats in Congress and President Obama are pushing reforms intended to protect individual consumers from unfair financial practices---especially from credit card companies. ...
If Not Caroline Kennedy, How About One of These Five?
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailySo Caroline Kennedy is out of the running for New York Senator, citing concerns about her ailing Uncle Ted. This makes perfect sense, for when a relative is ill, the last thing you'd want to do is spend 5 days a week in the very same room as him, plus have an office down the hall. No ma'am!With Caroline out, Governor David Paterson is in a jam. Whom can he find with the name recognition, intellectual fortitude and worldwide respect that is needed in the Senate? Our initial thought was Hillary Clinton, but apparently she's not even under consideration!But what about one of these five ...
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