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What Really Happens to Politicians Without Labels. It's Not Pretty.
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyYou may have heard there's a "No Labels" movement afoot to rouse the country's silent majority – the sane, reasonable, moderate middle that just wants civility, and solutions, and an end to the fighting in Washington. Maybe you're one of those people and you like this idea of no labels. There are lots of big names associated with this group -- senators, mayors, media celebs and more. But I'll be honest, I've been skeptical. You only have to listen to actual no-labels types to understand why. A few days after the official launch of No Labels, four of them offered eye-opening accounts of ...
Fox News Viewers Believe the Darndest Things, Study Finds
By David Knowles - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- Fair and balanced ... and factually incorrect? A newly released study out of the University of Maryland concludes that viewers of the Fox News Channel were "significantly more likely" to believe a host of factually incorrect information than viewers who watched other television news organizations. Fox is by no means the only media outlet guilty of spreading what the study considers misniformation, but the channel's viewers were found to believe incorrect views on matters of established fact in much higher percentages than those peple who got their news of the world ...
Stimulus Provided Large Jobs Boost, Says CBO Report
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 24) -- Here is one thing you can be thankful for: The heavily criticized American Recovery and Reinvestment Act generated a rise of between 1.4 and 4.1 percent in national output from July to September, according to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. With the unemployment rate still at the forefront of public concerns, the CBO said the stimulus package also created between 1.4 million and 3.6 million jobs during the same period. The stimulus did not, however, decrease the unemployment rate to below 8 percent, as the Obama administration promised when it sold the ...
Opinion: Nancy Pelosi -- Clueless in San Francisco
By Bernie Goldberg - AOL News(Nov. 12) -- You remember the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" with Meg Ryan in the female lead? Well, now there's a new one out in the same genre. This one is called "Clueless in San Francisco," currently playing in Washington, D.C., and starring Nancy Pelosi. How clueless is Pelosi? Well, look at it this way: In the midterm elections, 50 incumbent Democratic members of Congress lost their seats, while only two incumbent House Republicans lost. Politico called it a "bloodbath of a night for Democrats." So what does the Democratic leader of the House do? She throws a party, what else? The theme ...
The Real Lesson of the Midterms? It's the Economy (Again), Stupid
By Paul Wachter - AOL NewsANALYSIS (Nov. 4) -- "It's the economy, stupid." The phrase, popularized by James Carville, helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House, defeating George H.W. Bush in 1992. Above all else -- and Bush presided over the end of the Cold War and a painless Persian Gulf War -- the economy is the barometer for the country's political tides. That was evident again Tuesday with the Republican landslide, which saw the GOP retake the House, pick up seats in the Senate and perform even more impressively in various state government contests. All the other factors -- the rise of the tea party, health ...
Sports Handicapper Gambles on Becoming President
By David Moye - AOL News
(Nov. 4) -- Now that the Democrats have suffered a historic defeat on election day, a sports handicapper is doubling down on his goal of becoming President in 2012. Wayne Allyn Root is a well-known Vegas sports handicapper and the current front runner to be the Libertarian Party's nominee for the 2012 presidential race after being the running mate to 2008 nominee Bob Barr. He may seem a long shot, but Root believes that enough Americans would embrace the Libertarian philosophy if they were exposed to it -- and to him. Richard Faverty Sports handicapper Wayne Allyn Root is considering a run ...
Newt Gingrich: The Challenge for Republicans
By not in system - AOL News
(Nov. 3) -- Tuesday was historic. The United States just saw the largest swing in control of the U.S. House since 1938, with the Republican Party gaining control over at least 60 new seats. In the next several days, the 24-hour news channels will be spinning -- along with miles of opinion in newsprint -- trying to tell us the meaning of the message that voters are sending. It's a pretty straightforward message: Not Them. Not liberals in Washington, D.C., trying to run our lives and in the process keep our economy in a ditch. However, given the scale of the Republican victory -- greater ...
Obama Continues Outreach With Message to Black Newspapers
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyThe question to the president posed by Chris King of the St. Louis American newspaper illustrated the discomfort of some Democratic candidates -- and the frustration of voters they are courting -- as the midterms approach. "We've seen here in Missouri a lot of Democrats acting like they're not Democrats and not embracing a lot of the legislative accomplishments, "King said. "We have a hard time convincing people these Democrats are going to help you when they don't really say they're going to help you. What should we tell our readers about these rather confusing and disappointing campaigns?" ...
Plenty of Lawmakers Were Against the Stimulus Before They Were For It
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe stimulus package designed to jump start the economy last year was a convenient target for members of both parties looking to take a stand against government spending. But after bashing the stimulus, a surprising number of those lawmakers, Republican and Democratic alike, happily sought a share of the money for their home districts, according to a new investigation published Monday by The Washington Post and the Center for Public Integrity. The Post points out Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) repeatedly railed against the stimulus, calling it a package of "trillion-dollar spending sprees" ...
Obama Calls for Fixing Roads -- Why Now?
By not in system - AOL News
(Oct. 12) -- President Barack Obama is again calling for an "overhaul" of U.S. infrastructure, this time following the publication of a report showing infrastructure spending could create jobs and help the economy. To supporters, this is a classic "kill two birds with one stone" scenario: modernize the nation's failing, outdated infrastructure while helping the economy. To opponents, however, this is throwing good money after bad; more spending we can't afford doing what the stimulus was already supposed to do. This Is Why Voters Are Angry: "Excuse me, but wasn't this what the stimulus was ...
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