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Ash Wednesday Surprise: Wisconsin Senate Moves to Hold Separate Collective Bargaining Vote
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThe chess match continues, even on Ash Wednesday. The latest development in the ongoing standoff between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponents in the state Legislature came tonight, when Senate Republicans voted to try to ram through the contentious restrictions on collective bargaining by breaking the current legislation in two. With 14 Senate Democrats still AWOL -- denying the Republican-controlled body the chance to form a proper quorum and pass the anti-union bill -- today's move was an attempt at an end-around. Cleaved in two portions, the collective bargaining parts ...
Opinion: Capt. Kirk Was Right -- Read the Constitution
By John Merline - AOL NewsIt's been amusing to read the reaction in some quarters to the House Republicans' decision to read the entire U.S. Constitution at the start of the new Congress. Last week, Washington Post columnist and blogger Ezra Klein called it a "gimmick." Post blogger Greg Sargent added his two cents, calling it "a cheap way of humoring activists." A blogger on Firedoglake went a little further, dismissing it as an example of the House "shamelessly pandering" to the tea party. David Corn over at our Politics Daily site said the House GOP was turning the Constitution "into hollow political ...
Christine O'Donnell Oxford University Mystery Solved (Sort Of)
By David Knowles - AOL News(Sept. 28)--Is it a case of simple resume padding, an innocent error, or something worse? A couple of weeks ago, Surge Desk writers Carl Franzen and Lance Gould noticed something odd about the LinkedIn page of GOP senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell. The Tea Party candidate had, under a heading describing her education, listed University of Oxford as one of the places she had taken a course titled "Post Modernism in the New Millennium." But after making calls to Oxford officials, Surge Desk could not find any evidence of a course by that name ever having been offered by the esteemed ...
Harry Reid's Call for Mosque to be Built 'Somewhere Else' Saddens Liberals, Pleases Sharron Angle
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailySenator Harry Reid has come out today in opposition to the construction of a controversial Islamic center and mosque in New York City, near Ground Zero. As CNN reported, "The First Amendment protects freedom of religion," spokesman Jim Manley said in a statement. "Sen. Reid respects that but thinks that the mosque should be built some place else. If the Republicans are being sincere, they would help us pass this long overdue bill to help the first responders whose health and livelihoods have been devastated because of their bravery on 911, rather than continuing to block this much-needed ...
Key Source from GQ's Rand Paul Story Admits to Being Tied Up, Asked to Smoke Pot; Denies 'Kidnapping,' Forced Drugging
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 11) -- Maybe Aqua Buddha can tell us what really happened. As reported by The Washington Post's Greg Sargent on Wednesday, the woman who told GQ magazine about the most eyebrow-raising and potentially politically problematic of tea party Senate candidate Rand Paul's high jinks at Baylor University is now clarifying her story. It seems that the term "kidnapping" may have been a bit of a media overstatement, and that according to the woman's new account, she was never forced to ingest drugs. But, continues Sargent: She reiterated other odd aspects of her earlier story, including her ...
Ten Conservative Bloggers the Times and Post Should Get to Know
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWhen it was announced that The New York Times would host the blog FiveThirtyEight and make blogger Nate Silver "a regular contributor to the newspaper and its Sunday magazine," Politico's Ben Smith noted that the Times neglected to note Silver's liberal ideology. Nate Silver is certainly a worthy addition to the Times' roster -- and the paper later updated its post to note Silver's political slant, but this hiring demonstrated how the liberal mainstream media outlets are trying to remake the blogosphere in their own images. Recently, the Washington Post hired liberal blogger Ezra Klein, as ...
CNN Refuses to Run Ad Critical of Insurance Company
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe battle over health care reform is currently being fought on the nation's airwaves. Ads urging passage of the president's proposed legislation, and those decrying it, have appeared in newspapers, on radio shows and across the television landscape. But one ad that targets both the Republican Party and the insurance industry will not be seen on CNN. Produced by Americans United for Change, the spot begins with the following Q and A: Q: Why do insurance companies and Republicans want to kill health insurance reform? A: Because they like things the way they are now. Watch: Via Greg ...
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