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Miss America Teresa Scanlan Envisions a Political Future
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyCould we be looking at a future Sarah Palin in the new Miss America? Miss Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan, was crowned Miss America 2011 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The first Nebraskan ever crowned as the pageant's winner, Scanlan, 17, said in an interview with The Associated Press that she wanted to be not a doctor, school teacher or even television news anchor when she graduated from college. She wants to be a politician -- after she finishes law school. "At this point, attorneys and politicians are looked down on and have terrible reputations for being greedy and power hungry and I really ...
Jobless Benefits Extension Deadline Is Here: Will Congress Act?
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 29) -- Will they or won't they? Unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for six months or longer will officially expire Tuesday at midnight unless Congress steps in and approves another extension. Blocked in large part by Republicans, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to muster enough votes on Nov. 18 to pass a three-month extension of benefits. Now, Congress has just one more day to do so before the current extension expires and more than 2 million Americans find themselves without weekly checks from the federal government. To understand the drama playing ...
Young Frau a Frump? German Minister's Sex Views Rankle Older Feminists
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyBERLIN -- Imagine Nancy Pelosi talking about sex and the role of women in a big-ticket interview. Or, let's pick someone younger, say, Jennifer Granholm, the über-competent governor of Michigan whom everyone feels sad was born in Canada and thus can't run for president. Or, say, Sarah Palin. Maybe Palin we can picture. Now add in the words "subjugation" and "heterosexual" and "lesbian" – and the idea of American female politicians, on either side of the aisle, debating whether straight sex dominates women, or, the corollary, that lesbian sex is a requirement for female empowerment and . ...
Political Newcomer Wins GOP Nod for Mich. Governor
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 3) -- In a surprise primary outcome, political newcomer Rick Snyder dispatched Michigan's attorney general, a longtime congressman and two others Tuesday to win the Republican nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero grabbed the Democratic nod, but the GOP candidate automatically became the favorite in the economically ailing state. Michigan has the nation's second-highest unemployment rate - at 13.2 percent - and scores of foreclosures, and that has been a drag on the two-term Democratic governor. With less ...
Mich. Governor Calls on EPA to Help Stem Oil Spill
By Mara Gay - AOL News(July 28) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm asked for federal help today to contain oil from a pipeline break that dumped more than 800,000 gallons of crude into a major waterway that empties into Lake Michigan. "We are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to do everything possible to get additional resources here to prevent the oil from spilling," Granholm said in a news conference. Two days after a leak from an underground pipeline between Canada and the U.S. sent oil spewing into more than 16 miles of the Kalamazoo River, the governor called for more resources to stop the oil from ...
'Race to the Top' Winners, Losers Weigh In on Finalist Announcement
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 27) -- U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's office today announced the finalists in the Department of Education's Race to the Top contest to fund state school programs. In the first round of funding awards that took place in March, Delaware won $100 million and Tennessee won $500 million. Still at stake is $3.4 billion in funds that could help states reeling from the recession help close substantial budget gaps. In all, 35 states and Washington, D.C., applied in the second round; 18 states and Washington still remain in the running. The Winners While the final recipients of the ...
Denish vs. Martinez for New Mexico Governor: A Rare 2-Woman Race
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyIt says something about how far women haven't come that the governor's race in New Mexico is only the country's third to feature a woman competing against a woman. In this case it will be Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a former businesswoman and state party chair, versus Republican Susana Martinez, a district attorney with a crime-fighter reputation. Denish has been second in command to Gov. Bill Richardson for eight years and is trying to convince voters she represents a break from the past (one of her slogans is "A New Way Forward"). Martinez's Web site features a strategy memo that ...
Immigrants Set Illustrious Precedent on High Court
By Byron Tau - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (April 28) -- Since its founding in 1789, the Supreme Court has seen nearly 100 justices take a seat on its ever-changing bench. One thing, though, has remained constant: the court's tendency to become mired in identity politics and a delicate demographic balancing act. Back in the 19th century, geographic diversity was the most important factor, as Southerners sought to maintain the institution of slavery. But over time, and with a little prodding, the court grew to represent the increasing diversity of the country. Roger Taney became the first Catholic justice in 1836, despite ...
Supreme Court Vacancy: Obama Consults Dem, GOP Leaders -- Again
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyPresident Obama met Wednesday with Democratic and Republican Senate leaders amid signs the White House is moving quickly on finding a successor to Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring in June. It was the second time Obama and Vice President Biden have met with the bipartisan group since Stevens announced his departure on April 9. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) were on the invite list, along with Majority Leader Harry Reid and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). Obama wants to get his nominee confirmed by the Senate before the start of the high ...
Court Fight Looms With Talk of Stevens' Departure
By Tamara Lytle - AOL News(March 17) -- President Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts have been sniping at each other like in-laws with an ax to grind. And now they're potentially on the verge of a major family occasion fraught with tension. Justice John Paul Stevens turns 90 next month and is expected to announce soon whether he will retire from the Supreme Court and kick off a nomination battle for his replacement. Stevens hired only one law clerk for next fall's term instead of the usual complement of four, setting off speculation he will step down. Stevens is the leader of the closely divided court's left ...
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