MSM: US Lawmakers Vote to Punish Iran's Fuel Suppliers
(Reuters) – As Washington and Tehran began talks over Iran’s nuclear program, U.S. lawmakers approved legislation to bar foreign companies exporting gasoline to Iran from also delivering crude oil to...
View ArticleScientist: Carbon Dioxide Doesn’t Cause Global Warming
A noted geologist who coauthored the New York Times bestseller Sugar Busters has turned his attention to convincing Congress that carbon dioxide emissions are good for the Earth and don’t cause global...
View ArticleMSM: Biotech Lobbyists Write Healthcare Statements for Lawmakers
(NYTimes) – In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. ROBERT PEAR The New York...
View ArticleUSA lawmakers consider NAFTA and WTO repeal
(TheComingDepression) – A small group of U.S. lawmakers planned to offer legislation Thursday to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement in the latest sign of congressional...
View ArticleMSM: Senate Health Care Bill Dead on Arrival, Pro-Life House Democrats Say
(FoxNews) – The health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats intend to join the ranks of lawmakers who plan...
View ArticleMSM: AT&T sees $1 billion healthcare related charge
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Friday it would record a $1 billion non-cash charge for the current quarter related to the new U.S. health care reform law, as lawmakers called on the company and...
View ArticleMSM: Okla. tea parties and lawmakers envision militia
(AP) – Frustrated by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against...
View ArticleLawmakers Call for Troops on the Streets of Chicago
(KurtNimmo) – Illinois state Reps. and Chicago Democrats John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford are calling for on the governor, Chicago mayor Daley and Superintendent Jody Weis to use the National Guard in...
View ArticleLouisiana lawmakers: BP can't handle Gulf oil spill cleanup anymore
(ChristianScienceMonitor) – The three week-old environmental crisis took on new urgency last weekend as oil moved west of the Mississippi River and threatened Barataria, Terrebonne, and Atchafalaya...
View ArticleCalls Increase for Government to Regulate Internet Journalists and Bloggers
(KurtNimmo) – Outrage is rising over a Michigan lawmaker’s plan to introduce a bill to license bloggers and internet-based journalists. “State Sen. Bruce Patterson is introducing legislation that will...
View ArticleSpy Drones Over America: Lawmakers Demand Answers On Privacy Safeguards
FAA releases documents showing where government agencies are flying UAVs (SteveWatson) – A bipartisan pair of Congressman joined forces Thursday to put important questions to the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleLawmakers Suspect Money Laundering Issues At Wal-Mart
(HigginsBlog) – Investigators looking into widespread bribery of officials by Wal-Mart now saying they have obtained documents implicating the corporation in money laundering. Previously I reported on...
View ArticleFareed Zakaria Begs ‘Courage’ From Lawmakers to Enact Gun Control
(Newsbusters) – Piers Morgan isn’t the only CNN host pushing a ban on semi-automatic guns. Fareed Zakaria hammered “anomalous” U.S. gun laws on Thursday afternoon and pointed to other countries for the...
View ArticleAmash: Lawmakers Who Vote for Syria Attack “Might as Well Start Cleaning Out...
(ActivistPost) – With citizen calls to Congress reportedly 499-to-1 against a strike in Syria, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich) warned fellow lawmakers that they will likely be kicked out of office if they...
View ArticleOnly 5 enrollments completed in D.C. Obamacare exchange
(Politico) - Only five people have fully completed the enrollment process in the D.C. insurance exchange, according to information compiled by lawmakers from four of the insurance companies...
View ArticleLawmakers press DOJ for Aaron Swartz files
(TheHill) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding answers from Attorney General Eric Holder about the Justice Department’s treatment of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Eight lawmakers...
View ArticleAnti-NSA Reps. Are Being Intentionally Cut Out Of Debate On Surveillance Bill
NSA “cheerleaders” in Congress divert spying bill away from opponents in “highly unusual” legislative move (SteveWatson)- Lawmakers who approve of the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ communications...
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