There has been a lot of polls come out over the past 48 hours showing the Massachusetts special election for Kennedy’s seat was turning a tide and heading towards a possible defeat for Democrats. Now there is a new poll that may give Democrats some breathing room: A new Boston Globe poll shows Martha Coakley […]
A FOIA request from the ACLU has uncovered some really disturbing facts of inmate deaths inside our immigration jails: As one man lay dying of head injuries suffered in a New Jersey immigration jail in 2007, for example, a spokesman for the federal agency told a reporter that he could learn nothing about the case […]
Given the very narrow margins that the House passed their version of the health care bill, it appears that one of the key Senate changes could end up meaning doom for the legislation: One thing is clear: Unless Sen. Harry Reid and President Barack Obama back down on the excise tax in the health reform […]
And check out who it is: This week, John’s exclusive guests are Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) LIVE from Jerusalem. We’ll get their insight on the foiled airline terror plot and President Obama’s strategy on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. As Benen points out: Hmm, McCain and Lieberman, talking together […]
Paul Kirk, the interim replacement for the late Ted Kennedy, has sworn to “absolutely” vote for health care reform. It looks like he could get that chance: The U.S. Senate ultimately will schedule the swearing-in of Kirk’s successor, but not until the state certifies the election. Today, a spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth William […]
Last November a document got leaked out, which outlined a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) being authored by the Obama administration. The internet part of this is really infuriating: * That ISPs have to proactively police copyright on user-contributed material. This means that it will be impossible to run a service like Flickr or YouTube […]
Politico has uncovered some tax troubles for ole’ Glenn: Mercury, a private corporation that lists Beck as chief executive officer and his wife, Tania Beck, alternately as vice president or secretary, since 2007 has fallen behind on its New York City business income taxes and has been cited for filing errors related to its obligations […]
I am throwing my support behind saving embattled RNC chairman Michael Steele, and I hope all my progressive blogosphere buddies join in. Steele is going to be one of our greatest assets in November. The longer he can hold on the more damaging it is for the Republicans, so hang in there Mike!
George Stephanopoulos has “corrected” Rudy Giuliani’s statement that ‘no domestic terrorist attacks happened under Bush’. The two key changes are as follows. First the title: Then: Rudy Giuliani: ‘No Domestic Attacks Under Bush…. One Under Obama’ Now: Rudy Giuliani Wrong in Saying ‘No Domestic Attacks Under Bush’ And then George added in a new paragraph. […]
Joe Biden’s mother has passed away: Catherine Eugenia ‘Jean’ Finnegan Biden, 92, “was the center of our family and taught all of her children that family is to be treasured, loyalty is paramount and faith will guide you through the tough times,” Biden said in a statement. I still remember his mom walking out at […]