Apparently someone is thinking in Washington: The U.S. government sued to block AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc., saying the deal would “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless market. The Justice Department complaint was filed today in federal court inWashington. The U.S. is seeking a declaration that Dallas-based AT&T’s takeover of […]
Just ask Michelle Malkin: The House is now in a rare Saturday session for the government health care takeover ram down. So a bill that will affect virtually every citizen of this country is a “ram down” because it is being voted on on a Saturday. What would that make a bill being voted on […]
I’m still catching up on all the news of Honduras, but I found this article to not be that newsworthy: The Obama administration worked in recent days to prevent President Manuel Zelaya’s ouster, said a senior U.S. official. The State Department, in particular, communicated to Honduran officials on the ground that President Barack Obama wouldn’t […]
And they want this idiot to be our vice-President? Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs, the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had “gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers.” The companies, as McClatchy reported, “aren’t taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may […]
John Edwards: Two years after his hopes for a Democratic takeover of the White House were narrowly dashed, former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is making another run at the presidency. Edwards – who is calling for cuts in poverty, global warming and troops in Iraq – scheduled his kickoff in […]
The ports deal goes down so Bush pushes for another deal with Dubai– President Bush is expected on Friday to announce his approval of a deal under which a Dubai-owned company would take control of nine plants in the United States that manufacture parts for American military vehicles and aircraft, say two administration officials familiar […]
The saga continues. ABC News are reporting that Eller & Co of Miami USA have won the right to to take the case of the sale of P&O to a Dubai company to the British Court of Appeal. This has meant the sale has had to be put on hold: LONDON Mar 3, 2006 (AP)— A […]
Guto Harri the BBC North America Business correspondent has reported on security concerns that have been raised in the USA over the takeover of another British company by a Dubai government owned company: Security concerns have been prompted in the US by the takeover of a second British firm by a Dubai-based company. The Doncasters […]
Charlie Cook is highly regarded political analysts in Washington. Yesterday he put out an article that really gives Democrats some hope: A year ago, with Republican victories in the 2004 elections still fresh and with President Bush’s job-approval ratings still above 50 percent, Democrats’ chances of capturing the House looked fairly slim. Today, however, with […]