A week after Congress was given another raise, Senate has sent a big fuck-you to the American workers: The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated a proposal pushed by Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage in increments from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour by Jan. 1, 2009. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, unsuccessfully tried to […]
One good thing about the Bush administration – we sure have seen a good number of Republicans going to jail: A senior official in U.S. President George W. Bush’s re-election campaign was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in suppressing votes in a key U.S. Senate race, a scandal that […]
Bloomberg is reporting that the investigation into the phone jamming scandal is now widening: To Republicans, the New Hampshire phone-jamming incident is an isolated case of political dirty tricks that took place more than three years ago. To Democrats, it’s a scandal with echoes of Watergate that may reach all the way to the White […]
This is just down right sad: WHILE ATTORNEY GENERAL Alberto Gonzalez assures the U.S. Senate that the Bush Administration’s domestic eavesdropping program is a vital “early warning system†for terrorists, another homeland security measure strikes at a local elementary school. The kindergarten class at Lakewood’s Taft Elementary was planning a field trip to NASA Glenn […]
The Republican party is coming out in full force to support Katherine Harris’ run for Senate in Florida as we learn in today’s L.A. Times: GOP Shows Support for Harris’ Senate Bid From Times Wire Reports If there was any doubt that Florida’s top Republican leaders weren’t behind Katherine Harris’ run for U.S. Senate, those […]
United Steelworkers havereleased a statement that delivers a strong message to Republican’s about the budget cuts passed in Senate today: WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ — Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW) said today’s U.S. Senate 51-50 vote on a budget bill sent a chilling message to workers by including repeal of the […]
The Senate Energy Committee has approved the ANWR bill to open up oil drilling in the northern parts of Alaska. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Energy Committee voted on Wednesday to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling as part of a broad budget bill to fund the federal government. Tapping the […]
Paul Hackett announced today that he will challenge Republican Mike Dewine next year. From today’s Cincinnati Enquirer: Hackett aims for Senate Democrat will challenge DeWine in 2006 election By David Hammer The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Paul Hackett, the Iraq War veteran who was hailed by national Democrats for his narrow loss this summer in […]