Politicians, like teachers, look awkward when seen outside the context of where they are “supposed to be.” We all remember the first time we saw one of our teachers at the market, or at a clothing shop, and not in front of the classroom teaching us. Well, politicians are the same. Take away the part-celebrity [...]
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Obama Trying Harder with Republicans on Immigration Reform
The White House announced that President Obama called three of the leading Republican Senators on Tuesday “to discuss their shared commitment to bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform and to commend the Senators for the bipartisan progress that continues to be made by the Gang of 8 on this important issue.” Obama called Senators Lindsey Graham of [...]
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Michelle Obama Presents Oscar for Best Picture of 2013
Appearing live from the White House in a gleaming silver gown over video feed directly to the star-studded halls of Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the audience before announcing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s choice for Best Film of 2013. “I am so honored to help introduce this year’s [...]
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Politicians Pick Some of New York’s Glitzy Hotels
In today’s world our public servants take their jobs quite seriously, and don’t mess around with their hotel accommodations when on the move. There are several hot-spots where the beautiful people prefer to see and be seen, and that includes our quasi-celebrity politicians. For instance the Hotel Chandler in Midtown Manhattan, one of Shimmie Horn’s [...]
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Harry Truman and Read Across America Day: March 1, 2013
Nowadays reading seems to be almost going out of style. The most reading some teens seem to be doing is brief text messages on their smartphones. One of the messages of “Read Across America Day,” which falls on March 1st, is that reading is an essential element in becoming successful, in almost any undertaking. One [...]
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Do Not Expect Your Vacation Home to Protect You From Taxes
When the wind is blowing and the snow is falling do you dream of a cozy little second home in a sunny, warm location? And while you’re dreaming, do you imagine this home’s location in one of the warm and sunny states in the US that happens to not have a state income tax, such [...]
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Obama Grants Pardon to Hawaiian Woman Facing Deportation
In an unusual move, President Barack Obama granted An Na Peng, an Honolulu resident and a Chinese national, a pardon of her felony crime, paving the way for her to remain in the United States and seek out US citizenship. Granting pardons in general has become a rarity for the Obama administration, prompting one observer [...]
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Sequester Eve: Jobs Up, Unemployment Down
February looked bright for the US economy as more jobs than expected were posted, while unemployment figures fell to 7.7 percent. Analysts and economists are warning that the draconian budget cuts about to go into effect automatically could erase the gains and send the economy back to the doldrums. Democrat and Republican lawmakers are at [...]
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Getting Ready for 2016: Romney Hosting Meeting of Minds and Men
Mitt Romney is planning a professional pow-wow this coming summer in Park City, Utah, inviting “experts and enthusiasts” from the worlds of politics and business. The meeting is expected to include possible presidential candidates in 2016, such as Chris Christie, the enigmatic New Jersey governor, and Paul D. Ryan, Romney’s former running mate. The Los [...]
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First Appearance for Clinton Since Leaving State Department
On April 24 former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak at the spring meeting of the board of director’s of the National Multi Housing Council. It is the first time Clinton will give a paid speech in her new capacity as an ordinary citizen. Jim Lapides, spokesman for the NMHC, said that [...]
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Obama Boosting VA Budget
The Obama administration will be increasing the budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs by 4 percent as way to help the agency deal with an ever-growing backlog of benefits claims. Denis McDonough, White House chief of staff announced the increase to the press on Friday, explaining that President Obama is proposing a $2.5 billion [...]
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Newtown Parents Become Savvy Lobbyists to Push Gun Control Law
Emerging from their mourning with a cause which they are personally dedicated to, parents of the young victims of the Newtown school massacre are turning to Washington to prevent such tragedies from happening in the future. These parents are using all their formidable abilities to push hard for what they want; stronger gun control laws. [...]
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Rothschild Strengthening US Connection
The hedge fund industry in the United States has traditionally been led by only a select few hedge funds. Challenging this situation is Rothschild, who is seeking to double the size of its fund of hedge funds with a US purchase. Rothschild would like to join the ranks of the biggest hedge funds in North [...]
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Can’t the Presidents Just Get Along?
One of the hardest clubs in the world to get into is the club of past and present Presidents, who are still alive, that is. It is rare for this club to gather together, but for the occasion of opening yet another Presidential Library such a meeting is sure to take place. The latest such [...]
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Palin Tweets Displeasure with White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Voicing her dislike of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tweeted to Twitter “That #WHCD was pathetic. The rest of America is working our asses off while these DC assclowns throw themselves a #nerdprom.” Twitter limited Palin to just 140 characters of dismay, but on Facebook she could let all her [...]
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Tom Harkin’s Senate Seat Rejected by Iowa Republicans
Steve King, Republican Representative from Iowa, became the second potential candidate to decline the opportunity to run for Tom Harkin’s seat in the senate. The first GOP prospect was the Agriculture Commissioner Bill Northey, who said last Thursday that he was not going to run. The next day was King’s turn to refrain from joining [...]
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Senator McConnell Getting Ready to Run with Ads Dissing Obamacare
Although the election for Kentucky Senator is one year and a half away, Republican Senator Mitch McDonnell’s super PAC spent $109,000 on an advertisement dissing Obamacare in support of McConnell’s position on the issue. The 30-second ad states: “On health care, Mitch McConnell’s stood with Kentuckians from Day One,” says an announcer. “Tell him keep [...]
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StudentsFirst Advocates for Education Reform
Founded by former chancellor of the Washington, DC public school system, Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst was launched in 2010 to fight for better education throughout the United States. Behind the work of this advocacy group is Tusk Strategies. Founded by Bradley Tusk, Tusk Strategies helps individuals and organizations develop, manage and execute campaigns to get their [...]
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Former Florida Politician Allan West Joining Fox News
Allan West, who served for two years as a Florida congressman, will be joining the lineup at Fox News as a network contributor, according to a report in The Washington Post. West became a congressman after a career in the military, but only lasted for two years as a congressman when Florida’s 22nd District was [...]
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Immigration Reform Looking for More Support in Senate
In an interview with Jorge Ramos on “Al Punto,” Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, said that he is still several votes short of the 60 he needs to block the threat of a filibuster against his immigration reform bill. “We don’t currently have 60 votes identified in the Senate,” Menendez said “We need [...]
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