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Ford submits restructuring plan to Congress
(michiganmessenger.com)
Ford was the first of the three American automakers to submit their restructuring plan (PDF) to Congress. Because they are in a much stronger cash position than either Chrysler or GM, they are asking... More
Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |
Tough Decisions
(www.prospect.org)
Bob Laszewski and Richard Eskow, two health policy thinkers who I respect very much, have come to opposite conclusions on the Baucus plan. Eskow says that the plan shows the glimmers of an emergent... More
Submitted 3 days ago by robertharding on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Bioterror threat is increasing, study says (www.latimes.com)
The threat of biological terrorism is growing, according to a congressionally ordered study that calls for aggressive defenses on par with those used to prevent nuclear terrorism. Due for release... More
Submitted 3 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
What Would FOCA Really Do?
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
Melinda Hennenberger has a few strong words for the President-Elect. Sign the Freedom of Choice Act (which, any reproductive health advocate could tell you, Congress is a long way away from passing),... More
Submitted 8 days ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Antiabortion ... pro-reality?
(www.salon.com)
From the Washington Post: "Frustrated by the failure to overturn Roe v. Wade [and the second tanking of the abortion ban in South Dakota], a growing number of antiabortion pastors, conservative... More
Submitted 9 days ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Calendar Math
(www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
As other have reported and we've now confirmed, the plan is now that the new Congress will have a stimulus bill in the half trillion dollar range ready for President Obama to sign on the first day of... More
Submitted 10 days ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |
Peter Juul: Proposed SOFA Agreement Requires Congressional Approval Because It's Really A Treaty (thinkprogress.org)
The SOFA is, in fact, a treaty committing the United States to act in the defense of Iraq if its security is threatened. The SOFA’s language is close enough to a treaty that Congress should have a... More
Submitted 13 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Iraq Treaty Not a Status of Forces Agreement, Legal Scholars Tell Congress (www.boston.com)
Passage of the US-Iraq security pact under the terms both countries' leaders have advocated could violate the constitutions of both countries, specialists told a congressional subcommittee yesterday.
Submitted 14 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Lawmakers press Paulson on bailout plan changes (www.google.com)
Faced with exasperated lawmakers upset by shifts in bailout strategy, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson launched a spirited defense Tuesday of his handling of the $700 billion program and expressed... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |
Premier of Iraq Is Quietly Firing Fraud Monitors (www.nytimes.com)
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is systematically dismissing Iraqi oversight officials, who were installed to fight corruption in Iraqi ministries by order of the American... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
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