Morning Briefing: August 19, 2011
Morning Briefing: August 19, 2011 The Washington Post reports, “It is a scene that has been repeated at town hall meetings across the country this August as Democrats make a concerted effort to use this month’s congressional recess to change a national narrative on taxes. … Read more on Think…
Wisconsin Democratic Party says unemployment increasing in Wisconsin at twice ...
Wisconsin says unemployment increasing in Wisconsin at twice … Ten days after the Republican Party made its claim, the Wisconsin Democratic Party focused on the other half of the jobs equation: unemployment. The Democrats asserted in an Aug. 1, 2011, news release that “the jobs-killing policies of Scott Walker and…
A Counterpoint: Democrats Must Restore Faith In Government
A Counterpoint: Democrats Must Restore Faith In Government By Michael Cohen Friday, August 19, 2011 | View Comments United States Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, left, in 1964, US President Barack Obama, August 2, 2011, center and Senator George McGovern in 1971, right. Historian Rick Perlstein argues that the key ……
Obama faces discontent among some liberal groups as he faces re-election
Obama faces discontent among some liberal groups as he faces re-election ( Susan Walsh, File / Associated Press ) – FILE – In this Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Some liberals think he caved. Unions are…
Duncan Says Education Law Reform Will Struggle to Pass Congress
Duncan Says Education Law Reform Will Struggle to Pass Congress By John Lauerman – Fri Aug 19 04:01:00 GMT 2011 Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — US Education Secretary Arne Duncan says Texas’s school system “has really struggled” under Governor Rick Perry, a Republican candidate for president, and the state’s substandard ……
Latest Republican 2011 Aug News
Republicans Debate Image by IowaPolitics.com Republican presidential candidates are pictured during the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. Pictured left to right: former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; businessman Herman Cain; Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep.…