Dan Carter
Hoffman: ACORN, Dems, Unions Stole My Seat
Category: Politics
Conservative Party candidate Douglas L. Hoffman, loser in the infamous race to win New York’s 23rd Congressional District, is claiming election fraud on the part of three of conservative’s favorite bogeymen: Democrats, unions, and, of course, ACORN.
New Poll: Public Skeptical On Health Care Reform
Category: Politics
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans are deeply divided on the issue of health care reform and skeptical that their elected officials capable of solving the nation’s problems; many say they are looking for new leadership in Congress.
Number Of Hungry Americans At All-Time High
Category: Economy
A new report shows that 49 million Americans experienced some sort of food shortage last year, including many children. President Obama pledged to eliminate child hunger by 2015 during his campaign.
Mexicans Aid Unemployed Family In The U.S.
Category: Economy
For decades immigrants in the US have sent money south to Mexico to help support their struggling families. Now, the desperate employment situation in the US is reversing that trend: Mexican families have begun wiring pesos north.
Dems Face Firing Squad Over Stupak Amendment
Category: Politics
Bart Stupak, the Democratic Congressmen that inserted controversial abortion restricting language into the House health care bill, has put the Democratic Party predicament. By making abortion the central issue of the bill, he has simultaneously trapped his fellow lawmakers and potentially killed health care reform.
Is China Economic Miracle A Mirage?
Category: Economy
China’s economic boom is often referred to as the “Chinese Miracle.” But some investors in the US are skeptical of that title. In fact, they are claiming that the miracle might actually be a mirage.
Dodd Blazes Own Trail On Financial Regulation
Category: Economy
Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut is set to introduce a financial regulation reform bill today that contrasts starkly with the plan proposed by the White House and the House of Representatives. Dodd’s new plan would represent the most sweeping changes to the Fed since the Great Depression.
House Bill Shows Power Of Religion In Politics
Category: Politics
The Catholic Church successfully helped deliver a crushing blow to the abortion rights movement on Saturday by insisting that abortion restrictions be inserted into the newly passed House health care bill. But this isn't the first time that a religious organization has used its power, money, and influence to merge ...
Fight For Marriage Equality Moves To New York
Category: Politics
After a crushing defeat in Maine last week, the fight for marriage equality is moving to the state of New York where legislators may vote soon on a bill to legalize gay marriage.
Boxer Faces Reluctant Dems On Climate Change Bill
Category: Politics
Barbara Boxer, Democratic chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently employed an obscure committee rule to force through her version of climate change legislation without any Republicans on the committee even being present. This method is ruffling feathers in both parties.
