Republicans and Democrats strike deal to avoid government shutdown
Examiner.com - 4hrs 19mins ago
The outlines of a plan to avoid a possible government shutdown began to emerge Friday evening, as Democrats reacted with cautious optimism to a Republican proposal to delay discussion of some of the most contentious Budget cuts demanded by GOP law…
Read more >>Federal funds needed to keep education going
Examiner.com - 2 days agoHouston’s Independent School District handed out $42 million in bonuses to faculty and staff in January. A month later HISD needs to cut $200 million from it’s Budget. It’s an easy argument to point out that faculty and sta…
Read more >>De Pasquale's Dozen: Roger Stone
Human Events - 2 days agoRoger Stone has been called the “dapper don of dirty deeds” and an “Equal Opportunity trickster.” He began his Political Career working as chairman of Connecticut Youth for Nixon/Agnew and later on the infamous Committee f…
Read more >>Commentary: Manic depressive megalomaniac
UPI - 2 days agoWASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- In the late 1970s, Egyptian Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali couldn't figure out why African summit meetings unanimously voted against Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. So he decided to sprinkle his delegation wi…
Read more >>Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Premiere: Wild Palms' "To The Lighthouse," Plus A Conversation With Susan Werner
The Huffington Post - 2 days agoIn the U.K., the group Wild Palms' album Until Spring is getting all kinds of critical nods and experiencing some major success. On the band's music, NME said, "Grandiose and melancholic... an expansive, romantic new sound for Wild Palms," "(The…
Read more >>Seeking Leadership Qualities In The Cumberland County GOP
Examiner.com - 2 days agoOn 19 March 2011 at Terry Sanford High School, Cumberland County Precincts Chairs will elect a Cumberland County Republican Chairperson. The Precinct Chairs and the people must evaluate the Candidate’s qualifications, their vision or plan fo…
Read more >>Rasmussen Poll: 48% of Americans back WI Governor, 38% back unions
Examiner.com - 2 days agoA new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters agree more with the Republican Governor in his dispute with union workers. Thirty-eight percent (38%) agree more with the unionized Public Employees, whil…
Read more >>SD lawmakers try their hand at basketball
Washington Examiner - 3 days agoState lawmakers step off the House and Senate floor and onto the Basketball floor Thursday. A team from the House faces a team from the Senate in an evening charity Basketball game at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre. Proceeds from the game and a …
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