7.6 earthquake hits in Pacific Ocean near Vanuatu
The Daily Caller - 5 days agoSYDNEY (AP) — An Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck in the South Pacific near the Island Nation of Vanuatu and a Tsunami warning has been issued. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was about 140 miles south of V…
Read more >>Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan
Washington Examiner - 9 days agoA strong Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific off southern Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a Tsunami warning from the quake, which occurred about 130 kilometers (80.6 miles) off the Chichi Island…
Read more >>House passes Obama-backed doc fix
The Hill - 9th Dec 2010The House approved a one-year "doc fix" Thursday afternoon that will prevent a dramatic cut in Medicare physician payments. The measure was approved in a 409-2 vote one day after the Senate approved the $19.2 billion fix by unanimous consent.…
Read more >>Sen. Richard Lugar Gives President Obama Credit For Reaching Out To The GOP (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 5th Dec 2010WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), increasingly a voice of reason and moderation within his own GOP, gave President Obama credit on Sunday for reaching out to Republicans, breaking with the party-line criticisms that the administration i…
Read more >>The West vs The GOP
Andrew Sullivan - 2nd Dec 2010Remember when the GOP was the party of Nixon and Reagan, both Californians? That was before the Dixie cuckoo took over the nest. Larry Sabato takes a closer look at the GOP 2010 wave: The Pacific states of Cali…
Read more >>Tax Cuts for millionaires: all according to plan
Hullabaloo - 2nd Dec 2010
According To Plan by digby I am usually fairly skeptical of the idea that the Democrats are always screwing up and losing Debates because they are consciously conspiring with the Republicans to reach certain goals. I know it seems that it's imp…
Read more >>The tsunami was a squeaker: GOP won in Colo and in DC by tiny margins
Colorado Independent - 19th Nov 2010
In Colorado, Republicans won a one-seat House majority by 197 votes, or 0.8 percent of the 25,279 votes cast in HD-29. In Washington, Republicans won a majority in Congress by roughly 250,000 votes or 0.3 percent of the 75 million votes cast. Nati…
Read more >>Chamber president: Group has no interest in seeking Obama's defeat; will fight regulations
Washington Examiner - 17th Nov 2010
Washington — Despite mounting an aggressive attack on many Obama Administration policies, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday the giant Trade association has no intention of working against President Barack Obama'…
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