Archive for November, 2009
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Fed rage boils over on Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a tough road ahead.
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Credit cards: No holiday help from Congress
A congressional effort to enact swift rules to protect credit card consumers during the holiday shopping season is all but dead.
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Will Cornyn’s ‘Big Tent’ Strategy Collapse? (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – When he took over this year as the chief candidate recruiter and campaign fundraiser for the Senate GOP, John Cornyn didn’t tip his hand about his strategy for taking away as many seats as possible from the Democrats.
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Obama pledges new relationship with Native Americans
President Obama said Thursday that the federal government was guilty of mistreating Native Americans in the past and promised to forge a new relationship between the federal government and tribal leaders.
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New Afghan violence makes Obama decision tougher (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama’s next move on Afghanistan is growing more difficult by the day. Deadly attacks this week deepened British and U.N. alarm over their commitments, and fresh worries about Iraq could delay the exit of U.S. troops there, squeezing an already overstretched military. -
Dems debate course after election losses
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill question whether they should emphasize job creation over some of the more ambitious items on the president’s agenda -
Election result: Red-state Dems worried, rethink agenda (Politico)
Politico – Election Day losses in Virginia and New Jersey have congressional Democrats focused like never before on jobs — their own. -
AP sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing (AP)
AP – In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. -
Is Obama inspiring black men to step up?
The Natural Edges Salon in Dallas, Texas, is a rowdy barbershop where black men gather to loudly talk smack, politics and sports.
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Former HP chief Fiorina running for Senate (Reuters)
Reuters – Former Hewlett-Packard Co chief Carly Fiorina said on Wednesday she would run as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California, seeking to unseat liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer next year.
