Moving From Yes to No on Health Care
It really should not be all that hard for a moderate Democratic
U.S. House member to resist the pressure from Speaker Nancy
Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and thus to
do the right thing by switching from a “yes” vote on Obamacare to
a “no.”
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9/11 Trials: Can Graham Help Forge a White House Deal? - TIME
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9/11 Trials: Can Graham Help Forge a White House Deal?TIME11 mastermind, shortly after his capture; the Guant?namo Bay detention facility President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, …A Campaign Promise Dies: Obama and Military CommissionstruthoutAd campaign urges Obama to hold firm on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trialAFPThe Mohammed Trial: Obama's Two SpeechesAtlantic OnlineUPI.com -WatertownDailyTimes.com -FOXNewsall [...]
Eric Massa to Rip Democrats on Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show on Tuesday
CQ-Roll Call reported at 12:18 pm ET today that Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) will follow through with his resignation, scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. - per his chief of staff.
In roughly 12 hours, Massa has changed his narrative from “congressman resigning in disgrace” to angry, Howard Beale-esque truth-teller who’d simply had enough and [...]
Army chief sees a anxietya on lifting ban on gays
FORT CARSON, Colo. - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey said Thursday he sees anxiety in the armed services over how possible changes in the law that bans openly gay servicemen and women would be implemented.
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Army Chief of Staff Casey: I Have "Serious Concerns" About Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said at a Senate hearing today on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell":
"I do have serious concerns about the impact of a repeal of the law on a force that is fully engaged in two wars and has been at war for eight-and-a-half years. We just don't know the impacts [...]
Release of the Security Review Conducted After the Failed Christmas Terrorist Attack
Join Denis McDonough, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Council Chief of Staff, for a live video chat through Facebook at 6:00 PM EST.
The review of our security and intelligence systems following the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day has been completed. The President spoke two days ago about "the urgency of getting this [...]
