Saturday, September 8, 2012
GOP Congressman Wants Junk Food Back In Schools: ‘Kids Are Starving’
GOP Congressman Wants Junk Food Back In Schools: ‘Kids Are Starving’: pIn a recent speech, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) assailed new federal regulations that improve the nutritional standards of meals served in schools. He called the new standards, which come from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, rationing: “This is the nanny state personified,” the Republican from Kiron said during a noon speech to about 20 [...]/p
Friday, September 7, 2012
Unhappy Anniversary: Republicans Have Blocked The American Jobs Act For One Year
Unhappy Anniversary: Republicans Have Blocked The American Jobs Act For One Year: pOn September 8, 2011 — one year ago tomorrow — President Obama laid out a series of policy proposals known collectively as the American Jobs Act. The plan included stimulus spending in the form of immediate infrastructure investments, tax credits for working Americans and employers to encourage consumer spending and job growth, and efforts to [...]/p
Romney On Omitting U.S. Troops From RNC Speech: ‘You Talk About Things You Think Are Important’
Romney On Omitting U.S. Troops From RNC Speech: ‘You Talk About Things You Think Are Important’: pIn an interview with Fox News this afternoon, Mitt Romney shot back at critics who complained that he didn’t mention Afghanistan or praise U.S. troops in his convention speech last week, arguing that he focused on issues that are “important.” Fox News’s Brett Baier told Romney that “several speakers” at the Democratic National Convention in [...]/p
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Ohio Secretary of State Refuses To Comply With Early Voting Court Order
Ohio Secretary of State Refuses To Comply With Early Voting Court Order: pJon Husted, Republican Secretary of State in Ohio, is refusing to change his restrictive early voting schedule even after a federal court restored in-person early voting to all Ohioans during the three day period before the general election. Husted claims expanding hours before an appeals court hears his case will “only serve to confuse voters.” [...]/p
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