Tag: us politics
member name: Sean Kennedy
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July 12, 2006 02:18 AM EDT --
Columnist Robert Novak has revealed that he's secretly cooperated with investigators in the CIA leak case, and also admitted that Bush aide Karl Rove was one of his sources after all.
In July 2003, . . .
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July 20, 2006 10:57 PM EDT --
Despite strong bipartisan support, President Bush issued his very first presidential veto to thwart greater federal funding for stem cell research.
With the stroke of his pen, substantial funding for . . .
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January 28, 2006 05:34 PM EST --
There are a number of things about the Republican platform that I've traditionally favored; personal responsibility, individual enterprise, fiscal responsibility, a tough anti-crime stance, and a strong . . .
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March 05, 2006 08:17 PM EST --
A recent CBS News poll showed that 62% of Americans think the war in Iraq is going badly, while 36% think it is going well. When asked if the war was worth the cost, 63% of Americans said no, and 29% said . . .
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February 04, 2006 03:06 AM EST --
As we all know by now, global warming is not topic that the Bush administration likes to discuss publicly. And for that matter, they don't want anyone else in government discussing it publicly either. . . .
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January 24, 2006 08:39 PM EST --
The time has come for the U.S. to initiate a National Firearms Registry. In fact, that time is long overdue.
Registration should be legally required for all guns sold in the U.S., whether at sporting . . .
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May 18, 2006 10:50 PM EDT --
IMMIGRATION IS NOT A RIGHT
The debate over illegal immigration is often a passionate one. People become fixed to their beliefs, usually out of emotion. What is sometimes lacking is objectivity, and an . . .
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July 23, 2006 06:06 PM EDT --
To ensure that all Americans are entirely clear about the president's stance on embryonic stem cell research, his press secretary clarified that position earlier this week.
On Tuesday, White House . . .
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February 06, 2006 02:28 AM EST --
According to a recent report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), both legal and illegal immigration are reaching record levels while Congress has done little to control America's borders. . . .
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January 17, 2006 07:50 PM EST --
Safety and Security Should Trump Cronyism and Patronage
One of the privileges of being President of the U.S. is the right to appoint the heads of numerous agencies in the Federal Government. Cronyism . . .
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January 25, 2006 01:57 AM EST --
Since disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, it's been fun watching so many politicians scrambling for cover in Washington. And the good . . .
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January 26, 2006 02:54 AM EST --
There has been much wrangling in Washington, and across America for that matter, regarding the war in Iraq. Most of it has moved past intelligence failures on WMD and Saddam / al-Qaeda links. At this point, . . .
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February 02, 2006 04:01 PM EST --
According to an Oil Daily report issued prior to Hurricane Katrina, the ten major oil companies were on pace to post an astounding $100 billion plus in profits in 2005. While the oil companies were reaping . . .
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February 02, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
Last year, Americans watched in dismay as crude oil prices spiked nearly 40 percent. And with a barrel of oil now nearing $70, President Bush clearly felt the need to address the problem during his State . . .
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January 26, 2006 01:17 AM EST --
Last fall, during a House debate on easing federal restrictions for funding stem cell research, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said that using leftover embryos from fertility clinics amounts to the "dismemberment . . .
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February 07, 2006 03:47 AM EST --
The U.S. - Mexican border is once again starting to resemble what it was during the 1800s - the domain of the lawless and the ruthless. The Southwestern desert region seems to have reverted to a no-man's . . .
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June 27, 2006 01:42 AM EDT --
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will determine whether the Bush administration is required to regulate carbon dioxide in an effort to combat global warming.
A coalition of 12 states . . .
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