Sunday, May 26, 2013
Key senators tightly control immigration debateDAVID ESPO WASHINGTON (AP) -- For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutinyCHRISTINA A. CASSIDY ATLANTA (AP) -- One patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose. Another patient wandered the 26-acre campus for hours, picking up his prescriptions from an outpatient pharmacy and injecting himself with testosterone before returning voluntarily to his room. The cases at the Atlanta VA Medical Center are the latest in a string of problems at Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide, prompting outrage from elected officials and congressional scrutiny of what is the largest integrated health care system in the country with nearly 300,000 employees. "It's not just Atlanta. Obama's speechwriter: from intern to top wordsmithDARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa tripBRADLEY KLAPPER ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Kerry, attending the African Union's 50th anniversary, backed the Nigerian government's efforts to root out Boko Haram, an al-Qaida-linked radical sect. Code Pink founder on heckling Obama: I could not let him continue to blame CongressSean Higgins Medea Benjamin, founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink, has an article up at the liberal Nation’s website explaining why she heckled President Obama’s major speech this week on national security. Code Pink founder on heckling Obama: I could not let him continue to blame CongressSean Higgins Medea Benjamin, founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink, has an article up at the liberal Nation’s website explaining why she heckled President Obama’s major speech this week on national security. Teachers union vows to oust Chicago mayorSean Higgins Another epic showdown between a local government leader and a public-sector union? Looks like it will happen. Teachers union vows to oust Chicago mayorSean Higgins Another epic showdown between a local government leader and a public-sector union? Looks like it will happen. White House renominates NLRB attorney Lafe SolomonSean Higgins President Obama made the nomination for a four-year term Thursday night. White House renominates NLRB attorney Lafe SolomonSean Higgins President Obama made the nomination for a four-year term Thursday night. Code Pink founder on heckling: I could let Obama continue to blame CongressSean Higgins Medea Benjamin, founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink, has an article up at the liberal Nation’s website explaining why she heckled President Obama’s major speech this week on national security. Code Pink founder on heckling: I could let Obama continue to blame CongressSean Higgins Medea Benjamin, founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink, has an article up at the liberal Nation’s website explaining why she heckled President Obama’s major speech this week on national security. EPA's back-room 'Sue and Settle' deals require reformExaminer Editorial Imagine the outcry if the nation woke up this morning to New York Times and Washington Post headlines reporting that in order to settle a lawsuit against Charles and David Koch, officials with the Environmental Protection Agency had met behind closed doors with them to iron out a deal that effectively allowed the brothers to rewrite regulations as they pleased. Letters to the Editor: May 26, 2013Gliders are definitely not 'lighter than air' Re: "Foxx could push FAA to adopt glider warning rule," Editorial, May 22 Sorry, but I feel compelled to point out an error in your editorial that describes gliders as "lighter-than-air. GOP pushes for pre-conference agreement on 2014 budgetDavid M. Drucker The House minority has minimal power, but the threat of the parliamentary tools it can wield has spooked Republicans and led them to demand a budget agreement with Senate Democrats as a condition for proceeding to a conference committee. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., acknowledged in an interview that his decision to seek a pre-conference agreement with Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., stems from his desire to block House Democrats from forcing unlimited, daily votes on fiscal matters, as would be their right under House rules if a conference committee failed to conclude within three weeks. GOP pushes for pre-conference agreement on 2014 budgetDavid M. Drucker The House minority has minimal power, but the threat of the parliamentary tools it can wield has spooked Republicans and led them to demand a budget agreement with Senate Democrats as a condition for proceeding to a conference committee. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., acknowledged in an interview that his decision to seek a pre-conference agreement with Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., stems from his desire to block House Democrats from forcing unlimited, daily votes on fiscal matters, as would be their right under House rules if a conference committee failed to conclude within three weeks. Local Editorial: IRS exposes Obama's own war on womenExaminer Editorial A charitable organization that's been incorporated in Maryland for 141 years is one of the targets of the Internal Revenue Service's outrageous harassment campaign. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union's most famous former president is Frances Willard, the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. America as we know it is ending and conservatives feel fineConn Carroll After President Obama captured the White House in 2008, the top-selling conservative books about him basically fell into two categories: 1) unflattering explanations of how America was tricked into voting for this man (like David Horowitz's "Barack Obama's Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model"); and 2) all-out broadsides against his tenure in office (like Edward Klein's "The Amateur"). These books may have been a therapeutic read for many conservatives, allowing them to wallow in their denial and anger, but neither genre really helped the movement prepare to defeat Obama's re-election bid in 2012. Now that Obama has won a second term, some conservatives seem ready to admit that the country really has changed. America as we know it is ending and conservatives feel fineConn Carroll After President Obama captured the White House in 2008, the top-selling conservative books about him basically fell into two categories: 1) unflattering explanations of how America was tricked into voting for this man (like David Horowitz's "Barack Obama's Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model"); and 2) all-out broadsides against his tenure in office (like Edward Klein's "The Amateur"). These books may have been a therapeutic read for many conservatives, allowing them to wallow in their denial and anger, but neither genre really helped the movement prepare to defeat Obama's re-election bid in 2012. Now that Obama has won a second term, some conservatives seem ready to admit that the country really has changed. |
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