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The Government’s plan to keep the Liberal Democrats happy by allowing serious offenders to vote
Thursday, December 30, 2010
CNN Poll: Deficit reduction should not be government’s main goal
Monday, December 27, 2010
Washington (CNN) – How important is the federal deficit? According to a new national poll, it’s very important in the minds of most Americans. But a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates that only one in five believe that deficit reduction should be the main goal of government today. Sixty-eight percent of people […]
UN Describes “the Right of Every Person to … Know What Governments Are Doing on Their Behalf”
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression issued a statement today laying out several principles parties should keep in mind in regards to Wikileaks. It balances the importance of journalists’ self-regulation […]
ISRAELI ETHNIC CLEANSING SURGE: HOW MANY MORE PALESTINIAN HOMES MUST BE DEMOLISHED BEFORE WESTERN GOVERNMENTS ACT?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Middle East Monitor As Westerners busy themselves preparing for Christmas, Israel has accelerated its campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and within its own (non-declared) borders. Those familiar with the conduct of successive Israeli governments, right-and left-wing, will not be surprised. They have a long-standing reputation for using international diversions to advance […]
Rep. Bob Godfrey Named Chairman Of Council Of State Governments; High-Ranking Post For Danbury Lawmaker; Will Not Serve As State Auditor Due To Busy Commitment
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Veteran state Rep. Robert Godfrey has been named the national chairman of the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan group of legislators, governors, and others that covers all 50 states. A Danbury Democrat, Godfrey has served as a deputy speaker for the past six years and served as a deputy majority leader for 10 years […]
Krauthammer on the government’s wishy-washy response to the Wikileaks scandal
Friday, December 3, 2010
Far more damaging than simple embarrassment at the revelations. American Thinker Blog
Krauthammer on the government’s wishy-washy response to the Wikileaks scandal
Friday, December 3, 2010
Far more damaging than simple embarrassment at the revelations. American Thinker Blog
California Pension System Hits Local Governments With 55% Rate Increase for Next 19 Years
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Last week I calculated that CalPERS would increase its pension charges to cities, counties, and the state of California over 30% to regain massive investment losses over the last decade. My initial estimate was drawn from a presentation by Kung-pei Hwang, CalPERS Senior Actuary, which I recorded mid November. My report also detailed the gimmickry […]
California Pension System Hits Local Governments With 55% Rate Increase for Next 19 Years
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Last week I calculated that CalPERS would increase its pension charges to cities, counties, and the state of California over 30% to regain massive investment losses over the last decade. My initial estimate was drawn from a presentation by Kung-pei Hwang, CalPERS Senior Actuary, which I recorded mid November. My report also detailed the gimmickry […]
Pope Calls Health Care An ‘Inalienable Right,’ Urges World Governments To Provide Universal Coverage
Friday, November 19, 2010
At an international papal conference on health care yesterday at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI and other Catholic church leaders said it is the “moral responsibility of nations to guarantee access to health care for all of their citizens, regardless of social and economic status or their ability to pay.” Saying access to adequate medical […]
Energy and Global Warming News for November 10th; Governments gave 6 times more to fossil fuels than renewables in 2009; Oil price escalation coming due to inaction on climate
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
$ 312 Billion: Governments Gave Six Times More to Fossil Fuels Than Renewable Energy in 2009, IEA Report Says According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) global subsidies for fossil fuel production were almost six times that of renewable energy subsidies 2009. In its annual World Energy Outlook report [pdf], released today, the IEA says […]
Will the Government’s plan to buy off the Liberal Democrat student finance rebels work?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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Foreign-Funded U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Advocates For Weakening Law Against Bribing Foreign Governments
Thursday, October 28, 2010
As ThinkProgress has documented, the “U.S.” Chamber Of Commerce has for years received at least hundreds of thousands of dollars from foreign-owned corporations. While the Chamber claims that the foreign funds it receives do not fund its $ 75 million in partisan attack ads, it would be highly unusual for these foreign corporations to be […]
The government’s pretty-good investment, cont’d
Thursday, October 21, 2010
One of the working theories in Washington is that if voters knew that the government — and thus the taxpayers — were likely to make a profit on TARP, they’d like it better. Not so, says Stan Collender: Voters think the 8.2 percent [return on the financial bailout] is coming out of their rather than […]
