Friday, February 27, 2009
Obama administration changes a rule
They're reversing a rule made during the Bush administration allowing pharmacists not to provide birth control according to their consciences. This article is a good explanation of the rule-making process.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
No credit for commenting on this entry
But. Apparently the people who make duct tape have this contest every year....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Who did the Obamas invite to the speech last night?
Quite an impressive and eclectic group of people!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Categorical funding in CA schools
New budget rules will basically change state funding for public schools from a series of categorical grants to one giant block grant.
Taxation without Representation
The movement to give DC voting rights in the House of Reps (it's currently the only city in the US that doesn't have voting Congressional representation,) gained some momentum today.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"state secrets" privilege
President Bush used a tactic called rendition, or removing prisoners suspected of being terrorists from American-run prisons secretly to foreign prisons where torture is not outlawed. The ACLU has sued on behalf of people who were treated this way, but the Obama administration is refusing to turn over documents or give testimony about it, based on the fact that they're state secrets.
Monday, February 9, 2009
We're going to have a stimulus bill...probably.
The bill made it out of the Senate today--this article talks about some of the big differences between the Senate and the House versions. Remember, the House is more extreme and the Senate has to appease more Republicans so the bill isn't filibustered. So why is the Senate bill more expensive?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rich people's tax problems
An interesting(/funny?) article about how you (yes, you!) can avoid Tom Daschle and Nancy Killifer's tax problems.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Secretary Daschle
Tom Daschle, former Senate Minority Leader, withdrew his nomination for secretary of Health and Human Services today over tax concerns--he probably would've been confirmed, though. Why do you think he withdrew/was asked to withdraw?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Can we blame the recession on men?
There's an economic summit going on right now full of financial leaders from all over the world. The other day, they were asked a question: would this have happened if women had been in charge?
Kurtz article about Palin, Blagojevich, AND Kennedy
Do you think the three he writes about have legitimate complaints about the media? Do you think it should be the job of those in the spotlight to "manage" the way the media treats them? What could/should the three have done differently?
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