AFL-CIO Wants Its Members to Protest Entitlement Cuts
</p> Labor leaders are “deeply troubled about the possible direction” of the super committee based on media reports, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a conference call today.
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Zerbe: Principles to Reform Taxes, Help Businesses
create jobs and grow the economy):</p> 1.
Cain’s Damage Control Could Be Most Telling
</p> Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 after dealing with sexual misconduct charges in his campaign, while actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected California governor in a 2003 recall contest
Showdown Showcases Different GOP Facets
</p> Hultgren bested the former Speaker’s son, Ethan Hastert, in a GOP primary and then narrowly unseated Rep. Bill Foster (D) with just more than 51 percent of the vote thanks to the GOP wave.
New Jobs Narrative for GOP
</p> The strategy paid off last week, with the White House signing on to a Republican bill eliminating a 3 percent tax withholding requirement for government contractors — a rare bill that appears likely
Minibus Conference Shapes Approps
bill, as it is expected to do.
Former Michigan Rep. Howard Wolpe Dies at Age 71
He wrote legislation against apartheid in South Africa and, after President Ronald Reagan vetoed the bill, he got Congress to override the veto.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Extreme Cantor Makeover
</p> Apparently, there wasn’t a huge response, so Jentleson tells HOH he and his partner in tweet don’t have any plans for a follow-up act.</p> Cantor’s folks were whelmed.
Rivkin and Casey: Bill’s Detainee Provisions Reaffirm the Law of War
</p> It is for this very reason that the 2012 defense authorization bill would reaffirm both the nature of hostilities between al-Qaida and the United States, and these basic rules.
Connie Mack IV to Run for Senate
</p> “Connie is running and is confident he will beat liberal Senator Bill Nelson,” Jeff Cohen said in an email.
Irvine: Reid Must Block Militarization of Justice System
Tucked into the sizable fiscal 2012 defense bill are stealth provisions that, taken together, represent the most radical change of American counterterrorism policy since 9/11.
Approval Mirrors Prospect of Accord
</p> The Senate next week will vote on another part of Obama’s jobs bill, a provision that would provide $60 billion to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure.
Doctors Ask Congress to Revamp Dietary Priorities
Two doctors who helped Bill Clinton swap burgers for salads urged Members of Congress to do the same Tuesday evening.</p> Drs.
Heard on the Hill: These Aren’t the Droids Hastings Is Looking for
</p> “We’re creating jobs for foreign robots instead of American workers?” the Florida Democrat asked while railing against an Arizona land-exchange bill Tuesday on the House floor.
Using the Word ‘Obamacare’ for Political Gain
“The White House and Congressional Democrats exhausted all of their political capital and a Congressional majority to move the bill across the finish line and into law.
Campus Notebook: Vendors Beguile Congressional Office Managers
The legislative branch spending bill for fiscal 2012 also reflects this cut.
Super Committee’s Rifts Over Spending Cuts Visible
Instead, they attacked the 2009 stimulus bill as an unnecessary increase in spending that they believe added to the ballooning deficit.
Democrats Eye Gains in House
</p> Bolger noted that Americans, by and large, still liked Obama in 2010 even if they had doubts about his policies.</p> “Now they’re not as supportive personally for him.
Think You Can Be a Political Handicapper?
</p> Gary McDowell (Michigan’s 1st district).
For Hollywood, All Politics Is National
</p> “The Candidate,” Michael Ritchie’s 1972 film starring Robert Redford as California Senate candidate Bill McKay, details the daily humiliations of running for statewide office.