Politics 2000
For people who want to know what's happening but who can't spend all day watching C-SPAN or trying to decipher the spin of other outlets.
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- Oprah to End Show in 2011 on Nov 20, 2009 in Media advertising audience Barack Obama barter Discovery Networks general managers Harpo Productions King-World nation negotiations Oprah Winfrey OWN proceeds ratings stations syndicated talk show
Oprah Winfrey will announce Friday that she’ll quit her syndicated talk show after her current contract expires in 2011, according to published reports. Winfrey has been the number-one American talk-show host for two decades. Winfrey has 22 mo...
- No Place for Guantanamo Bay Detainees on Nov 17, 2009 in Government Attorney General Barack Obama Canada Canadian Supreme Court Cuba defendant Eric Holder Germany Guantanamo Bay justice system legal money Nazi prime minister prisons proceedings repatriate Stephen Harper trial wallet World Trade Center
Attorney General Eric Holder said last week five Guantanamo Bay detainees will be tried in a New York criminal court. Plenty of onlookers are outraged at the decision, partly because the trial will be conducted a short distance from the site of the...
- Muhammed Executed on Nov 15, 2009 in Government appeals attacks capital punishment cell Charles Manson country D.C. sniper death penalty death-row deterrent expense families health care human being inmates John Muhammed killed lethal injection life political prisoner public punishment random rehabilitation residents sentence society Supreme Court Tate-LaBianca unconstitutional victims Washington
John Muhammed, the D.C. sniper, was killed by lethal injection this week. He terrorized Washington-area residents with his seemingly random attacks. The families of the victims are happy he’s dead. They figure it’s just since their love...
- Parties Seek Balance Between Purity, Compromise on Nov 13, 2009 in Government bailouts bill Bill Clinton Bill Owens chairmanship committee Congress Conservative Party Dede Scozzafava Democrats district Doug Hoffman Election Day endorsement equilibrium filibuster GOP Halloween health care House ideological issues Joseph Cao legislation majority Media national New York position public option pundits purity Republicans Senate state Stupak Amendment
Retired President Bill Clinton addressed Senate Democrats this week in hopes of spurring them to bridge intra-party divides and pass a health-care reform bill. One of the biggest hurdles between the two bills floating around the chamber is that one...
- Fall of Berlin Wall Anniversary Marked on Nov 10, 2009 in Government armistice Berlin Wall China Cold War Communist Cuba dictatorships East Berlin East Germany freedom Friday the 13th generations Germany Great War history international invaded North Korea people Poland sacrifice socialist soliders veterans West Berlin West Germany World War I World War II
Best wishes this week and each week to the veterans who served as well as the soldiers who are serving now. Thank you for your sacrifice. An early warning to those who fear Friday the 13th. One is coming in a few days. Perhaps you can convince you...
- House Passes Health Care Bill on Nov 8, 2009 in Government Barack Obama bill chambers Congress corruption Democratic federal Harry Reid health care House of Representatives incumbent indictment Joseph Cao legislation Louisiana nevada prison Republican Senate threats William Jefferson
By a 220-215 vote, the House of Representatives approved a health-care reform bill Saturday. One Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, joined 219 Democrats in support of the bill. The other 176 Republicans were joined by 39 Democrats against the mea...
- Health Care Vote May Come Saturday on Nov 7, 2009 in Government 10.2 percent 1983 barrage barrier bill businesses chamber Democratic economists figure Fort Hood health care hire House Rules Committee jobs report lagging indictator leadership legislation members Nancy Pelosi office Orlando people psychological recovery resolution retailers Senate shootings Speaker U.S. unemployment voters
First, condolences to those affected by the shootings at Fort Hood and at the Orlando office building this week. Such sad, senseless events. The House Rules Committee adjourned shortly before 2 a.m. eastern. The committee had been considering amend...
