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| Nelson leaving politics after more than 20 years - SFGate San Francisco Chronicle OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One of his proudest moments in the U.S. Senate, Ben Nelson said as he prepares to leave the chamber after two terms, came in 2005 when he helped form the so-called Gang of 14, a bipartisan group of 14 senators who brokered a deal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| After shooting, some Democrats demand action, but prospects unclear NBCNews.com (blog) For better or worse, the new policies would need to be determined in the political arena, with electoral accountability, and most members of Congress have shown no interest in going beyond the last major legislation to regulate gun purchases or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| McCain, Rice, Obama and the politics of personality CNN International Washington (CNN) -- Now that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration for secretary of state, her supporters are criticizing those who brought her down as well as President Barack Obama, a long-time friend, who they say left ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Let's get politics out of our gun laws - latimes.com Los Angeles Times But asking lawmakers at the state and federal levels to look at their laws -- asking if there's anything that can or should be changed -- is not political. To argue that looking at gun control now, after so many shootings, is wrong would suggest that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| After Newtown, wait first, then turn to politics. Washington Post (blog) And for many of us, our thoughts move rapidly to public policy: In particular, how policies we've long advocated are vindicated by the tragedy, and how we should push now for those policies to be adopted. For others, the instinct to think about ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| DAVY: Weather can be frightful, politics not so delightful U-T San Diego In the spirit of the season, the storm Thursday brought some holiday-ish weather — finally. Despite a leaky garage roof, I'm all for it. However, some aren't. I'm sitting cozy in my chair while every knucklehead driver in the universe is out ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| It's Politics: The revolution on wax - SGVTribune.com San Gabriel Valley Tribune On a Saturday morning in the spring of 1989, I sat in my bedroom with my headphones on, the revolutionary lyrics of Public Enemy blaring into my pre-teen ears. My mother didn't tolerate loud music. The headphones allowed me to blast the cacophony of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| "Meaningful Action, Regardless of the Politics" Slate Magazine (blog) And we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. What is "meaningful action"? Obama has explained this before: He wants a new assault weapons ban. My colleague Allison ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What They're Saying About Gun Control After the Newtown Shooting - Politics ... The Atlantic Wire After a gunman carried a Glock 9mm pistol, a Sig-Sauer pistol, and a civilian version of the military's M4 carbine into a Connecticut elementary school and conducted one of the worst mass shootings in history, many voices — big and small, elected and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boehner: a dealmaker and a survivor in tight spot The Seattle Times It's been just a month on the calendar but seemingly a lifetime in politics since House Speaker John Boehner got a pricey bottle of red wine from President Barack Obama as a birthday present, a feel-good image that the speaker's aides tweeted far and wide. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Politics Counts: Conflicted Views on the Economy Wall Street Journal (blog) The election is behind them and the holidays are here, but Americans are in a dour mood about the future, particularly where the economy is concerned. More than half of them, 53%, think the country is headed in the "wrong direction" and more than a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Actually, Now Is the Time to Talk Politics Gawker Actually, Now Is the Time to Talk Politics Probably the most widely viewed Twitter trending topic in the United States right now is "#prayfornewton." The ad hoc hashtag is indicative of both the public's desire to show support for the victims in today ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Some willing to put politics aside to stop gun violence - Dallas News ... FOX 4 News President Barack Obama's appeal to put politics aside may have done just the opposite for some, but two prominent local political operatives stand united. "We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Underbelly of American politics reacts to Obama's emotional remarks on school ... Pittsburg Morning Sun (blog) In the wake of yesterday's shooting incident at an elementary school in Connecticut, President Obama offered a few heartfelt and tearful remarks that were carried live on television across the nation (see HERE). Most Americans, no doubt, shared the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Politics and bullying Salt Lake Tribune Provo School District Associate Superintendent Greg Hudnall was haunted by the reports of student suicides in his district, so he decided to do something about it. "We were losing one to two students a year to suicide between 1997 and 2004," he told me ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ron Kaye: Ouster speaks of modern politics Glendale News Press The way that Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and the cabalists of the San Gabriel Valley cities treated Glendale Councilman Ara Najarian over his Metropolitan Transportation Authority board appointment because he opposes the 710 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Letter: Internet and politics Naples Daily News Way back in ancient Greece, there was direct democracy. All the people of Athens gathered into the great hall and voted on issues before them. As countries grew from small city-states into massive entities this sort of direct democracy became impossible. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Susan Rice Is a Victim of the Politics of Personal Destruction Huffington Post (blog) His health care plan, the stimulus and the rescue of the auto industry inspired many in Republican politics and its allies in the conservative media to label him as a Socialist. And a Congressman from South Carolina infamously shouted "You lie!" during ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cyril Ramaphosa, anti-apartheid activist turned tycoon, re-enters S. Africa ... Washington Post JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — For a man who shies away from the limelight, Cyril Ramaphosa, the stalwart of the South African struggle who is now a multimillionaire business tycoon, has endured a turbulent few months in the public spotlight. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sorrow over loss, outrage over politics Battle Creek Enquirer My heart breaks for the families that have lost loved ones in the shooting that took place today in Connecticut. The details have, by the time you read this letter, been rehearsed over and over again on the 24-hour news circuit. I pray earnestly for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On gun control, a new beginning? - Politics Now | The Buffalo News Buffalo News (blog) WASHINGTON -- The shock and revulsion that shook the nation after Friday's elementary school shootings in Connecticut shook the political world, too, prompting some Democrats to speak more boldly than they have in some time about gun control. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| White House TV comedy aims for laughs, not politics Reuters But Gad said "1600 Penn" has no interest in party politics and that President Gilchrist's party affiliation is deliberately vague. "I can't emphasize that enough," Gad said. "We never set out to make a political show." Nevertheless, Pullman, who played ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The dynasties of U.S. politics Charlotte Observer WASHINGTON As we consider the return of the House of Clinton, we may be witnessing the start of the House of Obama. According to a survey in November, first lady Michelle Obama would beat incumbent Republican Mark Kirk, 51 percent to 40 percent, in a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Column: American politics as a confidence game Waxahachie Daily Light Consider representative democracy first, which emphasizes the role of bargaining among various parties in the political arena for the purposes of achieving the most suitable tradeoffs in terms of policy results that redound to the public good, or at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gujarat: Modi indulging in politics of anger, says Rahul IBNLive Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the second phase of polling in the state and said that Modi is indulging in the "politics of anger". Going all out against Modi on the last day of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Obama: 'Our hearts are broken' for families of Connecticut shooting victims Fox News An emotional President Obama, wiping away tears and choking up as he spoke, said Friday that "our hearts are broken" for the families of the victims in the deadly mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. The president, hinting at possible ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Elite Politics Martins Ferry Times Leader It is troubling to see that elitist politicians in Michigan passed a "Right to Work" law, without input from citizens or even a debate. "Right to Work" laws were made possible by the fascist Taft- Hartley Act, which was passed in 1947 by the first ... See all stories on this topic » |
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