Published on December 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Immigration Dream Act Passed – The bill gives young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or enlist in the military. Supporters call its passage historic — but Democrats probably don’t have enough votes to get it through the Senate. Reporting from Washington — The House passed a landmark youth immigration [...]
Tags: Citizenship, Democrats, Filibuster, George W Bush, Gop, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Act, Immigration Bill, Landmark, Military President, Military Supporters, Priority Legislation, Republican Senators, Republicans, Senate, Stalemate, States Of America, Tax Cuts, United States Of America, Wednesday Night
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Published on April 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
Financial Regulation Bill Blocked – A sweeping proposal to revamp Wall Street suffered a legislative setback this evening when the Senate failed to bring the measure to the floor for debate. Voting 57-41, Senate Democrats could not muster the 60 votes needed to overturn the threat of a GOP filibuster and begin formal debate on [...]
Tags: Centrist Democrat, Closed Doors, Filibuster, Formal Debate, Gop, Harry Reid, Industry Lobbyists, Nev, obama, Political Strategy, Procedural Move, Republicans, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senators, Setback, Top Priority, Wall Street
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Published on March 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Harris Poll Results 2010 – 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was “not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president”
Tags: Antichrist, Belief That, Born In The United States, Harris Poll, hitler, muslim, obama, Poll Results, Republicans
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Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Call For Voters To Fire Nancy Pelosi – It’s time to “fire” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R-Calif.), Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Sunday night. Steele issued a release immediately after the House approved healthcare reform legislation, which no Republicans supported. “It is time to fire Nancy Pelosi and send a message to President [...]
Tags: American History, Chairman Michael, Democrats, economy, Healthcare Reform, High Praise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, jobs, Keith Ellison, Liberal Agenda, Michael Steele, Nancy Pelosi, National Committee Chairman, Reform Legislation, Rep Keith Ellison, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Takeovers, twitter
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Dan Rather Racist Watermelon Remark – If the X in the sentence “X made a comment about President Obama selling watermelons this weekend” were a prominent person of the Republican persuasion, X would probably be in the center of a media firestorm right now. In non-hypothetical terms, X is Dan Rather, who said this over [...]
Tags: Analogy, Chris Matthews Show, Dan Rather, Gop, Health Care Bill, Independents, Persuasion, Priority, Racial Stereotypes, Republicans, Rule Of Thumb, State Troopers, Traffic, Undertones, Watermelon
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