Since coming back from the Thanksgiving break, the Senate has been working on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013. However, the administration has a whole host of complaints about the bill as it is currently...
Read More. [Update] UN approves resolution for Palestinian state with a ‘nonmember observer’ status with 138-9 vote. The “no” votes: US, Israel, Panama, Palau, Canada, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Czech Republic,...
Read MoreSens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) are identified in this Roll Call piece as two “Old Bulls” who are skeptical about Harry Reid’s plan to change the Senate rules to make it harder for the minority to...
Read MoreWhen I was growing up I heard it again and again. People said that they were moved to get involved in public service or volunteer work by John F. Kennedy. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for...
Read MoreI have argued, on the ground, that the “War on Coal” was just stupid propaganda. Any decline in coal jobs (currently above 2007 levels) is based on market forces of cheap natural gas thus decreased demand for...
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