May 14th, 2009 - POLITICO
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Republicans know they can’t stop Henry Waxman’s ambitious climate change bill from clearing the Energy and Commerce Committee, but they’re promising to make the ride as bumpy as possible.
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Census Bureau Nominee Rules Out Use Of Sampling for 2010 Census
May 15th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Census Bureau on Friday ruled out the use of statistical sampling in the 2010 head count, seeking to allay GOP concerns that he might be swayed to put politics over science. Robert M...
House Energy Democrats to Give Away Majority of CO2 Credits
May 15th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic energy leadership is planning to initially give away 85% of the greenhouse gas emission credits -- the right to emit -- as part of an agreement to win moderate support for a major climate and energy bill.
Dick Cheney and the Torture Controversy
May 14th, 2009 - US News
The bar has been set pretty low for what is acceptable in America these days ["GOP Strategists to Cheney: Enough, Already," usnews.com]. If simulating death by drowning (waterboarding) is not torture...
Newt Gingrich Threatens To Sue Twitter
May 14th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Twitter. Everybody talks about it, but no one seems to want to do anything about it. Until today, anyways! In case you haven't heard, Newt Gingrich, along with RNC Chair also-ran Saul Anuzis, is thinking about suing Twitter...
Socialists offended by Republicans renaming Democrats
May 14th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
How do you offend a Socialist? Call him a Democrat. With the Republican party reeling, some in the GOP think the answer to their problems could be pretty simple. It's all in a name.
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