Political Ponderings: When of late the smell of divisiveness and vote splitting wafts through the Republican Party, it’s not difficult to follow the funk back to Ron Paul, his supporters and their respective Tea Parties, or the Libertarian “GOP transformers,” in general. And, if/when tonight (R) Jane Corwin loses in the NY-26 special election, the [...]
LATimes The Supreme Court, giving states more authority to crack down on illegal immigrants, upholds an Arizona law that punishes employers who hire illegal workers. In a 5-3 decision, the court said federal law permits states to take away the business licenses of companies that knowingly hire illegal workers. Arizona also won the authority to [...]
CNBC: Stubborn Jobless Claims Still Keep On Climbing Higher New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to 424,000 last week from a revised 414,000 in the prior week, pointing to a painfully slow improvement in the nation’s job markets. The Labor Department on Thursday revised the prior week’s claims number up from an originally [...]
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Arizona Republic: Three Maricopa County sheriff’s employees, including a deputy in the human-smuggling unit, were arrested Tuesday by authorities who say they were involved in a drug- and human-trafficking ring and used Sheriff’s Office intelligence to guide smugglers through the Valley. Deputy Alfredo Navarrette, 37, has worked with the Sheriff’s Office for nearly a decade, [...]
Los Angeles Times: Reporting from San Francisco and Washington— After months on the political defensive, Democrats are convinced their fortunes have turned, and the reason can be summed up in a single word: Medicare. By swiping a reliably Republican congressional seat in upstate New York — after making Medicare the central issue in the campaign [...]
Fox News: Well, that was quick: Mickey Mouse has waved the white flag and surrendered to the real SEAL Team 6. Disney is withdrawing its applications to trademark the name of the elite Navy squad responsible for killing Usama bin Laden, the Navy said on Wednesday. “The Navy is committed to fully protecting our trademark [...]
The Ticket: Rick Perry has repeatedly said he won’t run for president in 2012, but there are signs he might not stick to that pledge. In a press conference Tuesday, the Texas governor notably declined to “rule out” a White House bid, amid calls from Rush Limbaugh and others that he should enter the 2012 [...]
WSJ: Former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has bought a roughly 8,000-square-foot home in North Scottsdale, Ariz. for $1.695 million, according to sources familiar with the deal. Put on the market in February for $1.75 million, the walled-and-gated house sits on 4.4 acres and has a home theater, a billiard room, a [...]
Statement Released By MSNBC: MSNBC management met with Ed Schultz this afternoon and accepted his offer to take one week of unpaid leave for the remarks he made yesterday on his radio program. Ed will address these remarks on his show tonight, and immediately following begin his leave. Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and [...]
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Ynetnews Media mogul Haim Saban, who has donated millions to the Democratic Party – especially during its 2008 campaign, led by President Barack Obama – has hinted that he will not continue to donate in 2012.In an interview with CNBC Tuesday, Saban expressed his dissatisfaction with the public disagreements voiced by Obama and Prime Minister [...]
