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Bush to Lose 'Fast Track' Trade Authority

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:50:00 -0400

President Bush loses his power Saturday to seal “fast track” trade agreements without intervention from Congress, where Democrats blame recent deals for sending U.S. jobs abroad SOURCE Tagged by danrants under opinion, news, conservative, liberal, media,

Romney Defends Dog on Station Wagon on 1983 Trip

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:00:00 -0400

Mitt Romney says putting his family dog into a kennel strapped to the top of his station wagon on a 1983 family trip. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under american, bush, opinion, Iraq, media,

White House Has 10 Days to Explain Executive Privilege

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:30:00 -0400

Democrats sent a letter to White House counsel giving deadline of 10 days to respond of why the White House claimed executive privilege on subpoenaed documents. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under liberal, conservative, american, politics, media,

Bush Prepares for Meeting With Putin

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:40:00 -0400

President Bush prepares for Sunday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid increasing tensions between the two countries. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under democrat, media, republican, news, 2008 Election,

Student Convicted of Threatening to Kill President Bush

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:20:00 -0400

Vikram Buddhi, a Purdue University graduate student, was convicted of threatening to kill President Bush and Laura Bush and faces up to 35 years in prison. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under news, media, american, politics, republican,

FOX News Poll: Third Party President Good for Country

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0400

Nearly half of Americans believe it would be good for the nation if an independent candidate won the 2008 presidential election, latest FOX News poll finds. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under Iraq, bush, opinion, media, american,

No More Tanning Beds for Ohio Teens Under Proposal

danrants — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:30:00 -0400

Ohio lawmakers consider banning teenagers from using commercial tanning beds under a bill moving through the state legislature. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under news, republican, conservative, media, Iraq,

Q&A: Brit Hume Recollects the Days of Being a CIA Target

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:40:00 -0400

Hume says: ‘They surveilled my house and followed my wife and kids when my wife was driving them to school and they followed me to work apparently. … But I was leading a pretty humdrum life in those days, and I didn’t have any skeleto... Tagged by danrants under media, 2008 Election, news, politics, bush,

Sen. Byrd: I'll Work 'Until This Old Body Gives Out'

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:40:00 -0400

Sen. Robert C. Byrd has addressed hundreds of issues in his 49-year Senate career, but his speech Thursday was unusually personal SOURCE Tagged by danrants under conservative, republican, politics, media, american,

Senate Approves Bush Nominee for 'War Czar'

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:30:00 -0400

The Senate approved President Bush’s nominee Thursday to make Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute the top military official overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under american, Iraq, news, media, 2008 Election,

House Bill Would Sanction Cos. Providing Fuel to Iran

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:10:00 -0400

Leaders of a bipartisan House panel, seeking economic pressure against Iran, moved Thursday to reduce Tehran’s import of gasoline SOURCE Tagged by danrants under news, liberal, 2008 Election, media, politics,

Possibly Tainted Fish From China Detained by FDA

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:10:00 -0400

Imports of five species of farmed Chinese seafood will be detained until they can be shown free of potentially dangerous antibiotics, U.S. government health officials said Thursday. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under conservative, republican, opinion, media, Iraq,

Immigration Bill Fails Crucial Test Vote in Senate

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:00:00 -0400

A defiant group of senators refused to continue down the path of a widely unpopular immigration reform bill Thursday, putting up a roadblock on a procedural debate and squeezing out any time left to work on one of President Bush’s top domestic pr... Tagged by danrants under politics, democrat, media, Iraq, american,

DHS Lawsuit From Limo Co. Inolved in Bribery Scandal Nixed

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:40:00 -0400

A federal court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Department of Homeland Security by an Arlington, Va., limousine company linked to a congressional bribery scandal SOURCE Tagged by danrants under news, republican, conservative, media, american,

House Lawmakers to Consider Pay Raise

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:10:00 -0400

House lawmakers to consider $4,400 pay raise that would increase salaries to about $170,000. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under conservative, 2008 Election, media, liberal, democrat,

Bush Administration Weighs Next Move on Subpoenas

danrants — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:50:00 -0400

Bush administration is deciding how to react to subpoenas issued Wednesday to the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under bush, Iraq, democrat, media, 2008 Election,

Stalled Senate Immigration Bill Continues To Founder

danrants — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:40:00 -0400

Christopher Rizo - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - An immigration overhaul stalled in the U.S. Senate continued to founder Wednesday, after six senators who initially supported the legislation said they are reluctant to support the White Hou... Tagged by danrants under media, bush, news, opinion, Iraq,

Senate Immigration Bill Steps Toward Grave

danrants — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:00:00 -0400

The fragile immigration reform bill crafted in the Senate faces sudden death Thursday when a second vote is scheduled to shut down a filibuster. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under media, politics, republican, news, bush,

Michigan Family Looks to Congress to Fight Deportation Order

danrants — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:20:00 -0400

When Guy and Genevieve Vang came to the U.S. 18 years ago, they thought they did everything right so they could raise their family and work legally in the United States, but now they face deportation. SOURCE Tagged by danrants under media, Iraq, liberal, news, republican,

Californians Divided Over Mandating Pet Sterilization Ahead Of Senate Vote

danrants — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:00:00 -0400

Shaveta Bansal - AHN News Writer Sacramento, CA (AHN) - As the pet-sterilization bill heads towards the state Senate, Californians are divided over whether the legislation will actually help communities to save millions of dollars spent on controlling... Tagged by danrants under news, media, liberal, conservative, opinion,