COMMENTARY: Recallistas turn to cannibalism!

By   /  May 21, 2012  /  Commentary  /  No Comments

Kevin Binversie

 

By Kevin Binversie

 

Recall supporters have turned their attention from character assassination to cannibalism.

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MT’s Tester begins quest to walk away from Obama’s policies

By   /  May 18, 2012  /  Elections, Featured, Federal Government, Health Care, Montana, News  /  No Comments

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is working to distance himself from his party's top elected official, telling the Missoulian newspaper that President Barack Obama has lost his way on jobs and the economy.

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is working to distance himself from his party’s top elected official, telling the Missoulian newspaper that President Barack Obama has lost his way on jobs and the economy.
The newspaper doesn’t provide direct quotes, but in the May 18 story reporter Rob Chaney writes, ”In an interview at the Missoulian on Friday, the first-term senator from [...]

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Iowa secretary of state’s statement to be unsealed

By   /  May 18, 2012  /  Accountability, Featured, Iowa, Judiciary, News, Open Records, State Government  /  No Comments

A Polk County judge will ask for the unsealing of court documents in a case involving Iowa's secretary of state, Matt Schultz.

By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES — A Polk County judge has agreed to release sealed documents in a case involving a former Obama campaign aide’s effort to steal the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz.
James Birkenholz, Polk County District associate judge, will seek the disclosure of the previously sealed victim impact statement.
Zachary Edwards, a former presidential campaign [...]

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Deli meat is Rehberg’s weapon in latest MT ad

By   /  May 17, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Featured, Federal Government, Montana, News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

Denny Rehberg launches a new campaign video.

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org
HELENA — U.S. House Rep. Denny Rehberg is on the attack again, this time using a deli meat as his weapon of choice.
Rehberg, locked in a tight U.S. Senate race with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, released his second television ad Thursday. The spot mocks a recent Tester commercial in which the incumbent talks of bringing beef from [...]

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Las líneas trazadas en el debate de préstamos estudiantiles

By   /  May 16, 2012  /  En Español  /  No Comments

Con una votación 52-45 el 8 mayo, el Senado rechazó una moción presentada por los demócratas, sobre como pagar para extender la prorroga de un anio en las tasas de interés de los créditos federales estudiantiles.

Por Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI— Con una votación 52-45 el 8 mayo, el Senado rechazó una moción presentada por los demócratas, sobre como pagar para extender la prorroga de un anio en las tasas de interés de los créditos federales estudiantiles.
Según la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (CBO, en inglés) mantener la tasa de interés de [...]

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