30 days ago by RB

A new analysis from The New York Times shows that members of Congress have gotten richer during the financial crisis, while the people they represent have seen their incomes decline according to Zeke Miller at the BusinessInsider. The median congressional net worth rose from $800,000 in 2004 to $1.2 ...

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46 days ago by politisite

BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN News that President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii this weekend to join his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha in time for a Christmas holiday has been covered by news media worldwide. The first family and their friends have been enjoying a reclusive 17-day holiday vacati ...

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46 days ago by jlue

Have you ever enjoyed a meal at a nice restaurant, but when the check came your first thought was, “There isn’t any food that is actually that good?” Surely there isn’t any hotel suite that is this great! Image via Wikipedia Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, who served as Speaker of the House and is ...

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66 days ago by Michael Wolf

Dear America, Image via Wikipedia What troubles me most about Newt Gingrich is not just that some of his social policies are straight out of " Oliver Twist." It is not even that he exaggerates and prevaricates; that seems to be how politics is practiced. And his penchant for extra-marital affairs wo ...

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85 days ago by Michael B. Calyn

By Cameron Joseph - 11/18/2011 Rick Perry has embarked on a series of campaign moves that some see as a grasping-at-straws attempt to save his struggling presidential campaign. In recent days, he’s called for a part-time citizen legislature, challenged House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) t ...

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88 days ago by Evan Mackinder

Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: ONE-PERCENT POLS VISIT OCCUPY SITES: Though plenty angry over perceived economic inequalities, protesters in the Occupy movement haven't exactly reached out to Congress to lobby for policy changes. But that hasn't stopped some ...

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88 days ago by Seth Cline

GROVER NORQUIST'S INFLUENCE EXTENDS TO SUPERCOMMITTEE: As the deadline approaches for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- also known as the supercommittee -- to agree on $1.2 trillion in cuts to the federal budget, the influence of one unelected player may make the difference, the Wal ...

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116 days ago by Seth Cline

Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: SUPER PAC ADS GO LIVE: Two high-profile super PACs released television ads aimed at political candidates of the opposing party Monday, Roll Call reported. House Majority PAC, the Democratic super PAC backed by House Minority Le ...

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120 days ago by Seth Cline

Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: 9-9-9 CREATOR ONCE FAVORED ROMNEY: The unlikely architect of Herman Cain's "9-9-9 plan" has given more about $40,000 to Republicans since 1996, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics, and has given more mon ...

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126 days ago by FactReal

PELOSI ON ANTI-CAPITALIST ‘OCCUPY WALL STREET’ PROTESTERS: “GOD BLESS THEM” October 6, 2011: “Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi praised the “Occupy Wall Street” mob during a press conference. The far left former speaker blessed the mob of anti-capitalist youths,” reported GatewayPundit. “God bless them f ...

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