Sure, the investment bankers got their bailout money right away with practically no questions asked.
But for stimulus payouts that might benefit the rest of us, the process slogs along like an army in the mud.
Remember U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s plan to steer $200 million in stimulus money toward a 150-block [...]
The Star
JEFFERSON CITY | Is yoga karmic or commercial? Missouri insists that it’s the latter and therefore should be taxed. The Department of Revenue on Sunday began enforcing collection of a 4-percent tax on yoga and Pilates classes, upsetting instructors and studios who contend their practices transcend mere recreation.
And yoga [...]
With the debate on health care reform headed to the House floor -- late this week or early next -- Republicans have offered an alternative of their own (attached below) that they promise won't raise taxes, change the doctor-patient relationship, or cut Medicare.
The Democrats' bill does all [...]
from bostom.com
The White House is trying to nip in the bud a budding controversy over terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay getting swine flu vaccine sooner than many Americans.
"There is no vaccine in Guantanamo, and there's no vaccine on the way to Guantanamo," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told [...]
There will be a lighting ceremony for the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund Nov. 27, and Kansas Citians will once again be asked to donate to the area's less fortunate.
(That's according to Crown Center's website. The Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund website does not appear to have been updated since last year.)
And [...]
UPDATE, 1:40: The Republican alternative is attached in full below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have produced a health care bill to offer as an alternative to legislation by majority Democrats, focusing more on lowering costs than expanding coverage.
The bill is 230 pages long, compared with Democrats’ 1,990-page measure. Unlike [...]
It may sound obvious -- and it's been reported before -- but it bears repeating exactly one year befor the 2010 election:
It appears possible, even probable, that Democrats in Kansas will not field competitive candidates in either the governor's race or the U.S. Senate race in 2010.
There have [...]
from Newsweek
When Attorney General Eric Holder invoked the “state secrets” privilege to quash a lawsuit alleging illegal National Security Agency spying last Friday night, his department’s lawyers sounded a lot like those who worked for President George W. Bush.
In fact, they justified the action by filing an affidavit from [...]
from msnbc - analysis
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama believes in the saving grace of the federal government.
But do the American people?
In a time of economic uncertainty and fear, that is the core question implicit — and sometimes explicit — on Election Day 2009.
After a year of sweeping, even [...]
What happens at the polls today is a predictor for 2010
Why Missouri should reconsider cuts to the virtual school program
Thoughts on President Obama's weight loss
The COMBAT Tax extension will be decided at the polls today, could a potential ethics probe impact U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt's campaign, and [...]
from washingtonpost.com
While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure over the issue of abortion to create a question about its passage.
House leaders were still negotiating Monday with the bloc of Democrats [...]
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