In national news, about one million laid-off workers will see their unemployment benefits end in January unless Congress acts quickly to renew existing federally paid extensions, according to a new report and legislators and state officials, the New York Times reports.California faces a nearly $21 billion budgetary shortfall — [...]
Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank doesn't think all that much of Michele Bachmann or tea partiers, apparently.Frank, a Massachusetts liberal, told an audience: "Some of the people (at the rally) that wanted to engage me in conversation appeared to have been the losers in the 'Are" [...]
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today delivered remarks on the impact of clean energy and climate change legislation on Indian Country during a gathering of representatives of the nation’s 564 federally-recognized tribes.
“Indian Country represents 5 percent of the nation’s land base and contains 10 percent [...]
The Pledge to Never Get Sick (satire-filled) demonstration scheduled for 6:00 PM today across from Presbyterian Hospital has been cancelled because of the rain. The event, organized by the Committee of Interns and Residents of SEIU Healthcare and Health Care for America Now has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, [...]
