British retailers ‘missing out on South American boom’
Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, has voiced tacit support for Brazil in its ‘currency war’ with China in a sign that the two giants of the Americas will work together to tackle the issue. View full post on All Stories
Poll: Pawlenty holds big lead over Bachmann, GOP field in Minnesota | MinnPOTUS
WASHINGTON – With two Minnesotans seriously looking at running for president and a field of 2012 hopefuls quickly coalescing, who are Minnesota Republican voters backing right now? Tim Pawlenty, according to a new poll out today, and not by a small margin either. He takes 33 percent of the vote to Michele Bachmann’s 14 percent. [...]
Courted by Ryan, Blue Dog Dem stands by vote against GOP budget
Rep. Mike Ross said Rep. Paul Ryan tried to enlist support from the Blue Dogs for his budget proposal. Read more… View full post on All Stories
GOP doesn’t budge in support of gov’s school cuts
Assembly Republicans didn’t budge an inch Tuesday in their support for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s dramatic education cuts, in spite of Democrats’ pleas for a compromise and the pressure of a roll-call vote.Party lines prevailed during a vote at a “Committee of the Whole” meeting, where all Assembly members _ including lawmakers who usually View full [...]
Defectors push GOP to seek Dem. support
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) — Republican lawmakers may need to get Democratic support to keep the U.S. government financed for the rest of the fiscal year, the No. 2 House Republican said. View full post on All Stories
41 Senators Sign Letter Opposing ‘Extreme’ GOP Plan To End Support For Women’s Health And Family Planning Services
Today, 41 U.S. Senators, led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging them to oppose extreme proposals by House Republicans to eliminate support for women’s health and family planning programs and providers… View full post on All Stories
Norm Coleman: Klobuchar could be tough to beat in ’12 | Political Agenda
Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman — who knows what he’s talking about because he’s been on the winning end and the losing end of Senate races in Minnesota — told Politico today that Democratic incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar could be hard to beat next year in her bid for a second term. Asked about the [...]
Huckabee Has Slight Edge, Palin Down, in GOP ’12 Preferences
Mike Huckabee has a slight edge over Mitt Romney, while Sarah Palin’s support is down in Gallup’s latest update on 2012 GOP nomination preferences. An analysis shows Huckabee’s position strengthens if Palin does not run, while Romney and Palin tie for the top if Huckabee stays out of the race. View full post on All [...]
Florida GOP Keeps Upping Ante on “Anti”
Daniel Tilson Where to begin? Maybe, with the 2011 budget proposed by Governor Rick Scott, one that cuts hundreds of millions from public education and social support services, while proposing a doubling of his own salary and steep increases in the overall… February 26, 2011 View full post on All Stories
Congress could doom mentor support for inmates’ kids
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Memphis has launched a petition drive against a congressional budget proposal that would end funding for mentoring children of people in prison. View full post on All Stories

