SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In the end, Rod Blagojevich did not bring doom for his party or the national political figures whose names got dragged into his scandal. But long after he is behind bars, Illinois will still be cleaning up the mess left behind by the state’s cartoonish former governor. Blagojevich — who drew [...]
Tag: Democratic Party
June 29, 2011
June 27, 2011
June 10, 2011
NY Gov. Cuomo Pushes Lower Benefits for New Public Workers
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants new state and city hires to accept less generous retirement benefits than their predecessors have received, The New York Times reports. Cuomo, who has called himself “a progressive Democrat who’s broke,” said on Wednesday that existing benefit packages for public employees are contributing to New York’s financial woes. [...]
April 6, 2011
Top Five Fails By Obama…
From healthcare to closing Guantanamo to defending labor rights, US President Barack Obama promised many things, but has failed to deliver. Brought into office on a cloud of hope, change and positive thinking, voters lifted Obama into the White House with high expectations. Two years into his presidency and as he enters his reelection campaign [...]
March 27, 2011
Defiant Harper sets Canadian election date
Harper said Canadians would be “crazy” to vote for opposition parties [EPA] Canada will hold general elections for the fourth time in seven years on May 2 following the minority Conservative government’s defeat in a non-confidence vote. Stephen Harper, the prime minister since 2006, visited the residence of David Johnston, the governor general, on Saturday [...]
March 25, 2011
Canadian government loses no-confidence vote
Harper is expected to visit the residence of the governor general on Saturday to dissolve the parliament [EPA] Canada’s minority Conservative government has been defeated in a non-confidence vote, setting the scene for a federal election in early May. The vote, brought about by the opposition Liberal Party and backed by two other opposition parties, cited [...]
March 21, 2011
July 24, 2010
North Korea Did Not Sink the South Korean Ship…
Big Mouth and Liar… Doubts surface on North Korea’s role in ship sinking: Some in South Korea dispute the official version of events: that a North Korean torpedo ripped apart the Cheonan. July 23, 2010|By Barbara Demick and John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Seoul — The way U.S. officials see it, there’s [...]