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What Recession? Candidates Spend Like Mad
(Newser) - Politics looks like a recession-proof industry. With campaign finance rules gutted by the Supreme Court, money is flooding into this year’s election. House and Senate candidates have raised $1.2 billion so far, putting them on a record-setting pace. Gubernatorial races are just as pricey; Meg Whitman alone has... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Recruits Homeless for Green Party Ticket
(Newser) - Arizona Democrats say a Republican operative's effort to get homeless people and drifters to register as Green Party candidates marks a new low in political dirty tricks. The party is seeking to have the "sham" candidates removed from the ballot, and the Green Party itself has urged voters to... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Facebook Threats Halt French Minister's Wedding
(Newser) - France's immigration minister has postponed his wedding after over 1,000 people joined a Facebook group vowing to disrupt it. Eric Besson—who planned to marry a Tunisian immigrant in Paris later this month—has spearheaded France's campaign to expel gypsy immigrants , and protesters promised to give him the same... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Combative Obama Attacks GOP
(AP) - As expected , Barack Obama rolled out a $50 billion infrastructure program designed to create jobs at a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee—and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans. "These guys refuse to give up on the economic philosophy they peddled for most of the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Ground Zero Evangelist: Glenn Beck a 'False Prophet'
(Newser) - Internet Evangelist Bill Keller held the first meeting for his “9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero” yesterday, slamming Glenn Beck, Imam Feisal Rauf, and … Ghandi? Keller wants to build a church near Ground Zero as a counterpoint to the proposed Islamic Community Center, which he has called "... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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It's 1938 All Over Again
(Newser) - The US economy has been crippled by financial crisis, and the president’s too-cautious policies have failed to stem the bleeding. More stimulus is needed, but the public has soured on spending and plans to kick Democrats out of office. Sound familiar? That was the situation in 1938, writes Paul... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama Wants $100B Business Tax Break
(Newser) - Hot on the heels of his $50 billion infrastructure proposal , Barack Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit on Wednesday, administration officials tell the Washington Post . The proposal would increase and make permanent a research and development tax credit, in an effort to reward firms that develop... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama to Sink $50B Into Rails, Roads, Runways
(Newser) - Looking to jumpstart the economy, President Obama will use his Labor Day to announce an ambitious $50 billion spending plan aimed at the country's infrastructure: Roads, rails, and runways. The cost would be spread out over six years, notes the AP, but carries significant immediate spending that the White House... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Labor Dept Has a New Site for Jobless
(Newser) - For those who wish they were working this holiday weekend, the Labor Department has a new website aimed at helping out-of-work Americans land a job. Called My Skills, My Future, the site allows job-seekers to punch in their skills, search for jobs, and obtain training, reports Huffington Post. More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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