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The Black Caucus And Corporate Money
Sunday's New York Times had a terrific investigative story about the Congressional Black Caucus's use of creative fundraising tactics to soak up corporate cash: READ MORE >>
You Know The Jewish Lobby. Now Take A Look At The Black Lobby.
They are different, very different. AIPAC and others like it have concerns about American foreign policy and they try to persuade the Congress of the justice of their views. These organizations are not tax-exempt. But the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is. The tale of its sleazy operations is told in a dazzling story by Eric Lipton and Erich Lichtblau in yesterday's New York Times. READ MORE >>
Asian Carp Finally Spook The Feds
It's a modern-day eco-horror story: Asian carp are slowly creeping up the Mississippi, en route to Lake Michigan, slipping through various barriers that humans have put in place. Once they reach the Great Lakes, the effects could be horrendous—the carp have a tendency to gobble up everything in sight and could overrun the place, crowding out trout and other native species. Oh, and plus the massive carp have a nasty habit of leaping eight feet up in the air when startled, smashing their 100-pound bodies into the unsuspecting faces of fisherman and water-skiers. READ MORE >>
Changes to EITC in Proposed Budget
The president’s proposed budget for FY2011 contains a few key provisions that will mean good news for low-income working families at tax time, even after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA/stimulus bill) runs its course. It also proposes to terminate an ineffective program for these families, but stops short of advancing a much-needed replacement. Top 10 States and Metro Areas for Increases in EITC Dollars due to ARRA Changes in Eligibility READ MORE >>
Boehner--Always Looking Out for Democrats' Interests
Does this look like a guy you'd trust? Then why on earth are Democrats heeding his advice? Here's Boehner in today's New York Times piece about the legislative fate of health care reform: READ MORE >>
No Organized Political Party
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee emails this: From: Ryan RudominerSent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:17 PMSubject: Winners and Losers from the Mass. Senate special - Washington Post's Chris Cillizza From: Chris Cillizza To: Chris Cillizza READ MORE >>
Reform a "Raw Deal" for Massachusetts?
Scott Brown's campaign has been arguing, directly and indirectly, that national health care reform would be bad for Massachusetts, since the state enacted its own, very similar version of reform three years ago. As Brown adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told Politico's Ben Smith READ MORE >>
Are We Ready For The Rising Seas?
One aspect of climate change that's already affecting people in various parts of the world is the slow but steady rise in sea level (via YaleE360): READ MORE >>
