Politics As Usual
Shining a Light on Power and Policy
Tom Shine covers congressional politics for ABC News.
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Virginia Considers Immigration Bills; Mount Rainier, Maryland Considers Sanctuary
According to WASHINGTON POST reporter Anita Kumar, at least 2 of the 125 immigration bills that Virginia is considering would "ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO FIRE WORKERS FOR MISCONDUCT, IF THEY SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT WORK." Just across the...
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January 22, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)
'Every Man in This Church Will Be Checked Out'
As Andrew Welsh-Huggins of the ASSOCIATED PRESS tells it, Keith Troy had had enough. Troy, the pastor of the New Salem Missionary Baptist church in Columbus, Ohio realized that too many MALE members of his mostly Black church of 4,500...
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January 22, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)
Congress Probes Pfizer's TV 'Doctor'
HE PLAYS A DOCTOR ON TV BUT DOES HE HAVE A LICENSE TO OPERATE? Rep. John Dingell, chairman of the committee on energy and commerce along with subcommittee chair Bart Stupak have sent a blunt letter to drug maker PFIZER....
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January 15, 2008 in Congress | Permalink | User Comments (21)
HGH 'A Societal Not Just a Baseball Problem'
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS AGAINST HGH, BUT THIS IS A SOCIETAL, NOT JUST A BASEBALL PROBLEM." DONALD FEHR, executive director of the Major league baseball players association is talking about HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES and the daunting task Baseball...
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January 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)