by Bill Scher | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Populist Backlash Against Right-Wing State Government Republican education cuts upend several races. The Nation: "Conservatives are on the defensive in Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin over their records on education. The...
by Bill Scher | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog
Nine years ago, textile CEO David Perdue probably didn't think he'd ever run for office. Which would explain why in a deposition he bluntly answered a question on outsourcing by saying, "Yeah, I spent most of my career doing that." But after it was uncovered last...
by Bill Scher | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Geithner Takes Stand Geithner defends, but recharacterizes, AIG bailout on the stand. Bloomberg: "Geithner attempted to take back a statement he’d made earlier about AIG shareholders being 'effectively wiped out' by the bailout. 'It’s true I used the phrase,' Geithner...
by Bill Scher | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
SCOTUS Expands Gay Marriage Supreme Court establishes equal marriage rights for majority of America. HuffPost: "The court declined to hear appeals from five states that were challenging lower-court rulings legalizing same-sex marriage ... It also set the stage for...
by Bill Scher | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Senate Control On Knife's Edge With One Month To Go Battle for Senate tight. HuffPost: "The battle to control the Senate remains deeply competitive, according to new data from CBS/New York Times/YouGov polling conducted nationwide and NBC/Marist surveys in three key...
