28 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
GOP rivals blast Obama on Hispanic-centric issues
When talking about his plan for dealing with Cuba, Romney said he wondered how anyone could expect Obama to stand up for the Cuban people when his administration remained largely silent during the Iranian uprisings in 2009.
"We watched across the world as Iran had over a million people...
24 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Romney on immigration: I’m for "self-deportation"
In Monday night's Republican presidential debate out of Florida, Mitt Romney described his plan for reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.: "self-deportation."
The former Massachusetts governor was responding to a question about his immigration position by Adam Smith, the political...
23 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
The large get in Florida _ Rubio _ isn’t giving
MIAMI – He's young, telegenic and charismatic. He's Hispanic, Catholic and the son of Cuban immigrants. He's a tea party favorite, a GOP star and, many say, the future of the Republican Party.
Sen. Marco Rubio's...
16 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Harsh Immigration Tone Pushing Hispanics From GOP
...12 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Immigration discuss earnings to GOP debate in South Carolina
The explosive issue of immigration is poised to creep back into the Republican primary battle as the candidates prepare to barnstorm South Carolina, one of a handful of states being sued by the federal government for their illegal immigration crackdowns.
While the issue played second fiddle to concerns like jobs and...
9 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Is new Supreme Court statute a shelter from Citizens United?
The Supreme Court upheld Monday a long-established provision of campaign finance law that seeks to prevent foreign interests from influencing domestic politics.
Supreme Court Justices sit for a group photographin 2009, at the Supreme Court in Washington. Front row, from...
8 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
GOP possibilities still articulate clever on immigration
WASHINGTON — When it comes to illegal immigration, Republican presidential
candidates are talking like it's 1999.
Listening to the GOP White House aspirants, voters might not know that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is down, attempted border crossings are at a 40-year low...
31 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]
Obama, GOP oath to quarrel for jobs in 2012
"I'm United States Senator Johnny Isakson from the great state of Georgia. I hope that you and your family have had a very blessed holiday season. On this New Year's Eve, I'd like to wish you a very happy and healthy 2012.
"As a businessman who ran a company in the...
28 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]
Jesse Jackson: GOP lawmakers contingency brush aside regressive rhetoric
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He was joined by state Rep. Joseph H. “Joe” Neal, a Hopkins Democrat who said South Carolina officials have turned away federal grants for health care and education at a time the state is “desperately in need of more resources” and in one of...
25 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]
Scars sojourn from Gingrich ethics case
WASHINGTON – On Jan. 21, 1997, one of the most memorable days in congressional history, Newt Gingrich became the first House speaker to be reprimanded by his colleagues for ethical misconduct.
The 395-28 vote, to reprimand...
