mcclatchydc.com - 12/31/2008
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WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have at least one reason to ring in the new year: They've given themselves a $4,700-a-year pay raise starting Thursday.
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balloon-juice.com - 1/6/2009
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balloon-juice.com —
There is so much going on, what with
the economy, multiple wars, the crisis in Gaza, and...
the terrible threat posed to America by Rick Warren’s minor speaking role at the inauguration, that it is easy to forget how deeply and utterly screwed we ...
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So Screwed
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Morning Swim: New Year’s Eve Edition
Firedoglake —
... "What's happening in the news?" you ask on this last day of 2008. Take a look:
The Fed wants to buy $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities by mid '09.
McCain's "friend" Vicki Iseman filed a $27 million defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
Congress is giving to those that are most needy. Themselves.
The nuclear powered aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush will be commissioned on January 10th.
Israeli official: "There is no intention ...
BECAUSE THEIR APPROVAL RATINGS AREN’T LOW ENOUGH YET: One Group That Is Still Getting a Raise: Con…
Instapundit —
... BECAUSE THEIR APPROVAL RATINGS AREN’T LOW ENOUGH YET: One Group That Is Still Getting a Raise: Congress. “The general public can’t help but think that lawmakers are patting themselves on the back, and padding their wallets, for presiding over the worst fiscal-policy blunders in recent history.” Plus this: “Finding anyone brave enough to defend the pay hike in Washington these days is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. When they’re asked to comment, usually accessible members quickly go missing, are on vacation, are ...
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