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Marco Rubio, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Jobs Bill
While bipartisanship seems to be eluding the “supercommittee” as its deadline approaches, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) introduced a more modest bipartisan jobs bill this week. The bill weakens, however, rather than reinforces, current efforts to simplify the tax code.
Fannie, Freddie Execs Defend Big Bonuses on Capitol Hill
The executives of home mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac defended their large salary bonuses in testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The companies have received $169 billion in government support since 2008 and have asked for an additional $13 billion. Lawmakers from both parties expressed outrage.
U.S. National Debt Surpasses $15,000,000,000,000
Two days before the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, and one week before the \"supercommittee\" is supposed to propose a bill to reduce future deficits by at least $1.2 trillion, the national debt passed the $15 trillion mark.
Iowa Scientists Ask Candidates to Acknowledge Climate Change
A group of 31 scientists from universities across Iowa wrote an open letter to political candidates asking them to acknowledge the scientific evidence for human-caused climate change.
Fla. Conservatives Criticize Romney's Handling of Past Euthanasia Case
The Shark Tank, a conservative blog devoted to Florida politics, brought attention Monday to an attempted euthanasia case in Massachusetts while presidential candidate Mitt Romney was governor. The blog post appeared the same day the Romney campaign announced an outreach effort to social conservatives.
Supreme Court Case, FCC v. Fox TV, Divides Social Conservatives, Libertarians
Social conservatives and libertarians are taking opposite sides in a Supreme Court case involving the regulation of indecency on broadcast television. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations Inc., the Court will decide if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) violated broadcast networks Freedom of Speech when they were fined for profanity and nudity.
Solyndra: White House Knew Obama Donors Could Be Implicated
A advisor to the 2008 Obama campaign warned at least 10 months ago that the relationship between Obama campaign donors and Solyndra would become a major issue and suggested that DOE Energy Secretary David Chu be fired as an inoculation to coming criticism over clean energy subsidies, according to a memo released by the White House to GOP investigators in Congress.
Poll: Herman Cain Accusers Find Support Among Women, Democrats, Blacks
A new poll by The Hill shows that likely voters are about evenly split between those who believe presidential candidate Herman Cain versus those who believe the four women who have accused Cain of sexual harassment. Women, Democrats and blacks were the most likely to believe Cain's accusers.
Judge: School Can Ban American Flag Shirts on Cinco De Mayo
A federal judge ruled that a California school had the authority to ban student displays of the American flag on Cinco de Mayo.
Did the Culture of College Football Enable the Penn State Scandal?
Amid the nation's soul-searching over the alleged child sex abuses committed by Pennsylvania State University Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky, some have argued that the culture of college football at large state universities is a co-belligerent in the scandal.