http://allpolitics.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by All Things Politics en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:53:33 GMT 2010-01-07T21:53:33Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982267&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace On a note related to my post of yesterday , the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a report called "Off the Books: Industry's Secret Chemicals." In the report they call TSCA "an extraordinarily . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:08:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982267&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-07T21:08:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982110&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace I could have sworn the liberals were saying that al Qaeda was only mad at us for Guantanamo Bay and water boarding.   Qaeda says CIA attack 'revenge' for drones: SITE (AFP) – 18 . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:31:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982110&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Dale Coparanis 2010-01-07T19:31:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981942&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace (CBS) President Obama wants the final negotiations on health care reform - a reconciliation of the House and Senate versions of the bill - put on a fast track, even if that means breaking an explicit . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:51:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981942&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jeff R. 2010-01-07T17:51:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981852&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Straight from the AP Wire... WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end health . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:43:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981852&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jeff R. 2010-01-07T16:43:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981829&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace From the Freemont Tribune a Nebraska Newspaper Sen. Ben Nelson said Tuesday it was a mistake for the Obama Administration to take on massive health care reforms in 2009, and suggested efforts . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:21:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981829&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jeff R. 2010-01-07T16:21:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981746&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace     President in training Barack Obama, conducted an internal high level review of the events leading up to the underwear bomber's attempt to blow up a plane over Detroit. His findings? . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:23:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981746&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace chris w. 2010-01-07T15:23:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981293&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace PETALING JAYA: There will be two price strucutures for petrol from May 1 - one for Malaysians and another for foreigners - Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:31:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981293&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-07T09:31:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980403&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace From The Hill... Fewer than half of U.S. adults identified as Democrats in 2009, the first time the party's number has dipped below that threshold since 2005. Forty-nine percent of . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980403&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jeff R. 2010-01-06T21:53:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980331&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace From The Hill Magazine House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended Congress' work on a healthcare bill Tuesday saying the process has displayed historic transparency, just as C-SPAN mounts an effort . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:02:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980331&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jeff R. 2010-01-06T21:02:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980015&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace     2010 is to be a tough year for Democrats. North Dakota’s Senator Byron Dorgan knows it, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter sees it and now, Chris “The Dud” . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:02:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980015&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Anthony Del Pellegrino 2010-01-06T18:02:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace In this space I have been tracking the ongoing efforts of the current Congress to modernize the 33-year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which is the primary law governing the regulation of . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:04:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-06T17:04:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979789&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Today, we had surprise announcements form Democratic Senators Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgen that they won't seek re-election.   Dodd was trailing in the polls, especially amid his sweatheart mortgage . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:50:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979789&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2010-01-06T15:50:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979682&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Within the last couple of days, many news reports have come forth talking about illegal immigration and the necessity, timing and the politics of the issue. For a sampling of articles check out the . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:28:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979682&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Dale Coparanis 2010-01-06T14:28:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979328&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace 05.01.2010 Source: Pravda.Ru, By Hans Vogel This winter, instead of the traditional story about a little orphaned ice bear cub or cute little elephant baby, the world was fed a different kind of story. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:11:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979328&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-06T09:11:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979140&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Marx and Lenin would be amazed and oh so pleased at how their philosophies are being pursued underneath the guise of environmentalism and health care reform. All of their main ingredients are there . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:26:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979140&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Dale Coparanis 2010-01-06T06:26:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978907&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace It's so cold today.   How cold is it?   It's so cold I saw a democrat with his hands in his own pockets!   lol Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:43:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978907&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Charles M. 2010-01-06T03:43:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978636&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace It really is upsetting me that people are pushing that if we had health care reform that Brittany Murphy wouldn't have died. Maybe, Maybe not. From everything I have read about the actress's death, . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978636&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Mooch -. 2010-01-06T00:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977989&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Jake Tapper's ABC News blog reported January 4 that President Obama had named a transgender person as a presidential appointee. The story says, "President Obama recently named Amanda Simpson . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:54:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977989&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:54:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977974&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace This is from Joseph Ashby at The American Thinker....funny: 10. Canadian health boards wanted four more years of having somewhere to send their citizens to get medical care. 9. The benefits were supposed . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:42:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977974&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:42:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977954&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace The Associated Press reported January 4 that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would compete in the upcoming season of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. The story says, "Vaulted to infamy . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:28:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977954&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:28:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977717&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace http://www.c-span.org/pdf/C-SPAN%20Health%20Care%20Letter.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72g7qmeP1dE Our President promised us transparency. Why do the Democrats not want the American . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:29:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977717&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2010-01-05T15:29:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977468&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Tehran Times, January 5, 2010, Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN -- The Intelligence Ministry has announced the names of 60 institutions and foundations which are working as agents in the soft war . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:17:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977468&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-05T12:17:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977050&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace In my opinion, it is not a sure thing that printing more US Dollars will cause the value of the US Dollar to drop in value, thus cause inflation.  The conventional wisdom says that it will, however, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:45:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977050&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-05T06:45:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974618&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace President Obama came into office with the promise of fundamentally changing the country.  Some say he has gone to far, others say he hasn't gone far enough.  However, there is one change, that . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:04:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974618&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2010-01-03T22:04:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Cornelia Dean, the book makes the case that scientists need to make . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-03T12:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace The Times of India, PTI 3 January 2010, 01:38pm IST THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Copenhagen meet made "limited progress" and no one was satisfied with the outcome, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, while . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:36:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:36:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Sunday, January 03, 2010, 09:50 Mecca time, 06:50 GMT  The British government has announced plans to join the United States in funding "anti-terrorist" forces in Yemen. The announcement . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama,   Well, I’ve got some news to share at the start of the New Year—I got engaged! Yep, my girlfriend and I went to the Foshay Tower, the first skyscraper built . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:10:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2010-01-03T02:10:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972884&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace I'm sure Keith Olbermann, Chris Mathews and many many others were quite upset that Rush didn't have the common decency to die so they could start the new year with a smile on their faces. I bet Olbermann . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972884&grpId=3659174697252064&nav=Groupspace Charles M. 2010-01-02T17:06:40Z