http://sdc.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by EssDee C. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:46:10 GMT 2010-01-06T18:46:10Z 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=281474977463132 By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 23 minutes ago WASHINGTON - In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 . . . Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977463132 EssDee C. 2008-09-30T03:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441514 Documents detail Palin's political life By BEN SMITH & JOHN BRESNAHAN | 9/2/08 3:21 PM EST       Sarah Palin may be new to most Americans, but she's not . . . Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:13:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441514 EssDee C. 2008-09-06T03:13:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977439027 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGPFPBmzRrQ&eurl=http://ethicsandanimals.com/   http://www.adn.com/polarbears/story/413710.html http://www.docudharma.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8744   . . . Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:53:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977439027 EssDee C. 2008-09-04T05:53:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438969 Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention    By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters . . . Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:20:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438969 EssDee C. 2008-09-04T04:20:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421675 Clinton's name will be put in nomination at convention Posted: 02:30 PM ET From CNN's John King, Jessica Yellin and Candy Crowley  Clinton will get a vote at the convention.' . . . Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:29:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421675 EssDee C. 2008-08-14T20:29:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420843 SHOCK ABSORBER   U.S. Retools Economy,   Curbing Thirst for Oil   By JUSTIN LAHART and CONOR DOUGHERTY August 12, 2008; Page A1 (See Corrections and . . . Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420843 EssDee C. 2008-08-13T20:02:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410762 Washington, DC- Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement introducing the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: "Right now, Wall Street traders are raising gas prices with nothing . . . Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:06:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410762 EssDee C. 2008-07-31T22:06:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410717 Oil-drilling row trips House speculation bill By Charles Abbott and Ayesha Rascoe Wed Jul 30, 6:33 PM ET   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill aimed at preventing excessive speculation . . . Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:00:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410717 EssDee C. 2008-07-31T21:00:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977407055 WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on Saturday blocked the Senate from considering a bill next week that would nearly double federal aid to help the poor pay heating and air-conditioning bills. Although . . . Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:58:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977407055 EssDee C. 2008-07-26T18:58:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401336 http://www.impeachbush.org/site/PageServer The Headline Story... Breaking News: Articles of Impeachment Introduced in Congress!! On Monday night, Rep. Dennis Kucinich was on the floor of . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:45:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401336 EssDee C. 2008-07-18T22:45:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401289 http://sendkarlrovetojail.com/ Tell the House Judiciary Committee to hold Karl Rove in contempt and send him to jail.( 29,320 signers at 5:27 pm eastern July 18) We call on the the House Judiciary . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401289 EssDee C. 2008-07-18T21:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395581 House Democrats to push oil production bill   By Richard Cowan Thu Jul 10, 3:03 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives , seeking to counter Republican . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:10:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395581 EssDee C. 2008-07-11T19:10:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394606 By BEN EVANS, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political . . . Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394606 EssDee C. 2008-07-10T16:48:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390735 By PAULINE ARRILLAGA, AP National Writer ---------------------------------------- Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days.   Eighteen . . . Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:47:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390735 EssDee C. 2008-07-06T00:47:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389295 NEW YORK (AP) -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose . . . Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389295 EssDee C. 2008-07-04T01:41:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387968 It's all cute and sweet and wonderful to go out here and post your recipes, favorite colors, and newest poetry. But, if we don't all get on board to stop the corruption that's going on in . . . Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:54:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387968 EssDee C. 2008-07-02T18:54:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385572 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans saw their net worth decline by $1.7 trillion in the first quarter - the biggest drop since 2002 - as declines in home values and the stock market ravaged their holdings. . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:32:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385572 EssDee C. 2008-06-30T00:32:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384809 By: Jean Chemnick March 27, 2007 04:22 PM EST      Senators Pete Domenici (R-Minn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) meet in the Senate Radio/TV Gallery just before announcing introduction . . . Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:47:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384809 EssDee C. 2008-06-28T19:47:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384791 Something We CAN Do To Help Our Country How many people are aware of the royalties that oil and gas companies pay to the US government for drilling on US public land? How many are aware that, due . . . Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:09:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384791 EssDee C. 2008-06-28T19:09:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378499 By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The House Friday easily approved a compromise bill setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications . . . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:49:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378499 EssDee C. 2008-06-20T18:49:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378490 I have for years said as a joke, when asked about someones inexplicable positions, that if I understood them I'd be worried about myself. But, these were generally silly things that were worthy of . . . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:38:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378490 EssDee C. 2008-06-20T18:38:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377006 By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Wed Jun 18, 7:00 PM ET WASHINGTON - Conservative Republicans in the Senate were seeking to slow the completion of an election-year housing rescue . . . Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:17:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377006 EssDee C. 2008-06-19T02:17:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376583 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked debate of a bill to offer about $17.7 billion in tax incentives for consumers to build renewable energy sources like windmills and solar arrays, . . . Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:44:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376583 EssDee C. 2008-06-18T17:44:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977374889 By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer Thu Jun 12, 4:20 PM ET   WASHINGTON - House Democrats delivered an ultimatum to the Senate on Thursday, saying a stalled package of more than $50 . . . Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:55:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977374889 EssDee C. 2008-06-16T20:55:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977374767 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House Office of Administration is not required to turn over records about a trove of possibly missing e-mails, a federal judge ruled Monday. The White House Office . . . Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:33:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977374767 EssDee C. 2008-06-16T18:33:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371186 With so many issues going on right now, many of which are very important to our citizens, I thought some people might like to have the following info to contact their members of Congress.   . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:47:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371186 EssDee C. 2008-06-12T21:47:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371022 H.RES.1258 Title: Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 6/10/2008)      . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371022 EssDee C. 2008-06-12T19:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368546 GOP blocks windfall taxes on Big Oil The 51-43 roll call by which the Senate blocked a bill that would have imposed a 25 percent tax on any "unreasonable" profits of the five largest U.S. . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:57:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368546 EssDee C. 2008-06-11T00:57:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363719 Enough is Enough Oil is AGAIN at a record high. Why? Because there is a shortage? NO! Because our usage is up in the US? NO! Because Wall Street and oil tycoons- GW and family, Cheney and their buddies . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:28:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363719 EssDee C. 2008-06-06T20:28:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328862 I read and listen and listen and read and I keep hoping someone somewhere will actually get to the root of our current situation. I hear about froth in the housing market, a bubble in commodities, a conundrum . . . Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:30:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328862 EssDee C. 2008-04-21T19:30:22Z