August 2011
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Shooting hogs from helicopters and fishing with... →
“Before the law passed, it was only legal for residents to shoot feral hogs from helicopters on their own land.”
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Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Let's check the...
Sure, Social Security has its problems, but is it accurate to call it a Ponzi scheme? It depends on who you ask. Using Venn diagrams, two political columnists, Nick Baumann, a liberal, and Tim Carney, a conservative, make their case.
Baumann, a writer for Mother Jones magazine, quotes political scientist Jonathan Bernstein:
“[A]nyone who says that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme either...
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“Less than two weeks into his official campaign for the Republican presidential...”
– The Ticket | News Blog - Yahoo! News
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“About 60 percent of the members of the House of Representatives are not holding...”
– Most House members will skip town hall meetings this summer — The Ticket | News Blog - Yahoo! News
Well, that didn’t last long
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Michigan Democrats switch congressional districts...
A Republican-led congressional redistricting plan in Michigan has complicated the re-election plans of John Conyers and Hansen Clarke, two Democratic representatives from the state. But the lawmakers have found a novel way to avoid that challenge: they’re switching their Detroit-area districts.
“Rep. Hansen Clarke looks forward to running for reelection in the new 14th...
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Confirmed: Paul Ryan not running for president
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan will not run for president this elections cycle, according to a statement released by his office Monday.
“I sincerely appreciate the support from those eager to chart a brighter future for the next generation. While humbled by the encouragement, I have not changed my mind, and therefore I am not seeking our party’s nomination for President. I remain...
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Rep. Maxine Waters: ‘The tea party can go straight to hell’
California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who had some tough words for the leaders of her own party last week, took aim at the other side on Saturday, saying that the tea party could “go straight to hell.”
“I’m not afraid of anybody,” Waters said at a weekend community meeting in Inglewood, California....
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Seven ways Rick Perry wants to change the...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has many ideas about how to change the government’s founding document. From ending lifetime tenure for federal judges to completely scrapping two whole amendments, the U.S. Constitution would see a major overhaul if the GOP presidential candidate had his druthers.
Perry has laid out these proposed innovations to the founding document in his book, Fed Up! Our Fight to...
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“President Obama will lay out new ideas to boost in the economy in a major speech...”
– Obama jobs ideas to target long-term unemployed | The Lookout - Yahoo! News
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NPR Fresh Air: S&P Background →
nprfreshair:
Today Louise Story of the New York Times reported that
The Justice Department is investigating whether the nation’s largest credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis, according to two people…
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Perry's Political Enemies, Ranked
In less than 200 pages, the Republican presidential candidate finds fault with almost every federal institution in existence. Our excellent Chris Moody read the book and gives you the gloss, but for the list inclined, here’s a ranking of Perry’s political enemies:
1. The Courts (specifically the Supreme Court)
2. The Executive Branch (because of the department rules—think...
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If elected president, Rick Perry could still jog... →
Need we say more?
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Why Rick Perry Blocked Me On Twitter →
“I don’t know when Perry blocked me, and I suppose I don’t care whether it was Candidate Perry or Governor Perry who did it. But I do know that it is deeply disgusting, and downright un-American, for an elected official to block, even symbolically, his or her own constituent.”
Interesting read from Jezebel on what can go wrong for candidates in an election when social...
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Rick Perry to co-chair anti-abortion gala
Newly minted GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry will co-chair an event for Americans United for Life, the country’s oldest national anti-abortion organization, The Ticket has learned.
Perry will join House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as co-chairs of the the public-interest law and policy group’s 40th anniversary gala in Washington, D.C. in November....
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The three best moments from the GOP debate →
Fox News host Chris Wallace asks Tim Pawlenty about Michele Bachmann: “Is she unqualified or just beating you in the polls?”
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“Picking on his jeans is an odd choice for the Obama campaign, given the...”
– President Obama plans to defeat Mitt Romney by making fun of his jeans | The Ticket - Yahoo! News (via aminatou)
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Who stands to win (and lose) in Iowa
Holly Bailey surveys the GOP field:
A week from now, we will likely know more about the make-up of the so-far volatile GOP field. Can Rommey hold on to his position as frontrunner? Is Perry the savior many GOP voters are looking for? Can Pawlenty gain enough momentum to save his lackluster campaign? Will Ron Paul be taken seriously? And can Huntsman and Newt Gingrich—two candidates whose...
“Michele Bachmann’s intensity is galvanizing voters in Iowa right now and...”
– Tina Brown to The Cutline on the controversial Newsweek cover
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No casual clothing on the "Barbie Jet" →
We read two new profiles of Michele Bachmann
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