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Mistrial Declared In Gay Pride Parade Lawsuit
A jury fails to reach a verdict in the case of four firefighters who claimed they were sexually harassed when they were forced to take part in a gay pride parade in 2007.
I'm not holding my breath, but I would like to see the self-proclaimed conservative, small government, anti-regulation, free-market zealots step up and take responsibility for wrecking the American economy and ...
41st, 43rd Congressional District challengers face tough contests Nov. 4
Congressional incumbents in Inland Southern California are facing a more-experienced field of opponents this election season.
Candidates face challenges as they take on congressional incumbents
Congressional incumbents in Inland Southern California are facing a more-experienced field of opponents this election season.
GOP painted as party of rich: Is it really?
President Abraham Lincoln said it succinctly. It is true, he said, that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all ...
Fear and loathing in Congress over bailout
The thing that surprised me most, after the $700 billion bailout bill finally passed, was that Barney Frank never cracked a smile.
Stephen Power and Gary Fields: How Voter Fury Stopped Bailout
How Voter Fury Stopped Bailout: Left-Right Combo By Opponents Put Plan on the Ropes by Stephen Power and Gary Fields Wall Street Journal The defeat in Congress of a proposed $700 billion economic-rescue package ...
Jeff Pelline: How mighty politicians struck out
There was no joy in Mudville Friday. Congress got around to passing a $700 million government rescue package and President Bush signed it.
Heller: Let Main Street Shrivel?
Congressman Dean Heller's statement on the financial sector bailout bill: " While this legislation has improved and has many important tax provisions for Nevada that I have supported in the past, I could not ...
Bailout bill faces next test in House on Friday
The $700 billion rescue plan for the financial markets approved by the Senate Wednesday night faces its next test in the House on Friday, as some lawmakers and the White House were cautiously optimistic on ...
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Commentary: Return of voodoo economics is seen in nation's economic crisis
I'm not holding my breath, but I would like to see the self-proclaimed conservative, small government, anti-regulation, free-market zealots step up and take responsibility for wrecking the American economy and ...
Congressman Jose Serrano will explain why the South Bronx and other working class people oppose the bailout.
Short of votes, bailout backers gambled on arm-twisting
Democrats and Republicans knew they didn't have the votes Monday morning to pass the Wall Street bailout bill but went ahead anyway, risking the markets on the hope that reluctant lawmakers could be ...
Issa ridicules notion that Pelosi speech impacted vote
The GOP leadership line is that a speech by Speaker Nancy Pelosi prior to the vote was overly partisan and persuaded enough Republican members to vote no that it effectively killed the bill.
Inland lawmakers who voted no on bailout Monday still oppose revised bill
The only two Inland lawmakers who voted against the $700 billion economic rescue proposal Monday are among scores of House members facing pressure to support a revamped version of the legislation when it ...
Even after GOP leaders backed off accusation, Parker claims Pelosi's...
Summary: Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker asserted that Republicans "responded" to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech before the vote on the financial bailout plan "by voting against the bill," even ...
In perhaps the highest-stakes game of "chicken" ever played, the House of Representatives thumbed its nose at its own leadership, the president, and Wall Street on Monday when it rejected a $700 billion ...
No link in Lam's firing and Cunningham case, report says
A Justice Department report released Monday on the firing of nine U.S. attorneys found no evidence that former San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was dismissed because of her office's investigation into former ...
Rank & File Republicans Reject Leaders Claim That Speech Affected Their Votes
Rank and file Republicans pushed back against Minority Leader Boehner and other Republican leaders' claims that Republicans lost the 12 votes needed to pass the economic stabilization bill because of the ...
Bailout's failure stings Bachus personally
It could have been Rep. Spencer Bachus' moment of redemption - coordinating the final House floor debate on the bailout just days after his own party yanked him from negotiations, saying that he didn't speak ...