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So far, county skirting cell phone tax
Contra Costa County has for 20 years failed to comply with an IRS demand that employees pay personal income taxes on the value of personal communications from government-issued cell phones, PDAs and other electronic devices.
Capitol Briefing: New campaign targets Democrats
By Ben Pershing A conservative seniors' group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign against House Democrats who voted for the party's health-care reform bill Saturday, accusing them of cutting Medicare and saddling future generations with hefty deficits.
Airing Live On AM1100: The Say Anything Show "They Passed It, Now What?" Edition
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Has Earl Pomeroy Ever Betrayed North Dakotans More Than He Betrayed Them Last Night?
Nov 8 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php North Dakota has a love/hate relationship with it's all-Democrat congressional delegation, including Rep.
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Area Representatives split on health care reform vote
The U.S. House approved a 1,990-page health care reform bill late Saturday night on a 220-to-215 vote.
Pomeroy Plans to Vote for Health Reform
A spokesperson in Earl Pomeroy's office says the congressman supports the bill with the changes tha4 were made to untie payments to medical providers from Medicare rates and allow negotiations on payment rates.
Moderate Democrats 'Anguished' Over Unpopular Votes as House Weighs Health Bill
Some moderate Democrats still are a oereally anguisheda over voting for the energy bill, Rep.
Minot to host - tea party' Nov. 18
Minot is having a Tea Party Nov. 18. The conservative movement that began sweeping the country early this year has resulted in several "tea party" events across the state, but this will be the first for Minot.
This weekend's vote poses a defining moment for Blue Dogs
Blue Dog Democrats face a dilemma this weekend: Should they oppose legislation they believe is flawed, or move the bill out of the House in the hopes of it changing in conference? That core question was on the minds of many of the 52 fiscally conservative Democrats after a meeting Tuesday with Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the Congressional ...
PhillyDeals: SEI likes Congress plan to ease pension cost
Jon Waite, chief actuary at mutual fund and investment tech purveyor SEI Corp.'s institutional group out in Oaks, says the bipartisan pension reform act rolled out by US Reps Earl Pomeroy, D-ND, and Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, would ease pressure on cash-strapped U.S. employers to bail out pension funds hurt by last year's stock market meltdown.
Far from chastened by off-year election setbacks, congressional Democrats vowed no let-up in the drive to pass controversial health care Wednesday, arguing that the way to regain voter trust was to complete what they started in more prosperous political times.
Democratic leaders in Washington have been fine tuning health care reform legislation in order to get the votes they need for passage.
GOP candidate questions House health care bill
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Pomeroy: Pension fund rules need overhaul
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Report Links Pension Obligations to Layoffs
Fulfilling pension funding obligations can result in job losses, according to a report released Friday, October 30.
As Obama Attacks Fox News, White House Press Pool Being Expanded To Include Liberal Organizations
Nov 1 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php Some media sources are more equal than others : ...the White House press corps is evolving to the left in the Obama era.
ND Congressman Invites ObamaCare Questions From All Media; Becomes Angry at Blogger's Question
Congressman Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota, a supposed Blue Dog Democrat fiscal hawk demonstrated his peculiar brand of "hawkishness" this week when he quickly announced his support of Nancy Pelosi's health care bill.
Jonathan Riskind commentary: Divisions not always along party lines
Exuding the type of exuberance over wonky-sounding pensionfund legislation that only a former state insurance commissioner could display, Rep.
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