Lawmakers

Schwarzenegger: F-Bomb In Veto Letter Was "Wild Coincidence"

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


It's just one of those wild coincidences, like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dying the same day, exactly 50 years after they signed the Declaration ...

Schwarzenegger "F*** You": Did Gov Send Lawmaker Obscene Message Through Acrostic Poem? (PHOTO): UPDATE

AP/ The Huffington Post | JUDY LIN | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Gov. Schwarzenegger has denied that he intentionally sent an obscene message to lawmakers. The Governor claimed it was one of those "wild coin...

Big Financial Firms Losing Power On Capitol Hill

Washington Post | Binyamin Appelbaum | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


Large banks are on the verge of losing a key legislative battle over the shape of financial reform, an unusual setback that reflects the continued pol...

Desperate Honduran Leaders Vow To Restore Freedoms

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he...

Colorado College Scholarship Program Lagging

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home


State auditors say Colorado's college loan forgiveness and scholarship plans are falling short of their goals. This year, CollegeInvest,...

Democrats Plan More Than 500 Reform Rallies

Politico | Chris Frates | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Faced with a souring public mood on health care reform, Democrats and their supporters are launching a national grassroots push Wednesday to show lawm...

Why Not Merit-Based Pay For Lawmakers?

The Stimulist | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Pay-for-performance has come up a lot in the halls of Congress lately. The Pay for Performance Act, approved by the House in April, prohibits the paym...

Laura Dean

TARP Recipients Fighting To Keep Charging Exorbitant Credit Card Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Dean | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business


This story has been edited slightly since publication for clarification. Undeterred by their sullied reputation, big banks and credit card companies ...

Last Minute Deals To Move Climate Bill

msn.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON - Concessions to farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill before the House but divided ...

Lawmakers Bill Taxpayers For TVs, Cameras, Luxury Cars

Wall Street Journal | LOUISE RADNOFSKY and T.W. FARNAM | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings spent $24,730 in taxpayer money last year to lease a 2008 luxury Lexus hybrid sedan. Ohio Rep. Michael Turner expensed a $...

Boston Tea Party, Arkansas Snuff Fest

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


Maggie Van Ostrand

Just when we thought the theft of our personal freedoms had added yet another level of frustration, Arkansas lawmakers rejected a ban on snuff.