http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/maxine-waters Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-levi/hiv-aids_b_1455274.html 2012-04-27T13:54:09Z 2012-04-27T13:54:44Z Jeffrey Levi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-levi/ We've come a long way in the battle against HIV/AIDS. However, we must remain vigilant: We cannot ignore the startling statistics of new HIV infections of gay and bisexual men, especially among black and Hispanic men. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/public-health">Public Health</a>, <a href="/tag/hivaids">HIV/AIDS</a>, <a href="/tag/health-disparities">Health Disparities</a>, <a href="/tag/the-waters-bill">The Waters Bill</a>, <a href="/tag/hiv-and-aids">HIV and AIDS</a>, <a href="/tag/hiv-screening">Hiv Screening</a>, <a href="/tag/serostatus">Serostatus</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/minority-health-care-inequality">Minority Health Care Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/aids-epidemic">AIDs Epidemic</a>, <a href="/tag/national-hivaids-strategy">National Hiv/Aids Strategy</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care-equality">Health Care Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care-costs">Health Care Costs</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/maxine-waters-ethics-investigation-recusal_n_1285286.html 2012-02-17T15:16:21Z 2012-02-17T15:18:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; All five Republicans on the House ethics committee and the panel's ranking Democrat withdrew from a long-standing investigation of ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-investigation">Maxine Waters Ethics Investigation</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-probe">Maxine Waters Ethics Probe</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics">Maxine Waters Ethics</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/house-ethics-committee">House Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/maxine-waters-boehner-cantor_n_1281857.html 2012-02-16T11:41:04Z 2012-02-16T11:41:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) referred to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) as "demons" in a recent sp... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-services">Financial Services</a>, <a href="/tag/john-boehner">John Boehner</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-financial-services">Maxine Waters Financial Services</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-cantor">Maxine Waters Cantor</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-boehner">Maxine Waters Boehner</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-demons">Maxine Waters Demons</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-cantor">Eric Cantor</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/herman-cain-2012-democratic-plantation_n_1005748.html 2011-10-11T17:44:01Z 2011-10-11T17:44:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday night on Fox News' "The Sean Hannity Show" that he "left the Democratic plantation," echoing... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cornel-west">Cornel West</a>, <a href="/tag/cain">Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/waters">Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/belafonte">Belafonte</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-race">Herman Cain Race</a>, <a href="/tag/belafonte-herman-cain">Belafonte Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/cain-black-voters">Cain Black Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-fox-news">Herman Cain Fox News</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west">Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/cain-african-americans">Cain African-Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/harry-belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/cain-plantation">Cain Plantation</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/cain-fox-news">Cain Fox News</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-plantation">Herman Cain Plantation</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-relentless-conservative/even-ralph-nader-is-calli_b_989140.html 2011-09-30T13:08:11Z 2011-09-30T13:39:24Z The Relentless Conservative http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-relentless-conservative/ When even Maxine Waters and Nader are shrieking about Obama, it's high time the Obama supporters get over their excessive denial and man-up. America needs to pull together to reverse this gigantic mistake and right this foolhardy experiment. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-hussein-obama">Barack Hussein Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/ronald-reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-nixon">Richard Nixon</a>, <a href="/tag/impeachment">Impeachment</a>, <a href="/tag/ralph-nader">Ralph Nader</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/26/maxine-waters-barack-obama_n_980832.html 2011-09-26T08:39:00Z 2011-09-26T08:39:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Maxine Waters says she's not sure who President Barack Obama was talking to when he told black Americans to quit complaining a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/african-american-voters">African-American Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/black-americans">Black Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/congressional-black-caucus">Congressional Black Caucus</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rep-maxine-waters">Rep. Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-2012">Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rakim-brooks/post_2400_b_961030.html 2011-09-14T16:49:20Z 2011-09-14T16:49:33Z Rakim Brooks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rakim-brooks/ Are there some good things in the American Jobs Act? To be sure. But, in the words of Martin Luther King Jr., the bill "is like a check that comes back marked insufficient funds." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-jobs">Obama Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/minority-unemployment">Minority Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-jobs-speech">Obama Jobs Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/american-jobs-act">American Jobs Act</a>, <a href="/tag/hispanic-unemployment">Hispanic Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/housing-crisis">Housing Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-prosperity">Latino Prosperity</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/maxine-waters-i-will-figh_n_962303.html 2011-09-14T12:11:47Z 2011-09-14T12:11:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ With black unemployment at a record high rate, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been waging a full court press to address the problem while ma... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-unemployment-crisis">Black-Unemployment-Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-black-unemployment">Barack Obama Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/rep-maxine-waters">Rep. Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-halper/allen-west-cbc_b_945442.html 2011-09-01T19:05:32Z 2011-09-01T19:07:01Z Katie Halper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-halper/ I doubt that any members of the Congressional Black Caucus got any sleep last night. I'm sure they were tossing and turning, sick with worry and regret, trembling in fear over Allen West's threat to leave the caucus. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/harriet-tubman-allen-west">Harriet Tubman Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/21st-century-plantation">21st Century Plantation</a>, <a href="/tag/hamoodi-allen-west">Hamoodi Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/cleaver-cbc">Cleaver Cbc</a>, <a href="/tag/rosie-odonnell">Rosie O&#039;Donnell</a>, <a href="/tag/congressional-black-caucus">Congressional Black Caucus</a>, <a href="/tag/emanuel-cleaver">Emanuel Cleaver</a>, <a href="/tag/underground-railroad">Underground Railroad</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west">Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/keith-ellison">Keith Ellison</a>, <a href="/tag/cbc-allen-west">Cbc Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/plantation-florida">Plantation Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-allen-west">Obama Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/overseers">Overseers</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/cbc">Cbc</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-debbie-wasserman-schultz">Allen West Debbie Wasserman Schultz</a>, <a href="/tag/rep-allen-west">Rep. Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/andre-carson">Andre Carson</a>, <a href="/tag/florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/harriet-tubman">Harriet Tubman</a>, <a href="/tag/black-republicans">Black Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/plantation">Plantation</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-cbc">Allen West Cbc</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-tea-party">Allen West Tea Party</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/allen-west-might-leave-black-caucus_n_943693.html 2011-08-31T14:30:07Z 2011-08-31T14:29:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Wednesday he is considering leaving the Congressional Black Caucus after one of its leaders said Tea Party... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-racist">Tea Party Racist</a>, <a href="/tag/congressional-black-caucus">Congressional Black Caucus</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-tea-party">Allen West Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/andre-carson">Andre Carson</a>, <a href="/tag/112th-congress">112th Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/racism">Racism</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west">Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/black-caucus">Black Caucus</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-hawkins/the-tea-party-can-go-to-h_b_933325.html 2011-08-23T17:16:49Z 2011-08-23T17:16:19Z John Hawkins http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-hawkins/ Maxine Waters may say 'to hell with the Tea Party,' but Americans should be saying, "Thank you, God, for allowing the Tea Party to rise up; thank you, God, for giving us that much of a chance to save this nation." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/bankrupt">Bankrupt</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/tea-party-maxine-waters_n_934042.html 2011-08-23T11:19:00Z 2011-08-23T11:18:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The leaders of the Tea Party Patriots group are out with a response to contentious remarks made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over the weekend rega... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-tea-party">Maxine Waters Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-patriots">Tea Party Patriots</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-unemployment">Maxine Waters Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-maxine-waters">Tea Party Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/22/black-owned-banks-struggl_n_933216.html 2011-08-22T13:00:27Z 2011-08-22T16:59:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ After more than a century of delivering financial resources to underserved communities, black-owned banks are struggling to remain relevant -- and sol... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tarp">Tarp</a>, <a href="/tag/warren-ballentine">Warren Ballentine</a>, <a href="/tag/community-banks">Community Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/finance">Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-grant">Michael Grant</a>, <a href="/tag/black-owned-banks">Black-Owned-Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/black-business">Black Business</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/national-banker-association">National-Banker-Association</a>, <a href="/tag/national-bankers-association">National Banker&#039;s Association</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/maxine-waters-tea-party-jobs-unemployment_n_932421.html 2011-08-21T12:06:25Z 2011-08-21T12:07:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) had some harsh words for the Tea Party at a forum in Inglewood, California Saturday.<br /> <br /> With California's jobless rate n... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elijah-cummings">Elijah Cummings</a>, <a href="/tag/congress-jobs">Congress Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans-jobs">Republicans Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-jobs">Tea Party Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-jobs">Obama Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/112th-congress">112th Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-unemployment">Maxine Waters Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/california-unemployment-rate">California Unemployment Rate</a>, <a href="/tag/california-unemployment">California Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-tea-party">Maxine Waters Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/elijah-cummings-obama-black-community-unemployment_n_932388.html 2011-08-21T10:43:39Z 2011-08-21T10:44:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), responding to the high unemployment rates in the black community, said that African-Americans feel President Barack Obam... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elijah-cummings">Elijah Cummings</a>, <a href="/tag/john-conyers">John Conyers</a>, <a href="/tag/elijah-cummings-barack-obama">Elijah Cummings Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-bus-tour">Obama Bus Tour</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-jobs">Obama Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-jobs">Barack Obama Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-african-american-voters">Barack Obama African American Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-unempliyment">Obama Unempliyment</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-dyson/maxine-waters-obama_b_931276.html 2011-08-19T10:18:40Z 2011-08-19T10:38:11Z Marcia Dyson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-dyson/ The argument that publicly criticizing our first black president is an act of racial disloyalty is immature. We must be grown up enough to know that politics at its best is about engaged citizenship, not tribal worship. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rep-maxine-waters">Rep Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-critics">Obama Critics</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-obama">Maxine Waters Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-critics">Barack Obama Critics</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-obama-criticism">Maxine Waters Obama Criticism</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abe-gurko/the-buck-stops-here-bag-t_b_930180.html 2011-08-18T08:31:58Z 2011-08-18T12:33:44Z Abe Gurko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abe-gurko/ Politicians are like an "IT" bag, and each season, there is a new "must-have." This Presidential season is going to be the Chanel of wind bags. You fi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/1992-clinton-campaign">1992 Clinton Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/president-of-the-united-states">President of the United States</a>, <a href="/tag/presidetn-obama">Presidetn Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/the-war-room">The War Room</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/michele">Michele</a>, <a href="/tag/bachmann">Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/allen-west-harriet-tubman_n_930052.html 2011-08-18T08:30:00Z 2011-08-18T08:30:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that he is "the modern day Harriet Tubman" leading people away from the plantation, whi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wasserman-schultz">Wasserman Schultz</a>, <a href="/tag/black-community">Black Community</a>, <a href="/tag/al-sharpton">Al Sharpton</a>, <a href="/tag/wasserman-schultz-lady">Wasserman Schultz Lady</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-harriet-tubman">Allen West Harriet Tubman</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-controversy">Allen West Controversy</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west-black-community">Allen West Black Community</a>, <a href="/tag/black-unemployment">Black Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-west">Allen West</a>, <a href="/tag/jesse-jackson">Jesse Jackson</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/112th-congress">112th Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/not-a-lady">Not a Lady</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/barbara-lee">Barbara Lee</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/maxine-waters-ethics-charges_n_905025.html 2011-07-20T15:59:43Z 2011-07-20T15:59:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; The House Ethics Committee named an outside counsel Wednesday to investigate its own partisanship, as well as allegations against R... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-investigation">Maxine Waters Ethics Investigation</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-billy-martin">Maxine Waters Billy Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/rep-maxine-waters">Rep. Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-trial">Maxine Waters Ethics Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/billy-martin">Billy Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/billy-martin-maxine-waters">Billy Martin Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-committee">Maxine Waters Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics">Maxine Waters Ethics</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-house-ethics-panel">Maxine Waters House Ethics Panel</a>, <a href="/tag/house-ethics-committee">House Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-charges">Maxine Waters Ethics Charges</a>, <a href="/tag/house-ethics-panel">House Ethics Panel</a>, <a href="/tag/waters-ethics-charges">Waters Ethics Charges</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/19/maxine-waters-ethics_n_903665.html 2011-07-19T14:53:23Z 2011-07-19T14:54:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters on Tuesday sought dismissal of House Ethics Committee allegations that she tried to obtain a federal ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/bailout">Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/house-ethics-committee">House Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-case">Maxine Waters Ethics Case</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-charges">Maxine Waters Ethics Charges</a>, <a href="/los-angeles">Los Angeles News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/drop-the-ethics-case-agai_b_902557.html 2011-07-19T11:16:52Z 2011-07-19T14:36:47Z Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/ The non-case against Waters has meandered off and on for far too long for anyone to take the probe or, for that matter, the ethics committee that's supposedly probing her seriously. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mid-term-elections">Mid Term Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/house-democrats">House Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/taint">Taint</a>, <a href="/tag/house-republicans">House Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-committee">Maxine Waters Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-scandal">Maxine Waters Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-charges">Maxine Waters Ethics Charges</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/maxine-waters-ethics-committee-staff_n_901386.html 2011-07-18T08:50:33Z 2011-07-18T08:51:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The former staff director of the House Ethics Committee accused two top committee lawyers last year of secretly communicating with Republicans on the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/charlie-rangel-ethics-violations">Charlie Rangel Ethics Violations</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-investigation">Maxine Waters Ethics Investigation</a>, <a href="/tag/charlie-rangel-ethics-probe">Charlie Rangel Ethics Probe</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-committee">Maxine Waters Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/charlie-rangel">Charlie Rangel</a>, <a href="/tag/house-ethics-committee">House Ethics Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters-ethics-charges">Maxine Waters Ethics Charges</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/elected-officials-vips-an_b_877029.html 2011-06-14T17:07:49Z 2011-06-14T17:11:09Z Tony Newman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/ June 17 will mark forty years since President Richard Nixon officially declared a "war on drugs." A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs has proven to be a catastrophic failure. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-wire">The Wire</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-prohibition">Drug Prohibition</a>, <a href="/tag/marijuana">Marijuana</a>, <a href="/tag/john-conyers">John Conyers</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-policy-alliance">Drug Policy Alliance</a>, <a href="/tag/president-nixon">President Nixon</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-war">Drug War</a>, <a href="/tag/legalization">Legalization</a>, <a href="/tag/global-commission-on-drug-policy">Global Commission on Drug Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/40th-anniversary">40th Anniversary</a>, <a href="/tag/war-on-drugs">War on Drugs</a>, <a href="/tag/sonja-sohn">Sonja Sohn</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-policy">Drug Policy</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/11/house-democrats-blast-wall-street-crude-oil-casino_n_860619.html 2011-05-11T13:19:21Z 2011-05-11T13:58:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- A cadre of top Democrats said Wednesday that heavy Wall Street speculation was driving up gas prices and blasted Republicans for pushing... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gas-prices">Gas Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/dodd-frank">Dodd-Frank</a>, <a href="/tag/house-gop">House GOP</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-reform">Financial Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/speculation">Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/barney-frank">Barney Frank</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street-reform">Wall Street Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/collin-peterson">Collin Peterson</a>, <a href="/tag/democrats">Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/cftc">Cftc</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-markey">Ed Markey</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/oil">Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-prices">Oil Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/position-limits">Position Limits</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-maxine-waters/end-foreclosure-assistanc_b_836117.html 2011-03-15T14:40:09Z 2011-03-15T14:40:09Z Rep. Maxine Waters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-maxine-waters/ Terminating HAMP without a credible and stronger alternative would be contrary to our goal of helping homeowners stay in their homes, despite some of its flaws. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/foreclosures">Foreclosures</a>, <a href="/tag/maxine-waters">Maxine Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/foreclosure">Foreclosure</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/hamp">Hamp</a>, <a href="/tag/deficit">Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/nsp">Nsp</a>, <a href="/tag/house-republicans">House Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>