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A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quiet
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
Michael LeahyA year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama's inauguration. Many caucus members say they feel largely ignored by key White House advisers. But several members said they have few African American contacts with substantial sway in the White House. -
Ad Watch
Mar 12, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
Steve Poizner gave $10,000 to help Al Gore try to win the 2000 presidential election. And you thought Poizner was a Republican. ANALYSIS: Poizner did contribute $21,000 to Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore and the Democratic National Committee in 2000. He has been registered as a Republican since 1981. Whitman was registered as a Republican voter in San Francisco in 1982. -
Alexandria's T.C. Williams High called poor performer
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
In 2009, 78 percent of students graduated from T.C. Williams in four years, compared with 83 percent across the state. In 2009, the pass rate was 84 percent in reading and 77 percent in math. Officials have since backed down.Earlier this year, T.C. Williams Principal William Clendaniel announced his intention to retire. -
Attorney and Chicago civic leader
Mar 12, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
Wilcox had a hand in completing reports that examined the 1968 riots that followed the assassination of the Rev. Wilcox to be the state's director of insurance. Wilcox grew up in Winnetka and graduated from North Shore Country Day School. -
Bill Clarifies 3rd-Party Generation Law
Mar 12, 2010 — Albuquerque Journal
...services. The legislation was broadly supported by utility companies -- including PNM, which argued the Utility Act did not allow such arrangements -- electric co-ops and environmental and renewable energy groups. With the bill's signing, PNM will withdraw its appeal of the PRC ruling, PNM spokesman Don Brown said. "We're glad it passed," he said. "It resolves an issue that was fairly contentious." El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) is also expected to withdraw its appeal.... -
Christie's to auction off Michael Crichton's art collection
Mar 12, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
The money will go to Crichton's widow, children and other heirs and to pay estate taxes. In 2006, Crichton joined the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and even lent the museum artwork for the inaugural 2008 display in the Broad Contemporary Art Museum. A LACMA spokeswoman said the museum will not be participating in the auction for Crichton's collection. -
Connecticut Calls New U.S. Education Standards 'A Good Match'
Mar 12, 2010 — The Hartford Courant
...countries, and right now we have 50 different sets of standards. Countries across the world do not compete with 50 different assessment standards." Brenda Welburn, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education, said the proposed standards made sense in an age of global competition. "The notion of local standards is a 20th century concept and fine when the states are competing with each other," she said, "but in the 21st century we are competing in a... -
Democrats pare differences on health bill
Mar 12, 2010 — USA Today
But the White House seems to have back off that as Democratic leaders scurried to round up votes. The health care bill appeared on the cusp of passage in early January, but was derailed when Senate Republicans gained the strength needed to sustain a filibuster and prevent final approval. We're getting toward the end," White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told reporters as he left the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. -
Electricity-storage effort gets funds
Mar 12, 2010 — The Buffalo News
...batteries for storing electricity has won more than $550,000 in funding from the New York State Research and Development Authority. The partnership with Binghamton University and the Brookhaven National Laboratory is working on three projects to develop improved batteries that can be used in stationary, power grid-scale energy storage applications. The researchers are working on lithium-air, lithium- ion and lithium-titanate batteries. One issue with renewable energy projects,... -
Exotic dancer suing D.C. strip club for wages
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
Thompson is suing the House in U.S. District Court, alleging that the club pays dancers no wages, but ought to under the law. If a dancer was late to the stage, Thompson said, the club charged a $10 penalty. To hire dancers as employees, he said, would require record-keeping and check-writing. -
Fedor rules out plans for House seat for now
Mar 12, 2010 — The Blade
Peter Ujvagi (D., Toledo) resigns Wednesday to become the new Lucas County administrator. It is presumed that his fellow House Democrats would pick Ms. Fedor, the only Democratic name on the November ballot in the 47th, to replace him. Edna Brown (D., Toledo) and Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara. Ms. -
Five days in May
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
John Tanner (D), Democrats quickly rallied around state Sen. Virginia's 5th district (D): Much of Rep. John Carney (D) is a solid favorite to win the open seat race created by Rep. -
Frustrated caucus keeps quiet
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
Michael LeahyA year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama's inauguration. Many caucus members say they feel largely ignored by key White House advisers. But several members said they have few African American contacts with substantial sway in the White House. -
How helping hands could hurt Haiti
Mar 12, 2010 — CNN
Ongoing political instability adds to Haiti's misery. Profiting from Haiti's misery Helping hands have hurt Haiti in the past, some Haitians say. Agenor, the Haitian-American tennis player, recommends an even more subtle change for improving his country's prospects: teach more English to Haitian youth. -
Imports, exports dip; crude oil plunges
Mar 12, 2010 — The Washington Times
Exports of autos and parts fell by $544 million. On the other hand, it's up nearly 90 percent from a year ago, when imported crude cost less than $40. As a result, gasoline prices have been rising. But rising import levels of refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, meant that the monthly cost of America's imported energy-related petroleum dipped just $900 million to $24.7 billion in January. -
Justices and politicians should boycott the State of the Union
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
But the third president, Thomas Jefferson, put his thoughts in writing and dispatched them to Congress. Wilson's watery Caesarism preached that presidents should spur that dangerous stallion. For that matter, the 535 legislators should boycott these undignified events. -
Number of minimum-wage earners in Texas surges
Mar 12, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nearly 11 percent of Texas women paid hourly earned minimum wage or less, compared with 6 percent of men. -
Obama adviser calls for energy diversity
Mar 12, 2010 — Houston Chronicle
...to energy industry elite gathered for the CERAWeek conference. He said energy policy revision must have investments in renewable energy sources, as well as in nuclear power and fossil fuels including coal, to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decrease U.S. dependency on foreign oil. "If ever there was an issue where we should move from either/or to both/and, I would suggest it is with energy," Summers said in the evening keynote address on the fourth day of the CERAWeek... -
Obama's ambitious export plan may rekindle free-trade battle
Mar 12, 2010 — Washington Post
Restrictions on the overseas sale of some high-end technology goods may also be eased.If successful, the president said, the program would create 2 million jobs. China, by contrast, accumulated large trade surpluses that Obama said should now be used to expand domestic consumption -- and increase the products it imports from countries such as the United States. -
Obscure state board has little to show for time
Mar 12, 2010 — The Columbus Dispatch
McInereny denies any wrongdoing. The council is expected to meet Monday for the first time since the firings, but much of the meeting might be conducted in executive session. -
OPINION
Mar 12, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Chuck Hopson of Jacksonville has switched parties, giving the R's a 77-73 majority. Six House Republicans did not run for re-election. They seem to be seriously going after only one, the Houston seat held by freshman Rep. -
Opponents not rushing to spend against 'top two' primary system
Mar 12, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
Abel Maldonado, bill the measure as a pathway to electing more moderate candidates and easing partisan gridlock in Sacramento.
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