…the memo. Lawyers at the agency would then aim to complete their review within five days. While most internal emails between State Department ethics officials about Bill Clinton's proposed appearances were redacted to protect internal legal considerations, snippets that…
…the self confidence, and the sense of inevitability that he and Speaker Pelosi brought to the last several weeks – coupled with brilliant one-on-one work with Members of Congress and co-ordination with Administration allies sealed the deal. * Perhaps…
…but at full capacity: 200 ppl seated + 50 ppl standing balcony / on stairs): - combo of EFCO employees and local townspeople - public invitation-only event - Venue: EFCO Co (they make cylinders that pull concrete into) - 8 local press cameras +…
…Members of Campaign Staff allowed to attend and sit in main room, while other ticketed audience members were seated in overflow - Tight Security - A dozen protesters were outside of entrance with signs, Local Press were filming them (Disclaimer: The following…
…to the latest batch of family capitalists, there is one overwhelming, unifying trait: a deep-seated belief in a country that worships self- or family-made money, that the more billions you have, the more you should be listened to…
…about much more than a lack of funding, an assault on dissent, the emergence of a deep-seated anti-intellectualism or its service to the financial elite; it is also about a crisis of memory, agency and politics. William Rivers…
…Mr. Christie’s bumptious style, and believe that his opposition to abortion, their chief priority, is deep-seated, they feel he has crossed them on pivotal issues and at key moments.” In other words, although anyone markedly more socially conservative…
…news_us&apl=y&r=633085 *Citing desire for closed press, McCain cancels low-selling fundraising event (ThinkProgress 5/26/08)* The McCain campaign has scaled back two fundraisers this week involving President Bush, claiming a policy of "closed press" for fundraising…
…a smaller set perched precariously on her small nose. Perhaps four lenses help her see the invisible other she is addressing. When her "nobody there" conversation disturbs the reader seated beside her, Ophelia turns, chuckles at the woman's discomfort…
…rally around the flag" tactic during wartime; Edward Tick talks about mentally-ill veteran Omar Gonzales, who scaled the White House walls, and how we need a new paradigm in treatment of US veterans; Public Citizen releases a new report…
…Committee is pressuring Michigan and Florida to hold presidential caucuses so the delegates they lost for holding January primaries could be seated at the national convention." Dingell also "said it's unclear whether either state would hold caucuses since they…
…of the world. Of course, health insurance companies don’t embrace anti-government rhetoric because of some deep-seated ideological commitment. They do it so they can continue to make huge profits and pay multi-million dollar executive salaries. Wall…
…rally in Phoenix tonight, but it's been scaled back and will now actually be held in a private home. *[…] the McCain campaign says they've moved because of a policy of keeping fundraising events private, but a local…
…a larger local showing of MoveOn members, but scaled it back in order to avoid creating a distraction for drivers along Northwest Boulevard. "We decided it's more the message than the messenger," Christofferson said. "I think what's important…
…They take refuge in the idea that Clinton’s rhetoric is more reflective of political necessity than some deep-seated animosity toward the wealthy. “Basically this is a Rorschach test for how politically sophisticated people are,” said one Democrat at…