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‘Righteous’ Minn. Pastors Plan to Defy Tax Law, Endorse Candidates From Pulpit
Here’s a doozy from our sister site, The Minnesota Independent:
Two Minnesota pastors say they will endorse political candidates from the pulpit this Sunday, in direct defiance of federal law that prohibits such politicking at tax-exempt churches: Brad Brandon of Berean Bible Baptist Church in Hastings announced his intentions
Alleged Rape Victim Recounts Conversations With Ken Buck, Who Refused to Prosecute
Some new developments in the rape scandal that’s dogging Republican Colorado Senate hopeful Ken Buck’s campaign. To recap, briefly: Back in 2006, Buck, then the Weld County District Attorney, refused to prosecute a rape case, even though the suspect had admitted on a recorded phone call that More…
The Power Brokers Behind Health Care Repeal Legislation
Ever wonder how legislation to repeal the health care individual insurance mandate started springing up in states across the country? Jesse Zwick takes a look behind the scenes and investigates the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings together state legislators and representatives More…
Only in Texas…
…are candidates for the State Board of Education asked whether they believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth together.
They both answered no, but the first full debate for the Board featured lengthy conversations about Christianity and creationism, as well as the role of sex ed in public schools. More…
Foley Talks Border Security With Lou Dobbs
TWI’s Elise Foley made an appearance last week on Lou Dobbs Radio, discussing immigration reform and border security with the notoriously anti-illegal immigration host. It’s a worthwhile debate the whole way through, but it’s particularly amusing to note Dobbs’ increasing frustration as he tries, without much success, to get Foley More…
House Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension
The Senate passed an extension of unemployment benefits through November last night; now the House has just done the same. Next stop: President Obama’s desk.
For more on this, see Annie’s more thorough assessment here.
Video: The 2010 Senate Races in 90 Seconds
Unprompted, TWI video intern Abbey Brandon produced a trippy (and informative!) video, breaking down this year’s open Senate seats and competitive Senate races. Give it a watch, as a crash course, a visual encapsulation of the midterms or just an energizing musical interlude to your day:
FinReg Is Law
The big Senate vote was last week, but President Obama’s signature just made it official: The sweeping Frank-Dodd financial regulatory reform law is now on the books.
A Correction on Wayne Allyn Root and Obama Treason Trial
On July 13, TWI contributor Alex Zaitchik wrote a brief follow-up to his profile of Libertarian Party media star Wayne Allyn Root, noting that Root had been elected Chairman of the Libertarian National Congressional Committee. In his follow-up post, he wrote:
Lowrey and Salam Talk Unemployment on Bloggingheads
It ain’t uplifting, but it’s arguably the most pressing issue facing the country right now, so after the jump, check out TWI’s Annie Lowrey and the omnipresent Reihan Salam discussing the unemployment crisis on bloggingheads.tv:
