Apparently, California Republican candidates Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman unveiled a new method for attracting Latino voters: tequila shots. The Senate and gubernatorial candidates each took a shot of the Mexican spirit this weekend at the Hispanic 100 Lifetime Achievement Award Gala. Both candidates have struggled to attract More…
Five House lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today calling for the Obama administration to push for the establishment at climate talks in Cancun at the end of the year of a climate fund to help poor nations adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, gave a cool $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this summer, according to Politico’s Ben Smith. When earlier reports revealed that the company, owned by Rupert Murdoch, had donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, it drew heavy More…
Some Mexican politicians are not happy with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comments yesterday comparing Mexico’s drug cartel problem to an insurgency and arguing for actions similar to those Colombia used to fight its drug trade.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used strong language Wednesday to describe Mexico’s struggle against its drug cartels, comparing it to an insurgency, even though others in the administration have specifically avoided making such a comparison.
Already the front-runner in the Arizona gubernatorial race, Gov. Jan Brewer continued to stake out her anti-Obama administration position on immigration Friday with a sternly-worded letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
As Florida Democratic Senate candidates Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire businessman Jeff Greene slugged it out in their only statewide televised debate last night, key Democrats prepared for a fundraiser tonight in Washington that will benefit former Florida Republican governor, now independent senatorial candidate, Charlie Crist.
Four Democratic senators are calling on BP to suspend all drilling operations in Libya so the State Department can conduct an investigation into allegations that the company worked behind the scenes to help coordinate the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in order to finalize plans for drilling in the More…
A victory for the Obama administration: As expected, the United Nations Security Council just voted to place new economic sanctions on Iran. Months of doubt about China’s stance were answered by the Chinese “yes” vote for the package — not just an abstention — along with affirmative votes from More…
Most of the lawmakers already weighing in on Israel’s deadly raid against an international aid flotilla headed for Gaza have come out squarely in support of Israel’s decision. Not Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
The Ohio Democrat began circulating a letter to colleagues on Wednesday condemning the attack in no uncertain More…
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