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Iowa Reps. Latham, King want District of Columbia mayor to answer for local abortion funds

By | 04.21.11 | 4:19 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

U.S. Reps. Steve King and Tom Latham are two of several federal lawmakers who have sent a letter to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray demanding an accounting of the use of local funds that were legally used to pay for elective abortion procedures.

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What does the S&P’s re-evaluation really mean?

By | 04.19.11 | 4:49 pm

The stock market dipped Monday following news that the S&P Index dropped its outlook on the United States’ credit rating from “stable” to “negative.” The cut isn’t an official assessment, but merely a hint at what may be in the cards for America’s credit rating if the national debt More…

Focus on the Family happy with Boehner plan to shell out $500K to defend DOMA

By | 04.19.11 | 4:24 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Speaker of the House John Boehner has contracted high-profile conservative attorney Paul Clement to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on behalf of House of Representatives. Boehner has agreed to pay Clement initially up to $500,000 to defend the law, although analysts say that figure is sure to More…

Boehner goes after gays as far right hits him on budget deal

By | 04.19.11 | 11:46 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Image by Matt MahurinConservative celebrity Sarah Palin and right-wing blogger Erick Erickson are just two of the high profile far-right leaders disparaging Speaker of the House John Boehner for the budget deal he hammered out with President Obama and Democratic Senate leaders last week. Colorado “liberty movement” talk radio hosts are unhappy.

Republican opposition mounts to budget deal ahead of congressional vote

By | 04.14.11 | 10:37 am

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told POLITICO he would “get there” on corralling Republican votes for the budget deal that averted a government shutdown last weekend, but since the details of the plan were made public, conservatives have grown increasingly agitated.

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‘Patriotic Millionaires’ challenge Tea Party’s ‘war on the weak’

By | 04.13.11 | 4:13 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

It’s tax time 2011, which means it’s the second anniversary of the Tea Party. It’s also nearly a week after the first great Washington budget battle of the Tea Party-era in what’s sure to be a series of similar battles pitting the Republican-controlled House against the Democratic-controlled Senate and President More…

‘Patriotic Millionaires’ challenge Tea Party’s ‘war on the weak’

By | 04.13.11 | 4:04 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

It’s tax time 2011, which means it’s the second anniversary of the Tea Party. It’s also nearly a week after the first great Washington budget battle of the Tea Party-era in what’s sure to be a series of similar battles pitting the Republican-controlled House against the Democratic-controlled Senate and President More…

Family Research Council jumps on ‘Black Genocide’ bandwagon

By | 04.13.11 | 2:39 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Image by Matt MahurinThe Family Research Council has added its voice and influence to the “Black Genocide” movement this week. In an email circulated to Research Council members, the anti-choice organization blamed Planned Parenthood for the 11 percent decrease in Washington, D.C.’s black population in the past decade.

Fragile GOP unity means budget bill needs bipartisan support

By | 04.12.11 | 10:44 am

Though congressional lawmakers avoided a federal government shutdown by agreeing to a short-term funding extension late Friday and early Saturday, there’s still concern that the deal negotiated between President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to cut $38.5 billion of government More…

Federal government shutdown avoided for at least a week

By | 04.09.11 | 10:01 am | More from The Iowa Independent

With roughly an hour to spare before a midnight deadline, federal lawmakers and President Barack Obama struck a deal to avoid a shutdown of the federal government — at least for this week.

“We will cut $78.5 billion below the president’s 2011 budget proposal, and we have reached an More…