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Posts Tagged ‘USA’
January 21st, 2017 - 12:43 pm § in Politics
Trumpers back down from mortgage increase
The Trump administration quickly backed down Saturday from a move that would add $500 a year to mortgage insurance premiums paid on government-backed mortgages after its action ignited a firestorm of criticism. President Obama ordered a premium cut to offset rising interest rates before leaving offi[...]
January 21st, 2017 - 11:56 am § in Politics
National Parl Service censored after inauguration tweets
The Interior Department ordered the National Park Service to cease tweeting Friday after the agency posted a photo montage comparing the turnout for Obama’s 2009 and Trump’s 2017 inaugurations and tweeted that White House pages on climate change, health care, and civil rights had been ta[...]
January 20th, 2017 - 10:59 pm § in Politics
Milwaukee sheriff threatens Democrats with violence
Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke, while attending inaugural festivities in D.C., made a clear and unambiguous threat Friday night: “When Donald Trump actually takes that oath and is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the real fighting starts,” Clarke said in a video poste[...]
January 20th, 2017 - 6:02 pm § in Politics
Melania loves to copy Democratic first ladies
She’s a great admirer of Michelle Obama’s speeches and Jackie Kennedy’s outfits. [...]
January 19th, 2017 - 11:25 pm § in Politics
The Great Port-A-Potty Flap
For years, the same company has been providing sanitary services for inaugurals and other D.C. events. There was never any controversy in the past. But this year, they’re being required to tape over their company name. Read why here. [...]
January 17th, 2017 - 10:52 pm § in Politics
Meet the GOP health care plan
Take a chicken or goat to your doctor, and ask him how much health care you can get in exchange. This might not be the official GOP Obamacare replacement plan, but when Sue Lowden ran against Harry Reid in 2010, it was the plan she came up with. So far, it’s the only solid, fleshed-out, [&he[...]
January 17th, 2017 - 1:02 am § in Politics
The bookie odds on Trump
(From Mother Jones; read more here) [...]
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