EVASIVE ANSWERS?IRS Official Facing More Scrutiny Over Scandal, Past
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 18:42:50 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com The IRS official who refused to testify at a House hearing Wednesday has become a key focus of the congressional investigations into the IRS practice of singling out conservative groups. Now under the protection of...
When politics gives a second chance
Source: CNN
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 20:47:55 -0700 | political-news
Now Anthony Weiner is hoping to travel the same route in seeking political redemption. Weiner was in his seventh term in Congress, representing parts of the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn, when he resigned from the House...
Donors Urge Cuomo to Press for Public Financing of Campaigns
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:40:18 -0700 | political-news
As the capital is engulfed in scandals, advocates of campaign finance reform are intensifying their pressure on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo , urging him to persuade the Legislature to rewrite state elections law in the hope that change in New...
FOX NEWS POLL: Voters want Gitmo kept open
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:28:55 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com A majority of American voters wants to keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, and many feel it has made the United States safer. A new Fox News poll finds 63 percent of...
IRS official who refused to testify facing more scrutiny over scandal, past
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:28:46 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com The IRS official who refused to testify at a House hearing Wednesday has become a key focus of the congressional investigations into the IRS practice of singling out conservative groups. Now under the protection of...
Fox News Poll: Voters want Guantanamo Bay kept open
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:28:56 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com A majority of American voters wants to keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, and many feel it has made the United States safer. A new Fox News poll finds 63 percent of...
Fox News Poll: Most voters say put border security before immigration reform
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:28:58 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com Most American voters want tougher new border security measures before changing immigration policies. A Fox News national poll released Wednesday also shows a majority favors giving illegal immigrants already in the United States a chance...
City Room: With Whiskers in Common, Hasidim Court Hipsters
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 21:05:58 -0700 | political-news
Welcome to City Room City Room® is a news blog of live reporting, features and reader conversations about New York City...Send questions, suggestions or complaints by e-mail for prompt attention. Browse Posts by Borough Archive Recent Posts May 22 The...
And the Worst Airline Is...
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:49:23 -0700 | political-news
Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com These days when most airlines are turning people off with their excessive fees and crowded flights, Virgin America is getting some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has seen in years. According to...
Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
Source: Associated Press
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:25:45 -0700 | political-news
President Barack Obama is threatening to veto House Republicans' student loan bill. The White House Budget Office said Wednesday the GOP plan does not guarantee current low interest rates for students and creates uncertainty for them. The budget office says...
Forbes: The most powerful women in the world
Posted by: KhanhElegant
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:25:10 -0700 | political-news
They are representative of women in the field of technology, politics, business, media, entertainment and non-governmental organizations is ranked by Forbes based on the criteria of wealth, appearance on media and their influence ... to the public. According to the...
Gay activists 'utterly betrayed'
Source: Politico
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 20:41:19 -0700 | political-news
After years of vilifying prominent religious and conservative leaders, gay activists on Wednesday turned their ire to an unlikely target: Democrats. Advocates said they felt deeply disappointed and utterly betrayed by several key senators including some of the chamber's most...
Sugar interests win Senate vote
Source: Politico
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 18:24:54 -0700 | political-news
Helped along by a run of relatively low prices, sugar interests won a Senate farm bill vote Wednesday evening, defeating efforts at reform sought by a coalition of candy-makers, conservative activists and the U.S...Next on the Senate agenda Thursday morning...
NYCLU: Nearly 400,000 Innocent People Arrested Last Year Thanks to Stop and Frisk
Source: New York Observer
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:06:27 -0700 | political-news
This policy gives policeman the power to stop people on the street, only on suspicion of wrongdoing. Unfortunately, these stops rarely turn up anything: eighty-nine percent of stops didn't result in a minor violation or summons, and only two percent...
Get Life Advice From AJ Jacobs And His Facebook ‘Friends'
Source: New York Observer
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 14:43:15 -0700 | political-news
The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs Esquire editor at large AJ Jacobs is starting a new advice column, he announced today in a blog post ...Instead of just getting advice from Mr. Jacobs, the column will include curated advice...
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