Hartnett mulls bid for Brown seat
January 4, 2010
Hartnett considers bid to reclaim his old seat.
Cease & desist
January 4, 2010
The New Year brought a “cease and desist” letter from a Colorado attorney who works for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. We were to stop
Financial forecast: Doom, gloom and little growth
January 4, 2010
Economists from all sides of the political system are sounding a unified theme for the new year: The outlook for economic growth in America isn’t good for now or in the future.
In fact, the economist say slow growth will be with us for most of the next decade.
And a depressed housing market will keep the screws on the economy.
Median home values have fallen more than 30 percent since 2005
“It will be difficult to have a robust recovery while housing and commercial real estate are depressed,” Harvard Professor and former director of the National Bureau of Economic Research said in a speech to the American Economic Association’s annual gathering of top economists from around the country.
GOP cash woes threaten House bids
January 4, 2010
Now this is something you don’t see every day: The Republican Party strapped for cash.
Seems Republican incumbents aren’t chipping in to help the party’s Congressional committee finance races for GOP hopefuls.
Feds probe Obama effigy in Carter’s hometown
January 4, 2010
Someone hung an effigy of President Obama in the hometown of President Jimmy Carter.
The Secrety Service is investigating. Threats against the President have reached an all-time high since Obama took office with many of the threats driven by racism.
Russia optimistic ahead of U.S. poultry talks
January 4, 2010
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States will hold talks in mid-January to solve a dispute over U.S. poultry imports, a top Russian official said on Sunday, adding that the stance of U.S. administration was inspiring optimism.
Romney headed to Iowa
January 4, 2010
Ex-Massachusetts governor will make two stops in Iowa in March as part of his nationwide book tour.
GOP makes Obama foil in state races
January 4, 2010
It’s the surest sign yet that Republicans see opportunity in nationalizing the 2010 election.
Magazine Preview: Inside Obama’s War on Terrorism
January 4, 2010
Recent threats have put more focus on the battles President Obama faces as a commander in chief fighting a far-flung terror network.