Politics
Obama cancels visit Indiana hybrid vehicle factory
Posted 2 years 1 month ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) President Barack Obama has canceled his trip to Indiana.
The White House announced Thursday night that Obama had postponed a scheduled trip to Indianapolis for Friday morning. The news came after Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach agreement on a compromise to cut spending and head of a midnight Friday government shutdown.
Obama was scheduled to visit Allison Transmission, a supplier plant that makes transmission systems for hybrid vehicles. T… Click to Read More
Thune declines to run for president for 2012
Posted 2 years 2 months ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota has declined to pursue a bid for president next year.
Thune says he'll remain in the Senate, where he's serving his second term.
In a statement on his website, Thune says he appreciates the support he's received from supporters, but believes he's best positioned to "fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate."
Thune was seen as one of several potential challengers to President B… Click to Read More
Next Chicago mayor faces weight of Daley's legacy
Posted 2 years 2 months ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) They call this "The City that Works" a metropolis anchoring middle America with thriving neighborhoods, prosperous business and a skyline unmatched.
It's a city that avoided the decline that befell Rust Belt casualties Detroit and Cleveland, steered through decades of turmoil by an old-school political boss. It's a city guided into a new century by the boss' son, a second Mayor Richard Daley who kept it vibrant through passionate promotion, a sometimes absurd focu… Click to Read More
Illinois high court mulls Rahm Emanuel's mayoral run
Posted 2 years 3 months ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) It's now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether Chicago voters will see Rahm Emanuel's name among their choices during next month's election.
The state's highest court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Emanuel can run for mayor. The justices also ordered election officials not to print any ballots without his name until they can rule.
The action bought valuable time for the former White House chief of staff. A day earlier, Emanuel was kicked off the… Click to Read More
Military will write the rules on repeal of gay ban
Posted 2 years 4 months ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Gays and lesbians will be treated just like any other soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines, the new rules say. But commanders will have some flexibility when they believe it's needed to maintain order and discipline in their units.
As the U.S. military begins to map out how it will implement the new edict allowing gays to serve openly, the first order of business is drafting the regulations. The rule changes under discussion won't dictate how troops feel about the … Click to Read More
Ohio could lose as many as 2 seats in Congress
Posted 2 years 4 months ago by Bea Karnes
Source: The Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Ohio stands to be among the biggest losers Tuesday when the Census Bureau releases state population totals, potentially losing two congressional seats.
Nongovernment analysts say Ohio will lose at least one seat, but most of them think it will be two.
That means Republican lawmakers in Ohio who will control the process of redrawing congressional districts are likely to target seats now held by Democrats.
Democrats hold just five out of the states'… Click to Read More
Anonymous donors spent $132M on 2010 campaign ads
Posted 2 years 5 months ago
Source: The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) Independent groups that do not disclose the identity of their donors spent $132.5 million to influence elections nationwide this year, accounting for about a third of all spending by outside groups in the 2010 election cycle, a report released Friday found.
The analysis by the office of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio aimed to quantify how federal campaigns had been affected by the Supreme Court's so-called Citizens United ruling. The ruling, handed down… Click to Read More
