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Politics 2000: How to Understand Politics in the Third Millennium

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A blog for people who want to know what's happening but may not be able to spend all day watching C-SPAN or deciphering the spin of other outlets.

Added on: Aug 7th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Tyson Chaney
Listed in: Politics News & Media
Tags: politics media journalism Government election electoral college

Recent Posts

Dems Vote to Open Health Care Debate

Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 23:01 in republican, Independents, ohio, nebraska, Democrat, Government, Debate, California, North Dakota, kentucky, legislation, health care

The Senate will begin debate on its pending health-care reform legislation Nov. 30 on a 60-39 party-line vote Saturday. Ohio Republican Sen. George Voinovich didn’t vote. Otherwise, every Republican voted against starting debate and every Dem...
No Place for Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 02:15 in money, legal, Canada, Barack Obama, Government, Germany, cuba, trial, Stephen Harper, prime minister, attorney general, world trade center

Attorney General Eric Holder said last week five Guantanamo Bay detainees will be tried in a New York criminal court. Plenty of onlookers are outraged at the decision, partly because the trial will be conducted a short distance from the site of the ...
Parties Seek Balance Between Purity, Compromise

Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 00:24 in Republicans, Democrats, house, media, new york, Government, legislation, health care, issues, congress, purity, gop

Retired President Bill Clinton addressed Senate Democrats this week in hopes of spurring them to bridge intra-party divides and pass a health-care reform bill. One of the biggest hurdles between the two bills floating around the chamber is that one ...
House Passes Health Care Bill

Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 00:30 in republican, Democratic, Barack Obama, Government, corruption, legislation, health care, congress, prison, louisiana, Senate, nevada

By a 220-215 vote, the House of Representatives approved a health-care reform bill Saturday. One Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, joined 219 Democrats in support of the bill. The other 176 Republicans were joined by 39 Democrats against the mea...
Republicans Win New Jersey, Virginia Races

Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 01:18 in texas, republican, Virginia, ohio, Democrat, new york, growth, Government, population, washington, elections, law

Change was the prevailing theme of Election Day this year. The governorships of New Jersey and Virginia switched parties to Republican. The hotly-contested 23rd New York Congressional District elected a Democrat for the first time since the 19th ce...
How Was Your Boss Day?

Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 01:27 in holidays, media, stress, sunday, arbor day, national boss day, national ferret week

Were you nice to your boss Friday? Yesterday was National Boss Day. I know a lot fewer of you have bosses thanks to the recession. Perhaps you are your own boss. Did you take of yourself? Whether you are a boss, employee or not employed, you dese...