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FACT CHECK: Romney oversimplifies debt 'inferno'
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:50 PM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)
When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze. One was the Great Recession that took hold before Barack Obama became president. That landmark event went unmentioned in Romn …
CHART: Spending, Taxes, And Deficits Are All Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:28 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Federal spending is lower now than it was when President Obama took office. I’ll pause to let you absorb the news. In January 2009, before President Obama had even taken the oath of office, annual spending was set to total 24.9 percent of gross domestic product. Total spen …
Trinity United Church of Christ (Yes That Church) on President Obama's Marriage Equality Stance
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 6:02 PM EDT (YouTube)
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III challenges fellow black clergy and all of us who are upset with President Obama's position on same-sex marriage.
Unconstitutional Filibuster? Let's Do It, Let's Sue The Senate!
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 5:23 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Lots of people agree that our government is currently bogged down in a morass of dysfunction that's so disastrous that it's basically criminal. And I do not use that word lightly. People who hold other people hostage are criminals, and the elected criminals came very close to …
Gallup Poll: Americans See Obama as Solid Favorite to Win Election
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:39 PM EDT (gallup.com)
Fifty-six percent of Americans think Barack Obama will win the 2012 presidential election, compared with 36% who think Mitt Romney will win. Democrats are more likely to believe that Obama will win than Republicans are to believe Romney will. Independents are nearly twice as li …
Franciscan University Drops Entire Student Health Insurance Plan Over Birth Control Mandate
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:32 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic institution in Ohio, has decided to drop its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall semester 2012 because of the new federal rule requiring contraception coverage under most employee and student health policies. Whi …
There Is No Such Thing As 'Traditional Marriage'
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:24 PM EDT (Outside the Beltway)
The debate over same-sex marriage usually begins with someone on the right claiming that they oppose the idea of two men or two women being married because they wish to defend “traditional marriage.” What becomes clear after a short while, though, is that their idea …
Mickey Mouse hosts same sex weddings in Japan | The Raw Story
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:21 PM EDT (Raw Story)
Just days after US President Barack Obama came out in favour ofgay marriage, another supporter of homosexual unions emerged in Japan: Mickey Mouse. Despite their having no legal status, same sex couples are able to hold fairytale wedding ceremonies at hotels inside the popularTo …
DOJ launches probe into JP Morgan Chase’s $2 billion loss | The Raw Story
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:11 PM EDT (Raw Story)
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday afternoon that it will launch an investigation into JP Morgan Chase’s $2 billion derivatives trading loss, according to a law enforcement official. The official, who according to Reuters spoke on the condition of anonymity …
Big Sky's the Limit
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 3:56 PM EDT (prospect.org)
Like many congressional races around the country, Montana’s Senate contest is being defined by previously unthinkable levels of outside spending. Montana knows all about buying elections. In 1899, just ten years after it became a state, William Andrews Clark, known as the …
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