Feb 23, 2012 – He had a $95,000 contract with HHS prior to that. … Minnesota Presentation: Premium impact due to the Minimum Essential Benefit Requirement of ObamaCare is estimated at 8% to 11% increase … 50%9% will increase 10% to 25%16% will increase 0% to 10% Colorado Presentation: Individual Market Premiums will increase 19% on averageEven…

Feb 23, 2012 – What if democracy allows the government to do anything it wants, as long as more people bother to show up at the voting booth to support … it than to oppose it? … What if it gives entitlements to the poor, tax breaks to the middle class and bailouts to the rich just to keep all of us dependent…

Feb 23, 2012 – Jackson also said his vote had nothing to do with Obama's agenda: "(Obama's) message didn't mean (bleep) to me." … White voters, according to Jackson, voted for Obama because they found him un-black or semi-black or quasi-black. … To follow Cleaver's logic, blacks should have voted for McCain because he would not be labeled as preferring blacks -- unlike the way…

Feb 22, 2012 – One such moment came during that response, when he lambasted the media's propensity to ask questions designed to make Republicans look … to birth control in any way, and that any suggestion to the contrary is a red herring.  … But is now the best time to stop these things?  The race is extremely volatile.  The vast majority of states haven't voted yet. …

Feb 22, 2012 – His no vote meant he was in support of legally allowing people to leave baby abortion survivors to die on the operating table instead … left to die. … In Illinois, people tried to stop this barbarism by supporting “born alive” legislation.…

Feb 22, 2012 – The Executive Committee also asked EC staff to "continue to document the variable cost attributed to the Pastors' Conference and annually … Money that we're going to spend, we should be in charge of -- if we want it to go to church planting or whatever. ... … change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a church year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30). -- received as information a report that C.…

Feb 21, 2012 – That may be about to change. … It needs to be withdrawn - now." … In Congress, I watched as scores of elected officials professed to be Catholic, but repeatedly voted with apparent impunity against…

Feb 20, 2012 – Rather, Santorum said, mankind is to "use the resources and use them wisely, to care for the earth, to be a steward of the earth. … centralize power and to give more power to the government," Santorum said. … procedure is to encourage abortions."…

Feb 20, 2012 – to defeat Communism in the Congress” are typical claims by the former speaker of the House. … to defeat Communism. … He calls them stupid all the time, and I think that’s going to get him into big trouble someday.”…

Feb 20, 2012 – Nonetheless, Senator Reid confirmed that the Senate does “not need to bring a budget to the floor this year.” … To their credit, the cast of MSNBC’s Morning Joe tried to get some answers from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) … to our long-term problem.…

Feb 20, 2012 – There had to be three Democrats, three Republicans, and two Decline-to-States. … form, causing one witness to compare it to junior high school cliques. … Staff needed to be hired and consultants needed to be engaged.…

Mar 10, 2012 – This time around, with Republicans rightly pressing the issue in Congress, The One had to dial up his Senate allies to ensure they … Gulf Coast, according to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversations. … off to side with the GOP. …

Mar 10, 2012 – In 2008, they voted 57 percent for Barack Obama, and he carried the state. … Those latter figures are not, as some analysts seem to think, etched in stone. … Will Romney's appeal to high-education and high-income voters carry over to the general election, too? That's not clear.…

Mar 9, 2012 – On Feb. 22, senators voted 17-15 along party lines, with Republicans in the majority, for legislation that would require a doctor to … to require health insurance plans to cover abortions if they provide maternity coverage appears to have ended for now. … to LifeSiteNews.com.…

Mar 9, 2012 – 56 Senators voted in favor of a plan yesterday that would allow the Keystone pipeline to go forward by cancelling the bureaucratic … attached to it. … He actually did what Obama likes to do best when pandering to… whomever.…

Mar 8, 2012 – BOSTON (BP) -- Last week, the student senate at Northeastern University, in Boston, voted to end negotiations to bring fast-food chain … , it's not likely to hurt Chick-fil-A's bottom line. … Despite the relatively small opposition, the school's student government quickly voted to end negotiations with the company.…

Mar 8, 2012 – With refreshing candor, Santorum stated to a nationwide audience, “I voted for that [No Child Left Behind Act]; it was against the … For a human being, even one as powerful as the president of the United States, to seek to usurp the place and prerogatives of the Creator … takes hubris to the highest degree.…

Mar 8, 2012 – To add to Guy's thoughtful analysis on the US Senate races below -- I wouldn't underestimate the difficulty Claire McCaskill will face … What's notable is that it points out that she's in enough trouble that she will need help from the top of the ticket to win -- but … She has always been a master at talking like a centrist but having the sensibilities of a liberal (especially -- as when it comes to…

Mar 8, 2012 – community to resolve this issue. … We've waited for diplomacy to work. We've waited for sanctions to work. None of us can afford to wait much longer. … In response to Netanyahu and in his own speech to AIPAC, Obama declared that the United States would not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear…

Mar 8, 2012 – They know us for who we are -- in good times and in bad -- not who we want to be or hope to be or try to be. … Part of the primary process is to analyze the messengers to make sure that they are aligned with their message. … Remember, it's easy to fool those who don't know us well. It's impossible to fool those who know us the best.…

Mar 7, 2012 – edged Romney for the evangelical vote, 47 percent to 30 percent, with Gingrich winning 15 percent, according to the Times exit poll … to a CNN exit poll. … For instance, he failed to qualify for the Virginia, where he might have been favored.…

Mar 7, 2012 – The US Senate has voted to uphold Washington's ability to impose duties on subsidised goods from China and Vietnam. … The House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill, which will then go to President Barack Obama to sign into law.…

Mar 7, 2012 – As Super Tuesday gives way to post-mortem Wednesday, several realities are becoming clear: (1) Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican … be to be plugged in. … Eh, I guess looks to be the motto he'll have to try to ride to the nomination.…

Mar 7, 2012 – The state’s economy is still digging out from the massive, job-killing tax increases he voted for and that he continues to defend to … Benishek has fought to preserve and protect Medicare, reduce the size of the federal government to help grow the economy and create … This includes bringing the Committee to the Upper Peninsula to explore ways to reduce the claims backlog for Michigan Veterans to because…

Mar 6, 2012 – He typically fares better in caucus states, largely due to the dedication and enthusiasm of his supporters. … This was enough to get him 27% of the vote. Romney hoped to repeat his 2008 win when he took 37% of the vote. … Instead, less than one quarter of caucus attendees voted for him.…