Calif. Senate Poll: Is Boxer In Trouble?
18 Mar 2010 8:48pm GMT A new poll in California suggests that Sen. Barbara Boxer, a three-term Democrat who in the past has had no trouble getting re-elected, may have a tough fight on her hands in November. The Field Poll has Boxer, first elected in 1992, with a 51 percent unfavorable rating, compared to 38 percent favorable. She is in a statistical dead heat with former Rep. Tom Campbell, the current Republican frontrunner, trailing 44-43 percent, while it's Boxer 45 percent to 44 percent for another Republican,...
Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Thanks GOP Crossovers
18 Mar 2010 5:00pm GMT President Obama has signed the jobs bill passed Wednesday by the Senate, calling it a "welcome piece of legislation for our fellow Americans who are seeking work in this difficult economy." The Senate vote was 68-29, with 11 Republicans voting in favor: Alexander (TN), Bond (MO), Brown (MA), Burr (NC), Cochran (MS), Collins (ME), Inhofe (OK), LeMieux (FL), Murkowski (AK), Snowe (ME) and Voinovich (OH). The bill, which gives a tax break to small businesses, is expected to generate about...
Biden Buries, Then Unburies, Irish Prime Minister's Mother
18 Mar 2010 3:58pm GMT Yesterday evening at the White House there was a St. Patrick's Day reception that included, among others, President Obama, Vice President Biden and Brian Cowen, the prime minister of Ireland, a title officially called the Taoiseach. Biden is Irish and the nation's first Catholic vice president, and so he was in an especially ebullient mood. But, as we've seen before, he can sometimes be too ebullient. Here's what he said, courtesy the office of the White House press secretary. Check out the...
Hoyer Likes CBO Numbers, Sees Health Vote On Sunday
18 Mar 2010 2:26pm GMT Democrats pushing health care overhaul got some good news this morning, as the Congressional Budget Office said the bill, which would cost $940 billion over a decade, would cut the federal deficit by by $130 billion in the first ten years, and another $1.2 trillion in the second ten years. The Obama administration is hoping these numbers will bring over some fence-sitting Democrats who have expressed concerns about the cost of the legislation. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, buoyed by...
Today On TOTN: Kucinich Comes Around; Challenges To Dems Who Don't?
17 Mar 2010 4:51pm GMT Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, one of 39 Democrats who voted against the health care bill in the House last November, announced this morning that he will vote yes this time around ... even though he says the bill is far from perfect. But other Democrats who vote no may be threatened by either a primary challenge or one from an independent in November. We'll have Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, as our special guest. Stern is ready to take on -- or take out...
