On April 8, President Obama spoke yet again on the issue of gun violence in Connecticut, only an hour away from the Newtown massacre. NBC, ABC, and CBS all ran stories on this speech. While the media have continually attacked the gun industry and promoted stricter gun control than even the administration, they conveniently ignored… Read more »
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Obama to nominate three, including two Republicans, to labor board. Will Republicans filibuster?
President Obama announced three nominations to the National Labor Relations Board Tuesday: His new nominees include two Republicans, lawyers Harry I. Johnson, III and Philip A. Miscimarra, and he also renominated Democrat Mark Gaston Pearce, who is currently serving on the board. “With these nominations there will be five nominees to the NLRB, both Republicans… Read more »
Three charts that show the U.S. spends too little on energy research
At his confirmation hearing this morning, Energy Secretary nominee Ernest Moniz told the Senate that the United States spends far too little on energy R&D. “We are underinvesting by a factor of three,” he said. Is that right? Many energy experts have, indeed, argued over the years that the U.S. government could do a lot… Read more »
Big Three Spotlight ‘Backlash’ Over President Obama’s Compliment; Omit First Lady’s ‘Single Mother’ Gaffe
ABC, CBS, and NBC's Friday morning shows all devoted air time to President Obama labeling California Attorney General Kamala Harris "the best-looking attorney general in the country" at a fundraiser on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, a panel on NBC's Today tried to explain away the remark. Willie Geist asserted, "I think he [Obama] was making a joke."… Read more »