Rep. Louise Slaughter Passed Away on Thursday
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) died Thursday night after being admitted to hospital following a fall earlier this week, according to Politico.
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Democrats, Unions, Left-Wing Activists Wary Of Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Bill
President Obama strongly urges passage of the bill, but he’ll need Republicans to do it. Not many Senators or Congressmen from his own party support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton infamously flipped to oppose the bill, after praising it for years, in part because Big Labor hates it.
FDA Takes Steps to Phase Out Antibiotics in Meat
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONCiting a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many cattle, hog and poultry producers give their
GAO Report on 'Political Intelligence' Sparks Bipartisan Call for Transparency
After spending a year studying political intelligence firms that gather insider political tips and sell them to investment firms, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a 34-page report that named few names and contained no recommendations for how to crack
James Carville: 'The Tea Party Is Over'
James Carville, one of Bill Clinton’s top political consultants, sent a fundraising e-mail yesterday proclaiming that “The Tea Party is Over,” according to the New York Observer. The letter, written to solicit fundraising money for Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), says
The Dirty Fight Over Soap
Who doesn’t love soap? Well, the obvious answer is the #OccupyWallStreet crowd, but put them aside for the moment. Everyone else loves soap. Or should. But not everyone does. It turns out that environmentalists don’t care much for soap either.
Abortion 'Rights' And Servicewomen: A Solution In Search Of A Problem
New York Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have proposed legislation to provide federal funding for abortions for U.S. military women. Their idea is to cover the cost of abortions in cases of rape, incest, or when the
The Elderly and Working Class Americans: the Forgotten Political Footballs
There was a lot of discussion in the media this week about using our soldiers as a “political football.” After we learned that a White House draft guidance targeted the pay of our service men and women as a way
Ad Hominem Alert! Louise Slaughter: "They're Here To Kill Women"
Continuing our commitment, free of charge, to helping AOL/Huffington Post keep their website ad hominem-free, we’ve discovered yet another AOL/Huffington Post contributor making ad hominem comments, this time Rep. Louise Slaughter. “Now they’re here to kill women,” Slaughter says in
Steny Hoyer: Members Are at Risk
Hand-wringing today in Politico: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is warning that some of his Democratic colleagues are being threatened with violence when they go back to their districts — and he wants Republicans to stand up and condemn the