Category Archives: Politics

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Gingrich 2010 Tax Return reported $3,162,424 total income

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Featheriver

The headline number was 31.45%. That’s the percentage of the couple’s total income — $3,162,424 — they owed in federal income taxes. Their total tax bill was $994,708. Gingrich’s opponent Mitt Romney said this week that he estimates his effective … Continue reading →

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Fact Check of GOP Presidential Debate in South Carolina

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Featheriver

Facts were sometimes used as blunt instruments as the four remaining GOP presidential candidates hammered away at each other in the last debate before Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Santorum and Romney tangled on the Massachusetts health care law. Santorum wrongly … Continue reading →

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Super PACS

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Featheriver

Super PAC s are changing the political landscape of the United States. The impact of ordinary voters on who will represent them in the federal government is rapidly declining. The impact of “elite” voters on will represent them is rapidly … Continue reading →

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Nevada Congressional Delegation Votes

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Featheriver

Recent Senate Votes National Defense Authorization Act, FY2012 – Vote Passed (93-7)The Senate passed this bill authorizing $662 billion in defense spending for the current fiscal year. The bill contains provisions requiring suspected terrorists to be held in military custody … Continue reading →

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Danny Tarkanian entering Nevada CD#4 Race for House

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Featheriver

Danny Tarkanian is gearing up to enter the race in Nevada’s new 4th district (which includes Nye County). He released polling this week that showed him ahead in the GOP primary and in a test of the general election. The poll … Continue reading →

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Santorum: Undocumented Immigrant Families Should Be Broken Up

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Featheriver

Rick Santorum, a Republican contender for the GOP’s Presidential nomination is a sorry excuse for a human being. [Source: Rick Santorum The Courage to Fight for America] His campaign website cites “Faith Family & Freedom.” But his family values is … Continue reading →

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Gingrich and Child Labor and Social Security

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Featheriver

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow Show Newt Gingrich wants every state to open a work-study college where students work 20 hours a week during the school year and full-time in the … Continue reading →

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Got your share the the trickle down?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Featheriver

[Source: Nick Anderson of the Cartoonist Group]

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Super Committee Failure

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Featheriver

The inability of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, better known as the “super committee,” to come to an agreement on a plan to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion is just the latest turn of … Continue reading →

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Nevada Congressional Delegation Votes

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Featheriver

  November 21, 2011 In this MegaVote for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations House: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 House: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations House: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the … Continue reading →

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