LANDLINE PHONES, TV ARMOIRES and BUTTERFLY BALLOTS … ADD PAPER CENSUS QUESTIONAIRES TO LIST The Census Bureau expects to use the Internet — plus smart phones and other technologies yet to be invented — for the next decennial census, in 2020, The Washington Post reports.
The House Energy and Commerce Energy and Power Subcommittee unveiled on Thursday an energy agenda for 2013, The Washington Post reports. The plan calls for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, more energy extraction on federal land, easing regulation of energy exports, and making it harder for agencies like the...
The Washington Post writes, “The EPA will move ahead Friday with rules requiring cleaner gasoline and cars nationwide, despite fierce protests from the oil industry and some conservative Democrats. The new proposed rules — which had been stuck in regulatory limbo since December 2011 in the face of intense political...
SEBELIUS CONCEDES PREMIUMS MAY RISE HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that health premiums may rise under the Affordable Care Act, Reuters reports. She says full data on costs will not be available until next year. "While the changes are expected to lower costs for women, older beneficiaries, and the...
“SHAME ON US IF WE’VE FORGOTTEN”… words used by Obama yesterday as he signaled that as time goes on after Newton, the political momentum for achieving gun reform has stalled. First Read writes, “There is still more than a chance that Senate Democrats are able to strike some sort of...
“I MEANT NO DISRESPECT” Don Young, R-Alaska, apologized Thursday for using the term "wetbacks" to describe Hispanic workers on his family farm, The Hill reports. Young released a statement last night, saying that he “meant no disrespect” with his comments. In his apology, Young said he believes Congress should take...
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