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m******1
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"Kill the Gays" Bill Nears Vote
By Michelle Garcia
UGANDA PROTEST X390 (MYAFRICA.WORDPRESS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
A bill that would give harsh punishment to gays and lesbians in Uganda for
their sexual orientation may have a final vote sometime this week as
lawmakers finished a second day of hearings on the matter on Monday.
While the initial version of the bill, introduced in 2009, would have found
homosexuality punishable by death, the bill's author, David Bahati, said the
Parliament has "moved a... 阅读全帖
g********d
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Posted on Advocate.com June 08, 2011 06:50:00 PM ET
Queens United, Almost, for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
A substantial contingent of elected officials, labor leaders, and other
advocates hosted a press conference Wednesday to show support for marriage
equality in Queens, N.Y., a borough represented by two undecided state
senators key to passage of the legislation.
The event, which brought together federal, state, and local leaders,
signaled the start of the final, intensified push for ma... 阅读全帖
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By Julie Bolcer
Albanyx390 (Getty) | Advocate.com
New York senate Republicans failed to reach a decision whether to hold a
vote on the marriage equality bill in a Thursday morning meeting that
included a visit from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
New York senate Republicans met Thursday morning to continue their
discussion about whether to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor
for a vote, but afternoon remarks from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
, who attended the meeting, ... 阅读全帖
g********d
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - Marriage Equality Gridlock in New York
Posted on Advocate.com June 17, 2011 10:15:00 AM ET
Marriage Equality Gridlock in New York
By Julie Bolcer
NEW YORK STATE SENATE 20110617 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York senate Republicans will meet Friday for the third day in a day row
to discuss whether to vote on the marriage equality bill, which has remained
one vote shy of passage since Tuesday.
Republican senators in New York plan to meet in conference Friday morning
for the third day in a row as they deliberate whether to bring the m... 阅读全帖
m******1
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Marriage Equality Gridlock in New York
By Julie Bolcer
NEW YORK STATE SENATE 20110617 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York senate Republicans will meet Friday for the third day in a day row
to discuss whether to vote on the marriage equality bill, which has remained
one vote shy of passage since Tuesday.
Republican senators in New York plan to meet in conference Friday morning
for the third day in a row as they deliberate whether to bring the marriage
equality bill for a vote before the schedule... 阅读全帖
g********d
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Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 05:20:00 PM ET
N.Y. Senator Tweets for Marriage Equality Feedback
By Julie Bolcer
New York State senator Greg Ball, an undecided Republican who asked his
Twitter followers how he should vote on the marriage equality bill, said the
feedback appears to be trending toward support of the measure, but he
refuses to budge unless the bill includes stronger religious exemptions.
Ball, an Air Force veteran who advocated against the “don’t ask, don’t
tell” policy, pose... 阅读全帖
g********d
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - surrending on social security?
President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching
debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to
Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh
tax revenue.
At a meeting with top House and Senate leaders set for Thursday morning,
Obama plans to argue that a rare consensus has emerged about the size and
scope of the nation’s budget problems and that policymakers should seize
the moment to take dramatic action.
 ... 阅读全帖
g********d
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Posted on Advocate.com July 12, 2011 09:35:00 AM ET
Advocates Gear Up for Maryland Marriage Battle
By Andrew Harmon
Seeking to build on the momentum of New York’s historic marriage victory, a
coalition of LGBT rights organizations and liberal groups has begun to lay
the groundwork for marriage equality in Maryland.
The Washington Post reports that the new coalition Marylanders for Marriage
Equality, which includes the Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry, and
Equality Maryland, will launch i... 阅读全帖
m******1
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - 加州议会周五通过"Seth's Law"
By Lucas Grindley
SETH WALSH X390
Seth Walsh
A 13-year-old boy's suicide last year prompted lawmakers in California to
pass a law on Friday that orders schools to stop looking the other way on
bullying of students for their sexual orientation.
The passage of AB 9, or "Seth's Law" after young Seth Walsh, means public
schools are required to create policies for addressing incidents of bullying
. They are also required to state explicitly that discrimination based on
sexual orientation is not allow... 阅读全帖
g********d
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without a
gay marriage ban in its constitution. The idea has gone nowhere in the last
decade because Democratic leaders quashed Republican efforts to debate
amendment referenda.
Now with Republicans in charge of the Legislature for the first time in 140
years, conservatives are making their move. Lawmakers return Monday to
Raleigh to debate proposed amendments, including one to let voters next year
decide if a state law already o... 阅读全帖
m******1
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - 北卡要修宪了??
N.C. Lawmakers to Consider Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment
By Andrew Harmon
SAME SEX MARRIAGE GAY WEDDING RINGS X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
North Carolina lawmakers on Monday are expected to take up a proposed state
constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality, the Associated Press
reports.
The Republican-controlled state legislature is expected to debate the
proposed amendment, which would allow voters decide in 2012 whether to amend
the state constitution to define marriage as only the union b... 阅读全帖
m******1
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New York Lawmaker Wants to Make Cyberbullying a Felony
By Julie Bolcer
JAMEY RODEMEYER 390x (GETTY) ADVOCATE.COM
New York state senator Jeffrey Klein plans to introduce a bill to increase
penalties for online bullying following the suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, who
lived in the state.
The New York Post reports that Klein, a Democratic who represents the Bronx
and Westchester, will announce the bill on Monday. According to lawmakers’
public schedules, he will announce the bill in downtown Manhattan... 阅读全帖
g********d
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - GOP Lobbyist Joins Strategy to Repeal DOMA
Posted on Advocate.com October 02, 2011 11:40:00 AM ET
GOP Lobbyist Joins Strategy to Repeal DOMA
By Andrew Harmon
Jo Deutsch and Kathryn Lehman When Jo Deutsch and Kathryn Lehman are en
route to Capitol Hill for meetings with Republicans, they find it best to
avoid certain conversations. The debt ceiling is off the table. So are their
respective political resumes — one has worked for Barbara Boxer, the other
Newt Gingrich. The two lobbyists could not be more divergent on most issues
— except re... 阅读全帖
y*****g
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - 15歲同性戀少年自殺
关於 " 筹码 " 这个话题上 。。。
UNFAMILIAR FACES: REPUBLICANS DISPATCH IT GETS BETTER VIDEO
BY: CHRISTOPHER DONALDSON
10.25.2011
http://www.gay.net/news/2011/10/25/unfamiliar-faces-republicans
For as long as anyone can remember, Republicans have refused to
take any real interest in the It Gets Better video campaign.
It’s an oddity that more than a year later, the first three Republican
lawmakers of the New Jersey congressional delegation have just now decided
to join seven Democrats to offer th... 阅读全帖
y*****g
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - 15歲同性戀少年自殺
关於 " 筹码 " 这个话题上 。。。
UNFAMILIAR FACES: REPUBLICANS DISPATCH IT GETS BETTER VIDEO
BY: CHRISTOPHER DONALDSON
10.25.2011
http://www.gay.net/news/2011/10/25/unfamiliar-faces-republicans
For as long as anyone can remember, Republicans have refused to
take any real interest in the It Gets Better video campaign.
It’s an oddity that more than a year later, the first three Republican
lawmakers of the New Jersey congressional delegation have just now decided
to join seven Democrats to offer th... 阅读全帖
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http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/10/25/leahy-sets-doma-repea
The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee has set Nov. 3 as the start for
debate and a committee vote on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage
Act.
In a statement Tuesday, the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced
the committee “will begin debate on legislation” starting Nov. 3. The
Vermont lawmaker previously pledged to hold a panel vote on the bill in
November.
The committee begin its executive business meeting ... 阅读全帖
m******1
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By Julie Bolcer
MARTIN OMALLEY X390
Maryland governor Martin O’Malley introduced marriage equality legislation
Monday with clarification on protections for religious institutions and
leaders.
A survey commissioned in October by the Human Rights Campaign and conducted
by the Garin Hart Yang polling firm showed that 51 percent would support
same-sex marriage in Maryland if the issue went to referendum.
Another poll, conducted by Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies, that
surveyed voters abou... 阅读全帖
m******1
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NJ Senate Leaders Challenge Christie on Marriage Referendum
By Julie Bolcer
NJSenateDemocratsGayMarriagex390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
Following approval of the marriage equality bill in the New Jersey senate
judiciary committee on Tuesday, the trio of Democratic leaders backing the
measure rejected a suggestion from Governor Chris Christie that the issue be
put to voters in a referendum this fall.
“We do not put civil rights questions on the ballot,” said Senate Majority
Leader Loretta Weinbe... 阅读全帖
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http://www.chron.com/news/article/NJ-gov-fires-a-zinger-in-feud
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The verbal feud over gay marriage in New Jersey got
more personal Monday with Gov. Chris Christie firing a slang term at a
lawmaker, and a hero of the Civil Rights movement chastising the governor
for a separate remark.
Christie called openly gay Assemblyman Reed Gusciora "numb nuts" during a
Statehouse news conference — his response to the lawmaker comparing him to
former segregationist governors in the South.
... 阅读全帖
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One of Wall Street's most high-profile executives has joined the ranks of
those speaking out in favor of same-sex marriage.
Goldman Sachs SEO Lloyd Blankfein asks viewers to join a "majority of
Americans who support marriage equality" in a new video for the Human Rights
Campaign (HRC), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
advocacy group. "America's corporations learned long ago that equality is
just good business and it's the right thing to do," Blankfein says in the
new vide... 阅读全帖
g********d
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - N.J. Senate Passed Marriage Equality Bill
Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 10:35:00 AM ET
N.J. Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality Bill
By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE (SCOTT MCPHERSON) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New Jersey state senate is expected to make history Monday when it
passes the marriage equality bill for the first time, but a promised veto
from Governor Chris Christie means that advocates could be waiting a long
time to see the bill become law.
The senate will debate the bill and vote this afternoon, followed by an
as... 阅读全帖
g********d
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - Washington Gov. Signed Marriage Bill Today
Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 03:28:41 PM ET
WASHINGTON GOVERNOR ON MARRIAGE: "IT IS SIGNED!"
By Andrew Harmon and Nick Visser
CHRIS GREGOIRE SIGNS MARRIAGE X390 (GRAB) | ADVOCATE.COM
Christine Gregoire signs marriage bill.
Calling it “a day that historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights
,” Washington governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a state marriage
equality bill introduced just weeks ago.
“It is the right step. We have finally said yes to marriage equality,”
Gr... 阅读全帖
m******8
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama --
(AP) - Gay rights advocates are planning a rally at the Alabama state
capitol to urge lawmakers to expand the state's hate crimes law to include
violence against gays and lesbians.
Activists will gather Sunday in Montgomery on the 13th anniversary of the
slaying of Billy Jack Gaither, a Sylacauga man who was brutally stabbed and
beaten before his body was burned on a pile of tires. Authorities determined
Gaither was targeted because he was gay.
The Birmingham News reports ... 阅读全帖
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Gay couples campaigning for civil unions in Colorado have claimed their
biggest victory yet as a key Republican-led House committee advanced a bill
it had previously opposed.
The newfound support means Colorado is likely to become the latest of more
than a dozen states to provide legal protections to gay couples similar to
marriage.
The measure approved Thursday evening faces two more committee votes, but
sponsors are optimistic they have enough support to get the legislation to
Gov. John Hicken... 阅读全帖
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/zach-wahls-lobbies-con
WASHINGTON -- You may not recognize him by name, but Zach Wahls is known by
millions as the teenager who gave powerful testimony to an Iowa House
committee in January 2011 in support of his two moms. The video of his
speech became the top viral political video of 2011 and landed him TV
appearances with Ellen DeGeneres and David Letterman, among others.
Now 20 years old, Wahls has written a book, traveled the country talking
about th... 阅读全帖
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David Richardson has become the first openly gay legislator of Florida. The
55-year-old forensic accountant said he was comfortable having made Florida
history on election night.
“I am the first openly gay legislator of Florida – and forever will be,”
he said, having defeated on Tuesday three other candidates to represent
state House District 113 in Miami Beach.
Mr Richardson, a native of Orlando and the son of a cab driver and factory
worker, gained biology and accounting undergraduate degrees ... 阅读全帖
m******1
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Uganda’s parliament will pass a controversial antigay bill before the end
of this year, according to the leader of the lawmaking body.
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga told the Associated Press that parliament would pass
the law, which originally included the death penalty for some homosexual
acts, because Ugandans “are demanding it.” Some Christian leaders at a
meeting Friday in Kampala asked the Speaker to pass the law as “a Christmas
gift,” and she said parliament would consider the bill within two wee... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - Top 10 News Stories of 2012
1. The Clucking Mess of Chick-fil-A
Georgia-based fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A became a national flash point
when it was revealed that the company had donated more than $5 million to
antigay groups, including a hate group as designated by the Southern Poverty
Law Center. Company president Dan Cathy added to the firestorm when he said
he opposes marriage equality and operates his fast-food chain according to
“biblical principles.” The resulting boycotts led conservative former
Arkansas governo... 阅读全帖
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Colorado Senate approves civil unions bill with final vote
Read more: Colorado Senate approves civil unions bill with final vote - The
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A bill allowing gay couples to form civil unions passed the Senate this
morning on a 21-14 with Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango providing the lone
R... 阅读全帖
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/delaware-gay-marriage_
WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers in Delaware introduced a bill Thursday to
legalize same-sex marriage, with the support of legislative leaders and Gov
. Jack Markell (D).
Delaware legalized civil unions in 2011. If it were to pass a marriage
equality bill, it would become the first state to do so since the Supreme
Court arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 triggered a
significant public debate, with many lawm... 阅读全帖
h*******g
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来自主题: QueerNews版 - 华人恐同者
This is too much!
Calif. lawmakers pass K-12 transgender-rights bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are sending Gov. Jerry Brown
a bill that would require public K-12 schools to let transgender students
choose which restrooms they use and which school teams they join based on
their gender identity instead of their chromosomes.
Some school districts around the country have implemented similar policies,
but the bill's author says AB1266 would mark the first time a state has
mandate... 阅读全帖
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/20/italian-lawmakers-hold-sa
A group of Italian lawmakers interrupted a parliamentary debate on Friday to
engage in a same-sex kissing demonstration in support of expanding the
country’s anti-discrimination law to include the LGBT community.
According to The Local, the new measure, which expands a 1993 law to ban “
crimes motivated by homophobia or transphobia,” passed in the Chamber of
Deputies in a 354-79 vote, but is not expected to make it through the Senat... 阅读全帖
F*V
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来自主题: RisingChina版 - CNN: India has a rape crisis
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/19/opinion/india-rape-anger-menon/in
This week, a 23-year-old woman, accompanied by a male friend, boarded a bus
on a busy road in the capital at 9 p.m., only to be brutally raped by a
group of men. She was then savagely beaten, stripped and thrown onto the
road. The girl and her friend, who was attacked for trying to protect her,
were returning home after watching a movie. She is battling for life in
hospital, according to her doctors.
India's rising rape cases -- one... 阅读全帖
U*E
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(CNN) -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fired back Sunday at a CBS News'
"60 Minutes" report that highlighted several instances of what it suggested
could be "soft corruption."
The show looked at the investments of various lawmakers -- including Pelosi,
House Speaker John Boehner and Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama --
who reportedly bought stocks around the same time legislation involving
those investments was being discussed.
Pelosi and her husband participated in an initial publi... 阅读全帖
l****z
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34242872/ns/us_news-life/
New York lawmakers reject gay marriage bill
Measure fails by wider-than-expected margin, falling 12 votes short

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers rejected a bill Wednesday that would have
made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage, disheartening advocates
already stung by a similar decision by Maine voters just last month.
The New York measure failed by a wider margin than expected, falling 12
votes short in a 24-38 decision by the
s******y
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你还真别不相信。 取消有病的保险人的保单是保险公司常见的做法。
这种行为是保险公司自己也不否认的,因为根据目前的法律和保险公司
给你的合同,即使保险人没有任何明显的过错或者欺诈行为,他们也很
容易找一个借口取消你的保险。
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/17/business/fi-rescind17
Blue Cross praised employees who dropped sick policyholders, lawmaker says
Executives of three of the nation's largest health insurers told federal
lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday that they would continue canceling
medical coverage for some sick policyholders, despite withering criticism
from Republican and Democratic memb
m*********a
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By Julianna Goldman and Roger Runningen
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats need about six more votes from House
members to pass a U.S. health-care overhaul, Obama administration officials
said today.
White House and Democratic leaders aim to collect those votes from a pool of
about 14 to 15 undecided lawmakers to get to the 216 votes needed to pass
the measure, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Obama has met or called about three dozen lawmakers in the last five day
l****z
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All you need to know to determine your vote in November is that a vote for
any candidate endorsed by unions is a vote for higher taxes.
I am pleased to report that UAW 2865 Los Angeles has provided a perfect list
of who NOT to vote for with this endorsement
Dear UAW 2865 members,
The November 2nd election is just around the corner. This election will
decide the future of our state for many years to come. As educators,
students, and public employees, we have a lot at stake in the election... 阅读全帖
p******e
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来自主题: USANews版 - Welcome to Teabagger America
PHOENIX – Republican lawmakers want to widen Arizona's illegal immigration
crackdown with a proposal to require hospitals to check on whether patients
are in the country legally, causing outrage among medical professionals who
fear becoming de facto immigration agents under the law.
The medical industry ripped the bill Monday as it was scheduled for a
hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Doctors envisioned scenarios in
which immigrants with contagious diseases such as tuberculosis would st... 阅读全帖
l****z
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来自主题: USANews版 - WSJ: Restrictions on Unions Become Law
MADISON, Wis.—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Friday
eliminating most collective-bargaining rights for the state's public
employees, while boosting how much they will pay for their benefits and
making it tougher for public unions to retain members.
With the passage of a controversial bill curtailing collective bargaining
rights for public workers in Wisconsin, angry union members are calling for
more protests and Democrats are promising legal challenges. Doug Belkin
reports fr... 阅读全帖
l****z
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House passes historic ban on taxpayer funding for abortion
by Kathleen Gilbert
Wed May 04, 2011 16:20 EST
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The House on Wednesday
afternoon voted 251-175 to pass H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
Act, which makes permanent and universal the annually-approved Hyde
amendment. In its current form, the Hyde amendment, which bans federal
funding for abortion except for in cases of rape and incest, requires annual
approval.
The bill was ... 阅读全帖
B**W
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WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Thousands of college students may soon feel a
financial pinch and another 100,000 may not be able to complete degrees if
Congress pushes ahead with planned changes to federal student loans,
education experts said.
Congress is expected on Friday to pass a budget to fund the federal
government over the next nine months. And the budget makes some big changes
to certain federal student loan programs.
The good news for students is the budget would set maximum level of the
pop... 阅读全帖
B**W
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来自主题: USANews版 - Boehner's brinksmanship
It's only fitting that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) would close
the year with one more act of brinksmanship. Boehner announced Sunday that
he opposed the bipartisan deal in the Senate on a stopgap extension of soon-
to-expire payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and Medicare payment rates
for physicians — a deal that he reportedly urged his caucus to accept,
only to have other members of his leadership team oppose it. The Senate
proposal was far from perfect, but it gave the House G... 阅读全帖
l****z
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来自主题: USANews版 - MF Global: Some Signs Point to Corzine
by Kyle Colona on March 26, 2012
Congressional hearings continue into the MF Global snafu and with each day
come more revelations that might finger Jon Corzine for ordering fund
transfers to cover margin calls on sovereign debt positions that ultimately
brought the company down.
In fact several news sources are reporting that documents obtained by
lawmakers in connection with the hearings include emails from the firm’s
Chicago-based treasurer, Edith Obrien. These messages may indicate that he
ga... 阅读全帖
l****z
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来自主题: USANews版 - Send Out the Punter
Democratic Senate budget chairman reverses course, will not offer budget
this year
BY: Andrew Stiles - April 17, 2012 6:08 pm
Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) will not draft a
Democratic budget before the 2012 election, he announced Tuesday.
Instead of going through the traditional markup process in the committee,
Conrad said he would introduce the 2010 report drafted by the Bowles-Simpson
fiscal commission, and then indefinitely delay a vote in order to allow
time for ... 阅读全帖
l****z
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Politico Forgets to Mention Democrats Caused Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
Problem
July 5, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston
In its update on the coming student loan interest rate hike deal in Congress
, Politico dances its blame-the-GOP tap dance once again saying that the
coming rate hike is all just “politics.” But somehow Politico forgets to
note that this interest rate problem is of the Democrats’ own making in the
first place.
Reporting that Congress has signed off on a bipartisan deal to hal... 阅读全帖
l****z
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Arizona is hosting several competitive primaries Tuesday, including a GOP
battle for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl and a
Democratic fight for the seat held until recently by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
But Arizona’s big matchup is between two House Republican freshmen elected
in 2010 with tea party support, Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.
The fight was personal and hard-hitting from the outset, and that harshness
has only ratcheted up in recent days. Supporters of ... 阅读全帖
l****z
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来自主题: USANews版 - U.S. Firms Move Abroad to Cut Taxes
By JOHN D. MCKINNON And SCOTT THURM
More big U.S. companies are reincorporating abroad despite a 2004 federal
law that sought to curb the practice. One big reason: Taxes.
Companies cite various reasons for moving, including expanding their
operations and their geographic reach. But tax bills remain a primary
concern. A few cite worries that U.S. taxes will rise in the future,
especially if Washington revamps the tax code next year to shrink the
federal budget deficit.
"We want to be closer to wh... 阅读全帖
l****z
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美国地区法院裁决,马萨诸塞州必须用纳税人的钱,资助因谋杀而判处终身监禁的囚犯
做变性手术
BOSTON (AP) — State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-
reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for
murder, because it is the only way to treat her "serious medical need," a
federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Michelle Kosilek was born male but has received hormone treatments and now
lives as a woman in an all-male prison. Kosilek was named Robert when
married to Cheryl Kosilek and was convicted of murdering her in ... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: USANews版 - 猴晒阴:smart guy, it's politics!
晒阴认为当务之急不是jobs,
是阶级斗争。并补充道,它自己就是1%,谢谢大家的税收。
同时向阿拉伯国家道歉,因为他们杀了美国大使。
unemployment rates rise in 26 states in August
by Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Updated 1h 13m ago
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Hess drilling supervisor Mike Durkin explains the oil-drilling process to
lawmakers from North and South Dakota Aug. 30, 2012 near Tioga, N.D. The oil
boom has helped employment in both states.
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