Deval Patrick's mortgage Monster

Seeded on Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:26 AM EDT (The Boston Herald)

A new book on the financial crisis sheds more light on the role Gov. Deval Patrick played at Ameriquest, a corrupt subprime mortgage lender at the center of the global economic meltdown, which the governor frequently blames for his administration's dismal jobs record.

politics

Illegal's medical bills top $35.7M

Seeded on Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:31 AM EDT (The Boston Herald)

Beleaguered Bay State and U.S. taxpayers coughed up a staggering $35.7 million this year in free emergency health care for more than 52,000 illegal aliens in Massachusetts, sparking outrage from candidates and critics who back a tougher line on immigration.

politics

After news of Google tax dodges, Obama raises money with Google execs

Seeded on Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:46 AM EDT (Washington Examiner)

On the day it was reported that Google uses income shifting techniques known by such arcane names as the "Double Irish" and the "Dutch Sandwich" to avoid paying taxes on its foreign profits, President Obama attended an intimate, high-dollar fundraiser at the Palo Alto, Californi …

politics

Public-Employees Union Is Now Campaign's Big Spender

Seeded on Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:15 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

The 1.6 million-member AFSCME is spending a total of $87.5 million on the elections after tapping into a $16 million emergency account to help fortify the Democrats' hold on Congress. Last week, AFSCME dug deeper, taking out a $2 million loan to fund its push.

politics

Panel: Gov't thwarted worst-case scenario on spill

Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 1:55 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

In documents released Wednesday, the national oil spill commission reveals that in late April or early May the White House budget office denied a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make public the worst-case discharge from the blown-out well.

politics

Unions pump $1.3M into Mass. sales tax cut fight

Seeded on Sun Oct 3, 2010 3:38 PM EDT (The Boston Herald)

BOSTON — Unions have pumped more than $1.3 million into the fight against a statewide ballot question designed to lower Massachusetts sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 3 percent.

politics

Citizens' Group Helps Uncover Alleged Rampant Voter Fraud in Houston

Seeded on Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:54 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

"Vacant lots had several voters registered on them. An eight-bed halfway house had more than 40 voters registered at its address," Engelbrecht said. "We then decided to look at who was registering the voters."

democrats, politics, seiu, voter-fraus

Obama skips Polish funeral, heads to golf course

Seeded on Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:52 AM EDT (The Washington Times)

On a cool but sun-drenched Sunday, the president and three golfing companions went to Andrews Air Force Base to play 18 holes. It is the 32nd time Mr. Obama has played golf since taking office Jan. 20, 2009, according to CBS Radio's Mark Knoller.

iraq, golf, democrats, politics, war, poland, funeral, soldiers, obama

Reid Supporters Accused of Throwing Eggs at Tea Party Bus

Seeded on Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:53 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's hometown of Searchlight, Nev., served as kickoff site Saturday for the latest Tea Party Express tour -- and apparently Reid's supporters weren't too happy about it.

democrats, politics, protests, reid, tea-party

Pro-Life Democrats Who Switched Vote for Health Bill Request Billions in Earmarks

Seeded on Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:45 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

The 11 House Democrats led by Rep.

democrats, politics, healthcare, obama, pro-life, corrupt, earmarks, stupak, pay-offs

State workers get sweet deals on posh rental properties - BostonHerald.com

Seeded on Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:58 PM EST (The Boston Herald)

State workers are getting cut-rate, taxpayer-subsidized rent to live in waterfront homes and leafy suburbs in state parks from Brewster to Rockport - even as Beacon Hill seeks to halt a fiscal fiasco set to slash cash for teachers, libraries and the disabled.

housing, democrats, politics, boston, deval-patrick, rents, state-workers

Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer

Seeded on Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:05 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nominee after the panel received a letter from a home-state prosecutor blasting the candidate as a judicial loose cannon and after Republicans raised concerns about bias in favor of sex …

democrats, politics, judge, supreme-court, senate-judiciary-committee, obama, chatigny

Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge Report

Seeded on Tue Mar 9, 2010 3:49 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

In the very body sworn to protect and defend the Constitution, an e-mail is circulating warning U.S. Senate staffers not to view one of the most popular news sites on the Web, claiming it could spread computer viruses.

senate, democrats, politics, house, obama, corrupt, censoring, whitepages, drugereport

State workers splurge on $41M buyback binge

Seeded on Tue Mar 9, 2010 1:52 PM EST (The Boston Herald)

In total, unused vacation and sick days paid out to departing employees in state government cost taxpayers more than $41 million in 2009, according to a Herald payroll analysis.

democrats, politics, vacation, massachusetts, corrupt, deval-patrick, deval, sick-time

Massa Details Naked Shower Fight With 'Son of the Devil's Spawn'

Seeded on Mon Mar 8, 2010 8:16 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

It sounds like the kind of bad dream that only congressmen have -- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, stark naked, approaches you in the locker room to give you a piece of his mind for not supporting the president's budget.

democrats, politics, federal, government, obama, corrupt, eric-massa, chief-of-staff, rahm-emanual

Federal Workers Paid More Than Private Employees For Similar Work

Seeded on Fri Mar 5, 2010 5:13 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Federal employees are earning considerably more than people doing similar work in the private sector, according to an analysis from USA Today -- news that's sure to rile lawmakers already concerned about the rate of federal spending.

budget, democrats, politics, private, federal, government, sector, employees, wages, salary

$150M Anthrax Vaccine Contract Goes to Firm With Close Dem Party Ties

Seeded on Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:48 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

The Obama administration has steered up to $150 million in federal funding for the development and production of an anthrax vaccine to a bio-defense firm with strong Democratic Party ties.

democrats, politics, lies, obama, broken, promises, hypocrite

Obama Agnostic on Deficit Cuts, Won't Prejudge Tax Increases on Middle Class

Seeded on Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:37 AM EST (Business Week)

President Barack Obama said he is "agnostic" about raising taxes on households making less than $250,000 as part of a broad effort to rein in the budget deficit.

campaign, taxes, democrats, politics, obama, income, promise, middle-class

Voter Bomb | Brown for US Senate

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:31 PM EST (brownforussenate.com)

It's crunch time. This is it; the moment when the Massachusetts Miracle morphs from an impossible dream into reality. Tell Scott Brown how many voters you will personally ensure show up and vote on Tuesday.

senate, election, democrats, politics, republicans, obama, massachusetts, coakley, martha-coakley, scott-brown

New Weekly Jobless Claims Rise, Ongoing Claims Slow

Seeded on Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:29 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week as jobs remain scarce amid a sluggish economic recovery.

economy, democrats, politics, unemployment, federal, obama, stimulus

Record year for foreclosures as unemployment rises

Seeded on Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:27 PM EST (apnews.myway.com)

A record 2.8 million households were threatened with foreclosure last year, and that number is expected to rise this year as more unemployed and cash-strapped homeowners fall behind on their mortgages.

economy, democrats, politics, unemployment, record, obama, foreclosures

U.S. Ignored U.N. Aid Agency's Fraud and Mismanagement

Seeded on Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:03 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

Between 2004 and 2008, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) showered more than $330 million on an obscure United Nations agency known as UNOPS — United Nations Office for Project Services — to carry out development aid projects in Afghanistan.

afghanistan, taxes, fraud, politics, corruption, united-states, united-nations, oversight, usaid, failure

More Stimulus? Analysis Finds Funds for Roads, Bridges Has Had No Impact

Seeded on Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:35 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's top economist gave administration support for a new $75 billion stimulus plan that passed the House last month, but a new analysis shows the government has stimulated little in the past year through one of its most vaunted programs -- road construc …

taxes, democrats, politics, unemployment, federal, government, obama, stimulus

White House Budget Director Asks for 'Privacy' for Love Child

Seeded on Thu Jan 7, 2010 11:48 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

The White House budget director, who recently announced his engagement to an ABC News reporter, is the father of a baby girl born to his ex girlfriend less than two months ago, the New York Post reported, citing unnamed inside sources.

white-house, budget, politics, director, obama, orszag

No Looking Backwards: "Scott Brown for Senate" Campaign Ad Material?

Seeded on Thu Jan 7, 2010 11:37 AM EST (massbackwards.blogspot.com)

Guess which entity below got squeezed by Coakley for a multi-million settlement (and a lot of headlines and photo-ops) in the wake of the tunnel collapse, and which one secured a provision as part of its deal with the state that protected it from any criminal liability?

senate, politics, massachusetts, coakley, corrupt, scott-brown

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