Category Archives: National News

Poverty and Pre-School

Posted on August 10, 2007 by billmanzi

The Wall Street Journal published an outstanding article on the benefits of pre-school on Thursday. The article focused on the political movement towards pre-school, and the benefits that pre-school has. Both Florida and Oklahoma have started providing free pre-school, with … Continue reading →

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Dead Heat in Iowa

Posted on August 3, 2007 by billmanzi

A new Washington Post-ABC poll shows a virtual dead heat in Iowa between Senator Barak Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton, and former Senator John Edwards. In the poll, 27 percent said they would vote for Obama, 26 percent for Clinton and … Continue reading →

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A trillion for Iraq

Posted on August 1, 2007 by billmanzi

The Boston Globe is reporting today that the true cost of the war in Iraq is likely to be in the trillion dollar range. The war in Iraq could ultimately cost well over a trillion dollars — at least double … Continue reading →

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Big Boys Do Cry (The Tom Delay Story)

Posted on July 24, 2007 by billmanzi

Well the moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Tom Delay has put out his biography, and I am sure that the people of Massachusetts will be breaking down the doors at the local bookstores to get … Continue reading →

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The U.A.W. and Health Care

Posted on July 20, 2007 by billmanzi

As the U.A.W. and the big three automakers prepare to negotiate what promises to be a critically important labor contract the New York Times reports that for the first time U.A.W. retirees outnumber active workers. That shift has the greatest … Continue reading →

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Reid digs in

Posted on July 19, 2007 by billmanzi

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, unable to reach 60 votes to stop a Republican filibuster of a Democratic plan for Iraq withdrawal, pulled all competing proposals off of the legislative agenda, more than likely ensuring that no change in policy … Continue reading →

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Accord on SCHIP

Posted on July 16, 2007 by billmanzi

The New York Times is reporting a bipartisan agreement has been reached in the U.S. Senate on an extension to the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which expires on September 30. This extension contemplates an increase in funding for the program … Continue reading →

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Can you count to Sixty?

Posted on July 12, 2007 by billmanzi

A good question for Harry Reid these days, as Republican defections from President Bush’s Iraq policy mount by the day. In a coumn a couple of weeks back Pat Buchanan predicted a deluge of Republican defections in the Senate. What … Continue reading →

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Straight Talk Express Derails Part Two

Posted on July 10, 2007 by billmanzi

In a sign of the continuing turmoil surrounding his presidential campaign John McCain today fired chief stategist John Weaver and campaign manager Terry Nelson. Other top campaign aides followed Weaver and Nelson out the door. On top of the massive … Continue reading →

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Health Care Incrementalism?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by billmanzi

With the release of Michael Moore’s “Sicko” health care has become a hot issue in national and local politics, and the debate is begining to heat up amongst the presidential contenders as well as the candidates to succeed Marty Meehan … Continue reading →

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