Category Archives: National News

Essex and Middlesex Counties included in disaster relief

Posted on January 18, 2009 by billmanzi

The Federal Government yesterday announced that both Essex and Middlesex County would be included in the federal declaration of disasater for the recent ice storm, despite both counties failing to meet county wide financial threshholds. The initial failure to meet … Continue reading →

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Chasing the (ex) President?

Posted on January 17, 2009 by billmanzi

House Democratic Majority Leader has posted this video highlighting the fiscal abuses of the past eight years. Politico linked to it in its story “Gone but not Forgotten, Dems After Bush”. Paul Krugman has written an op-ed piece advocating that … Continue reading →

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A Peaceful Transition

Posted on January 17, 2009 by billmanzi

President-elect Barack Obama gives his last weekly radio address before he takes office. The President-elect talks of the transition as something that shows that what unifies us as Americans far outweighs that which may divide us. It is a truly … Continue reading →

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Obama pledges Entitlement Reform at the Post

Posted on January 16, 2009 by billmanzi

President elect Barack Obama, for the second time in a few short weeks, again sounded the alarm on the need for entitlement reform. He did so in an interview at the Washington Post, the audio which is attached to this … Continue reading →

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The Long Goodbye

Posted on January 15, 2009 by billmanzi

President Bush delivered his last speech to the country as President, highlighting the positives (as he sees them) from his eight years in power. The President admitted to setbacks, and said he would do some things differently if given a … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Barack!

Posted on January 13, 2009 by billmanzi

Politico is reporting that Barack Obama had dinner tonight at the home of George Will, with other attendees being Charles Krauthammer, as well as David Brooks and William Kristol. Wow, what a dinner that must have been. How did Kristol … Continue reading →

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The Bush Finale

Posted on January 12, 2009 by billmanzi

President Bush held his final press conference this morning, covering the full gamut of questions. MSNBC gave the following overview: He said the “most urgent threat” that Obama will face is the potential for an “attack on our homeland.” Bush … Continue reading →

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The Obama Economic Speech

Posted on January 10, 2009 by billmanzi

President-elect Barack Obama gives an economic talk this past week, warning of grave consequences if strong action is not taken. He speaks of the irresponsible actions of wall street and government. And he sets a goal of adding three million … Continue reading →

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Yippee! Sarah is Back!

Posted on January 9, 2009 by billmanzi

Governor Sarah Palin is back, giving a post mortem on press coverage of her vice presidential candidacy. Some great stuff here, including her criticism of the question asked by Katie Couric about what she reads. She attacks bloggers as well, … Continue reading →

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Senate Refuses to Seat Burris

Posted on January 7, 2009 by billmanzi

The United States Senate yesterday refused to seat Roland Burris, selected by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the term of Barack Obama. The dance with Burris and by extension Blagojevich will continue today, with Majority Leader Harry Reid and … Continue reading →

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