July2009

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New Jersey Officials Arrested in FBI Sting Operation

Three New Jersey mayors, members of the state assembly and several rabbis were arrested Thursday in a wide-ranging FBI sting operation.

Senate Narrowly Votes Down Gun Measure

The Senate narrowly defeated an amendment that would have allowed people with permits for a concealed firearm in one state to carry that firearm into a different state.

Should Congress Delay its Summer Recess?

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled for a recess beginning July 31st.

The Mack Truck’s Call of the Day: Health Care Legislation

In this call from Monday’s Henry “Mack Truck” Harvey Show, Henry discusses the health care legislation currently being debated by Congress.

Walter Cronkite Dies at 92; Practiced ‘Journalism’

According to historian Tim Bannon, ‘journalism’ was a practice where people known as ‘reporters’ would question assertions made by government officials and others in positions of power.

Paulson Admits Pressuring Bank of America on Merrill Deal

Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson testified Thursday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Sotomayor Hearings Continue, with Pointed Questions

In Washington today, questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor by the Senate Judiciary continued.

Obama Meets with Bank Executives to Ask for Better Pin Number

President Barack Obama met with the CEOs of some of the nation’s major banks at the White House to ask them for a better pin number for various personal accounts of his.

[Audio] Report: Civilians in Other Countries Like Us Less When We Kill Several Hundred of Them for No Reason

The inadvertent killing of hundreds of a country’s civilians by bombing or other means could make the citizens of that country like us less, according to a report released today by the Brookings Insitution, an influential Wahington think tank.

California Cancels 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that his state will not participate in the year 2010 at all, “and will skip directly to 2011.”