url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/31/sarah-palin-disses-reagan-library/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; Sarah Palin announced that she is not attending a Republican women’s event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on August 8, despite weeks of media reports to the contrary. Former Alaska Governor Palin’s spokeswoman said in a statement on Facebook that “The Governor has other work and commitments to take care of at...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/texting-while-driving-ban-proposed-in-senate/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban texting on a cell phone or other personal electronic device while driving. If passed, the bill would force states to enact laws against texting while driving, or risk losing federal highway funds. “iPhones, Sidekicks and Blackberries are ingenious, indispensable devices,” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/sex-scandals-whose-are-worse-republicans-vs-democrats/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and perhaps Chip Pickering: Summer 2009 may go down as the season of Republican sex scandals. But if you look at the long history of political sex scandals, I think Democrats win both in quantity and (low) quality. “The Kennedys, Clinton, Spitzer. For sheer volume and creativity, no group of...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/which-states-are-raising-taxes-in-the-recession/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The recession has forced some states to raise taxes — both personal income and sales — to make up for budget shortfalls. In the first half of 2009, 10 states made major changes to personal income-tax rates, most of which are retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. In recent months, New Jersey, New...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/29/colin-powell-wonders-if-palin-quit-for-wonderful-world-of-speaking/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin “a fascinating figure,” but said “I don’t think she was ready to be president of the United States last fall when she was named the vice presidential candidate.” Asked about Palin’s curious resignation, he said: “I don’t know if she is doing...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/28/sen-john-cornyn-u-s-should-bomb-china-not-india-huh/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said in a TV interview that the F-22 bomber is needed because the U.S. may need to bomb India. He then clarified that – oops- he didn’t mean India; he meant we may need to bomb China. China? Cornyn may not be a geography whiz, but just because both...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/28/sarah-palins-sex-appeal-is-grist-for-political-debate-on-msnbc/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; An MSNBC show held a political debate Monday on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s sex appeal. The show’s anchor, Donny Deutsch, stated his belief that there is national interest in Palin because “we’ve never seen a woman in power who looks like this and has this appeal.” Above Deutsch on the screen was...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/28/colin-powell-skip-gates-could-have-avoided-arrest/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Gen. Colin Powell says that Harvard Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates could have avoided arrest and the ensuing controversy by just talking calmly to Cambridge, Mass., Police Sgt. James Crowley and coming outside his house. “I’m saying Skip, perhaps in this instance, might have waited a while, come outside, talked to the officer and...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/28/lawsuit-catholic-nurse-forced-to-assist-in-late-term-abortion/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; A Catholic nurse in New York claims she was forced in May to participate in the abortion of a 22-week-old fetus against her moral convictions. The nurse alleges in a lawsuit that Mount Sinai Hospital officials knew of her objections to abortion, but told her to assist in the procedure or face disciplinary...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/27/potty-pork-stimulus-money-flushed-down-the-toilet/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package, intended to jump-start the economy and create jobs, is spending tens of millions of dollars to repair and build toilets. Tax dollars are quite literally being flushed down the drain while unemployment is near 10 percent and the economy shows few signs of improvement. As the...
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