Archive for April, 2010

The disastrous oil spill spreading along the Gulf Coast near the Florida Panhandle has stalled plans to open new offshore areas to energy exploration.

While emergency crews scramble to stop 210,000 gallons of oil a day from spewing into the Gulf and…

Defense lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich who hoped to drag President Barack Obama into their client’s corruption trial this summer were rejected Friday by the judge overseeing the case.

U.S. District Judge James Zagel said the defense motion…

MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — High winds and choppy seas frustrated efforts to hold back the oil spill seeping into Louisiana’s rich fishing grounds and nesting areas Friday, and the government desperately cast about for new ideas for…

Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist wants independents to back his bid to become Florida’s next senator. But he might not be exactly what they are looking for.

Organizing for America Director Mitch Stewart just sent the following email, inviting supporters to join him and David Plouffe for an online strategy session on the 2010 elections this Monday:This week, President Obama outlined our top priority for the 2010 elections: Making sure first-time voters from 2008 return to the polls.Now, it’s up to us to make it happen.So I hope you will join David Plouffe and me for our Vote 2010 online Strategy Session next Monday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, where we’ll detail our plans to organize supporters and volunteers and get the job done.You’ll get the inside scoop on the plan you helped create, have a chance to ask questions, and participate in an online discussion with other supporters in your state….

WASHINGTON — Authorities arrested 596 illegal immigrants with prior criminal convictions in a three-day sweep across the southeastern United States this week, the nation’s top immigration enforcement officer said Friday.

Most of them will be…

In September, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would routinely release visitor records. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were created in January 2010. Today’s release also includes several visitor records created prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested by members of the public during March 2010 pursuant to the White House voluntary disclosure policy. This release brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to well over 300,000 records. You can view them all in our Disclosures section.
Norm Eisen is Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform

Illinois is one of 40 states that allow charter schools, but it’s also one of 19 states that put a cap on the number of charter schools allowed. That’s a perfect example of an eek-that’s-enough! approach to education reform in the state.

The state…