W*****B
发帖数: 4796 | 1 都好几个月了，还是老样子。人民估计也习惯了没电的日子。这样可以有时间亲戚邻里
更多的促膝谈心交流。突然来电了，可能还要不适应了吧。
还有瞒报死亡人数。
Puerto Rico Orders Review and Recount of Hurricane Deaths
Facing mounting evidence that Puerto Rico has vastly undercounted the number
of people who died because of Hurricane Maria, Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló
ordered on Monday that every death on the island since the calamitous storm
be reviewed.
Officials will look again at all deaths attributed to natural c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 16928 | 2 Florida governor will issue order mandating self-isolation for travelers
from New York and New Jersey
From CNN's Keith Allen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order that
calls for a mandatory 14-day self-isolation for travelers coming from
airports in New York and New Jersey.
“Today there’s over 190 direct flights from the New York City area to the
state of Florida, and I would reckon, given the outbreak there, that every
single flight has somebody on it who’s posi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 4 有趣的是，Outrage那部电影揭露该州长一边旗帜鲜明地反对同性权益，一边偷偷搞同
性恋。Outrage是一部纪录片，记录的都是那些反对同性权益的右派政客搞同性恋的事。
Crist Opposed to DADT Repeal
By Julie Bolcer
Florida governor Charlie Crist said Thursday that he is opposed to repealing
the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
The governor, who is locked in a tight Republican U.S. Senate primary race
with the more conservative Marco Rubio, announced his stance through a
spokeswoman, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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发帖数: 4174 | 5 The march to equality has steps forward and steps backward. Yesterday we saw
some of each. Our fight for equality at the federal level was dealt a
serious setback – but there are paths forward for pro-equality bills and
amendments, and there are new opportunities for progress in states across
the country. If you know anything about HRC, it's that we're fighters. And
fighting tirelessly is exactly what we'll need to do over the next few years.
Since 2006, the U.S. House has been led by committed ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 6 Posted on Advocate.com November 08, 2010
Wis. Braces for Attack on DP Registry
By Julie Bolcer
WISCONSIN THE BADGER STATE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Following Republican election gains in the governor’s office and the
legislature, gay advocates in Wisconsin are readying for a fight to preserve
the state’s domestic partnership registry, which grants dozens of
protections to same-sex couples.
According to TheNorthwestern.com, Fair Wisconsin, the state’s leading gay
rights group, fears that Republ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 Posted on Advocate.com January 08, 2011
R.I. Bishop Blasts New Gov. on Marriage
By Advocte.com Editors
The leader of Rhode Island's Roman Catholics said marriage equality is "
morally wrong," and that the newly sworn-in governor and other lawmakers
should not be pushing to legalize it in his state.
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin was reacting to marriage equality legislation
submitted Thursday to the Rhode Island General Assembly, according to the
Providence Journal. The legislation is backed by Governor... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 8 Posted on Advocate.com January 13, 2011
Civil Union Talks Resume in Hawaii
By Michelle Garcia
BLAKE OSHIRO X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
Under the leadership of a new governor who supports gays and lesbians,
Hawaiian lawmakers are looking to resubmit a bill to legalize civil unions
after the legislature reconvenes in Honolulu next week.
Rep. Blake Oshiro (pictured), who is gay, told KITV that he wants to push
the bill through early in the legislative term so that lawmakers can focus
more time on "the eco... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 9 Cuomo Robo-Calls for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
CUOMO x390 (getty) | ADVOATE.CO
A new robo-call from Gov. Andrew Cuomo urges New Yorkers to call their
lawmakers and ask them to vote in support of marriage equality. "It is a
question of New York going forward or backward," says the governor.
The New York State Democratic Committee released a transcript of the call on
Monday afternoon. Calls will go out to regions across the state starting
this week.
Cuomo, who enjoys high approval ratings ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 10 Posted on Advocate.com June 13, 2011 07:10:00 PM ET
Major Breakthroughs on Marriage Equality in New York
By Julie Bolcer
James Alesi x390 (pub) | ADVOCATE.COM
James Alesi
A statement of support from James Alesi, the first Republican state senator
to publicly announce he would vote yes on the marriage equality bill in New
York, capped a day of watershed developments on Monday as the legislature
moved briskly toward holding a vote, perhaps as early as this Thursday.
“It has been an extraordinary d... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 11 Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 05:20:00 PM ET
N.Y. Senator Tweets for Marriage Equality Feedback
By Julie Bolcer
New York State senator Greg Ball, an undecided Republican who asked his
Twitter followers how he should vote on the marriage equality bill, said the
feedback appears to be trending toward support of the measure, but he
refuses to budge unless the bill includes stronger religious exemptions.
Ball, an Air Force veteran who advocated against the “don’t ask, don’t
tell” policy, pose... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 12 N.Y. Senate Leader Sees Progress on Religious Exemptions
By Julie Bolcer
DEAN SKELOS X390 (.GOV) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York state senate majority leader Dean Skelos said Wednesday that his
conference and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have moved closer to agreement on
exemptions for religious organizations, an issue standing in the way of a
vote on the marriage equality bill.
Skelos emerged in the afternoon from a meeting with Cuomo and Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany, where the three leaders discusse... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 13 Posted on Advocate.com July 13, 2011 08:30:00 AM ET
Romney Calls Antigay Pledge "Inappropriate"
By Lucas Grindley
Mitt Romney won't sign an antigay pledge proposed by an Iowa religious
right group because it's "undignified and inappropriate," according to the
Associated Press.
Of course, that hasn't stopped Rep. Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, who
both agreed to The Family Leader's pledge almost immediately. By signing,
they've promised to back a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 14 Please visit the following link for detail and how to add your name to the
petition:
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/willingham_execution_perry/
----------------------------------------------------
Rick Perry presided over the execution of an innocent man. The media needs
to ask him about it.
As Governor of Texas, Rick Perry oversaw the execution of an innocent man.
But the media is failing to do its job and make Perry account for his role
in this terrible injustice.
The facts are pretty dam... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 15 Posted on Advocate.com October 11, 2011 02:30:00 PM ET
Antigay-Voting Former Governor To Announce Run For U.S. Senate
By Winston Gieseke
LINDA LINGLE 201110 X390 (SOURCED) | ADVOCATE.COM
Hawaii’s former governor Linda Lingle, whose 2010 veto denied the Aloha
state’s same-sex couples the same protections under the law that married
couples have, is expected to announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate today.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that the recruitment of Lingle, Hawaii'
s first female g... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 16 Posted on Advocate.com December 06, 2011 07:34:31 PM ET
Perry, Santorum Denounce Call for Global Gay Rights
By Trudy Ring
RICK PERRY SANTORUM X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Perry, Santorum
To Republican presidential aspirant Rick Perry, using U.S. foreign aid to
prevent persecution and even execution of LGBT people amounts to “promoting
special rights for gays.” To Rick Santorum, another member of the GOP
field, it’s promoting an agenda.
Perry issued a statement on his campaign website denouncing t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 22013 | 17 网上放出了Romney 2002年为gay pride做的宣传画
不过Romney矢口否认，说不知道这画从哪来的。
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/08/republican-debate-mitt
CONCORD, NH -- Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Sunday disavowed a
flyer that claimed he supported "equal rights" for gay citizens and has long
been reported to have been distributed by the Massachusetts Republican
during his 2002 campaign for governor.
Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney's chief spokesman, told The Huffington Post that the
flyers were not official literature from ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 18 By Andrew Harmon and Julie Bolcer
RICK PERRY CHRISTIAN X390 (GRAB) | ADVOCATE.COM
Texas governor Rick Perry
After a campaign memorable for its gaffes, brain freezes, and antigay
rhetoric to best the most conservative of his rivals, Texas governor Rick
Perry announced Thursday that he was dropping out of the 2012 presidential
race and endorsing Newt Gingrich, two days prior to the South Carolina
primary.
“This campaign has never been about the candidates,” Perry said in a news
conference Thursday... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 19 Washington Marriage Bill Gets Another Vote, Corporate Boost
By Julie Bolcer
Jim Kastama x390 (fair) | ADVOCATE.COM
The marriage equality bill in the Washington senate is just one vote shy of
the 25 needed for passage following an announcement from Democratic senator
Jim Kastama, while businesses including Microsoft and Nike have also
announced their support for the measure.
Kastama, a conservative Democrat from Puyallup south of Seattle, announced
his decision at a news conference Thursday after... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 20 By Andrew Harmon
CHRIS CHRISTIE BRUCE HARRIS X390 (GETTY AND FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Bruce Harris
New Jersey governor Chris Christie has nominated a gay Republican mayor to
the state Supreme Court.
The Republican governor announced the nomination of Bruce Harris, mayor of
Chatham, N.J., at an 11:30 a.m. press conference.
Steven Goldstein, executive director of the state LGBT rights group Garden
State Equality, said of a call from Christie prior to the announcement... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 21 BRIDGEWATER - Gov. Chris Christie today called for a ballot question this
November on same-sex marriage.
"Let's put the question of same sex marriage on the ballot," Christie said.
"I believe in the institution of marriage. I realize this is my personal
opinion. ...Rather than have stalemate and deadlock on this issue, let's put
it on the ballot.
"It shouldn't be decided by 121 people in Trenton.
"While I know I could stop this by mself, I suggest an alternative," the
governor added. "Let’s be g... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 22 State-by-State Laws on Gay Marriage Produce Patchwork Quilt
同志婚姻权本质是基本人权和公民权,超出了州政府的拥有的民事权管辖范围.联邦政府
必须枪毙DOMA,把同婚权和反性倾向歧视纳入宪法中!
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The patchwork quilt of U.S. state laws on same-sex
marriage, which Washington is now poised to legalize, leaves gay and lesbian
Americans with different rights depending on geography. To opponents, that
’s just the way things work in a union of self-governing states.
If Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signs the bill passed by lawmakers
yester... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 23 Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 10:35:00 AM ET
N.J. Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality Bill
By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE (SCOTT MCPHERSON) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New Jersey state senate is expected to make history Monday when it
passes the marriage equality bill for the first time, but a promised veto
from Governor Chris Christie means that advocates could be waiting a long
time to see the bill become law.
The senate will debate the bill and vote this afternoon, followed by an
as... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 03:28:41 PM ET
WASHINGTON GOVERNOR ON MARRIAGE: "IT IS SIGNED!"
By Andrew Harmon and Nick Visser
CHRIS GREGOIRE SIGNS MARRIAGE X390 (GRAB) | ADVOCATE.COM
Christine Gregoire signs marriage bill.
Calling it “a day that historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights
,” Washington governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a state marriage
equality bill introduced just weeks ago.
“It is the right step. We have finally said yes to marriage equality,”
Gr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 25 Posted on Advocate.com February 17, 2012 05:20:00 PM ET
Christie Vetoes N.J. Marriage Equality Bill
By Neal Broverman
CHRIS CHRISTIE 20120216 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New Jersey's Republican governor Chris Christie made good on his promise to
veto a marriage equality bill, sending the legislation to its possible death
on Friday.
One day after the Garden State's general assembly passed same-sex marriage
legislation and four days after the state senate did, Christie stamped a big
no on the bill... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 26 Keep religion out of government
I went to Gov. Chris Christie’s official website to write a note about gay
rights and was dismayed to not find a relevant topic selection under which
to submit my comments. Gay rights is central to any discussion about
equality today and deserves a place to comment.
For whom is Christie putting up a roadblock against gay equality? Clearly
not for those who seek the fairness and equality that are the cornerstones
of our Constitution. Being governor is a difficult j... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 27 125,000 sign Iraq veteran’s petition to keep New Hampshire’s equal
marriage law
125,000 people across the US have called on New Hampshire’s legislature to
keep the state’s equal marriage laws in a vote tomorrow, signing a petition
started by marine who wants to be best man at his brother’s wedding.
Craig Stowell, a married marine, said he started the Change.org petition to
lobby lawmakers to protect the marriage laws for his brother, who, he said,
finally felt accepted under the law.
New Hampshi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 28 A federal judge in Hawaii ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on same-sex
marriages is constitutional, and said that any changes to the law should be
made by lawmakers or voters through a constitutional amendment process.
U.S. District Judge Alan Kay issued a 120-page decision that said court
involvement at this point would “short-circuit” the legislative activity
that has taken place against the issue. A civil unions law took effect in
2011, but the co-plaintiffs in the suit, Jackson v. Abercr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 29 Mitt Romney closed the Republican National Convention in Tampa with his
acceptance speech Thursday night, speaking the language of religious
conservatives when he promised to “honor the institution of marriage” if
elected president.
The former Massachusetts governor devoted a large chunk of the almost 40-
minute speech to his personal biography and an attempt to close his campaign
’s gap with women voters. He talked about how his father, former Michigan
Governor George Romney, supported his moth... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 30 Obama Asks Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop. 8
The Obama administration filed a friend of the court brief asking the
Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8.
BY SUNNIVIE BRYDUM FEBRUARY 28 2013 3:08 PM ET UPDATED: MARCH 01 2013 12:06
PM ET
President Obama met Thursday's deadline and filed a "friend of the court"
brief with the Supreme Court as it considers whether to overturn Proposition
8. The administration already filed a brief opposing the so-called Defense
of Marriage Act, but ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2113 | 31
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/26/jan-brewer-vet
gay-bill.html
In the speech announcing her veto, Brewer bragged about her record
protecting religious freedom in Arizona and said Senate Bill 1062 "does
not address specific or pressing concerns related to religious liberty
in Arizona." She went on to say that she had "not heard one example" of
an actual problem that the bill would fix. Brewer went on to worry that
the bill was "broadly worded and could result in unintended and neg... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3365 | 32 支持Gingrich
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/perry-to-end-bid-
11:45 a.m. | Updated NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas
dropped out of the Republican presidential race here on Thursday and
announced his endorsement for the candidacy of Newt Gingrich, a man he
called a “conservative visionary.”
In South Carolina
Reporting on the candidates and voters in the Palmetto State.
“I’ve never believed that the cause of conservatism is embodied by one
individual,” Mr. Perry said ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6327 | 33 刚找到佩林不见陈水扁的消息，又发现她对同样来自中国的省部级官员高强却热情接待。
这件事也发生在07年。谁说佩林没有外交经验，见谁不见谁，心如明镜。
http://gov.state.ak.us/archive-41369.html
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Governor Welcomes Chinese Health Officials to Alaska
May 16, 2007, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin welcomes the visit of
the People's Republic of China Minister of Health Qiang Gao who will lead a
delegation of seven other Chinese officials May 16-19, 2007, to observe the
delivery of rural health care in Alaska.
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发帖数: 29846 | 34 All you need to know to determine your vote in November is that a vote for
any candidate endorsed by unions is a vote for higher taxes.
I am pleased to report that UAW 2865 Los Angeles has provided a perfect list
of who NOT to vote for with this endorsement
Dear UAW 2865 members,
The November 2nd election is just around the corner. This election will
decide the future of our state for many years to come. As educators,
students, and public employees, we have a lot at stake in the election... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 35 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101103/ap_on_el_ge/us_ballot_measures
SAN FRANCISCO – Californians heeded warnings of legal chaos and other
dangers and rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have made their
state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
The spirited campaign over Proposition 19 pitted the state's political and
law enforcement establishment against determined activists seeking to end
the prohibition of pot.
It was by far the highest-profile of the 160 ballot measu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7469 | 36 板上好像是有几个住新州的吧，比如说那个姓L的大水车，你拿到平均了吗？
Christie Killing Tunnel Erases Wages, Risks Montclair (Update1)
2010-11-03 17:03:49.454 GMT
(Adds Christie spokesman’s comments beginning in 11th paragraph)
By Dunstan McNichol and Terrence Dopp
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Governor Chris Christie cut New Jersey off from $
5 billion in New York-based salaries and diminished its future role in the
world’s second-largest regional economy when he stopped construction of a
Hudson River rail tunnel he said taxpayers c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 37 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/03/earlyshow/main7017707.shtml
(CBS) Most of the candidates Sarah Palin endorsed chalked up victories
Tuesday.
And that scorecard leaves pundits wondering whether she'll now train her
sights directly on the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
As CBS News Correspondent Jeff Glor reports, .the former GOP vice
presidential nominee backed 43 candidates for the House. Thirty of them won,
with races involving nine others still undecided.
All Election 201... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 38 民主党控制的伊利诺伊州国会通过加税法案，个人所得税增加67%，商业收入税增加46%
Quinn congratulates Democrats on income tax increase
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Posted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 2:15 a.m.
A triumphant Gov. Pat Quinn congratulated fellow Democrats early today after
the Illinois Senate and House sent him a major income tax increase without
a single Republican vote in favor.
Quinn smiled and shook hands on the floor of the Senate around 1:30 a.m.
after the Senate voted 30-29 for the bill, which would raise the personal
income tax-r... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 39
It just happened again.
I spend a fair amount of time at my local coffee shop. I like to do my
writing outside and, besides, it gives me an opportunity to try and initiate
political conversations with the people who pass by — my hope always being
to begin to enlighten them as to what conservatives really believe (and not
just what the leftist media tells them.)
Today, the conversation turned to Sarah Palin and my latest acquaintance
blurted out: “Oh I hate her.” Since she did not yet know ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 40 By Marvin Folkertsma
Americans looking for entertainment need only to observe controversies
surrounding the fiscal follies of February, which have metastasized from the
budget proposals of the nation's capital to a dozen or so state capitals.
At the center of the most interesting fracas stands Wisconsin's newly
elected Republican governor, whose position is depicted by his opponents as
comparable to the stance taken by the Bastille's luckless commander in 1789.
More sober heads might rather sear... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 41 Published on DickMorris.com
on February 23, 2011
As predicted in Revolt!
(Dick's and Eileen's new book) - States Lead the Way Toward Reform
It is not only the Arab world that is in turmoil! Reform Governors like
Scott Walker (Wisconsin), John Kasich (Ohio), Mitch Daniels (Indiana), Tom
Corbett (Pennsylvania), Butch Otter (Idaho), and Rick Scott (Florida) are
leading a movement for fundamental change in America.
In Revolt!
, Morris and McGann's new book, they describe how newly elected Re... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 42 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 11:46 AM
公立学校教师工会特权受限，美国爱达荷州通过法案，排除在报酬协商时就课堂大小、
工作量讨价还价，废除教师终身制
The Idaho state legislature approved a bill on Tuesday to strip public
school teachers of many of their collective bargaining rights while
protesters in five states rallied against Republican efforts to curb union
power.
The Idaho bill, which excludes issues like class size and workloads from
negotiations for the state's 12,000 unionized teachers, was given final
approval by the Republican-led House and is exp... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 43 By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN
Published on DickMorris.com
on March 11, 2011
Governor Scott Walker and the courageous Senate Republicans have struck a
massive blow for education reform and quality schools by their passage of
the restrictions on collective bargaining. Now it will be possible, in
Wisconsin, to limit teacher tenure -- discharging bad ones and promoting
good ones. Merit pay, rewarding great teachers with big salaries, will
follow. And, should layoffs be needed, we will be able to... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 44 MADISON, Wis.—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Friday
eliminating most collective-bargaining rights for the state's public
employees, while boosting how much they will pay for their benefits and
making it tougher for public unions to retain members.
With the passage of a controversial bill curtailing collective bargaining
rights for public workers in Wisconsin, angry union members are calling for
more protests and Democrats are promising legal challenges. Doug Belkin
reports fr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 45 http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-27/news/29479557_1_unions-ob
House votes to restrict unions
Measure would curb bargaining on health care
April 27, 2011|By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly last night to strip police officers,
teachers, and other municipal employees of most of their rights to bargain
over health care, saying the change would save millions of dollars for
financially strapped cities and towns.
The 111-to-42 vote followed tougher measures to broad... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 46 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: globalized (球球), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: Major Breakthroughs on Marriage Equality in New York
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jun 13 20:02:39 2011, 美东)
Posted on Advocate.com June 13, 2011 07:10:00 PM ET
Major Breakthroughs on Marriage Equality in New York
By Julie Bolcer
James Alesi x390 (pub) | ADVOCATE.COM
James Alesi
A statement of support from James Alesi, the first Republican state senator
to publicly announce he would vote yes on the marriage equality bill in New
York, capp... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 47 By Gary Jason
Two recent reports remind us of how ridiculous the Department of
Transportation is when it comes to passenger rail service and offer
additional insight into why this nation is heading towards bankruptcy.
The first story is that Amtrak, our socialized passenger rail service,
racked up an operating loss of $506 million this calendar year. The bad
news is that this is a considerable increase from last year's loss of $420
million. The worse news is that next year's loss is projected ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 On Tuesday, the battle for employee freedom won an important victory against
Big Labor's campaign to take over the Wisconsin State Senate.
And your National Right to Work Committee stood strong in the fight, making
sure the pro-forced unionism politicians couldn't hide their record of waste
and corruption.
As you know, Governor Scott Walker led a brave legislative effort to roll
back union-boss power over Wisconsin state workers, including repealing most
withholding of forced dues from paychecks... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 49 Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP
presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing a disappointing
third in the Iowa straw poll.
"I wish it would have been different. But obviously the pathway forward for
me doesn't really exist so we are going to end the campaign," Pawlenty said
on ABC's "This Week" from Iowa shortly after disclosing his plans in a
private conference call with supporters.
The low-key Midwesterner and two-term governor had struggled t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 50 By Karin McQuillan
Democrats say that government can create jobs through borrowing, printing
money and spending. They warn that trimming bureaucrats from payrolls will
be an economic disaster. Republicans argue that the bigger the government
is, the smaller the private sector. The Tea Party prescription: shrink
government, lower taxes, decrease regulation, and the economy will rebound
through private enterprise.
"Facts are hard to argue with," Governor Walker of Wisconsin declared in a
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