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...Democrats do win one or both houses of Congress? Certain kinds of legislation that the G.O.P. has passed over the last four years over Democratic opposition, such as tort reform and and limits to late-term abortions, probably wouldn't be put on the floor for votes if Democrats ran the House. And Mayhew's research does show that hearings and investigations increase dramatically with divided government, as one party seeks to embarrass the executive branch of the other. So expect to see lots of subpoenas flying from the offices of Democrats Henry Waxman and John Conyers, who would head...
...Although wage initiatives crop up periodically, this year the stagnation of the federal minimum wage inspired initiative proponents to add a powerful element to each of their proposals: indexing the wage floor to inflation. The idea is to ensure that low-wage workers don't see their purchasing power decline every year as costs rise and their wages remain static. Washington, Oregon, Florida and Vermont have already enacted such indexes. Opponents argue that indexing could lead to spiraling labor costs, but a recent analysis by Michael Ettlinger of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive research institute, suggests that there...
...interrupt me, son," Hussein hollered at the witness, claiming the floor for one of his diatribes amid an angry exchange between the two.? The following day three women recounted further stories of horrors overseen by Hussein's men.? By all accounts it was gripping testimony - except of course to Hussein.? When the judge announced that proceedings would continue the next day, Hussein said he was exhausted and told the judge to "go to hell...
...playing stereotypical violent roles as black men,” Cheek says. “But it’s probably a good film,” he hastened to add, separating the any given blaxploitation film’s artistic merit from its social ethics. Unfortunately, access to floor 2R is restricted to guests with an Institute escort...
...most powerful images in the collection, however, is open for public viewing on the main floor. At the end of a hallway next to a few offices hangs a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., done entirely in harsh, angry pencil lines. King looks almost tired and weary in this unusual portrait, perhaps an extrapolation of his mental state towards the end of his life...