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...Sen. Mitchell is fair. He's been meticulously even-handed. But the fact is, American policy in the Middle East hasn't been even-handed-it has been supportive of Israel when it felt Israel needed critical U.S. support. So I'm concerned. I'm not sure the situation requires that kind of approach in the Middle East." - Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League. The Jewish Week...
Obama considered a stimulus ranging from $800 billion to $1.3 trillion, he said in an interview with CNBC on Jan. 7. By choosing a stimulus package on the lower end of that range, he avoids a fight with Republicans in the senate. Instead, Democrats like Sen. John Kerry and Sen. Kent Conrad have been critical of the bill. Obama wants a bill passed with 80 votes, clear bipartisan support, but that vision has shrunk the bill, rendering it much less effective. As a result, Obama risks alienating his Democratic base. Many Democratic senators have shown clear disapproval about the plan?...
...and/or fuel-efficient hybrids. The desired incentives would be a combination of new incentives and extensions of credits already in the tax code. The National Automobile Dealers Association has made the incentives a top lobbying priority; new legislation has already been introduced in Congress. One proposal supported by Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Republican Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri would permit new car buyers to deduct auto loan interest and sales tax on their personal income taxes. "We think temporarily making interest deductible on car loans would spur sales," says NADA economist Paul Taylor. The NADA is also...
...always fought for the best interests of our nation-recognizing that bipartisan compromises often provide the best solutions to the problems facing our country." - Sen. John McCain, praising LaHood's appointment and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him, MSNBC...
...will carry their water, no matter what." - Sen. Ray Haynes (R-Riverside), accusing Solis of being beholden to the labor and environmental lobbies (L.A. Times...