http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:19:03 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:59 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Senate-gets-the-votes-now-what?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner After much wheeling and dealing behind closed doors last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid squeaked out the necessary 60 votes on Saturday night to secure debate on a health care overhaul bill.  The legislation is scheduled to be debated after th... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Senate-gets-the-votes-now-what?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Today-Senate-vote?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner The US Senate will vote today on whether or not to allow floor debate on the 2,074 page health care reform legislation that has been crafted behind closed doors and without any opposition support. A few notes from the bill: 1.  The Se... US Senate Healthcare Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Today-Senate-vote?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Term-limits?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) along with several other Republicans are suggesting strong legislation to amend the Constitution to include term limits for all representatives of the House and Senate. DeMint, who is in his first 6 year term in the Sen... Politics Corruption in Politics US Senate Congress Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:40:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Term-limits?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Shameful-reaction-to-Fort-Hood-tragedy?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 injured at Fort Hood in Texas today in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by 3 men.  One of the shooters, a Major in the United States Army, has been shot by local law enforcement.  There ... Obama On T.V. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Shameful-reaction-to-Fort-Hood-tragedy?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Update-House-reveals-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Behind locked doors, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her liberal colleagues have merged three previously presented health care reform bills and will reveal its contents today.  The three previous bills failed to gain the necessary 218 votes ... Healthcare Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:11:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Update-House-reveals-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Today-House-reveals-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Behind locked doors, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her liberal colleagues have merged three previously presented health care reform bills and will reveal its contents today.  The three previous bills failed to gain the necessary 218 votes ... Healthcare Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:01:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Today-House-reveals-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Fox-shunned-press-corps-protests?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Officials invited the White House press pool to 5 minute interviews with Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg to discuss Feinberg's announcement to cut executive pay at at least 7 companies.The press pool is made up of the 5 major news organizati... Politics Corruption in Politics Obama On T.V. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:11:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Fox-shunned-press-corps-protests?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Today-Pay-Czar-to-cut-exec-pay?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Obama's hand-picked Compensation Czar Kenneth Feinberg is expected to announce today how he plans to slash executive pay for 25 top bankers.Institutions such as AIG and Bank of America that received federal bailout money are being regulated by Feinbe... Politics bailout Banking Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:49:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Today-Pay-Czar-to-cut-exec-pay?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Politics-101-What-is-Cap-and-Trade?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner A brief explanation of Cap and Trade legislation Already passed in the House, the proposed Cap and Trade laws would mean sweeping changes for business in the United States. Cap = Capture emissions like carbon dioxide, which human bein... Corruption in Politics Taxes Issues Politics 101 Climate Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:19:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Politics-101-What-is-Cap-and-Trade?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Chavez-takes-Hilton?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Hilton the latest victim of thievery by the socialist Venezuelan government.Just weeks after Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi and President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe checked out of the Hilton Hotel on Margarita Island, Venezuelan president Hugo Cha... International News Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:46:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Chavez-takes-Hilton?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Gore-stumped-by-journalist-question-video?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner At a conference for environmental journalists, former Vice President and global warming alarmist Al Gore uncharacteristically took questions from the audience.  Much to his dismay, the typically liberal and accommodating "journalists" ... On T.V. International News Climate Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:56:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Gore-stumped-by-journalist-question-video?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Somali-president-in-Minneapolis?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed of Somalia visited the Minneapolis area this weekend addressing Minnesota's large Somali population.Ahmed, who was elected to his parliament in January, has had very little control over his country which has been pl... International News Minneapolis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:12:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Somali-president-in-Minneapolis?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d30-The-Olympics?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner It's all about the "O." Headed to Copenhagen with wife and enterage, President Obama is said to be assisting the Chicago Olympic committee "pitch" their bid for the 2016 games.  Michelle Malkin's column this morning outl... Corruption in Politics Obama International News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:32:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d30-The-Olympics?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Another-spending-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner ... another late Friday afternoon "must-have" congressional vote. They're at it again.  While most of us were gearing up for the weekend, Democrats in Washington were sneaking an 8% increase in congressional office budge... Politics budget spending Congress Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:23:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Another-spending-bill?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d24-MN-Rep-Kline-signs-amendment-killed-by-democrats?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Forget asking Congress to read the bills before they vote; how about we just require them to WRITE the bill first!The Committee on Education and Labor voted down a Republican-led amendment that would require lawmakers to fully write the health care l... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:35:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d24-MN-Rep-Kline-signs-amendment-killed-by-democrats?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Europe-angry?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Telegraph UK and Guardian UK are reporting this morning that the Czech Republic and Poland are shocked and disappointed over President Obama's decision to drop a European missile defense system.From Telegraph UK:The former Czech prime minister, Mirek... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Europe-angry?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Kanye-update-Obama-weighs-in?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner Prominent British newspaper Telegraph UK and others are reporting this morning that President Obama called Kanye West a "jackass" following the now infamous diss of Taylor Swift (view here).The president's outburst occurred "... Obama On T.V. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:19:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Kanye-update-Obama-weighs-in?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d14-MN-lawmakers-protect-individual-rights?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner In a press conference at the Capitol in St. Paul this morning, Representatives Tom Emmer, Mark Buesgens and Peggy Scott outlined their renewed proposal for proactive legislation to protect individual freedom of choice in health care.From the official... Politics Minnesota Government Minneapolis Healthcare Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:31:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d14-MN-lawmakers-protect-individual-rights?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Kanyes-disrespect?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner MTV, well-known for it's shock tactics to gain ratings (example: Britney/Madonna kiss), has again provided viewers with something to talk about on Monday morning.While accepting an award for smash hit video "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swif... On T.V. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:12:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Kanyes-disrespect?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Bloom-to-do-double-duty?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner At an AFL-CIO union picnic today, recently appointed Car Czar Ron Bloom will be announced as the new Manufacturing Czar for the Obama administration.Bloom replaced former Car Czar Steve Rattner in July amid accusations that Rattner violated SEC rules... Politics Corruption in Politics Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:22:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2927-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Bloom-to-do-double-duty?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Conservative-Examiner