Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.
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Spanish police close public beach for Michelle Obama’s £250,000 Spanish holiday
Friday, August 6th, 2010Material girl Michelle Obama is a modern-day Marie Antoinette on a glitzy Spanish vacatio
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
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First Lady Michelle Obama smiles while she visits Marbella, southern Spain.
Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all too familiar with during this economic downturn. It was a key theme in President Obama’s inaugural address to the nation, and he’s referenced it numerous times when lecturing the country on how to get back on its feet.
Harris: Obama knew of Blagojevich plot
Thursday, June 24th, 2010BLAGO TRIAL | Price of Senate appointment of president-elect’s friend
World’s Millionaires Rise by 17%, Merrill Lynch Says
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Global millionaires’ ranks increased by about 17 percent in 2009, with the Asia-Pacific region posting a 26 percent gain, according to a report by Capgemini SA and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Judge Releases Some Wiretaps In Blago Trial
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010The anatomy of a shakedown. That’s what federal prosecutors are laying out, witness by witness, conversation by conversation in former Governor Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial. Hundreds of wiretapped conversations are part of the evidence. On Tuesday, some of those tapes were released.
Conspiracy of Banks Rigging States Came With Crash
Thursday, May 20th, 2010A telephone call between a financial adviser in Beverly Hills and a trader in New York was all it took to fleece taxpayers on a water-and-sewer financing deal in West Virginia. The secret conversation was part of a conspiracy stretching across the U.S. by Wall Street banks in the $2.8 trillion municipal bond market.
Grassley Slams GM, Administration Over Loans Repaid With Bailout Money
Saturday, April 24th, 2010A top Senate Republican on Thursday accused the administration of misleading taxpayers about General Motors’ loan repayment, saying the struggling auto giant was only able to repay its bailout money by dipping into a separate pot of bailout money.
Republican staff shake-up amid nightclub furor
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010The Republican National Committee had a top-level staff shake-up on Monday after revelations that it spent $2,000 to entertain potential contributors at a sex-themed nightclub.
STUPAK ANNOUNCES $726,409 FOR AIRPORTS IN ALPENA, DELTA AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) announced three airports in northern Michigan have received grants totaling $726,409 for airport maintenance and improvements. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration.
Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
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House Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak sold his anti-abortion soul for a toothless executive order.