Nov 5, 2010 – State Colin Powell (1997),[1] 65th United States Secretary of State Lawrence Summers,[15] Director of the National Economic Council … of State for Justice 2010-current Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Viscount Cranborne) (1997),[1] Leader of the House of Lords 94-97 Denis Arthur … of NATO Financial institutions Ben Bernanke (2008,[28] 2009),[42] Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States…

Nov 5, 2010 – As unemployment continues to rise as a result of the Obama administration’s anti-business climate, the union-controlled National … For the last several years, the union win rate of secret ballot elections has steadily increased to around 70%. … This lends itself to a situation where employees are only hearing one side of the unionization story. The Union Tax.…

Nov 5, 2010 – state legislative chambers still undecided, so the number could go as high as 59 of 99. … That represents a flip of eighteen state chambers (and the gain of both houses in the state legislature in six states) by the GOP; … for the rest of the post.…

Nov 3, 2010 – But first, let’s talk about the scope of the victory last night in the state capitals. … According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Republicans now control both houses of the state legislature in 25 states … Recall that the Wall Street Journal found that AFSCME — the largest public employee union — was the largest spender of the cycle.…

Nov 1, 2010 – two weeks ago and fed pizza for their votes…all the while under the watchful gaze of one of Arizona’s highest officials. … of the Barrio). … The anti-SB1070 Goddard also happens to be the highest law enforcement officer in Arizona Attorney General of the State.…

Oct 29, 2010 – P.E.O.P.L.E $5,000 – CULAC The PAC of Credit Union National Association $5,000 – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ( … By its own count, the union represents nearly half of all workers in the American gaming industry. … Therefore, even if the casinos are BFF with Harry Reid, the risk of losing business by alienating the millions of Tea Party activists…

Oct 28, 2010 – community service for embezzling $9,850 from the union in violation of Section 18.2-111 of the Virginia Code.  … union funds in the amount of $5,283.20.  … , and one count of embezzlement from a labor union in the amount of $45,043. …

Nov 12, 2010 – But I do think that, at the highest levels of financial sophistication, the global political economy is still in such a state of flux … merely proposed in oratory, or recommended by wonky financiers, is actually being implemented, right in the teeth of the usual union-led … then only at the state level) for the kind of policies that European leaders like David Cameron and Angela Merkel have started to…

Nov 11, 2010 – It said FAIL to the casual dismissal of border security responsibilities, and to suing a state that merely tried to do what the federal … (leader of the minority party) ever since. 26 years, high ranking, that might sound like he’s one of the “good old boys” of the Republican … The waiver, and the 1994 class There is the little matter of the Republican “Six-year rule”.…

Nov 8, 2010 – officeholders — the overwhelming majority of them Democrats — including 8 members of the Legislature, 12 county freeholders, 18 mayors … For many of us, the goal of last Tuesday was very simple: To stop the progressive putsch that is threatening our economy and our freedom … back to the party ‘of the people, by the people and for the people.’…

Nov 24, 2010 – debate over the status of the Preamble to the US Constitution. … of the Compact’s humility in no less a document of grandiose claims than the Declaration of Independence: “it is the Right of the … as they shall deem best calculated to secure the rights, liberties, and happiness of the good people of this State.”…

Nov 23, 2010 – out of the conversation. … file an ethics report with the State of Texas. … rest of the post. 4.…

Nov 22, 2010 – Much of the state’s poor reputation has to do with the controversies surrounding Teamsters Local 25, the union that provides transportation … The union has been under federal investigation on a number of charges and has the reputation of driving up costs. … “A lot of people don’t want to have to come into the state and have to deal with the Teamsters,” says Kleiler.…

Nov 20, 2010 – According to the Des Moines Register” The wage hike plan would give members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal … The total cost of the contract is estimated at around $200 million over two years, based on previous data released by the state department … Friday between the state’s largest employee union and the Culver administration is the level of contempt it demonstrates for Iowa…

Dec 6, 2010 – were* going to slow the rise of the oceans. … of view on the treaty. … Today is not the day that the raise of the oceans will be slowed.…

Dec 5, 2010 – Even at the state level, the number of Republican governors increased by six, and the number of state legislative seats won by Republicans … in the Union. … Nearly fifty percent of the attendees stood up, and most of them were first-time elected state legislators. The voters get it!…

Dec 5, 2010 – Patricia Smith is the former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor. During Ms. … A March 2009 union newsletter states the union will specifically investigate “non-union” groceries as part of the program. … A number of later applicants to join the program are entities whose sole purpose is union organizing -– e.g., the New York State Laborers…

Dec 4, 2010 – We saw it with the auto bailouts and the abandonment of the rule of law in order to appease the United Auto Workers. … When it comes to the so-called “green jobs” of installing solar panels, the non-union Aboriginal Blackmen United are in a heated battle … The above is the essence of tribalism.…

Dec 4, 2010 – Some of the biggest casino operators in Reid’s home state of Nevada are eager to get a piece of the online gambling industry, which … A congressional aide familiar with the issue said Reid aides were circulating the draft legislation, and a copy of it was obtained … The aide was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and did so only on condition of anonymity.…

Dec 1, 2010 – Rates went up – the health care provider claims that this is unrelated to the previous sentence, but the union itself is using the … And, as the topping on the cake: this hits lower-income workers the hardest, of course. … The union wants to blame New York state for not increasing its coverage of the union’s obligations, but is taking the time to also…

Dec 1, 2010 – Consider that in the early 1980’s his policy of confrontation with the Soviet Union was actually not popular in the polls. … that are subjected to massive regulation at the hands of bureaucrats from the FDA as well as dozens of state and local regulators … the White House’s way of tackling global Jihad.Please click here for the rest of the post.…

Nov 27, 2010 – The union said in a statement that the state required the fund to participate in a new program — the Family Health Plus Buy-In Program … The union said it expected that by joining the program, many of its members would qualify for state assistance for health-insurance … “We hope the state of New York will do the right thing and provide the funding necessary for this most vulnerable population of direct…

Dec 16, 2010 – So we are left with this:  State union contracts being rammed through the Legislature at the last possible moment, by a body that voters … pleased to know that, not only did Wood [almost] stick them* with the costs of the union contracts, their tax dollars will go to feeding … of Green Bay to take his place for the final two weeks of the session.…

Dec 16, 2010 – In addition, let’s just say (for the sake of discussion) that a plan like that did exist in the next state over and I wanted to purchase … It hasn’t been the fault of the free market, as the socialist union bosses and the Marxist Democrats claim, it has been because it … Last year, as the heated rhetoric of the health care debate was raging all across America, John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods wrote…

Dec 16, 2010 – USA would be 20.15 million, or just over the entire population of New York State. … The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had deliberate famines in the Ukraine in the 1930s and a general one just after World War … Yes, of course: when I get a bullet in the back of the head from somebody for the ‘crime’ of believing in property rights I so totally…