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Blogs of the Right:
Blogs of the Middle & More
April 01, 2009
April 1, 2009Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on legislation approved by the House this afternoon that makes further progress in ending the Military Families Tax, which unfairly penalizes surviving spouses of service members who have died as a result of service-connected conditions. Full release.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to President Obama's invitation to Tony Dungy, former coach of the Indianapolis Colts, to join the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Full release.
The Newseum has released a new book collecting more than 150 mistakes that appeared in the nation's newspapers over the past 40 years. "Correct Me If I'm Wrong: Press Bloopers as Seen in the Newseum" brings together a variety of editorial missteps from newspapers big and small across the country. Full release.
DNC Chairman Tim Kaine praised the Making Work Pay Tax Cut, a hallmark piece of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which goes into effect today. The Making Work Pay tax cut will provide most working families $800 a year in tax relief through reduced payroll deductions. Full release.
When Madonna sets out to adopt a child, the world pays attention. Thanks to Madonna, millions of people are being introduced to Malawi -- a small impoverished African nation. In a country where reports of orphaned children range from 500,000 to over a million, help is needed in many forms. Villages where orphaned children are raised in nurturing homes, with a mother and siblings, and the essentials of childhood are ideal. SOS Children's Villages operates three villages in Malawi that provide these loving, permanent homes to hundreds of children. Full release.
The following is a statement of Attorney General Eric Holder: "In connection with the post-trial litigation in United States v. Theodore F. Stevens, the Department of Justice has conducted a review of the case, including an examination of the extent of the disclosures provided to the defendant. After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial. In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this particular case, I have determined that it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial." Full release.
American Issues Project is launching a telephone campaign against President Obama's budget proposal and the wasteful spending trend in Congress. The calls will be made into many states including Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and urge people to oppose the Obama budget as well as criticizing the AIG bonuses. The calling program gives citizens the option to transfer directly to their senators and congressmen to voice concerns about the massive debt that the Obama budget would accrue if passed by Congress. Full release.