March 10, 2010

Sharper scorn for Congress, fairly steady support for Obama (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during a ceremony honoring Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.


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Anthony Weiner: Massa ‘one taco short of a happy meal’ (video)

Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com As fallout continued from former representative Eric Massa's mind-boggling appearance on Glenn Beck on Tuesday, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) called his fellow New York Democrat "one taco short of a happy meal" in a conversation with Don Imus on the FOX Business Network. "It's very clear from these interviews that this guy is one taco short of a happy meal. They are always coming down on the guys that are having tickle fights with their staffers. It just seems so unfair to stereotype," he quipped Wednesday. Weiner also shared his thoughts on Massa's alleged naked argument with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in the showers at the House gym, which Emanuel has denied, saying: "I have very few hard and fast rules. One of them is not to have sword fights in the morning with Rahm Emanuel."

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Obama administration meets with gay leaders in Uganda

Two high-level US diplomats from Washington had a one-hour meeting with gay rights leaders in Uganda to strategize against the country's controversial anti-gay bill.

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Weezy and T.I. In Jail At The Same Time? This Should Be Unconstitutional

With Lil Wayne's imprisonment this morning , and T.I. still behind bars, the two greatest rappers of a generation are currently incarcerated.

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Broadwind gets JPMorgan’s top rating, shares up

A recovery in the wind energy sector starting in the second half of the year will boost sales growth for Broadwind Energy Inc., a JPMorgan analyst said Tuesday.

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House Democrats ban earmarks to corporations (AP)

AP - House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions.

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