Obamas have Spent over $44+million on TravelBy Ariel Cohen on Jul 06, 2014 08:55 amThe Obamas have spent over 44 million dollars in taxpayer money on travel and vacations. Some are even calling him the “most well-trvaeled, expensive” president in our nation’s history. As Americans head off for the long holiday weekend, let’s take a look back at some of the president’s holiday spending. Our president vacations a lot — we’re […] Read More and Comment: Obamas have Spent over $44 million on Travel Hertz: $85M tax break recipient admits financial statements unreliableBy William Patrick on Jul 06, 2014 08:30 amA new financial disclosure casts a dark shadow over a deal that sent $85 million in tax incentives, including $19 million in upfront cash, from Florida’s public coffers to a Fortune 500 company. According to the filing, an internal audit concluded, “The financial statements for 2011 should no longer be relied upon, and Hertz must […] Read More and Comment: Hertz: $85M tax break recipient admits financial statements unreliable CA Strategic Bomber IncentiveBy CPR Editors on Jul 06, 2014 06:30 amView Full Size: CA Strategic Bomber Incentive Silicon Valley pins hopes on Obama for immigration winBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 07:13 pmFrom The Hill: The tech industry is looking to President Obama for an immigration win now that reform legislation has flamed out in Congress. While advocates say they aren’t giving up on a comprehensive bill, some industry insiders say executive actions from Obama are now their last, best hope. “I think we would be interested in pursuing […] Read More and Comment: Silicon Valley pins hopes on Obama for immigration win Murrieta immigrant detainee protests: 5 arrested, still no arrivalsBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 03:00 pmFrom the L.A. Times: Five people were arrested Friday during protests in Murrieta over immigrant detainees being housed here, though so far it appears no detainees have been sent to this Inland Empire city. A charter plane carrying immigrants who entered the country illegally arrived at San Diego’s Lindbergh Field on Friday evening. Three U.S. […] Read More and Comment: Murrieta immigrant detainee protests: 5 arrested, still no arrivals Crunch time for NSA reformBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 02:17 pmThe Hill: It’s crunch time for reining in the National Security Agency. If lawmakers are going to finalize the USA Freedom Act to reform government surveillance this year, privacy advocates warn they need to pick up the pace this month. “I think there’s a lot of pressure on the Judiciary Committee to act on USA […] Read More and Comment: Crunch time for NSA reform With Democrats split on inequality issues, Obama shifts talk away from income gapBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 01:00 pmFrom the Washington Post: After making fighting income inequality an early focus of his second term, President Obama has largely abandoned talk of the subject this election year in a move that highlights the emerging debate within the Democratic Party over economic populism and its limits. During the first half of this year, Obama shifted […] Read More and Comment: With Democrats split on inequality issues, Obama shifts talk away from income gap Border Meltdown: Obama Delivering 290,000 Illegals To U.S. HomesBy Neil Munro on Jul 05, 2014 12:30 pmThe vast majority of 50,000 unaccompanied youths and children who have illegally crossed the Texas border during the last few months have been successfully delivered by federal agencies to their relatives living in the United States, according to a New York Times article. A second New York Times article reports revealed that officials have caught an […] Read More and Comment: Border Meltdown: Obama Delivering 290,000 Illegals To U.S. Homes Coal poised for rare win over ObamaBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 12:00 pmFrom The Hill: The coal industry is poised to score a rare victory over the Obama administration in the fight over the Export-Import Bank. Both of the working proposals in the House and Senate to renew the bank’s charter would reverse Ex-Im guidelines that prevent financing for overseas power plants that decline to adopt greener technology. Bank […] Read More and Comment: Coal poised for rare win over Obama US military turns to Hollywood to outfit elite troopsBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 11:30 amFrom Fox News: The Oscar-nominated designers at Legacy Effects have outfitted such memorable movie warriors as The Terminator, RoboCop, Captain America and Iron Man. The special-effects company is now at work on what seems a mission impossible: Building an Iron Man-style suit to protect and propel elite U.S. troops by encasing them in body armor […] Read More and Comment: US military turns to Hollywood to outfit elite troops Murrieta immigrant detainee protests keep growingBy CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 11:00 amFrom the L.A. Times: The standoff over the housing of immigrant detainees in Murrieta grew Friday as protesters on both sides of the issue stood their ground. Hundreds of people gathered on the road to the federal processing facility, anticipating another convoy of vehicles containing immigrants who had crossed the border in Texas. A boisterous […] Read More and Comment: Murrieta immigrant detainee protests keep growing Hillary Clinton: ‘Fees have been donated’By CPR Editors on Jul 05, 2014 10:23 amFrom Politico: Hillary Clinton on Friday said that she has donated all the money she has earned from her public speaking appearances at colleges and universities in the past year and a half to the Clinton Foundation. “All of the fees have been donated to the Clinton Foundation for it to continue its life-changing and […] Read More and Comment: Hillary Clinton: ‘Fees have been donated’ |
Sunday, July 6, 2014
CALIFORNIA POLITICAL REVIEW 07/06/2014
Submitted by: J
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment