aggregated from: Political Blotter

The House has passed the Senate s $940 billion health reform bill on a 219-212 vote, and the news releases are flying hot and heavy, as they surely will continue to do on this issue from now through November s midterm Congressional elections.From Rep...

topics: candidate, committee, congress, congressman, contra-costa

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

Movie WebWith fans extremely excited for the April 2nd release of Clash Of The Titans, the new 3D remake of the classic 80s Greek mythology film starring Sam Worthington, it only makes sense that the original movie, Clash Of The Titans, starring Har...

topics: activist, committee, san-francisco, technology

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

The AtlanticOn a typical Saturday in spring, members of the House of Representatives would be home in their districts, spending elusive time with families, and meeting with aides to prepare for their summer reelection races.Not today.Instead, the Hou...

topics: committee, democrats, health-care, nancy-pelosi, obama

aggregated from: Fog City Journal

Single payer healthcare stalwart Rep. Dennis Kucinichsays he flipped his support for President Obama s healthcare legislation to save his presidency.Photo by Luke ThomasBy Stephen LendmanMarch 20, 2010Ideologically it believes governments must provid...

topics: affordability, budget, business, clinton, committee

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

By Paul LungenThe Canadian Jewish NewsDiaspora Jews are calling on the government of Israel to kill a bill they say would strengthen haredi Judaism at the expense of other Judaic streams and widen the gap between them and Israelis. The bill now befor...

topics: campaign, committee, conservative, government, liberal

aggregated from: SF FYI Net

March 20, 2010 - SaturdayFirst day of spring*Labor's Stake in ending the warsWhen: March 20, 3010 - Saturday10 a.m. to noonWhere: Plumbers Hall, 1621 Market Street (near Franklin Street) San FranciscoWhat: Why are we in Afghanistan? US. involvement i...

topics: aaron-peskin, attorney-general, bayview, campaign, candidate

aggregated from: SFist

We received a disturbing message in our Facebook inbox this morning pointing to a letter the city sent out to property owners up and down the Third Street corridor on Wednesday seeking their input on Mayor Newsom's odd proposal to change the name o...

topics: bayview, bicycle, committee, department-of-public-works, developers

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

By David BaugherThe Jewish LightProposed changes to conversion laws in Israel s Knesset is drawing sharp criticism from many quarters, including two major American Jewish organizations, for a controversial clause that may alter Israel s long-held Law...

topics: committee, government, san-francisco

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

A GlaxoSmithKline laboratory in Dresden, Germany. With government contracts already signed, worldwide, with pharmaceutical firms like GSK, the WHO s pandemic declaration triggered massive sales of the H1N1 vaccine.Der SpiegelSwine flu kept the world...

topics: activist, campaign, committee, conservative, democrat

aggregated from: Political Blotter

The U.S. Senate this week delayed debate on legislation that shipping giant FedEx says would endanger some of the 2,000 jobs it provides at Oakland International Airport, but local lawmakers say the company just doesn't want to lose an advantage over...

topics: committee, oakland, senate