Rich Calder at The New York Post reports: Homeowners in an exclusive waterfront enclave in Brooklyn thought Hurricane Sandy was as cruel a blow as they could suffer — until the taxman proved them wrong. The city is claiming that property values have actually shot up for many homes in Manhattan Beach and it’s going… Continue Reading »
William Douglas and Franco Ordonez at McClatchy Newspapers report: No sooner did President Barack Obama and a group of senators separately outline proposals to revamp the nation’s immigration system than the phone lines on several African-American-oriented talk radio shows heated up with callers blasting the plans. “Amnesty,” complained Frankie from Maryland recently on the nationally… Continue Reading »
The Washington Examiner reports: During a press conference on gun safety in Philadelphia, Vice President Joe Biden said that any reports that suggest that he was trying to take weapons away from gun owners was a “bunch of malarkey.” “I know that’s a word that you’ve never heard before, although it’s now in the dictionary,”… Continue Reading »
Justin Sink at The Hill reports: White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that President Obama does believe the country has a spending problem, a day after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said it was “almost a false argument” to say as much. “Of course, the president believes that we have a spending… Continue Reading »
The Log Cabin Democrat reports: Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law a ban on abortion coverage in the health insurance exchange but says he’s still concerned about two other abortion restrictions pending in the Legislature. Beebe says he signed into law a bill that would ban insurers participating in the exchange created under… Continue Reading »
