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Immigration Reform Next On White House Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. (YBH.ME) - Washington's "Gang of 100", led by Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, has gotten the ear of the White House and then some recently.The Gang's letter last month to President Obama urging "CIR," or Comprehensive Immigration Reform, has borne fruit. On November 13, Janet Napolitano, Director of Homeland [...]
Scozzafava Backs Democrat Owens In NY’s 23rd Congressional Race
NEW YORK (YBH.ME) - After dropping out of New York's upcoming special congressional election on Saturday, Republican Dede Scozzafava has placed her support behind Democrat Bill Owens.Doug Hoffman, a conservative, has run a successful third-party campaign against both Scozzafava and Owens. The race has received national attention as the [...]
Taxpayer Subsidized Cellphone Program Set to Expand
LOS ANGELES (YBH.ME) - A Mexico-based wireless company, known in America as Tracfone, is currently the major provider of a U.S. government-subsidized program called SafeLink. SafeLink provides free wireless service to the poor. Tracfone is owned by billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil.According to Safelink’s website, “SafeLink [...]
B&S: Dennis Miller Takes on Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, Sort Of
Today marks the addition of a new feature here at Yes, But, However! "Bait and Switch" or B&S, pun intended. We'll chronicle web news and opinion outlets' misleading or over-hyped headlines. The point is to highlight the instances when, for example, Daily Kos, FOX, MSNBC, or Hot Air report a story highlighting the foibles on the [...]
Pelosi Floats National Sales Tax
LOS ANGELES (YBH.ME) - Appearing on Charlie Rose's PBS show on Monday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi affirmed that a Value Added Tax, or VAT, is on the table.Pelosi said that any new taxes would come after Congress finishes the health care debate, and that it may come as part of a larger overhaul to the tax code. (more...)
