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Entries in washington (18)

Monday
Sep192011

Carney Says Suskind's Book Is Filled With Fabrications

White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, says that Ron Suskind’s new book, “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and The Education of A President,” has many incorrect facts, a certain passage was plagiarized from Wikipedia and the overall analysis is wrong (1:11).

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Tuesday
Sep132011

Washington Legislation Needs to Be Clarified For Businesses, Says Boehner

Speaker Boehner says that employers need the legislation in Washington clarified so that they can be comfortable adding new employees to their company. (0:37)

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Wednesday
Nov182009

Sen. Murray Blasts Airbus-European Union Alliance

Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) says "unfortunately, Airbus and the European Union have refused to allow fair competition. They use the aerospace industry as a jobs program and they use billions of dollars in illegal launch aid to fund it. They don't even require Airbus to repay the subsidies if the aircraft is unsuccessful. So it's no risk, all reward for the company."(0:43)
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Friday
May012009

Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Talks About His Efforts on Capitol Hill

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Talk Radio News Service speaks with Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) about the Red River catastrophe and what efforts he is making in Washington, D.C. for North Dakotans. Pomeroy also addresses the H1N1 epidemic and expresses what precautions Americans should take. (09:00)
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Wednesday
Apr292009

Congressman Sestak On Arlen Specter

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Regarding Arlen Specter changing parties, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) said that it's better for the constituents of Pennsylvania to decide which candidate should win the primary. He feels like the Democratic National Party backing Specter may be giving him too much of an advantage in the Pennsylvania primary. President Barack Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have already committed to personally supporting Specter in his 2010 election. (00:47)
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Friday
Apr242009

General Petraeus Talks About Educating Soldiers

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

General David Petraeus says before Congress that it is important for soldiers to have an expanded understanding of Afghanistan, so that the army can function better as a whole. (01:18)
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Tuesday
Apr072009

Former Colombian President criticizes U.S. drug policy

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Former Colombian President, César Gaviria, said this week that the policy of trying to stop the flow of drugs to the U.S. is a failure and he suggested that the U.S. take a look at the drug policy in Europe because they have been very successful. Gavira offered his criticism at an event in Washington discussing a new report the by Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. (00:27)

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Monday
Mar022009

David A. Keene: Speaker Pelosi gets a free pass

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews David A. Keene, chairman of The American Conservative Union at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. Keene talks about the history of CPAC and how the younger people are making a difference for Conservatives and Republicans. Keene also talks about the congressional ratings and who was ranked the lowest and highest. (09:31)
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Monday
Mar022009

Kerri Houston: President Obama learned a wise lesson from Hillary Clinton

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Kerri Houston, the Institute for Liberty's Senior Vice President for Policy at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Houston talks about health care, importation legislation, and prescription costs. Houston says that President Obama learned a very wise lesson about government run health care from Hillary Clinton in the 1990's saying that, "You do not share the whole package of popcorn down someone's throat." (10:20)
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Monday
Mar022009

Alan Gottlieb: A right delayed is a right denied

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gottlieb talks about firearm policies and how by stopping gun shows will create black markets and take away rights from gun owners. (05:17)
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Friday
Feb272009

Dan Gainor: The media treated the economic stimulus bill like it was unimportant

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Dan Gainor, vice president of the Media Research Center (MRC) at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gainor talks about the results from a media research project the MRC conducted about the media coverage that was done on the economic stimulus bill. Gainor says that the media should have been complaining about the bill and how Congress should have had a couple of more days to see it. Gainor says the media "treated it like it was unimportant." (05:46)
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Friday
Feb272009

Scott Cleland: The left party has turned the internet into a digital commons

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Scott Cleland, Chairman of NETCompetition.org at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Cleland says that the left party has turned the internet into a digital commons. Cleland also stated that the left party has "bastardized the concept of freedom" with the internet. (11:21)
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Friday
Feb272009

Karin Agness: 2012- "We should be preparing ourselves and less on supporting a specific candidate"

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Karin Agness, the founder of the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW) at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. Agness talks about the organization, NeW and how people at CPAC should be "preparing ourselves and less on supporting a specific candidate" for 2012. (06:14)
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Friday
Feb272009

Cherri Jacobus: "People are so in love with Barack Obama, the rock star"

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Cherri Jacobus, Republican strategist and founder of Capitol Strategies public affairs and communications firm, at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Jacobus gives recommendations to Conservatives and Republicans on how to get back in power and about why she thinks President Obama is using the economic crisis as an excuse to put through his social agenda. (09:55)
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Tuesday
Feb172009

Money & Politics Culture In Washington Needs To Be Tackled

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Fred Wertheimer, President and CEO of Democracy 21, made this comment today at a discussion on "Ethics in the Obama Administration - Are Washington's Rules Changing?"
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Monday
Jan192009

Inaugural Radio Row: Washington Times reporters Stephanie Green and Andrea Rodgers

International Affairs Correspondent Blanquita Cullum interviews Stephanie Green and Andera Rodgers from the Washington Times about the glamour of an inauguration, fashion and Michelle Obama. (13:34)
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Tuesday
Jul222008

Rep. Holmes Norton apologizes to photographers in Union Station

Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) offers her apology to the photographers who have experienced unfriendly treatment at Union Station in Washington, D.C. She says that a hearing is taking place on the topic of a photo policy in Union Station not only because of American complaints, but also because Union Station is a facility that “enjoys patronage of the Congress of the United States through funding.” (0:48)
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Wednesday
May142008

Whistleblowers offer a check on government actions

Walter E. Fauntroy discusses the importance of whistleblowers and the maintaining of civil liberties. He also commends Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and her work with the No FEAR legislation today.(0:55)
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