At a separate ceremony late today President Obama gave additional remarks about the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act which he signed into law earlier today as a part of the 2010 Defense Authorization bill.

On Monday, November 2 nd at 3:30 p.m. EST, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett will hold an extended online chat to discuss how health insurance reform will impact minority communities and all Americans. Submit your questions now, or join us on Monday here at WhiteHouse.gov or at Facebook.com/WhiteHouse to submit your question live during the discussion. via whitehouse.gov click through the link to submit your questions now. Posted via web from baratunde’s internet scratc

The Independent Women’s Forum has conducted a poll of 800 women with a margin of error of ± 3.5%. The results are not good for the Democrats. You can read the summary here (PDF). Basically, women really don’t like the public option and they really think all of this should wait anyway. of women are unsatisfied and 42% are satisfied with what they have read, seen, or heard about the proposals or legislation to change the way healthcare is covered and delivered here in the United States

Late last week, the Obama Administration ordered seven companies who received a significant amount of federal loan to cut the salaries of their top-level executives by an average of 90 percent and cut total compensation (including cash, stock and perks) by half. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson was amongst the many executives who saw government-imposed cuts in his own salary. Speaking to the press today between meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Henderson said that the cuts were “fai

Well im not surprised by this at all. but very pathetic Washington Examiner Twice as many Democrats say health care reform should be President Obama’s top priority as say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be his top concern, according to a new Gallup poll . Gallup asked people this question: “Which of the following should be Barack Obama’s top priority as president — the economy, health care, the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, energy, the federal budget deficit, or something