Archive for March 11th, 2010

CBO said today a Senate-passed version of health legislation would cost $875 billion over 10 years and cut the federal deficit by $118 billion over the same period. But the numbers will soon be outdated, as CBO is scoring changes that Obama proposed to try to win approval from Democrats in both chambers.
His plan would… »

Congress Daily Report
Just a day ago, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he and Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd were making so much progress on a financial regulation bill that a deal was imminent. Today, Dodd said he would proceed alone because discussions with Corker about consumer protections and other areas of disagreement could not be… »

I got this a few days ago, and neither read it nor forwarded it right away, but should have.  My apologies - have been distracted lately.
There are some who keep insisting that Obama will be a one term president, that it took Carter to bring us Reagan, so maybe we’ll get some relief in the… »

State Board of Education nears vote on social studies revisions - Governors and education leaders Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement… »

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. — 2 Peter 1:3
A number of years ago I was in the library of a prestigious university. As I walked among the bookshelves, I happened to pass by a row of small cubicles set aside for study and spied a… »

In 105, A.D., Ts’ai Lun invented paper. He made it from bamboo, mulberry, and other fibers, along with bamboo, fish nets and rags.
In 1302, according to Shakespeare, this is Romeo Monteveccio and Juliet Cappelleto’s wedding day in Citadela, Italy. William Shakespeare based one of his plays on their lives.
In 1619, Margaret and Philippa Flower were… »