Archive for July 30th, 2009

url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/texting-while-driving-ban-proposed-in-senate/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban texting on a cell phone or other personal electronic device while driving. If passed, the bill would force states to enact laws against texting while driving, or risk losing federal highway funds. “iPhones, Sidekicks and Blackberries are ingenious, indispensable devices,” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/sex-scandals-whose-are-worse-republicans-vs-democrats/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and perhaps Chip Pickering: Summer 2009 may go down as the season of Republican sex scandals. But if you look at the long history of political sex scandals, I think Democrats win both in quantity and (low) quality. “The Kennedys, Clinton, Spitzer. For sheer volume and creativity, no group of...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/07/30/which-states-are-raising-taxes-in-the-recession/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The recession has forced some states to raise taxes — both personal income and sales — to make up for budget shortfalls. In the first half of 2009, 10 states made major changes to personal income-tax rates, most of which are retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. In recent months, New Jersey, New...
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