Conservative Opposition Threatens Criminal Justice Overhaul

(Hat tip: KimR) - A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday dealt a severe blow to prospects for overhauling the criminal justice system in Congress this year, with one lawmaker calling the bipartisan legislation championed by President Barack Obama and some prominent conservatives "a massive social experiment in criminal leniency..." Read more at ABC News Read More......

Venezuelan opposition candidate shot dead at campaign event

"Luis Manuel Diaz, local leader of the Democratic Action party in Altagracia de Orituco (Guarico state) has just been shot dead," the party's chairman Henry Ramos Allup said on Twitter.  Ramos Allup said Diaz was standing next to Lilian Tintori, wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who is in prison for incitement to violence in 2014 antigovernment protests.  He added that the shooter, whom he believed to be a member of an "armed gang" linked to the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), carried out the attack from a vehicle.

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The Hill: GOP lawmakers warn Bernanke against QE 3

08/26/11 by Alexander Bolton - House Republican lawmakers are warning Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to refrain from another round of quantitative easing, which they say could accelerate inflation. ✧ Bernanke is scheduled to speak at a Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., today, Friday morning at 10 a.m. ✧ At the same conference last year, Bernanke launched the second round of the Fed’s treasury purchasing program, which became known as QE2. Read more at The Hill...

Opposition to a third round of quantitative easing has spread beyond the Tea Party to establishment Republicans and even some Democrats.

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Marion County GOP issues press release opposing SB 742 & SB 845

Marion County Republican Central Committee
March 18, 2011
Press Release:

The Marion County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC) recognizing the detrimental effects of illegal immigration on the United States, particularly here in Oregon, voted unanimously on March 17th to oppose two pieces of legislation before the 2011 Oregon State Legislature, SB 742 and SB 845, that would legitimize the presence of illegal aliens in our state. ∴ – SB 742 would grant instate tuition to the progeny of undocumented foreign nationals illegally present in the U.S. (undocumented international students) to attend Oregon’s public four year universities. ∴ – SB 845 would allow issuance of Oregon drivers licenses to undocumented foreign nationals illegally present in the U.S. living in the state. ∴ The MCRCC urges Oregon State legislators representing any portion of Marion County to oppose both SB 742 and SB 845.

Janice Williamson, Chairwoman MCRCC,
Andrea Hoffman, Vice-Chairwoman MCRCC.
www.marioncountygop.org
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Fox News Poll: Opposition to Health Care Reform Holds Steady

A Fox News poll released Thursday finds that 54 percent of Americans oppose the health care reforms being considered by Congress. Read More......