Prominent attorney Roxanne Conlin spoke to the Des Moines Register on Thursday about a possible Senate bid next year: I never thought I'd run again, Conlin said at her home in Des Moines. But in my lifetime, I don't ever want to say, 'If only I had followed my dream or followed my heart.' What has changed for me is Grassley. Conlin said she is more likely than not running, but first needs to iron out how she would staff a campaign and handle her law practice before making a fi

The culture of “Filipino Time” has long been ailing the country and it has caused many a discomfort and even losses and misunderstandings to some. To cure this Filipino’s culture of tardiness, which commonly called the “Filipino time,” Senator Edgardo Angara filed Senate Bill 3479 which aims to “breed a new culture of promptness” among Filipinos. The senator’s bill seeks to synchronize all time devices in the Philippines to set a standard Philippine time. “This is a good way to start changing

A new Research 2000 poll of the Delaware Senate race shows Republican Congressman Mike Castle and Attorney General Beau Biden virtually tied: Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/12-14. Likely voters. MoE 4% (no trend lines) Beau Biden (D) 45 Mike Castle (R) 46 Well, it couldn't be any tighter than that in this marquee matchup. Castle easily leads other potential match ups (Castle 51 Kaufman 37, Castle 49, Carney 41, Castle 51 Coons 39), but the Biden-Castle one is most likely because the pol

A Cadillac car (produced since 1902) has stood for excellence for many years. A “Cadillac” health plan is a plan that has little or no exclusions (such as for pre-existing conditions). The term “Cadillac” health plan was used in the 1960s, but was popularized during Congressional hearings in 1974. “Cadillac” health care plans were much discussed during health care debates in 2009. A proposed “Cadillac tax” is a tax on expensive health insurance plans. General Motors declared bankrupt

Oct 13 - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday passed a bill to reform the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama's main domestic objective. Here are the likely steps to come as the bill moves through Congress. * Senate Democratic ...