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Play of the Day -- 'Buffett Rule’ or buffet rule? Plus: Obama makes surprise appearance at Emmy Awards
September 20, 2011 President Obama's newly proposed "Buffett rule" was fodder for late-night jokes on Monday. "Obama has proposed a new tax increase," Conan O'Brien said. "At first Newt Gingrich was for it because he thought it was the buffet rule." Don't miss today's Must See Moment at 1:59 when Obama show up ...
Play of the Day -- Maher on 2012: Perry isn't a centrist Republican, Obama is
September 19, 2011 "Real Time" host Bill Maher on Friday went after the Republican field, but didn't miss an opportunity to take a pot-shot at President Obama. About Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Maher said: "At the tea party debate, Gov. Jesus McBang-Bang was actually beaten up by the other candidates for being too ...
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart on Solyndra: 'That custom-tailored Obama scandal you ordered is finally here'
September 16, 2011 "The Daily Show" jumped on the Solyndra bandwagon, mocking the administration's full-on embrace of the now-failed solar energy company, which received more than $500 million in stimulus money. "This 'scandal' would only be exploitable if the president had made this one particular company the poster child for the [green-energy] program," ...
Play of the Day -- Late night take: 'Weiner, the Peter Tweeter' drove a wedge between voters and Dems in NY-09
September 15, 2011 The special-election upset in NY-09 was the target of late-night jokes on Wednesday. "Political pundits say that more than anything the vote was an anti-Obama vote," "The Tonight Show" host Jay Leno said. "But did you hear the White House spin? They said at least President Obama created one new ...
Play of the Day -- Rick Perry can't be bought with only $5K; Grim Reaper for VP?
September 14, 2011 Stephen Colbert suggests a running mate: the Grim Reaper (he's bone white and has almost as many executions under his belt as Rick Perry.) And "The Tonight Show" presents a mock Visa advertisement, poking fun at Perry's defense of his decision to mandate HPV vaccines in Texas. The ad says: ...
Play of the Day -- 'Make it Rain Act' a better name for jobs bill?
September 13, 2011 On "The Daily Show" Monday, Jon Stewart suggested a few alternative names for President Obama's bill aimed at job-creation. "That's all you got? The American Jobs Act? Was "Employment Ideas TBD' already taken?" Stewart asked. Watch to see the names he recommended that the president consider instead. Fast forward to ...
Play of the Day: Letterman traces source of earthquake to 'Chris Christie's aerobics class'
August 24, 2011 David Letterman had some fun with reaction to the earthquake that shook the East Coast on Tuesday, joking that New York City Major Michael Bloomberg was found "standing under his desk" at city hall. "They traced the epicenter of the earthquake to Gov. Chris Christie's aerobics class," Letterman said. Today's ...
Bachmann spins her federal tax-attorney experience
August 19, 2011 Rep. Michele Bachmann played a bit of defense while on the stump in South Carolina on Thursday, spinning her tax attorney experience as an advantage in the fight to revamp the tax code and the IRS. "I went to work in that system because the first rule of war is: ...
Bush e-mail records could be lost to history
November 24, 2008
FROM NEXTGOV
Since the presidential transition from Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Bush, George Washington University's National Security Archive has been a watchdog of federal e-mail preservation policies. Most recently the archive, which manages a library of security documents, joined a lawsuit that seeks to hold the George W. Bush White House ...
Senators aim to bolster fight against cyber crimes
October 26, 2007 A new Senate measure aims to close the gaps in current federal laws to address cyber crimes, including hacking, the theft of confidential information, and the transmission of computer worms and viruses. The measure was one of several technology-related bills filed this week. The legislation, S. 2213, would make it ...
