Jim McDermott

Six Blackwater Guards 'May' Be Charged in Iraq Massacre

clipped by: thisnamecantbetakenclipper's remarks: Immunity and impunity have gone hand in hand. Representative Jim McDermott. "The private contracting thing is the most erosive thing that this administration has done. You look...

With a Phone Call, Bush Could Relieve the Economic Pain of Millions (extend UI benefits)

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:56 PM EST Editor's note: The following is a press release from the office of Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA). "By making just one telephone call, the President could single-handedly...

Some Members of Congress Are Considering Eliminating 401(k) Plans

I was reading the most recent issue of Forbes magazine today (dated November 24, 2008) and saw a blurb by one of the columnists who claimed that some members of Congress are considering legislation that would abolish 401k...

Targeting Your 401(k)

You may have heard about Argentina's plan to nationalize private retirement accounts. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill are inspired, and with their big election victory they may get the chance to test Peronist ideas in America....

Gay rights supporters: Think strategy

By JOEL CONNELLY P-I COLUMNIST HOMOPHOBIA IS the malaria of societal diseases: It appears to be on the wane but then re-emerges in full fury. At the polls 30 years ago, Seattle became the first major American city to reject a...

Rush Limbaugh's Plot to Keep Us from Fixing Retirement

Friday, November 14, 2008 at 1:18 pm Rush Limbaugh's plot to keep us from fixing retirement The American system of retirement saving is in big trouble. But 401(k)s still leave individuals extremely exposed to market swings--as...

Inauguration ticket sellers are dealing in "false hope"

Online scammers already are offering inauguration tickets — in some cases for tens of thousands of dollars — hoping the excitement swirling around Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will yield a fast buck.

Unemployment: The holiday spirit

P-I Editorial: With very little trouble, President George W. Bush could do a lot for the economy, the jobless and the nation's upcoming holiday season. He needs to get Senate Republicans moving on extending jobless benefits for...

Getting And Giving Credit

Chicago Dyke writes: Do paid professional journalists have any obligation at all to review the blogosphere, as they produce writing on various topics that are “new to them,” but well-discussed here in the blogosphere? . . . Do...

What Dems Plan Has Already Been Done

.... and failed. Democrats and Socialists in Congress are currently determing the validity of seizing control over parts of your 401k retirement plan. They think that having a pre-tax option robs the government of too much...

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