Today in Washington – July 28, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  July 28th at 10:30 AM  | 

The Center for Public Integrity has just broken an important story that indicates a failed federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  According to the report: The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investigating whether the chaotic spraying of tons of salt water by private boats | Read More »

This Week in Washington – July 26, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  July 26th at 11:00 AM  | 

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is the Republican key for the Obama Administration to pass New START Treaty this year.  67 Senators are needed to pass any treaty, therefore the support of Republicans is necessary to pass START.  Republicans may want to stall passage of the treaty into the next Congress, because the New START Treaty may harm national security.  The Obama Administration may have signed a side agreement | Read More »