Nov 11 2010

Obama Will Accept Extension of Bush Tax Cuts to All, Axelrod Says

In an interview with the Huffington Post on Wednesday evening, White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod said President Obama would accept an extension of the Bush tax cuts across the board — for middle- and upper-income earners alike. It is a departure from the administration’s previous position, but, as Axelrod explained, “We have to deal [...]


Sep 1 2010

Gov. Tim Pawlenty to Accept Medicaid Money, but not Funds for ‘Obamacare’

The same week Tim Pawlenty signed an executive order preventing Minnesota from accepting grant money available under the new health care law, the governor said he would accept $263 million in federal funding for state’s Medicaid program. Despite earlier describing the Medicaid money as a “bailout” of the states, Pawlenty said Wednesday that he would [...]