Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty Congress needed to pass a budget resolution by the end of Friday to fund the government, however, Democrats and Republicans can’t come to an agreement on the bill – more specifically on immigration measures. The conundrum is that Republicans are blaming the Democrats, because in order for Congress to pass the funding bill, they’ll need 60 votes from Dems. But dems are blaming Republicans because they control the White House and both sides of Congress. . @realDonaldTrump has been rooting for a “good shutdown” since May. This is the first time the government has ever shut down when one party controlled every branch of government. Republicans can't govern. https://t.co/ZziMs4BpOf — Randy Bryce (@IronStache) January 20, 2018 The last government shutdown was in 2013 and lasted 16 days. But how does that affect your day to day life? Hit the flip to find out.
Congressional Black Caucus: President Obama Doesn’t Care About Struggling HBCUs President Obama has received flack from the black community for nearly his entire time in office over claims that he supposedly neglects HBCUs and now a new report from the CBC is echoing those sentiments. via HBCU Digest A report from Congressional Black Caucus blog CrewOf42.com quotes several members of the caucus saying that President Barack Obama offered harsh criticism of black colleges during a meeting with the caucus earlier this week. In his first meeting with the caucus in nearly two years, President Obama said that low graduation rates, not federal funding cuts or his community college free tuition plan, were the greatest threats to HBCUs. “He said there were some HBCUs that were not good at graduating students and if they did not improve they’d have to go by the wayside,” said Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA). “In other words he didn’t show much empathy for struggling HBCUs. It was like show me the numbers and if the numbers aren’t where they need to be, that’s it. It was a somewhat callous view of the unique niche HBCUs fill,” Rep. Johnson, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, said. Rep. Johnson said there needs to be a deeper discussion with the President on HBCU issues. Other legislators shared the sentiments. The CBC’s First Vice Chair, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) said, “I was concerned about what the President said because it feeds into a narrative about the value of these institutions and whether they are equip to educate our students and what the cost is for doing so,” Rep. Clarke added. “Many of these institutions have not had a maintenance of effort on the part of states or the federal government and over time that wears on their ability to maintain standards or even advance beyond a certain level. It was very clear that he doesn’t have the same level of appreciation for what these institutions have done and could do in the future given the right support systems,” Rep. Clarke concluded. President Obama clearly has a million things on his plate and it seems no matter how many of them he’s able to tend to, there’s always someone left dissatisfied with how he decides to handle things. Do you agree with the CBC’s comments? Let’s discuss.
Replay Games has successfully raised the funding it needed to produce a remake of Al Lowe’s Leisure Suit Larry, thanks to its recently concluded Kickstarter campaign . Setting an initial goal of $500,000, the studio raised a grand total of $673,967, including PayPal donations. Notably, many of the pricier pledge rewards (including several in-game cameo appearances) sold out during the course of the… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : IndieGames.com – The Weblog Discovery Date : 02/05/2012 20:55 Number of articles : 2
Backed by his all-female band, Grammy winner/lady killer Cee Lo Green hit up the special Oscar night episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. But while most stars got dressed to the nines for the Academy Awards, the “Fuck You” crooner opted for simple striped polo-shirt-and-shades attire. Watch Cee Lo belt out his “Billie Jean”-esque jam “Bright … More » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Idolator Discovery Date : 28/02/2011 17:26 Number of articles : 3
**Written by Doug Powers For those of you keeping score at home, this amount of money is the equivalent of about 1.2 million packages of Ramen noodles. Jim Geraghty at NRO: In Mike Allen’s morning newsletter, we learn Planned Parenthood will spend $200,000 on television ads, urging Congress to not cut federal funding for Planned Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Michelle Malkin Discovery Date : 28/02/2011 18:22 Number of articles : 2
Last month, Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) announced it planned to acquire The Pirate Bay for 60,000,000 SEK ($7.8 million USD), but it appears today that the sale is on its deathbed. The Pirate Bay has given the software company one more week to get the funding needed for the purchase, but Wayne Rosso, former Grokster CEO and now former-exec at GGF says it will not happen. Rosso adds that he has stepped down from his position, alleging that GGF’s CEO Pandeya was not “straightforward” with him
