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DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat By Amy Fagan and Stephen Dinan THE WASHINGTON TIMES September 14, 2005 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. Mr. DeLay was defending Republicans' choice to borrow money and add to this year's expected $331 billion deficit to pay for Hurricane Katrina relief. Some Republicans have said Congress should make cuts in other areas, but Mr. DeLay said that doesn't seem possible. "My...

I don't know about anyone else, but I am so ticked off. Bush Pork: Farm bill Ted Kennedy no child's behind left alone bill Grandpa's viagra bill Transportation bill Oil industry welfare bill Bush is making slick willy look spendthrift. I almost wish I had derslickmeister as president again. Bush refuses to enforce immigration laws. Why have a fricken "war on terror" if you aren't going to enforce your border? Why go looking for terrorists around the world when they are free to walk over the southern border with nukes, bio weapons, chem weapons, bombs, etc? Hell, pretty soon we're...

President George W Bush has proposed doubling US aid to Africa over the next five years. He said this would happen if African leaders made a commitment to honest government and the rule of law. Outlining his priorities for the G8 summit next week, Mr Bush said the West now had an extraordinary opportunity to help end extreme poverty in Africa. But on the other main issue facing the summit - climate change - he gave no indication of a compromise. The president criticised those who opposed energy development and wanted to place restrictions upon it. "About two billion people...

Fort Worth Appeals Court Judge Bob McCoy's promotion about a year ago came with a more prestigious title, a law clerk -- and a pay cut. The former state district judge's salary dropped from $114,000 to $112,000 when he was appointed to the 2nd Court of Appeals by Gov. Rick Perry. "While I was honored and I'm still honored that I was appointed to the court of appeals, after I thought about it, I wasn't sure how many more of these honors I could afford," McCoy said. In an effort to boost salaries for McCoy and other judges on the...

Bush Budget To Predict FY '04 Deficit Over $500B Thursday, January 29, 2004 04:01 PM ET Printer-friendly version WASHINGTON [AP]--U.S. President George W. Bush's new budget will project that the just-enacted prescription drug program and Medicare overhaul will cost one- third more than previously estimated and will predict a deficit exceeding $500 billion for this year, congressional aides said Thursday. Bush's new budget will estimate this year's budget deficit at about $520 billion, the congressional sources said. That would easily surpass the $375 billion shortfall of last year, the highest deficit ever in dollar terms. Just Monday, the Congressional Budget...

<p>In his first press conference as a candidate for governor, standing on the lawn outside Jay Leno's Burbank studios, Arnold Schwarzenegger explained why he thought it was so important to bring job-creating businesses back to California. "When business comes back, revenues come back," Schwarzenegger told a throng of reporters and an international audience, displaying glimpses of the cross-party appeal that would elect him to the state's highest office. "When revenues come back, we can afford all kinds of programs that are very important."</p>

A distracted celebrity who parachutes into an emergency election on a late-night whim with a political philosophy still under construction resembles a vain elitist more than a populist. "Mobilizing the Machine: Schwarzenegger is harnessing his talent agents and Hollywood contacts to raise funds and rally the electorate," reads a headline in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times. This is populism? Rob Lowe, whose previous grass-roots experience includes appearing on NBC's West Wing, will lend a hand. So will the Creative Artists Agency. "Candidate Schwarzenegger wants to cast his agents against type as aides in his run for the California governor's seat," says...

LOS ANGELES — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon will run the first radio ads directly attacking GOP front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger by focusing on the issue his economic advisor raised by suggesting Californians might need to pay higher property taxes. The radio spots have been cut and may begin airing on California talk radio stations as early as Sunday night, Simon spokesman K.B. Forbes told Fox News early Sunday. Forbes would not say how much the campaign spent on the radio adds or which stations would carry them, but did say the anti-Schwarzenegger spots would run "on major talk radio stations...