Rep. Barney Frank announced his retirement yesterday after 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is truly the end of an era. The exit of the fiery Massachusetts Democrat opens the door for a fight over his powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee, if the Democrats are able to win back […]
Occupy Atlanta, a protest inspired by the Occupy Wall St. demonstrations in New York, made news this past weekend after civil rights legend John Lewis was denied the chance to speak to protesters. Footage showing the public denying Lewis, the civil rights organizer who worked closely with with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, surfaced on […]
The battle over the Democratic health care bill turned ugly over the weekend when Tea Party protesters called Georgia Congressman and civil rights legend John Lewis the N-word and spit at Rep. Emanuel Cleaver near the Capitol.
