Politics
Elizabeth Warren Raises $8.6 Million
Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren raised last quarter. The Democrat and architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is facing incumbent Senator Scott Brown. 81% of the donations were under $50, and over 40,500 Bay Staters have donated to the campaign. Senator Scott Brown has not released his numbers for the […]
Barney Frank Gets Married
Rep. Barney Frank got married Saturday to his longtime partner, Jim Ready. This is the first same-sex marriage wedding for a member of Congress. Barney Frank is known for advocating gay rights, and financial regulations. He is half of the 2010 law, the Dodd-Drank Act. The wedding was officiated by […]
June Adds Jobs, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
The U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in June. The unemployment rate remained at 8.2%. There were fewer jobs added than expected, most economists believed about 95,000 jobs would be added. Mitt Eomney attacked he report as being a “kick in the gut” to the American workers. The slow jobs report […]
Romney Raises More Than $100 Million in June
Mitt Romney, the Romney Victory Fund, and the RNC raised over $100 million in June. Politico first reported it and the RNC’s Rick Wiley took to Twitter to confirm it. This is so far Mitt Romney’s best month, but not a record-breaking month. Then-Senator Obama set a new record of […]