Read more politicians stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39312/politicians.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70190/downtrodden-detroit-can-rise-again-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Detroit of Daniel Okrent’s childhood is gone. The “elm-lined streets” of the “City of Homeowners”—“the place that America once knew as the Arsenal of Democracy”—have become “the urban equivalent of a boxer's mouth, more gaps than teeth.” A devastating combination of racial tension and a lack of...http://www.newser.com/story/70190/downtrodden-detroit-can-rise-again-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 13:20:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67878/kennedy-first-on-hill-with-own-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid the praise for the late Ted Kennedy, one blogger reminds that the Massachusetts senator was the first member of Congress with his own website. “Back in 1993, this was no small feat,” writes Paul Blumenthal for the Sunlight Foundation. “At the time there were no congressional offices connected to...http://www.newser.com/story/67878/kennedy-first-on-hill-with-own-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 22:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66458/abbey-road-crosswalk-may-hit-the-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Abbey Road crosswalk made famous by the Beatles' album cover may be eliminated because hordes of fans are making it unsafe, say legislators. Accidents at the London intersection have climbed as an increasing number of fans pose on the striped crosswalk for photos, reports the Telegraph . “Maybe it is...http://www.newser.com/story/66458/abbey-road-crosswalk-may-hit-the-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 7:46:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66076/china-trusts-prostitutes-more-than-politicians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese people trust prostitutes more than they trust politicians, scientists, or soldiers, according to a new survey from Insight China Magazine . Sex workers finished third, the BBC reports, with 7.9% of the vote, just behind farmers and religious workers. “A list like this is at the same time...http://www.newser.com/story/66076/china-trusts-prostitutes-more-than-politicians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 12:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65147/nabbed-nj-pols-lived-in-ethics-free-zone-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 44 New Jersey politicians and New York and New Jersey rabbis arrested this morning were the subject of a 10-year probe, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. “The politicians willingly put themselves up for sale,” the US Attorney says. “For these defendants, corruption was a way of life. They existed in...http://www.newser.com/story/65147/nabbed-nj-pols-lived-in-ethics-free-zone-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 14:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60555/pols-pushed-u-of-illinois-into-taking-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProminent state lawmakers have been pressuring administrators at the University of Illinois to accept favored applicants or risk facing their wrath, the Chicago Tribune reports. Analyzing 1,800 documents, the paper found that subpar applicants on a “clout list” gained admission over the objections of admissions officers after school lobbyists...http://www.newser.com/story/60555/pols-pushed-u-of-illinois-into-taking-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 16:32:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59997/social-security-medicare-going-broke-terrific.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSocial Security and Medicare are headed toward disaster, and that’s a good thing, Robert J. Samuelson writes in Newsweek . The programs are expected to run out of money by 2017 and 2037, respectively, and when they do, politicians will have to make painful, necessary reforms. “The counterintuitive lesson: a ‘crisis’...http://www.newser.com/story/59997/social-security-medicare-going-broke-terrific.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 18:23:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59412/good-ceos-are-boring-brooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent studies have yielded a good picture of the ideal CEO, and the life of the party he ain’t, writes David Brooks in the New York Times . Traits like empathy, good communication skills, and team-building aren’t very important. Flamboyant visionaries rarely work out. No, those who often thrive as CEOs...http://www.newser.com/story/59412/good-ceos-are-boring-brooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 10:07:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58445/film-outs-pols-draws-fire-from-all-sides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOutrage isn’t a conventional summer blockbuster, but its central aim will surely prove explosive: outing prominent politicians who have opposed gay causes. “It’s the responsibility of journalists and filmmakers to report on hypocrisy wherever they see it,” director Kirby Dick told the San Francisco Chronicle . His targets include Florida Gov....http://www.newser.com/story/58445/film-outs-pols-draws-fire-from-all-sides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 12:39:02 CDT