http://politisoft.com Contribute to Democracy Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:30:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Diageo/Hotline Poll released this week shows that 49% of voters approve of the job Democrats are doing in Congress, with only 38% disapproving. According to that same poll, only 26% of voters approve of the GOP's performance. When respondents were asked which party they'd be more likely to support ... http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/house-republicans-bracing-for-more-losses-in-2010/ Hundreds of banks and a handful of insurers and automakers have applied for funds from the Treasury Department as part of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Treasury Department has transferred capital to the majority of these companies. SEE Chart of who is getting what. http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/track-the-700-billion-bailout/ ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a traffic snarl on its way through the Senate Finance Committee. The controversy deals with a car and driver lent to Daschle by ... http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/hhs-nominee-daschle-faces-tax-questions/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/democrats-line-up-to-support-daschle/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/people-smithsonian-requests-arethas-hat/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/bipartisanship-is-overrated-says-new-rnc-chair/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/obama-congratulates-iraqis-for-holding-elections/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/president-obama-prompting-a-dc-renaissance/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/official-gregg-top-candidate-for-commerce/ http://politisoft.com/2009/01/31/obamas-leftover-cash/