Edolphus Towns

Edolphus Towns
Edolphus Towns
Type: Person
Name: Edolphus Towns (Ed Towns)
Title: Congressman - New York (USA)
Date of Birth: 21/07/1934
Place of Birth: Chadbourn, North Carolina
Nationality: United States
Fact Sheet: Biography for Edolphus Towns
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports
Edolphus Towns
Edolphus Towns

Mirabile Dictu! Republicans and (Some) Democrats Agree, Diss Obama Pick Mel Watt for Head of FHFA

Wellie, we finally witness an exception that proves Krugman’s rule about hopeless partisan rancor. Republicans and quite a few Democrats gave the raspberry to Obama’s nomination of Mel Watt to replace Ed DeMarco as the head of the FHFA, which oversees ... [Published naked capitalism - May 02 2013]
First reported Mar 13 2013 - Updated Mar 13 2013 - 1 reports
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg

The Soda Setback

On Monday, a New York judge struck down Michael Bloomberg’s latest nanny bullshit: On Monday, Judge Tingling struck down the soda ban in a sweeping opinion that does everything but hand Mayor Poppins his umbrella and carpetbag. This wasn’t just a ... [Published Right Thinking - Mar 13 2013]

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Towns and Issa said, "we are deeply concerned about the recall of popular pediatric medications widely used by infants and children across the country. when a recall of this nature occurs, it is our responsibility to bring attention to the issue as a public service and to fulfill our oversight responsibility by asking tough questions about the conditions of the manufacturing plant and controls put inin place by the drug company's management, and about whether fda's inspection and recall procedures were sufficient." The congressional probe comes a day after the FDA released cataloguing widespread quality-control problems at the Pennsylvania plant where the recalled...
Circumstances of a major recall of children's cold medications to be investigated by House panel [Published Topnews.in - May 06 2010]

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All (10) | News (2) | Reports (0) | Blogs (6) | Audio/Video (0) | Fact Sheets (2) | Press Releases (0)
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Rep. Darrell Issa's tough oversight part of a l... [Published Washington Times - Jun 06 2013]
Cleaning Up the Airwaves [Published TAPPED - May 06 2013]
Mirabile Dictu! Republicans and (Some) Democrat... [Published naked capitalism - May 02 2013]
The Soda Setback [Published Right Thinking - Mar 13 2013]
The 112th Congress: A farewell list [Published Daily Kos - Jan 02 2013]
House Approves GAO Role in Intelligence Oversight [Published Secrecy News - Jun 01 2010]
Circumstances of a major recall of children's c... [Published Topnews.in - May 06 2010]
NARA Seeks New Ideas for Presidential Libraries [Published Secrecy News - Mar 24 2009]
Biography for Edolphus Towns [Published Able2Act - Feb 17 2007]
Biography for Nydia Velazquez [Published Able2Act - Feb 17 2007]
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Darrell Issa, Mel Watt, Nydia Velázquez, [more]
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Small Business Corp, [more]
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American College of Nurse-Midwives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, American Academy of Physician Assistants, [more]
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Intelligence, Physician Assistant, National Parks, [more]
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Tylenol, Mountain Dew, Deepwater Horizon
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New York City, Cartagena (Colombia), Olympia (United States), [more]
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United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, [more]
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Cleaning Up the Airwaves [Published TAPPED - May 06 2013]
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Federal Communications Comission Last week, President Obama announced he would nominate his good friend and venture capitalist Tom Wheeler to lead the Federal Communications ...
Mirabile Dictu! Republicans and (Some) Democrat... [Published naked capitalism - May 02 2013]
Wellie, we finally witness an exception that proves Krugman’s rule about hopeless partisan rancor. Republicans and quite a few Democrats gave the raspberry to Obama’s nomination of Mel Watt to replace Ed DeMarco as the head of the FHFA, which oversees ...
The Soda Setback [Published Right Thinking - Mar 13 2013]
On Monday, a New York judge struck down Michael Bloomberg’s latest nanny bullshit: On Monday, Judge Tingling struck down the soda ban in a sweeping opinion that does everything but hand Mayor Poppins his umbrella and carpetbag. This wasn’t just a ...
The 112th Congress: A farewell list [Published Daily Kos - Jan 02 2013]
Per the 20th Amendment , the terms of the members of the 112th Congress expire at noon on Thursday, ready or not. As I did two years ago , it's worth taking a moment to say farewell, thank you, and in some cases good riddance to those members of Congress ...
House Approves GAO Role in Intelligence Oversight [Published Secrecy News - Jun 01 2010]
The House of Representatives last week approved an amendment to the 2010 Defense Authorization Act that would require the Director of National Intelligence to cooperate with the Government Accountability Office in the performance of audits and investigations ...
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