Prix de l'essence: pourquoi, avec sa baisse de 6 centimes d'euro par litre, l'État n'a pas résolu le problème

 PRIX DU CARBURANT – Six centimes de moins par litre... C'est la baisse que pourront constater les automobilistes en se rendant dans leur station-service, à partir du 29 août, pendant 3 mois, avant de "mettre en place un mécanisme plus pérenne", s'est empressé d'ajouter le ministère des Finances. Ils ont raison de s'en préoccuper, car ce coup de pouce reste très ponctuel. Trois centimes seront à la charge de l'État, au moyen d'une réduction ...

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George W. Bush: The President Who Must Not Be Named At Republican Convention

In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, President George W. Bush is seen in the Oval Office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright turned heads last week by saying that Democrats could very well blame George W. Bush's presidency forever for the nation's problems. Republicans cried foul, arguing that it was well past time to move on from the former president. After all, they've ...

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Rand Paul Speech Declares Obamacare Unconstitutional

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) gave a speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention. TAMPA, Fla. -- Sen. Rand Paul said in his prime time convention speech Wednesday night that despite the criticism he took for saying so, he still thinks President Barack Obama's health care reform is unconstitutional. "Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so," the Kentucky politician ...

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DNC Attacks Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan On Todd Akin, Women's Issues In Tampa Tribune Ad

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan campaign. The DNC bought a Tampa, Fla., newspaper ad Tuesday that ties the Republican ticket to Senate candidate Todd Akin (R-Mo.), who says women's bodies prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape." TAMPA, Fla. -- The Democratic National Committee refuses to allow Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to put Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments behind them, running a full page ad in the Tampa Tribune on ...

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Murray Energy Miners Allege They Had To Give Up Pay To Attend 'Mandatory' Romney Rally (AUDIO)

Earlier this month, Mitt Romney was welcomed for a campaign event at the Century Mine in Beallsville, Ohio, by hundreds of coal workers and their families. Now many of the mine's workers are saying they were forced to give up a day-worth of pay to attend the event, and they feared they might be fired if they didn’t, according to local news radio WWVA. The claims have been mostly denied by Rob Moore, Chief Financial Officer of Murray Energy Company, which owns the mine. He acknowledges that workers weren’t paid that day but says no one was made to attend the event. Well, kind of. "Our ...

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TAMPA, Fla. -- A divided Republican Party was on full display Tuesday when Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) supporters and other grassroots activists loudly booed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on the first full day of the Republican National Convention. The fight was over the unglamorous rules process that dictates how delegates are apportioned in each state. Paul didn't sweep the ballot boxes in state caucuses and primaries, but his ...

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Tampa, Florida has more homeless people per capita than any city in America. Yet you won't hear much -- if any -- talk from the podium on the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired convention set about America's poverty crisis. And this lack of attention won't be exclusive to the GOP. You can expect more of the same (or is that actually less of the same?) when the Democrats descend on Charlotte next week -- after all, President Obama hasn't devoted even one speech to the subject of poverty since he moved into the White House. This bipartisan back-turning is why we are reviving the Shadow ...

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Shadow Conventions 2012: What They Will Not Be Talking About in Tampa and Charlott

Tampa, Florida has more homeless people per capita than any city in America. Yet you won't hear much -- if any -- talk from the podium on the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired convention set about America's poverty crisis.And this lack of attention won't be exclusive to the GOP. You can expect more of the same (or is that actually less of the same?) when the Democrats descend on Charlotte next week -- after all, President Obama hasn't ...

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Ron Paul Delegates Cause Mayhem At Republican Convention

TAMPA, Fla. -- A divided Republican Party was on full display Tuesday when Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) supporters and other grassroots activists loudly booed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on the first full day of the Republican National Convention. The fight was over the unglamorous rules process that dictates how delegates are apportioned in each state. Paul didn't sweep the ballot boxes in state caucuses and primaries, but his supporters ...

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Republican Attendee Allegedly Threw Nuts At Black CNN Camerawoman, Called Her An 'Animal'

An attendee at the Republican National Convention was allegedly thrown out of the convention center in Tampa on Tuesday after throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman and saying, "this is how we feed the animals." Former MSNBC and Current host David Shuster, who is attending the convention, tweeted about the incident earlier on Tuesday: @DavidShuster David Shuster GOP attendee ejected ...

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