Tag Archives: political

Speaker looking into travel perks | Otago Daily Times Online

“A person who was a member during the 2002-2005 parliament and who was also a member before the 1999 election has his or her travel entitlements frozen at the level for which he or she qualified at the end of the 2002-2005 term of …

Sir Douglas defends travel perks | Otago Daily Times Online

Sir Douglas said he had “absolutely” used the 90 percent travel discount he was entitled to, including for a trip to Boston in the next few weeks, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. Sir Douglas was a National MP from 1984 to …

Riehl World View: Obama's Three New Serious Health Care Problems

There may now be three new genuinely serious problems for Obama when it comes to his particular brand of health care reform ideas. Former Governor Sarah Palin speaking out so strongly against it combined with her grassroots appeal could …