Alexander to Reid: Mess With the Filibuster at Your Own Peril It's the procedural version of mutually assured destruction. Democrats are sick of Republicans threatening to use the filibuster to slow down progress; Republicans are sick of Democrats suggesting they might change Senate rules to get their way. The tacit counterthreat from the GOP is now explicit: if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid deploys the so-called "nuclear option"—eliminating the ...
June 18, 2013 - National Journal via Yahoo! News
States Ease Use of Life Policies for Elder Care State lawmakers are encouraging elderly residents to use life insurance as a way to pay for long-term care—and lower the Medicaid tab in the process. The strategy marks a tacit endorsement of so-called ...
June 17, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal via Yahoo! Finance
Morgan Tsvangirai in AFP Asked who else was orchestrating the violence, Tsvangirai said: "We know the people who are calling the shots. We know the man who has given tacit approval -- he is the commander in chief."
Anthony Weiner in New York Sun We need to send a crystal clear message to the Saudi Arabian government that their tacit approval of terrorism can't go unpunished,Mr. Weiner said. "Saudi Arabia should not get an ounce of military support from the US until they...
Ban Ki-moon in Reuters Or it is used as a weapon in armed conflict, condoned through tacit silence and passivity by the state and the law enforcement community,said Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister who became secretary-general on January 1.