GOP Sees Risks in Push to Repeal Health Law
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
It’s fine to criticize the health law and the way Democrats pushed it through Congress without a single GOP vote, these party leaders say. But focusing on its outright repeal carries two big risks.
Mullen: Kandahar is Key to Ending Rise of Taliban
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
Adm. Mike Mullen said at a news conference Wednesday in the Afghan capital that Kandahar is a “cornerstone in reversing the momentum” of the Taliban.
Obama to Unveil Offshore Oil Drilling Plans
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, the president is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia’s shorelines, and is allowing an expansion in Alaska’s Cook Inlet to go forward.
CIA: Officers Risk Exposure at Guantanamo Bay
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
CIA counterintelligence officials are “very concerned” that agency personnel have been put in danger by military rules allowing interaction between five inmates and defense attorneys at Guantanamo Bay, according to an intelligence source.
Sallie Mae Blames 2,500 Layoffs on Obama’s Student Loan Overhaul
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
Sallie Mae has been outspoken in its opposition to the plan, calling it a “government takeover” just last month
Raw Data: Transcript From Obama, Sarkozy Press Conference
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
President Barack Obama and President Sarkozy hold a joint press conference
Sarkozy Meeting Could Mark Start of an Obama Foreign Policy Reset
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
President Obama, following signs of tension between the U.S. and some of its key allies around the world, moved Tuesday to try to patch things up with one of those allies — and analysts say the president needs to do even more.
Growing ‘Frustration’ With Steele Inside RNC
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele “allowed a certain climate to exist” that resulted in the committee paying for a now infamous visit to a Los Angeles strip club, a senior RNC committeeman tells Fox News.
Karl Rove Heckled at Book Event in Beverly Hills
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
Rove was reportedly left to fend for himself after a group of protesters hurled charges at him and one attempted a citizen’s arrest.
Rancher’s Murder Exposes Deadly Gaps in Border Policing, Tancredo Says
Mar 31, 2010 Politics
Former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, reacting to the murder of a well-known Arizona rancher by an assailant authorities believe was an illegal immigrant, said violence on the border has spiraled out of control and the federal government seems powerless to stop it.