GOP Accuses Dems of ‘Bitter’ Drive to Pass Health Bill
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts says in the weekly GOP radio and Internet address that ‘an entire year has gone to waste.’
Obama Prepares Overhaul of No Child Left Behind
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
The president said in his weekly radio and Internet address he would send Congress his proposed overhaul of the 2001 education law that focused on accountability in the classroom but has fallen short of its original goals.
Georgia Considers Outlawing Abortions Based on Race, Gender
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
Georgia lawmakers are poised to take up a controversial bill that would outlaw abortions prompted by the baby’s race or gender, an issue that has inspired a billboard campaign claiming a racial conspiracy is behind the termination of pregnancies.
GOP Lawmaker: White House Job Offer to Sestak Would Have Been a ‘Crime’
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
A GOP lawmaker says that the White House committed a “crime” if it offered Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak a federal job in exchange for dropping his primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa.
Ex-U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger Released From S. Korea Hospital
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
A hospital official says Kissinger’s condition was ‘not serious’ while he was being treated at Seoul’s Severance Hospital and he had recovered after a day of medical treatment, spokesman Han Jin-ho said.
Senate Republicans Stall Obama ’s Ambassador Pick Over Cuba Concerns
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
Mari Carmen Aponte, who was nominated by Obama in December for ambassador to El Salvador, withdrew her nomination to another diplomatic post in the Clinton era following questions about her past relationship with someone who had apparently caught the attention of the FBI.
Utah GOP Leader Resigns After $150G Nude Hot-Tubbing Payoff
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
Utah’s House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this conservative state.
Catholic Hospitals Rally Behind Obama’s Health Care Bill
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
The chief executive of the Catholic Health Association, Carol Keehan, wrote on the group’s Web site that although the legislation isn’t perfect, it represents a “major first step” toward covering all Americans and would make “great improvements” for millions of people.
Democrats Dump Student Aid Overhaul Into Health Care Bill
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
If a yearlong struggle to pass sweeping health care reform that will affect every American wasn’t enough for Democrats, they have now decided to add a sweeping overhaul of student aid to the bill.
Dems, GOP Pressure Fence-Sitters Over Health Care Reform Bill
Mar 14, 2010 Politics
Political pressure is being applied from all angles in Washington, as Democratic leaders scramble to close the deal on health care reform, and Republicans are being tapped to argue against — and even in favor of — the legislation