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Top Democrats eye stock trade tax
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:55 AM EST (The Hill)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) has been making the case for such a Wall Street tax, and House leaders have started paying attention as they look for a way to pay for the jobs bill, leadership sources said.
Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:54 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.
Gov't Said To Waste Over $98 Billion
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:52 AM EST (CBS News)
More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.
Healthcare slipping behind schedule
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:51 AM EST (The Hill)
Senate action on healthcare reform before Thanksgiving is in serious jeopardy as the upper chamber still doesn't have a final version of the bill.
The $1.9 Trillion Gimmick
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:50 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Any day now, the House is expected to vote on a $210 billion fiscal swindle that will prevent automatic cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.
3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:47 AM EST (The New York Times)
Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party's leaders need to open debate on the measure later this week.
Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:46 AM EST (Reuters)
President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession.
Obama Says He Is Close to Afghan War Decision
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:46 AM EST (The New York Times)
President Obama said Wednesday he was "very close to a decision" on a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan and would make his case to the American people for his Afghan strategy in the next "several weeks."
In China, U.S. strikes conciliatory tone
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:45 AM EST (msnbc.com)
President Obama has emerged from his first trip to China with no big breakthroughs on important issues, such as Iran's nuclear program or China's currency.
Blue Dogs Wary of Another Stimulus
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:43 AM EST (Roll Call Daily - Breaking News)
House Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday that they are moving full steam ahead with a stimulus bill in the coming weeks, a plan that is already dividing fiscally conservative Democrats unsure of whether they can swallow another multibillion-dollar spending package.
Democrats: Abortion compromise does not break 72-hour promise
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:15 AM EST (The Hill)
House Republicans are accusing Democrats of breaking a pledge to make the healthcare legislation public for three days so they can resolve a feud between liberals and centrists over abortion provisions.
Reid: Senate not bound by Obama's health deadline
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:13 AM EST (The Washington Times)
In a blow to President Obama's top legislative priority, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Congress may not meet Mr.
G.O.P. Counters With a Health Plan of Its Own
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:12 AM EST (The New York Times)
House Republicans have come up with an answer to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drafting an alternative health care bill that would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insuran …
Fears of a New Bubble as Cash Pours In
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:03 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Concerns are mounting that efforts by governments and central banks to stoke a recovery will create a nasty side effect: asset bubbles in real-estate, stock and currency markets, especially in Asia.
Even safe Democrats feeling at risk
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:59 AM EST (Politico)
Jim Costa's path to reelection isn't the toughest among House Democrats, but that doesn't mean the California Democrat feels safe voting for a House health care overhaul bill that he says is too costly and does too little to help rural districts like his own.
Independents fuel GOP victories in Va., N.J.
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:58 AM EST (The Washington Times)
The independent voters who powered President Obama and Democrats to victory in 2008 fled to Republicans in Tuesday's elections, helping the GOP romp to a ticketwide sweep in Virginia and a stunning victory over an incumbent Democratic governor in New Jersey.
Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:57 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings …
Spinal injuries up among troops
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:54 AM EST (USA Today)
Afghan insurgents are using roadside bombs powerful enough to throw the military's new 14-ton, blast-resistant vehicles into the air, increasing broken-back injuries among U.S. troops.
House GOP set to release healthcare bill
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:25 AM EST (The Hill)
House Republicans are on the cusp of releasing their alternative healthcare bill, according to GOP leadership aides.
Democrats' concerns over abortion may imperil health bill
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:24 AM EST (The Washington Post)
While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure over the issue of abortion to create a question about its passage.
W.H., Dems sound alarm on budget deficit
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:22 AM EST (The Washington Times)
The White House is beginning to send strong signals that it recognizes the $1.4 trillion budget deficit is a looming political problem that needs to be addressed, even as President Obama reminds Americans that the country's fiscal crisis originated with the Bush administration an …
GOP eyes 3-state sweep of key contests
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:21 AM EST (The Washington Times)
Republicans and their conservative allies were buoyed by late polls showing they could sweep the three biggest electoral prizes of 2009: the Virginia and New Jersey governors' mansions and New York's 23rd Congressional District seat.
Karzai is wild card for U.S. strategy
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:17 AM EST (The Washington Post)
As the dust settles from Afghanistan's election, President Hamid Karzai's emergence as the victor by default cements the central dilemma facing President Obama as he decides whether to escalate the U.S. involvement in the war there.
North Korea Completes Steps to Produce Fuel for Nuclear Explosives
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:15 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
North Korea said Tuesday it had completed a technical process to produce the fuel needed for one or two more nuclear explosives, an effort begun in April to reverse disarmament actions it made in 2007 and 2008.
Republicans aim for rival health plan in House
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:37 AM EST (Reuters)
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to offer an alternative to Democrats' massive healthcare reform bill that would not raise taxes or require people or businesses to buy health insurance, the House Republican leader said on Sunday.
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Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. represents Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District.
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