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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:36 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Democratic Climate Revolt
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:35 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
The Obama Administration has been moving full-speed ahead on anticarbon regulation, never mind waiting for Congress to pass a bill.
Jobs Bill Gets Snowed Under
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:33 PM EST (Politico)
Senate Democrats will miss their self-imposed deadline for bringing a jobs bill to the floor Monday, and they're hoping that the weekend's epic snowstorm will give them some cover.
White House announces televised health meet
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:29 PM EST (Politico)
President Barack Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform.
Democrats Drop Plan to Expand Medicare
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:30 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Senate Democrats on Monday evening dropped a plan to expand Medicare, winning the support of moderates and the reluctant acquiescence of liberals, in another major step toward building enough support to pass a health-care overhaul.
GOP Woos Health Bill Moderates
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:29 AM EST (Roll Call Daily - Breaking News)
Convinced for the first time that they can bring down Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) health care reform package, Republicans are trying to get votes on more amendments as part of a strategy to divide the Democratic Conference and turn a few wayward moderates again …
Obama Presses Biggest Banks to Lend More
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:28 AM EST (The New York Times)
President Obama pressured the heads of the nation's biggest banks on Monday to take "extraordinary" steps to revive lending for small businesses and homeowners, prompting assurances from some financial institutions that they would do more even as they continued to shed thei …
House Democrats discard larger debt limit
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:27 AM EST (The Washington Post)
House Democratic leaders, bowing to their party's deficit hawks, will move the year's final must-pass piece of legislation without a long-term increase to the national debt and without a large boost in infrastructure funding that was aimed at creating jobs.
After bailouts and recession, the deluge of red ink?
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:26 AM EST (USA Today)
Having bailed out the banks ($700 billion but declining) and beaten back the recession ($787 billion and rising), President Obama's next big fiscal task has even more zeroes: $12,118,000,000,000.
House heads for Saturday defense vote
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:25 AM EST (TheHill.com)
House leaders warned members there could be a rare Saturday session as the end-of-year maneuvering between the two chambers grows increasingly complex.
House budget splits defense, jobs
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:24 AM EST (Politico)
A year-end budget bill taking shape in the House on Monday night would meld $626 billion in new defense spending with a set of pared-back tax- and unemployment related provisions designed to get through the Senate without a prolonged fight.
Poor nations stall talks on global warming
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:22 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Global warming talks were suspended for hours Monday because of a walkout by developing countries, as rich and poor nations struggled to reconcile the divisions that have dominated international climate policy for decades.
U.S. Said to Pick Illinois Prison to House Detainees
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:21 AM EST (The New York Times)
The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that it has selected a prison in northwestern Illinois to house terrorism suspects now being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in a major step toward shutting down that military detention facility.
A savings mirage on health care
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:27 PM EST (The Washington Post)
We are witnessing a determined counterattack by the Obama administration and its political allies on the matter of health-care costs.
High hurdles ahead for health plan
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:25 PM EST (Politico)
Senate Democrats scrambling to pass a sweeping health care reform bill before Christmas begin this critical week facing a host of nettlesome problems that threaten to derail the Democrats' fast-track timetable.
Joe Lieberman says no to Medicare buy-in
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:24 PM EST (Politico)
Sen. Joe Lieberman told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Sunday that he couldn't support a new Medicare proposal floated as a compromise to the public option, a development that complicates the bill's path towards passage before the end of the year.
Democrats' 'Big Tent' Faces Challenges from Conservative Members
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:18 PM EST (ABC News)
House Democrats fought their way back to power in 2006 and expanded their majority in 2008 by recruiting candidates who could win in conservative districts – a strategy that's coming back to bite them as they try to move a sweeping legislative agenda.
Congress Faces Holiday Rush
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:17 PM EST (The New York Times)
House members are packing their bags this week but given the crush of Congressional business, it is uncertain they will make it to the airport.
Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:15 PM EST (TheHill.com)
The Senate passed a huge end-of-the-year $1.1 trillion omnibus spending measure Sunday afternoon by a vote of 57-35.
Defense appropriations bill comes as calendar crowded by healthcare debate
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:14 PM EST (TheHill.com)
The House is likely to vote on the final 2010 defense appropriations bill by midweek, putting the ball in the Senate's court, where scheduling a vote could be more complicated because of the healthcare debate.
Russia, U.S. to extend talks on nuclear arms pact
Seeded on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:10 PM EST (Reuters)
President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed by telephone to continue work on finding a successor to the Cold War-era START-1 treaty after "intensive and purposeful" talks between their delegations in Geneva.
Medical groups balk at Medicare 'buy-in'
Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:16 AM EST (USA Today)
Hospital and doctor groups that have generally supported the effort to revamp the nation's health care system pushed back Wednesday against a new idea proposed by Democratic leaders to let younger Americans buy into Medicare.
Confusion Over 'Deal' Continues
Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:14 AM EST (Roll Call Daily - Breaking News)
Though Reid announced late Tuesday that negotiations among a group of 10 liberal and moderate Democratic Senators had largely resolved the intraparty standoff over the public insurance option, participants in the group said their "agreement" had been mischaracterized and that …
GOP tries again to end TARP
Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:13 AM EST (Politico)
Senate Republicans plan to revive an amendment that would end the Troubled Asset Relief Program by the end of the year
U.S. Extends TARP Until October 2010
Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:12 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration would extend the $700 billion financial-sector bailout but limit new spending to such areas as housing and small business.
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Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. represents Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District.
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