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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.
[Print] [Email] What's all the fuss? Govt insurance option seen as signing up just 2 percent of those under 65
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:35 AM EST (The Examiner)
What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.
Pelosi preps for healthcare plunge
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:34 AM EST (The Hill)
Ready or not, House Democratic leaders say they are pushing for a healthcare vote this week.
Climate bill faces hurdles in Senate
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:22 AM EST (The Washington Post)
The climate-change bill that has been moving slowly through the Senate will face a stark political reality when it emerges for committee debate on Tuesday: With Democrats deeply divided on the issue, unless some Republican lawmakers risk the backlash for signing on to the legisla …
North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S.
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:20 AM EST (Reuters)
North Korea called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave the clearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has boycotted for almost a year.
Nancy Pelosi's lesson: 'You can't always get what you want'
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:20 AM EDT (Politico)
Even before her bill reaches the House floor, health care reform has been a lesson in the limits of power for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — and in the immense challenge of managing disappointment on the left.
Battles over cost, taxes, Medicare loom for House health plan
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:18 AM EDT (The Washington Times)
The House Democrats' health care overhaul bill released Thursday creates a government-run insurance program, provides insurance coverage to 96 percent of all Americans and sets the stage for major battles over politically risky cuts to Medicare, new taxes, high spending and the h …
House Democrats pull together on health care
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:17 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
After six months of dealmaking, House Democratic leaders introduced a health-care reform bill Thursday that would expand coverage to almost all Americans and overhaul the insurance industry while asking the wealthiest taxpayers to pay much of the tab.
STIMULUS WATCH: Stimulus jobs overstated in report
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:16 AM EDT (apnews.myway.com)
The White House is promising that new figures being released Friday will be a more accurate showing of progress in President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan. It aggressively defended an earlier, faulty count that overstated by thousands the jobs created or saved so far.
Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:13 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July.
7 on defense panel scrutinized
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:11 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who have trained their lens on the relationships between seven panel members and an influential lobbying firm founded by a former Capit …
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