Politico: President Obama insisted Tuesday that his review of the war in Afghanistan was in line with the strategy he unveiled last spring … “We are going through a very deliberate process that is completely consistent with what I said back in March,” Obama told reporters after a meeting with Spanish Preisdent Zapatero. “At the [...]
WAPO: That’s the number of Republican votes — in the form of Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) — that President Obama’s health care bill received in the Senate Finance Committee today. Winning a single GOP vote is rarely a legislative victory but the White House should be heartened by Snowe’s “yes” vote for two major [...]
The Hill: U.S. and Pakistani leaders are scrambling to save a $7.5 billion aid bill that Pakistani critics have derided as being too intrusive. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Tuesday to discuss Pakistani concerns that the proposed infrastructure and education aid will be [...]
Fox News: Health care reform cleared a momentous hurdle Tuesday, as the Senate Finance Committee voted to send its version of the legislation to the Senate floor after months of closely watched deliberations. The committee voted 14-9 in favor of the package. One Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, broke with her party to support the [...]
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Politico: Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s eldest daughter Liz will launch a new group aimed at rallying opposition to the “radical†foreign policy of the Obama administration which it says has succeeded only in undermining the nation’s security. The new group, Keep America Safe, will make the case against President Barack Obama’s moves to wrench [...]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday the time had not yet come for more sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program and praised what she said was Russia’s help in tackling the issue. Clinton, on her first visit to Russia since taking her post, quoted Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Insurance companies aren’t playing nice any more. Their dire message that health care legislation will drive up premiums for people who already have coverage comes as a warning shot at a crucial point in the debate, and threatens President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Democrats and their allies scrambled on Monday to [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon is speeding up delivery of a colossal bomb designed to destroy hidden weapons bunkers buried underground and shielded by 10,000 pounds of reinforced concrete. Call it Plan B for dealing with Iran, which recently revealed a long-suspected nuclear site deep inside a mountain near the holy city of Qom. The [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN—ranging from charges of voter registration fraud to embarrassing videos of its employees—to revive their long-standing fight against a federal law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods. The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act was intended to end [...]
Financial Times: The White House and the health insurance industry on Monday descended into open conflict on the eve of a critical Senate vote that could determine the fortunes of Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plans. Supporters of President Obama accused the health insurance industry of attempted “sabotage†after it issued a report by PwC, which [...]
By Jonathan D. Salant and Jeff Bliss Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said law-enforcement authorities are tracking terrorists with al-Qaeda leanings in the U.S. “It is fair to say there are individuals in the United States who ascribe to al-Qaeda-type beliefs,†Napolitano said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today. “And so it makes information-sharing, [...]
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Steve Wynn on Fox News Sunday was interviewed by Chris Wallace. He’s the CEO of Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas. He’s also on with Jennifer Granholm, the governor of Michigan. And Chris Wallace says, “Unemployment in Nevada is 13.2%. That’s the second highest in the nation. Your company, Wynn Resorts, has more [...]
By WENDY WILLIAMS Cape Cod, Mass. My husband retired from IBM about a decade ago, and as we aren’t old enough for Medicare we still buy our health insurance through the company. But IBM, with its typical courtesy, informed us recently that we will be fined by the state. Why? Because Massachusetts requires every resident [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s plan to remake the nation’s health care system is about to take its biggest step yet toward becoming reality. The pivotal Senate Finance Committee was poised to approve sweeping legislation Tuesday requiring nearly all Americans to purchase insurance and ushering in a host of other changes to the nation’s [...]
