It's time to pull the plug. Call off the resuscitation team. Bring in the coroner. Health care reform is dead. Obama gave it a good shot, but it was doomed from the start. It's better that we face it now and ...Read More
When a government advisory panel put out new recommendations last week that said women under age 50 need not be screened for breast cancer, the calls began flowing to Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's office. Within days, the Maryland senator had ...Read More
It's not as rare as you think for President Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin to be in complete agreement on an issue of national importance. In August, she wrote on her Facebook page that "we cannot have health care reform ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.
"Tonight ...Read More
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) appears to have secured the 60 votes needed to move an $848 billion health-care reform bill to the Senate floor for debate. After days of indecision, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) -- the final Democratic ...Read More
WASHINGTON - Democratic senators called an overhaul of the U.S. health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a crucial first vote Saturday night, an early test of party unity on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative Democratic leaders ...Read More
Washington (CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said Saturday she has decided to support a floor debate on the Senate's health care reform bill.
But she added a caveat on the floor of the Senate: "My vote today to ...Read More
Lawmakers pushing for health care reform are facing charges that a government-funded panel's recommendations to limit breast cancer screenings could be a sign of things to come if proposed health care legislation is passed. The new mammography guidelines, released by the ...Read More
Is it un-American to have open competition? It is a sad commentary on the integrity of our pharmaceutical giants, to learn that the cost of prescription drugs has gone up 9 percent during the debate for health-care reform ["Drug prices rise ...Read More
President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinesecooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currencyissues to Iran. That's a sign of the shifting balance of power between twocountries that have been locked in an uneasy embrace for more ...Read More
Confusing new recommendations on mammograms and pap smears are playing into public fears about the increased role the federal government would play in health care if President Barack Obama’s health care reform efforts are successful.
Even some supporters of health care ...Read More
Is American democracy in paralysis? That question emerged at a conference of big thinkers and experts in various fields organized last week by Foreign Policy magazine, our sister publication. To an extent, the question reflects an America-in-decline-ism that becomes fashionable from ...Read More
(NECN: Brian Burnell, Hartford, Conn.) - The health care showdown moves to the U.S. Senate. A test vote is set for Saturday. Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes. Republicans today tried to peel off some moderate Democrats.
The vote of ...Read More
Good government groups are blasting the Federal Election Commission today for approving a new rule that allows U.S. senators to fly on corporate and private jets at deeply discounted prices. Watchdogs, such as Democracy 21's Fred Wertheimer, say the provision -- ...Read More
The White House is once again distributing a statement from a Republican in support of health care reform.
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote on whether to proceed with its health bill, the Obama administration on Friday distributed the ...Read More
Washington (CNN) -- To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
The legislative body on Saturday is expected to vote on whether to begin debate -- also known as invoking cloture -- on ...Read More
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro President Obama has now dropped, for the first time, below 50% approval in the Gallup poll. It's the second poll this week to show that result. This puts Obama on par with Ronald Reagan, who also fell below ...Read More
WASHINGTON—Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday. The Air Transport Association said its figures are based on a sample group of more than two dozen ...Read More
President Obama's grassroots organization is targeting Sarah Palin by name, showing how large a public figure she has become and hinting perhaps that it sees her as a potential rival in 2012. Organizing for America sent an email to supporters this ...Read More
â??Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration,â? the Washington Post writes. â??President Obama's allies in ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending says the White House was too quick to take credit for saving or creating 640,000 jobs.
The White House trumpeted job figures released last month, saying they proved the administration is on ...Read More
