Two U.S. senators are calling for a recall of high-sulfur Chinese drywall that is believed to be causing metal corrosion and an odor of rotten eggs in thousands of homes in the Southeast. Sens. Bill Nelson of Florida and Mary Landrieu ...Read More
WASHINGTON—The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill. The roll call began with many of the 100 members seated in their chairs and rising to vote. Such formal voting is common with Supreme ...Read More
Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu said Saturday afternoon she will vote yes on a critical procedural vote to keep the health care bill alive. With the Louisiana senator's commitment of support, Democrats appear only one vote shy of the 60 needed ...Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President ...Read More
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington - The Senate prepared for a rare Saturday night vote as the second of the trio of centrist Democrats announced today that she will stand with her party on the procedural issue of bringing ...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
WASHINGTON -Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative. In long-awaited speeches, centrist Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and ...Read More
Rivalry weekend kicks off today around the country. There's the PAC-10 clash between Bay Area rivals Cal at Stanford. The Big Ten Battle between Ohio State and Michigan at the Big House in Ann Arbor -- and the traditional Ivy ...Read More
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Thomas Coleman scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to a 67-53 win over Davis & Elkins on Friday night. Robert Johnson added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Aggies (2-2), ...Read More
Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s office phone lines have been tied up for weeks, but today - on the eve of a key vote to take up the Democratic healthcare reform - the lines have been jammed solid. For those callers that could ...Read More
WASHINGTON – Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.
But the section's purpose is indisputable: ...Read More
Washington Bureau - NOAM N. LEVEYReporting from Washington Senate Democratic leaders, having negotiated critical last-minute commitments, Friday stood on the verge of achieving the 60 votes they need to begin consideration of the most expansive healthcare legislation to go before the ...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
Despite the criticism, there were growing indications that Democrats would prevail on an initial Senate showdown set for tomorrow night, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) rebutted the Republican allegations. The bill "will save lives, save money, and save ...Read More
WASHINGTON – Two key senators say they will press to interview FBI officials who had a role in monitoring shooting suspect Nidal Malik Hasan's extremist ties, setting up a possible clash with law enforcement agencies investigating the Fort Hood massacre.
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A bipartisan group of senators began a concerted push Wednesday to get more cooperation from the Obama administration in its reviews of the Fort Hood shootings, which left 13 dead and a raft of questions about information-sharing among intelligence agencies.
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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators began a concerted push Wednesday to get more cooperation from the Obama administration in its reviews of the Fort Hood shootings, which left 13 dead and a raft of questions about information-sharing among ...Read More
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder has said his decision to bring self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices to New York City to stand trial in civilian court was the "toughest" call in his short tenure ...Read More
WASHINGTON - With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want. Internet companies Affinion, Vertrue ...Read More
The Senate's failure to approve sweeping global warming legislation should not be blamed for a failure to reach a global agreement on greenhouse gas emissions at U.N. talks in Copenhagen, two key senators said today. "You know what, we'd get blamed ...Read More
The Palestinian Authority is coming under increasing pressure - from Israel and the international community - to back down from its threat to unilaterally declare a state without first concluding a peace agreement with Israel. Speaking yesterday at a meeting of ...Read More
