Joe Wilson’s wife diagnosed with swine flu
Rep. Joe Wilson’s wife has swine flu. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Rep. Joe Wilson’s wife Roxanne has been diagnosed with swine flu, the congressman’s office confirmed to CNN on Thursday. The South Carolina Republican who gained instant notoriety in September for shouting “You lie!” at the president told The Hill newspaper on Thursday that he plans to keep [...]
State of the Union: Ethanol and the family farm
SOTU: I won’t work for Karzai, says Abdullah
Watch Abdullah’s full interview with CNN’s John King this Sunday on State of the Union, starting 9 a.m. ET
Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million
Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes Now Available for all U.S. Counties CDC Media Update: XDR TB Public Health Investigation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the following update regarding its investigation and public health actions related to a patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). CDC is recommending that passengers [...]
Summers: Bush Era Set Bad Economy Stage
A top White House official issued a robust defense of the Obama administration’s recovery policies on Monday with a pointed critique of economic conditions and fiscal policies during the presidency of George W. Bush
SOTU: Abdullah says calling Afghan elections clean is ‘ignorance’
Watch Abdullah’s full interview with CNN’s John King this Sunday on State of the Union, starting 9 a.m. ET
Senator: Afghanistan Mission in Jeopardy
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says more troops are needed to combat an increasingly potent Taliban
The Last Thing Obama Needs Is the Nobel Peace Prize
Just when Americans want more bully and less pulpit, President Obama gets a Nobel prize. And it’s not the one for literature
Abramoff Scandal Figure Sentenced to Year
The former top procurement official in George W. Bush’s administration was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for lying about his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff
U.S. Declines to Cite China on Currency
The Obama administration on Thursday declined to name China as a country that is manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages
