Obama rallies union base for health-care reform
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) – President Barack Obama delivered a fiery defense of his embattled health-care reform plan Tuesday, telling a raucous union audience that “now is the time for action” and “the time to deliver.” “When are we going to say enough is enough?” he asked a national AFL-CIO convention. “How many more workers have [...]
Scenes from the Capitol: Maggie the cow goes to Washington
(Photo credit: Peter Hamby/CNN) WASHINGTON (CNN) – Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is joined by a cow named Maggie during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Posing with the cow, Klobuchar and five other Democratic Senators called for more federal support for dairy farmers.
4 Mortar Shells Land Near U.S. Embassy in Green Zone as Biden Visits Baghdad
The vice president made his third trip to Iraq this year, at a time when Iraq s political leaders have been quarreling publicly over security and diplomacy.
Guarded Optimism Among Insurers, but Some Health Sectors Remain Skeptical
Private insurance companies were pleased with the lack of a public option in a new health care proposal.
Why It Was Incredibly Stupid Not To Listen To Ron Paul
Boehner: Wilson resolution a ‘diversion’
Boehner: Wilson resolution a ‘diversion’. WASHINGTON (CNN) – House Minority Leader John Boehner told CNN a resolution of disapproval against South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson is a “diversion” to help Democrats avoid talking about health care. Many Democrats have attacked Wilson for yelling “you lie” during President Obama’s address to Congress last week, and the House is [...]
Senate Health Bill Draws Fire on Both Sides
Senator Charles E. Grassley said he could not support health care legislation drafted in months of bipartisan talks. Liberal Democrats also criticized the plan.
Green Zone Takes More Fire During Biden Visit
Several people with a security company were wounded at the American Embassy compound in Baghdad, in one of two rocket attacks on the second day of a visit by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Obama steps up Senate lobbying on health
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As a health care reform bill sponsored by Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus got a cool reception from Republicans and some Democrats on Capitol Hill Wednesday, President Obama quietly held a White House meeting with two Senate sponsors of a rival health care proposal. The meeting late Wednesday afternoon with Democratic Sen. Ron [...]
