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November 19, 2009
Senate health bottom line: $849 billion overhaul
WASHINGTON—Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid revealed his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape...
November 18, 2009
Schwarzenegger rules out another run for office
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t say what his plans are when his term expires next year, but it won’t be running for another office. ...
Roving S.C. governor due for ethics panel review
COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina’s State Ethics Commission is set to decide whether a three-month investigation provides enough evidence that...
Obama says he’s not losing weight
BEIJING—President Barack Obama says he feels the pressure of being commander-in-chief but it’s not causing him to lose weight. Obama says media...
Obama approval rating falls below 50 percent
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in polling by Quinnipiac University as U.S. voter discontent...
Senate to honor Byrd’s milestone today
WASHINGTON—West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd has become the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history, a milestone to be marked today with...
Obama says he’s unlikely to read Palin’s book
BEIJING—Sarah Palin’s new book may already be a best-seller, but President Barack Obama says he probably won’t read it. The president...
November 15, 2009
Sunday talk shows
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy...
November 13, 2009
GOP chairman ends abortion insurance for employees
WASHINGTON—A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with...
White House’s top laywer reportedly resigning
TOKYO—The White House’s top lawyer is announcing his resignation today, senior administration officials told The Associated Press this morning....
November 12, 2009
UPDATE: John King replacing Dobbs show on CNN
John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.
November 06, 2009
UPDATE: Health bill vote could be tomorrow or Sunday
House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama’s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute...
November 05, 2009
Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP
WASHINGTON—Ignoring a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a precedent-setting climate bill through a key committee today. Rep. Barbara Boxer,...
November 04, 2009
White House distances itself from electoral losses
The White House distanced itself Wednesday from Democratic losses in two states, saying the races hinged on local issues and were not a referendum on President...
Former H-P CEO Carly Fiorina announces Senate bid
Fiorina says her priorities would be creating jobs, cutting government spending and expanding access to health care — but not through a national...
Republican chairman: Election returns show ‘transcendent’ GOP
An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate...
Congressman, late for flight, parks SUV on airport curb
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—A North Carolina congressman dashing to catch a plane dumped his sport utility vehicle at the end of a row of properly parked cars...
UPDATE: Gay marriage vote fails in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine—Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for...
November 03, 2009
Republican Christie captures NJ governor’s seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP)—Chris Christie, an aggressive former prosecutor who racked up a perfect conviction rate in public corruption cases and became...
George W. Bush watching postseason baseball—in Japan
TOKYO—Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon...
Obama welcomes foreign leaders to the White House
President Barack Obama is welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. The two leaders will hold a morning meeting in the Oval Office....
November 02, 2009
Tight N.J. governor’s race goes down to the wire
New Jersey’s candidates for governor are darting through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama’s...
President says private, public sectors must create jobs
President Barack Obama says the public and private sectors must find more ways to create jobs to continue the U.S. climb out of an economic recession.
Romney says Obama economic stimulus plan is a failure
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney says the time has come to stop the economic stimulus program, contending that it has not worked as the Obama administration...
Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can’t recall
WASHINGTON—Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that “there is a cloud over the vice president.“...
November 01, 2009
Sunday talk shows
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Meet the Press (NBC, 9) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; Obama campaign manager David Plouffe; author Jon...
October 31, 2009
After all the fuss, government health plan would cover few
What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage...
Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests, newly released records show
Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits...
Obama highlights fresh signs of economic growth
President Barack Obama said Saturday that reports the economy is growing again and that more than 1 million jobs were saved or created by his stimulus...
October 30, 2009
Barnes defends Obama’s handling of stimulus
In a conversation with Times-Dispatch Staff Writer David Ress, Obama domestic policy advisor says federal role isn’t “master puppeteer.“...
