Gov. Rod Blagojevich Delivers Remarks at Impeachment Trial
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 30th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
Gov. Rod Blagojevich Delivers Remarks at Impeachment Trial
SPEAKER: GOV. ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, D-ILL. [*] BLAGOJEVICH: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, thank you very much. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be here today and present my closing argument, my chance to be able to talk to you, talk to the people of Illinois, and talk to anybody else who…
President Decries ‘Shameful’ Bonuses For Wall St. CEOs
President Obama yesterday scolded Wall Street bankers who received millions of dollars in bonuses last year, calling the payouts “shameful” and chiding the executives for a lack of personal responsibility at a precarious time for the nation’s economy.
Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children
The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, a bill that would for the first time spend federal money to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants.
System to Verify Worker Legality Is Delayed Again
The Obama administration is delaying a planned crackdown on federal contractors that hire illegal immigrants to determine if the electronic system set up to check workers’ documents can handle the surge in workload, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday.
