President Obama Holds Health Care Forum with Lawmakers, Health Care Professionals
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 6th, 2009 5:30 am by HL
President Obama Holds Health Care Forum with Lawmakers, Health Care Professionals
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY, D-MASS. [*] OBAMA: To Sir Edward Kennedy… (APPLAUSE) That’s the kind of greeting a knight deserves. (LAUGHTER) It is thrilling to see you here, Teddy. We are so grateful for you taking the time to be here and the extraordinary work …
Europe Advises U.S. Officials on Climate
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Nominee for Solicitor General Revises Her Opinion on Opinions
Perhaps every nominee committed a dark, regrettable act in the past that he or she hopes will never see the light, but unfortunately for Elena Kagan, hers was discovered pretty quickly after she was nominated to be solicitor general:
