Nephew Mentioned Rep. Murtha in Dealings as Contractor
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 12th, 2009 4:32 am by HL
Nephew Mentioned Rep. Murtha in Dealings as Contractor
Robert C. Murtha Jr. has made a sizable living for years working with companies that rely on Pentagon contracts over which his uncle, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), holds considerable sway.
Gen. David McKiernan Ousted as Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday that he had requested the resignation of the top American general in Afghanistan, Gen. David D. McKiernan, making a rare decision to remove a wartime commander at a time when the Obama administration has voiced increasing alarm about the…
Facing More Layoffs, States Say Stimulus Falls Short
Eleven weeks after Congress settled on a stimulus package that provided $135 billion to limit layoffs in state governments, many states are finding that the funds are not enough and are moving to lay off thousands of public employees.
Obama Endorses Health Industry’s Goal to Rein In Costs
In his quest to transform American health care, President Obama appeared yesterday to put his faith in pledges from some of the interest groups that helped scuttle reform 15 years ago, but the industry’s promises fell well short of the White House’s expansive claims.
President Obama Delivers Remarks on Health Care Costs
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: All right. Well, I just concluded an extraordinarily productive meeting with organizations and associations that are going to be essential to the work of health care reform in this country, groups that represent everyone from union members to insuranc…