Emanuel Says Immigration Reform Bill Lacks Votes to Pass
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 26th, 2009 4:31 am by HL
Emanuel Says Immigration Reform Bill Lacks Votes to Pass
Just hours before President Obama hosted lawmakers for a discussion on immigration at the White House, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel conceded that Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill do not have the votes to pass a comprehensive reform bill.
South Carolina Governor Sanford Says He’ll Repay Cost of 2008 Argentina Trip
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 25 — The only signs remaining here of Gov. Mark Sanford’s riveting confession of infidelity were the television cameras staked out on the manicured lawns encircling the copper-domed state Capitol. Inside, the marble-floored rotunda, where Sanford tearfully bared his soul and…
Bernanke Holds Firm in Hot Seat
Legislators yesterday pounded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke with questions about his role in Bank of America’s purchase of Merrill Lynch, discarding the deference long accorded to him and his predecessors in a demonstration of mounting concern about the Fed’s performance.
White House Says Overhaul of Transportation System Must Wait
After rejecting criticism that it is taking on too much, the Obama administration has identified one area where ambitious reforms will have to wait: overhauling the nation’s aging, congested and carbon-emitting transportation system.
Politicians’ Scandals Elevate the Profile of a Spiritual Haven on C Street SE
No sign explains the prim and proper red brick house on C Street SE.
