Faith in Obama Drops As Reform Fears Rise
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 21st, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Faith in Obama Drops As Reform Fears Rise
Public confidence in President Obama’s leadership has declined sharply over the summer, amid intensifying opposition to health-care reform that threatens to undercut his attempt to enact major changes to the system, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Kennedy Looks Toward Succession
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who has brain cancer and has been absent from the Senate for most of the year, has asked that state law be changed so his seat could be filled more rapidly in the event of his death.
Ailing Kennedy Asks for Speedy Replacement Process
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who is suffering from brain cancer and has been absent from the Senate for most of this year, has sent a letter (PDF) to Massachusetts electoral leaders asking for a change in state law to allow his replacement to be put in place more rapidly if his seat becomes …
Key Senators Discuss Trimming Health Bill
Senate health-care negotiators agreed late Thursday to ignore the increasingly strident rhetoric from Republican and Democratic leaders and to keep working toward a bill that can win broad support from the rank-and-file in both parties, according to sources familiar with the talks.
