White House Regroups on Guantanamo
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 25th, 2009 4:35 am by HL
White House Regroups on Guantanamo
With four months left to meet its self-imposed deadline for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Obama administration is working to recover from missteps that have put officials behind schedule and left them struggling to win the cooperation of Congress.
Israeli Leader Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 — Brandishing Nazi orders for the extermination of the Jews, Israel’s prime minister blasted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday for continuing to deny that the Holocaust occurred and rebuked U.N. delegates who politely listened to the Iranian leader’s spee…
Objecting to ‘Gag Order’ on Insurers, Republicans Threaten to Delay HHS Confirmations
Senate Republicans said they will delay confirmation of Obama administration nominees to the Department of Health and Human Services unless HHS lifts what Republicans are calling a “gag order” on insurers.
Senators Spar Over Medicare on Day 3 of Reform Negotiations
The Senate Finance Committee rejected an amendment Thursday aimed at squeezing $106 billion from the nation’s pharmaceutical sector, averting the potential collapse of a deal struck between drug makers and the White House to gain industry support for health-care reform.
Washington Sketch: Senate Finance Panel Is Too Much Hot Air, Not Enough Deep Breathing
It sounded as if it were time for Jon Kyl’s nap. The second-ranking Senate Republican was speaking to his fellow Finance Committee members about an amendment to the health-care bill Thursday morning when he suddenly started shouting at his colleagues. “We don’t believe in a massive government…
