Hula hooping it up for health, first lady swivels
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 22nd, 2009 4:36 am by HL
Hula hooping it up for health, first lady swivels
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama hooped it up for health – hula hooped, that is – managing to get in an impressive 142 swivels before her hula hoop hit the ground. Jumping rope double dutch? Not so much.
Health-care lobbyists continue spending spree
The August recess did little to slow the Washington lobbying frenzy over health-care reform, as insurers, drugmakers and hospitals continued to spend millions to attempt to sway the emerging legislation, according to new disclosure reports filed with Congress.
Former State Dept. officials criticize nominee Â?holds’
Nine former U.S. assistant secretaries of state have written to Senate leaders warning that U.S. relations with the Western hemisphere “are being damaged” because of a dispute that has blocked the confirmation of two key diplomatic appointees to the region.
U.S. pressures Japan on military package
Worried about a new direction in Japan’s foreign policy, the Obama administration warned the Tokyo government Wednesday of serious consequences if it reneges on a military realignment plan formulated to deal with a rising China.
