House panel likely to pass final pieces of financial reform
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 2nd, 2009 5:37 am by HL
House panel likely to pass final pieces of financial reform
The final pieces of a package to overhaul the financial regulatory system are expected to win approval Wednesday from a key House committee with the support of black lawmakers who previously blocked the legislation to protest President Obama’s handling of the economy.
After police killings, Huckabee defends clemency for suspect
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee on Tuesday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence years ago of the man who allegedly killed four police officers Sunday near Tacoma, Wash., saying the defendant had received an unfairly harsh sentence because he was young and black.
Analysis: With speech, Obama takes ownership of Afghan war
President Obama assumed full ownership of the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night with a speech arguing that the fastest way out of the conflict is a rapid and significant escalation of it. But the muted response from key Democratic congressional leaders and the skepticism from Republicans about an…
Fact check: Obama’s address on Afghanistan
8:44 p.m. — Timeline for withdrawal “I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. Taken together, these additional American and international troops will allow us to accel…
