S.C. lawmakers decide against impeachment of Gov. Sanford
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 10th, 2009 5:35 am by HL
S.C. lawmakers decide against impeachment of Gov. Sanford
South Carolina lawmakers investigating Gov. Mark Sanford voted Wednesday not to impeach the embattled Republican for his use of state-sponsored travel and for abandoning his official duties this summer when he secretly visited his Argentine mistress.
Politics Digest: South Carolina lawmakers vote not to impeach Governor Mark Sanford
South Carolina lawmakers investigating Gov. Mark Sanford voted Wednesday not to impeach the embattled Republican for his use of state-sponsored travel and for abandoning his official duties this summer when he secretly visited his mistress in Argentina.
Senate Democrats largely support health-care deal that drops public option
Senate Democrats on Wednesday largely embraced a compromise that dropped a “public option” from health-care legislation, setting aside their concerns about aspects of the consensus plan in the hopes that the deal hatched by negotiators would serve as a rallying point in their push for the passage of…
Posting of TSA manual leads to personnel actions
The Department of Homeland Security has initiated unspecified actions against personnel involved in the bungled online posting this spring of a government document that revealed airport screening secrets, Secretary Janet Napolitano told senators Wednesday.
Senate deal on public option draws praise from Obama
President Obama praised Senate Democrats on Wednesday for producing “a creative new framework” to provide coverage to uninsured Americans without relying on a government insurance option.