Democrats seek quick deal on health-care bill
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 16th, 2010 5:39 am by HL
Democrats seek quick deal on health-care bill
President Obama and congressional leaders raced Friday to strike a compromise on far-reaching health legislation, hoping to settle lingering disputes before Tuesday, when a special election in Massachusetts could hand Republicans their 41st vote in the Senate and the power to defeat Obama’s top…
Administration to allow Haitians in U.S. illegally to stay for 18 months
The Obama administration will allow 100,000 to 200,000 Haitians living in the United States illegally to stay for 18 months because of Tuesday’s earthquake but warned that Haitians who are newly caught trying to enter the country will be deported.
Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat
BOSTON — Shaken by polls showing Republican Scott Brown surging in the Senate race that could decide the fate of President Obama’s agenda, Democrats on Friday scrambled to shore up the battered candidacy of Martha Coakley, the state attorney general whose once-commanding lead appeared to vanish in…
Justices to hear case on disclosure of names on a petition
The Supreme Court on Friday intervened for the second time this week in a question of whether those who oppose expanding gay rights face threats and harassment by public disclosure of their views.