In New Jersey, Christie beats incumbent Corzine in governor’s race
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 4th, 2009 5:35 am by HL
In New Jersey, Christie beats incumbent Corzine in governor’s race
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Chris Christie defeated Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Tuesday, handing Republicans a rare victory in a state that Barack Obama carried last year by 15 percentage points.
Dodd to go alone with draft for financial reform
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) plans to circulate a draft bill of sweeping financial reforms as soon as next week that breaks with the Obama administration and the House on two key issues, officials said.
Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder
The senators’ nameplates were lined up neatly on the green felt. A row of black leather chairs awaited senatorial bottoms. The microphones were live and the water iced.
Democrat wins hard-fought N.Y. House special election
Democrat Bill Owens took a surprising victory in a special election Tuesday in Upstate New York, winning a House seat that Republicans had controlled since 1872 and, in the process, potentially deepening a split that emerged within the GOP during the campaign.
German Chancellor Merkel urges U.S. to act on climate change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Congress and the Obama administration Tuesday to take bold steps to address global warming, even as Senate Democrats and Republicans feuded over whether to press ahead with a climate bill.
