Nebraska senator, Democrat Ben Nelson, is has joined the ranks of Joe Lieberman and is threatening to filibuster the senate’s version of the healthcare reform bill.
Ben Nelson’s has different issues that he wants resolved before he agrees to vote for the bill than does Joe Lieberman. While Joe Lieberman opposes the public option Ben Nelson does not want federal funds to be used for abortions.
This bill is now moving at breakneck speed through the senate. Harry Reid introduced the... Read Full Story
The elections from earlier this month in which Republicans made some gains are over, or are they? As I first wrote about here , the votes are still being counted in New York 23 where Doug Hoffman conceded the election to Democrat Bill Owens and the results have tightened up considerably and the final result will rest in the large number of absentee ballots. Doug Hoffman could still win this race.
When Doug Hoffman conceded the election it provided Nancy Pelosi the means to legally... Read Full Story
Barack Obama has finally admitted what everyone, except those on the far left, already knew; GITMO will not be closing in January or any time soon for that matter.
He is now saying that he hopes to close down the detention center sometime next year. No promises though, he is refusing to set another deadline– I guess he learned his lesson about setting unreasonable deadlines on this issue. Of course he is already claiming that it is not his fault that he may not close down GITMO next... Read Full Story
Read Here: Nancy Pelosi spends $2,993 on flowers - Jake Sherman and Meredith Shiner - POLITICO.com : "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spent $2,993 in taxpayer money on flowers between June and October. House Majority Whip James Clyburn has a thing for Chantilly Donuts, spending about $265 at the Virginia shop in the past quarter. And Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), a fiscal conservative, decided to give about $2,000 in unused office funds back to the government to help reduce the deficit... Read Full Story
From ABCNews: Echoing comments made by a Democratic lawmaker Wednesday night, two Republican members of the Joint Economic Committee today called for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to resign...Two Republicans call for the treasury secretary's resignation during hearing."It's been a year since the president was elected," the panel's ranking Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, said at a hearing this morning featuring Geithner. "It's appropriate for the American people to assess how well... Read Full Story
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said a strong dollar was "very important" to the United States and praised China's role in the global economic recovery. After an Asia-Pacific meeting here, Geithner also said President Barack Obama's US administration would persist with its hefty stimulus spending for now. "It is very important to the United States that we have a strong dollar, that we continue to focus on improving our fundamentals, that we sustain... Read Full Story
Obama praises 'courageous' health vote
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers who voted for a healthcare reform bill in the House of Representatives are President Barack Obama said Sunday.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Obama praised the House members who enabled the healthcare package to pass by a narrow 220-215 margin, enabling it to advance to the U.S. Senate, saying,
Looking ahead to a tough fight in the upper chamber, Obama added,
The measure passed... Read Full Story
TOKYO (AFP) -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said here Wednesday that a strong dollar was "very important" to the United States, seeking to reassure Asian nations concerned about the greenback's recent slump. "I believe deeply that it's very important for the US and the economic health of the US that we maintain a strong dollar," Geithner told reporters. US officials regularly express their backing for a "strong dollar" but have done nothing to arrest its slide, which many see as... Read Full Story
While the debate as to whether or not five alleged terrorists should be tried in a New York Federal District Court rages on, little noticed has been given to the fact that dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainees have already been making their way through a Federal District Court in Washington DC.
As a result of a Supreme Court ruling that gave the Guantanamo Bay prisoners the right to challenge their incarceration via a Writ of Habeas Corpus, fifteen federal judges in a Washington DC court... Read Full Story
From Reuters: Several U.S. policy makers consider JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon as a potential successor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the New York Post said, citing sources.Dimon 'would love to serve his country,' the paper quoted people familiar with his thinking as saying." Read Here: Dimon seen as successor to Geithner: report | Politics | Reuters : " Read Full Story
