Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care
AP - Tue Nov 10, 7:21 am ETFormer President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.
Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.
RIM REVERSAL In a bid to reverse the steep drop in its stock price, Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, will spend up to $1.2 billion to buy back its stock. RIM’s stock has fallen about a third since September on disappointing earnings and competition from the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre and other smartphones.
Earned income tax credits? Property tax reform? More aid to cities? Leading New Haven Democrats spoke of new "opportunities" in the wake of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's bombshell decision not to seek reelection -- opportunities that hinge on a big "if."
APTN, pool/The Associated PressThe final vote on the health care bill, House Resolution 3962. is shown on Saturday on Capitol Hill.Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil...
Former Hawaiian Airlines trustee Joshua Gotbaum is President Barack Obama's choice for director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Europe was transformed in 1989, but the events of that year are seen differently in Europe, the U.S. and Russia.
HAMILTON -- Hot off the heels of last week's victory over Gov. Jon Corzine, Gov.-elect Chris Christie dropped in for a talk and question-and-answer session at Steinert High School yesterday, where he vowed to restore funding for higher education, address property tax woes and close the gaps between suburban and urban schools.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan , who is using $100 billion in stimulus funds to overhaul public schools and expand access to college, urged U.S. businesses to play a “more active” role in the effort.
Harry Reid finds his health-reform efforts seriously complicated by the explosive issue of abortion.
By Larry Margasak WASHINGTON The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.
Even for a venueas grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.
Tor “Michaels” McCartney, chief of staff for Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Conklin, spends his weekdays behind a desk and his weekends behind a turntable. Tor "Michaels" McCartney, Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Conklin's chief of staff, sits at his desk. However, politics is not his only calling.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New York because a promoter wrongly billed it as a debate. Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna confirmed Monday the canceled events include a Feb. 22 appearance in Universal City and another one three days later at Radio City Music Hall in New York. McKenna says the promoter for ...
On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti----Newly appointed Haitian Prime Minister and renowned economist Jean-Max Bellerive today vowed to not only maintain, but further Haiti’s pro-business stance, as the country looks to capitalize on both the domestic as well as international outpouring of business interests looking at investment opportunities in Haiti.
Associated Press file photoFormer presidents Bill Clinton, left, and George W. Bush were scheduled to appear together at events in February.LOS ANGELES -- Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New...