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President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press.
A key official in the Obama administration's effort to remake detention policy and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has resigned.
The Obama White House's use of the word "unprecedented" may itself be unprecedented, the Washington publication Politico reported Wednesday.
By Jim Litke Associated Press Say you're a college football fan who still can't make up your mind. Then one day you discover your hair is on fire. Whe ...
SAN ANGELO, Texas —Even though rumors have continued that Houston Mayor Bill White may shift his election goal from the U.S. Senate to governor, White said on Friday that’s not the case.“I can only run for one office at a time,” he told interviewer Evan Smith of the new Texas Tribune.White, outgoing mayor of Houston and a former chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, also refused to rise to ...
Lt. Col. Richard Gulley has flown all over the world, from Kosovo to Rwanda, and he has now anchored himself as the newest addition in St. John’s University’s ROTC program to which he hopes to draw not just recruits but those interested in learning a little more about the military.
The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.
President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities.
Congressman Vic Snyder told a few hundred senior citizens Monday that the projected cutbacks in the Medicare program described in the health care bill under debate in the Senate have been exaggerated.
At their first State Dinner, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, made sure to infuse the glittering gala with distinctive touches.
By HARLAN ULLMAN UPI Outside View Commentator HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Convened for the first time by the Canadian Ministry of National Defense and the German Marshall Fund -- a thank tank established by the German government in honor of Gen. George Marshall and the plan for European recovery that bore his name -- the Halifax International Security Forum met over the weekend. The ...
President Prepares his Case to the Country for Speech Next Week on War in Afghanistan
(AP:WASHINGTON) President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
The Pentagon is making detailed plans to send about 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in anticipation of President Obama's decision on the future of the eight-year-old war, a defense official said Tuesday.
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THE ARTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS A project of Arts Assembly of Midland P.O. Box 3494, Midland, Texas 79702 432-687-1149 FAX: 432-687-1600 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Arts Assembly of Midland: Midland's non-profit arts council and umbrella organization for performing and visual arts organizations, 401 W. Texas Ave., Suite 508, 687-1149. EXHIBIT: Art in the Park, four selected sculptures: Passion in a Bud Vase ...
The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.
Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India's fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world's largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India's "rightful place as a global leader."
Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mountain of paper. They pile it high on desks, hoist it on a shoulder trussed in sturdy rope and tell people it's longer than "War and Peace," which it isn't.
War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, announcing he was ready to spell out war plans virtually sure to include tens of thousands more U.S. troops.
