Reid sees a holiday blitz on health bill
USA Today - 1 hour 45 minutes agoSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid predicted Monday he'll have the votes to enact a sweeping rewrite of the nation's health care laws.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid predicted Monday he'll have the votes to enact a sweeping rewrite of the nation's health care laws.
December looms as a month of critical developments for President Obama that's likely to set the stage for the rest of his term.
For President Obama, December looms not as the season of holiday celebrations but as a month of critical developments likely to set the stage for the rest of his term.
The U.S. Senate on Monday opened what is expected to be a lengthy and rancorous debate on a sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's health care system.
The conservative blogosphere unleashed a torrent of criticism against Mike Huckabee Monday after a man whose sentence he commuted as Arkansas governor was suspected of gunning down four police officers in Washington state over the weekend.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will make his case for increasing the U.S. military commitment in Afghanistan, tying his presidency to the outcome of a war that has deteriorated since the U.S. ousted the Taliban from power eight years ago.
Washington Post Poll | Opposition to Obama strong; GOP split on party's direction, leaders.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The political future of former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee could be damaged by his role in commuting the sentence of the gunman suspected of killing four police officers in Washington state.
Countdown’s Keith Olbermann: In the face political and financial opportunism, not to mention outright lies about the war in Afghanistan, and the stark historical warning represented by Vietnam, President Obama should make the change he promised during his campaign and pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.
Democrats now see nuclear energy as a way to advance their goals on climate change.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced the first Republican amendment to the Senate's version of health care reform on Monday. In doing so, he placed himself at odds with a position he championed both a decade ago and during last year's presidential campaign.
Senate health bill would drive up premiums for people not covered through jobs, Congressional Budget Office says
Washington Post Survey Finds Republicans Unified in Their Opposition to Obama but Broad Frustration Over Party's Direction
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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The political future of former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee could be damaged by his role in commuting the sentence of a man who is now suspected of killing four police officers in Washington state.
A strategy is emerging in the orchestration of President Obama's sweeping policy moves. Imposed in part by circumstance and adversity, the grand strategy is ultimately a product of political calculus: The turnaround desired by the administration cannot be achieved in a year or two.