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Lynn Giese calls Sarah Palin the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in a long time, and the 57-year-old housewife says she'd work tirelessly for the former Alaska governor were she to run for president in 2012.
A line 1,000 deep formed at Sarah Palin's first book-tour stop last month in Grand Rapids, Mich. Fans toting camping gear arrived more than a day early in rural Washington state. And in suburban Indianapolis, crowds were so large that organizers gave out stickers instead of autographs when Palin's hand cramped.
Those concerned with fiscal responsibility should be worried about what will happen if proposed health care legislation doesn’t pass.
Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio.
A procedural vote in the senate turned a little testy as Senator John McCain wanted to send health reform legislation back to the senate finance committee to have medicare cuts removed.
WASHINGTON -- Obama administration officials tried again on Thursday to reassure members of Congress anxious about the military buildup in Afghanistan, telling them repeatedly that American troops can begin to withdraw in July 2011. But the lawmakers seemed more interested in how long the withdrawal would take.
Senators of both parties expressed skepticism about President Obama’s plans for sending an additional 30,000 troops with a timeline for pulling them out.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Republicans failed in their first major challenge to Democrats’ health-care overhaul legislation , losing a bid to remove more than $400 billion in cuts to Medicare.
The Senate has voted to keep significant Medicare cuts in its health care overhaul bill despite polls showing seniors are concerned about their benefits. Senators voted 58-42 to reject an amendment by Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona that would have stripped more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts from the health care bill.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Republicans lost a bid to remove more than $400 billion in cuts to Medicare from Democrats’ health-care overhaul legislation.
Senator urges seniors to cut up their AARP membership cards and mail the pieces back to the organization • Senate Republicans to Keep Focus on Medicare Cuts
Senate Agrees to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Preventative Tests, Votes to Keep Medicare Cuts
Casting its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the Senate rejected a Republican bid Thursday to stave off Medicare cuts and approved safeguards for coverage of mammograms and other preventive tests for women. The first round of votes ended with a fragile Democratic coalition hanging together. Senators voted 58-42 to reject an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that ...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has agreed to attend a private fundraiser Monday for a Minnesota conservative group called the Freedom Club.
Amendment expands women's access to preventive services
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the private sector must take the lead in creating jobs as the U.S. economy recovers and that persistently high unemployment “cuts deep” for the millions out of work.
