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Abilene Reporter-News - Wed Dec 9, 11:00 pm ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ... — George GershwinWASHINGTON — And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea — as many laughing people thought — that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no laughing ...
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The Bakersfield Californian - Tue Dec 8, 9:54 pm ET
First Tehachapi, now Bakersfield. Bakersfield is the second city in Kern County to have prayers at city council meetings challenged by the Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc., a Wisconsin nonprofit with a membership of mostly atheists and agnostics.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 1:32 am ET
After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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Marshfield News Herald - Tue Dec 8, 3:06 pm ET
A regional representative of Sen. Herb Kohls will hold office hours Thursday in Marshfield to meet with constituents. Marjorie Bunce will be in the city from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Public Library, 211 E. Second St. Anyone with a problem regarding a federal program or agency, or wanting to share an opinion regarding issues before Congress should consult with Bunce, who will inform Kohl, D-Wis ...
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The San Angelo Standard-Times - Wed Dec 9, 5:00 pm ET
SAN ANGELO, Texas —They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ... — George GershwinWASHINGTON — And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea — as many laughing people thought — that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it ...
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amNewYork - Wed Dec 9, 9:22 pm ET
On the heels of his controversial decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is set to accept the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday in Oslo, Norway.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Wed Dec 9, 4:42 pm ET
Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate, had the zany idea that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 8:47 pm ET
Senate Democrats strike tentative deal to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, sources tell the Associated Press.
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NBC 2 Fort Myers - Wed Dec 9, 6:42 am ET
After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon Dec 7, 2:28 am ET
WASHINGTON -- Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican, toured a prince's vineyard and castle in Liechtenstein and spent an afternoon at a ski resort in the Alps -- all at the expense of a group of European companies.