Mar 11 Early Iraqi Election Results Are Split Preliminary results in Iraq's first parliamentary elections since 2003 began to trickle in Thursday, with current Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki leading in two provinces in the south and a secular challenger ahead in two northern provinces. The… Continue reading
Mar 11 Dodd to Unveil Financial Reform Without GOP Support UPDATE 2:45PM: At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Sen. Chris Dodd denied that the political ramifications of reconciliation being used in the health care debate motivated him to push a financial reform bill forward without GOP support. Continue reading
Mar 11 Criticism of President by Justice Is as Rare as Criticism of Court During SOTU By Quinn Bowman Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made headlines Tuesday when he said at the University of Alabama that President Obama's criticism of the Court's decision on a landmark campaign finance case during January's State of the Union speech was… Continue reading
Mar 11 Thursday: House Finalizing Health Care Deal; Early Election Results From Iraq House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is meeting with fellow Democrats Thursday morning to outline key elements of a final health care reform package. Democrats are still awaiting a final cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, but following a closed-door… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch White House, High Court Dustup Over State of the Union Continues The White House struck back at comments made by Chief Justice John Roberts, who criticized the president for using his State of the Union pulpit to voice disapproval of the high court's ruling on campaign finance. Judy Woodruff gets two… Continue watching
Mar 10 President Obama Calls for New Program to Fight Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Updated 7:09 p.m. President Obama continued to make his case for health care reform to the public Wednesday, at a speech in suburban St. Louis. The president emphasized a new plan to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, an… Continue reading
Mar 10 Wednesday: Obama Pitches Health Care; Settlement 'Undermines' Peace Talks President Barack Obama takes his push for health care reform back on the road Wednesday, as he looks to rally lawmakers to act on legislation before he leaves for an overseas trip March 18. The president's address at a… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch News Wrap: Biden Declares Palestinian Statehood a U.S. Priority In other news Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as the international community pressures Israel to stop expanding settlements in east Jerusalem. Also, there are reports that much of the U.N.'s food aid… Continue watching
Mar 09 Politico Editor: Pelosi Faces Tough Task on Health Reform Vote Politico Deputy Managing Editor Tim Grieve spoke with me Tuesday about House Speaker's Nancy Pelosi's tough task of getting enough House Democrats to again vote for politically controversial health care reform legislation. We also discussed the controversy surrounding former Rep. Continue reading
Mar 09 First Lady Obama's Gown Joins Smithsonian Collection Dozens of outfits donned by first lady Michelle Obama have been analyzed by fashion critics and the public -- her bold color choices, her support of up-and-coming designers and her penchant for mixing bargain pieces into her wardrobe. Now the… Continue reading