People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday made a rare visit to Congress and met with House Democratic leaders, as his last-minute push for a health care reform that was expected to be passed later the day. The president arrived at the Capitol Hill in late morning and held a close-door meeting with Democratic leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House...
thoughts from podunk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pelosi's "triumph... A defeat for workers.
Flesh and Stone (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... to comprehensive health care.” Abortion became the key sticking point of the bill, and Democratic leaders agreed to strip away existing coverage for reproductive services in order to win votes from conservative Democrats . Through an amendment crafted by abortion opponents , which passed a comfortable 240 to 194, the House bill includes a ban on private abortion coverage for...
CQ (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
House Democratic leaders prepared to begin the year’s first floor debate on health care overhaul with some uncertainty about the outcome, but having struck a compromise with the largest group of holdouts in their caucus.
CQ (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
House Democratic leaders intend to approve a rule Friday that would govern debate on legislation to change the way doctors are paid under Medicare, but Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill would not be considered until the week of Nov. 16.
Sify (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper.
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
House Democratic leaders "have broken through the abortion impasse holding up their sweeping health care overhaul, a development leadership aides said put Democrats on track to pass the measure on Saturday," Roll Call reports. "The deal hands a major win to abortion-rights opponents by green-lighting an up-or-down vote on a proposal by Reps. Bart Stupak (D-MI) and...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MINDEN, Nev. - A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The head of the Democratic Party in a Nevada county has pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car.
CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
by David M. Herszenhorn WASHINGTON - Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of New York, a fierce champion in Congress of a single-payer health system that would be fully run by the government, said Friday that he had agreed not to insist on a vote on that issue, in an effort to help Democratic leaders pass their plan. Previously, Mr. Weiner had obtained a commitment from Speaker...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MINDEN, Nev. — A Nevada Democratic Party leader who pleaded guilty to hitting his teenage son and throwing him on the hood of a car has resigned, according to a letter received Friday by a newspaper. Paul Belt, the party chairman of Douglas County, said in a letter to the Record-Courier that he resigned his post after his "regrettable actions." He pleaded guilty on Wednesday...
1490 NewsBlog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
HARRISBURG – Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, and Senate Democratic Leader Robert Mellow announced that they will jointly introduce a set of Rules of Ethical Conduct for the state Senate. "Events over the past several years have shown that we need to formalize a clear set of rules so that everyone understands what is...
