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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:57:53 GMT
AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:30:08 GMT
AP - The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier.
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:55:05 GMT
AP - Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.
S.C. GOP unites with tea party
(Politico)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:55:28 GMT
Politico - State Republican Party says it will share resources and coordinate messaging with tea party groups.
John Murtha dies at 77
(Politico)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:12 GMT
Politico - Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), who served for four decades, dies in a Virginia hospital.
Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:38:05 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner.
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:59:38 GMT
AP - Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress.
John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies
(Reuters)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:42:17 GMT
Reuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
La. lieutenant governor elected New Orleans mayor
(AP)
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:43:00 GMT
AP - Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu has been elected mayor of New Orleans, replacing term-limited Ray Nagin and becoming the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1979.
Alito objected to Obama's history claim
(AP)
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:32:53 GMT
AP - Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.
Law official: Airline bomb suspect flips on cleric
(AP)
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:01:56 GMT
AP - The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
IRA splinter group disarms; no apology for carnage
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:53:15 GMT
AP - A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it had fully disarmed but offered no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:52:53 GMT
AP - Sweden's unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training program because he refused to shake hands with a woman.
HHS secretary asks insurer to justify rate hike
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:06:58 GMT
AP - The Obama administration on Monday asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 customers.
Senate's Cantwell takes tough approach to big banks
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:01:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — To hear Sen. Maria Cantwell talk, another economic bubble is building as Wall Street banks — backed by taxpayer bailouts — continue to play the high-risk derivatives markets rather than extend credit to struggling businesses on Main Street.
Murtha Dies at 77
(CQPolitics.com)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:49:15 GMT
CQPolitics.com - Democratic Rep. John P. Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died Monday. He was 77.
Obama Asks Republicans to Health-Care Overhaul Talks
(Bloomberg)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:47:11 GMT
Bloomberg - Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is pushing
lawmakers to restart a stalled overhaul of the U.S. health-care
system by inviting Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the
House and Senate to a half-day meeting on Feb. 25.
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