Dems eye new reform strategy
August 19, 2009
Corralling fractious party to pass bill will be tough.
Obama turns to faith leaders
August 19, 2009
With health reform on the ropes, he is courting the religious community with a moral message.
A right turn for NASCAR
August 19, 2009
Based on NASCAR drivers’ political donations, they might have preferred meeting a GOP president.
DeLay: ‘I love’ Dems troubles
August 19, 2009
DeLay says he loves watching the W.H. and Dems in Congress struggle to control the health care debate.
TV legend Don Hewitt dies at 86
August 19, 2009
From launching “60 Minutes” to pioneering 30-minute newscasts, he designed how Americans get news.
Democratic Party ratings plummet
August 19, 2009
The percentage of Americans who hold a favorable view of the Dem Party has slipped below 50 percent.
Dem investigators target insurers
August 19, 2009
They probe 52 largest insurance companies for lavish spending, demanding reams of compensation data.
Parties point fingers, W.H. goes solo
August 19, 2009
Obama now realizes he probably will have to pass health reform with few to no GOP votes.
‘Expert’ Ifill drops ball on ‘Millionaire’
August 19, 2009
The PBS newswoman is featured on quiz show, but may have to do some legwork to live up to such high billing.
Liberals fed up with Obama’s compromises
August 19, 2009
Frustrated liberals have a question for President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers: Isn’t it time the other guys gave a little ground on health care? What’s the point of a bipartisan bill, they ask, if we’re making all the concessions?
A case in point:
Sen. Charles Grassley, a key Republican negotiator on health care, was on a winning streak as Congress recessed for August, having wrung important concessions from Democrats, including an agreement not to tax employer-provided health insurance and a limit to demands on drug companies.
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