Large crowds and Obama trademark (AP)
May 20, 2008
AP – Barack Obama is well-known for his ability to draw a large crowd. But 75,000? In Portland, Ore.? What gives?
Senate panel OKs homeowner rescue (AP)
May 20, 2008
AP – Profits from government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, instead of taxpayers, would back up a home loan rescue for up to 500,000 strapped borrowers under a plan approved by a key Senate committee Tuesday to pull the nation out of a housing slump.
Byrd weeps over Kennedy on floor
May 20, 2008
In an emotional tribute, West Virginia senator says, “Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you, and I miss you.”
House approves financial relief for military personnel (AP)
May 20, 2008
AP – Setting aside differences over the war in Iraq, the House voted unanimously Tuesday to provide financial and tax relief to military personnel. The action came as the Senate debated a major expansion in college education benefits for veterans.
Ted Kennedy has brain cancer
May 20, 2008
A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics’ most enduring figures.
Reaction to news of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s brain tumor (AP)
May 20, 2008
AP – Reaction to the news that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., has a malignant brain tumor:
Kennedy has malignant brain tumor
May 20, 2008
Senate was brought to a standstill by news. “We just don’t feel like going on,” Schumer says. See also: Byrd weeps over Kennedy on Senate floor
Kennedy has malignant brain tumor (Politico)
May 20, 2008
Politico – Doctors for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Tuesday that the Massachusetts Democrat has a malignant brain tumor.
Senator Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor
May 20, 2008
Doctors said that Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor that was discovered after he suffered a seizure over the weekend.