POLITICO Q & A: Price on health care
November 23, 2009
“…they’re a long way away from having the needed votes to pass this monstrosity.”
POLITICO Q & A: Begich on health care
November 23, 2009
POLITICO interviews Sen. Mark Begich about Saturday’s health care test vote.
Forecast for Dem primaries: Ugly
November 23, 2009
Discordant Democratic primaries are already taking shape.
POLITICO Q & A: Woolsey on health care
November 23, 2009
“If we don’t have a strong public option, there’s no point of having one at all.”
Roemer key to U.S.-India relationship
November 23, 2009
The ambassador inherits an international relationship that improved during the Bush administration.
Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with Singh
November 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India’s fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world’s largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India’s “rightful place as a global leader.”…
An angry public takes aim at Federal Reserve
November 23, 2009
Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody’s punching bag.
Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say.
The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is always fair game for criticism and second-guessing, usually over interest rate actions. But this year the criticism is much broader as Congress responds to widespread public anger that the Fed bailed out Wall Street but not ordinary Americans, and with unemployment in double digits.
Filibusters aren’t what they used to be
November 23, 2009
Filibusters are more common than most realize and don’t look like Jimmy Stewart vehicles anymore.
DeMint: A tea party crowd favorite
November 23, 2009
He is treated like a rock star at rallies, but he’s causing problems within the GOP establishment.
New drones net rosy skies for makers
November 23, 2009
The Pentagon’s upgrade is a boon to the producer of Predators, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.