Day: December 23, 2009

Reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of health care reform won’t be easy.

The states that grew fast during the real estate boom are now experiencing declines, the Census Bureau reported.

“The last few days have made Nebraskans so angry that now it’s a matter of principle,” he says.

Former President Jimmy Carter outraged many Jews with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”

Two senators negotiating new Wall Street regulation said they expect to resolve their differences next month.

Compensation plans for several executives and top-paid employees at three companies that have received taxpayer aid were approved.

The Senate’s final vote marks the culmination of more than a generation of polarization of the political system.

The Senate trudged toward passage of sweeping health legislation after disposing of Republican claims that it would be unconstitutional to require Americans to have health insurance.

A group led by Sandra Day O’Connor, the retired Supreme Court justice, hopes to persuade states to choose their judges based on merit rather than votes.

A report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has found no evidence of fraudulent voting or of violations of federal financing rules by the community group.