Daily News Alert | Sunday, August 2, 2009 12:03 AM PDT |
Sen. Franken relishes policy role in new position
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:43 pm PDT
 AP - Just weeks into his Senate term, Al Franken's portfolio compares favorably to any of the Senate's freshman members. He loves policy. He has signed on as co-sponsor to a half dozen bills, asked thoughtful questions of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and immersed himself in a thorny debate over health care reform. Full Story | Top |
Lawmaker questions low Medal of Honor count
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:42 pm PDT
 AP - Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded — and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor. Full Story | Top |
Analysis: Obama must regain momentum after Gates
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 06:31 pm PDT
 AP - The success of President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda — from health care and climate change to education — could depend on how quickly he recovers from the sharp drop in support among white voters after criticizing a white policeman's arrest of a black Harvard scholar. Full Story | Top |
Obama campaign style unchanged as president
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:00 pm PDT
AP - At times, it seems like Barack Obama has time-traveled back to last summer when he was simply a Democrat running for the White House. Only now, he's the president facing a more complicated objective and opponent as he campaigns to overhaul the nation's costly and convoluted health care system. Full Story | Top |
NRA threats on Sotomayor met with shrugs
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 07:21 pm PDT
 AP - The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her. Full Story | Top |
US Marshals seize sanitizer made by Utah company
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:37 pm PDT
AP - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said. Full Story | Top |
Retired justice urges rebirth of civic education
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 05:48 pm PDT
AP - Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter urged the nation's lawyers Saturday to help revitalize civic education, warning that the failure of many Americans to understand how the government works poses a serious threat. Full Story | Top |
SF eyes UN Climate Center at polluted shipyard
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:16 pm PDT
AP - Mayor Gavin Newsom and the United Nations are eyeing a former naval shipyard contaminated by radiation, heavy metals and other industrial toxins as the future site of a sprawling new green technology complex and climate change think tank. Full Story | Top |
McCartney dedicates 'Michelle' to FLOTUS
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:22 pm PDT
Politico - Music superstar Paul McCartney is rocking out at FedEx Field Saturday night and, since he's near the White House, Sir Paul gave a special tribute to first lady Michelle Obama: Before playing the Beatles classic, "Michelle", McCartney told the packed audience that he was dedicating it to the first lady. Full Story | Top |
Washington sprints to expand 'cash for clunkers' program
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:21 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Congress and the Obama administration scrambled Friday to triple the size of the overwhelmingly popular "cash for clunkers" program after it appeared to be exhausting its $1 billion funding in its first week. Full Story | Top |
Sen. Dodd Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:09 pm PDT
CQPolitics.com - Christopher J. Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat, was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and will undergo surgery in August, the senator announced in a press conference Friday afternoon. Full Story | Top |
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