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Obama: Overhaul ‘No Child Left Behind’
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:45:58 GMT, 11:45 AMInstead of requiring schools to meet annual benchmarks, President Barack Obama's plan would encourage school improvement based on a system of incentiv...read more »
Divided party? It’s not just Republicans
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:17:19 GMT, 12:17 PMFor all the evidence of a divided Republican Party, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year...read more »
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Newsweek: The GOP's losing health care strategy
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:31 GMT, 12:39 PMJonathan Alter on why the Republican "repeal the bill" approach will likely backfire during the midterm elections. Republican - United State...read more »
Dems eye health care end game
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:50:28 GMT, 04:50 PMUnder White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bi...read more »
Despite brashness, Bunning still a hero in Ky.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:34:45 GMT, 09:34 PMIrascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky h...read more »
Sen. Reid's wife out of intensive care
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:09:42 GMT, 04:09 PMSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife has been transferred out of a Virginia hospital's intensive care unit and is improving after she was seriousl...read more »
GOP can still put up health bill roadblocks
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:11:10 GMT, 03:11 PMHow Senate Republicans could trip up Democrats in the final stages of the legislation's passage Republican - Democratic - United States - ...read more »
Kissinger leaves hospital in South Korea
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:57:55 GMT, 10:57 PMFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is hospitalized after complaining of stomach pains, according to reports. United States Secr...read more »
‘Insulted’ U.S. scrambles to save Mideast talks
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:36:35 GMT, 08:36 AMIsrael's relationship with the U.S., a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, is under severe strain with diplomats trying to save newborn peac...read more »
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Pelosi Expresses Confidence Health Bill Will Pass
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:40:39 GMT, 11:40 PMPelosi declined to say when House members would vote on a health care bill, or how many votes that she had secured. Although she added that lawmakers ...read more »
Dems, GOP Pressure Fence-Sitters Over Health Care Reform Bill
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:41:10 GMT, 04:41 PMPolitical pressure is being applied from all angles in Washington, as Democratic leaders scramble to close the deal on health care reform, and Republi...read more »
Democrats Dump Student Aid Overhaul Into Health Care Bill
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:21:43 GMT, 03:21 PMIf a yearlong struggle to pass sweeping health care reform that will affect every American wasn't enough for Democrats, they have now decided to add a...read more »
Catholic Hospitals Rally Behind Obama's Health Care Bill
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:53 GMT, 01:55 PMThe chief executive of the Catholic Health Association, Carol Keehan, wrote on the group's Web site that although the legislation isn't perfect, it re...read more »
Utah GOP Leader Resigns After $150G Nude Hot-Tubbing Payoff
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:50 GMT, 01:30 PMUtah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl...read more »
Senate Republicans Stall Obama 's Ambassador Pick Over Cuba Concerns
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:40:17 GMT, 12:40 PMMari Carmen Aponte, who was nominated by Obama in December for ambassador to El Salvador, withdrew her nomination to another diplomatic post in the Cl...read more »
Ex-U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger Released From S. Korea Hospital
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:49:12 GMT, 10:49 AMA hospital official says Kissinger's condition was 'not serious' while he was being treated at Seoul's Severance Hospital and he had recovered after a...read more »
GOP Lawmaker: White House Job Offer to Sestak Would Have Been a 'Crime'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:07:52 GMT, 10:07 AMA GOP lawmaker says that the White House committed a "crime" if it offered Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak a federal job in exchange for dropping his prima...read more »
Georgia Considers Outlawing Abortions Based on Race, Gender
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:03:41 GMT, 08:03 AMGeorgia lawmakers are poised to take up a controversial bill that would outlaw abortions prompted by the baby's race or gender, an issue that has insp...read more »
Obama Prepares Overhaul of No Child Left Behind
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:16:49 GMT, 05:16 AMThe president said in his weekly radio and Internet address he would send Congress his proposed overhaul of the 2001 education law that focused on acc...read more »
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Coffee Party answers Tea Party
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:54:37 EST, 09:54 PMIs the Coffee Party on the scale of the Tea Party movement? Leaders of the fledgling movement plan to hold 350 to 400 events Saturday at coffeehouses ...read more »
Henry Kissinger released from South Korea hospital
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:42:58 EST, 12:42 AMFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was discharged from a hospital in Seoul on Sunday after being treated for a stomach virus. ...read more »
GOP trying to keep Massa probe alive
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:33 EST, 03:46 PMRepublicans continue to push for an in-depth investigation into former Rep. Eric Massa's alleged sexual harassment scandal -- questioning when Democra...read more »
Obama delays trip as health vote nears
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:13:03 EST, 04:13 PMPresident Obama's upcoming trip to Indonesia and Australia will be delayed a few days, the White House says. ...read more »
Clinton: Israeli move 'insulting'
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:57:20 EST, 06:57 PMSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "...read more »
Reid's wife undergoes neck surgery
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:24:40 EST, 05:24 PMThe wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburba...read more »
Partisan concerns loom in Senate for Wall Street reform
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:03 EST, 05:33 PMIn the U.S. Senate, the progressives are restless. A handful of them are making it known that Democratic leaders shouldn't take their votes for grante...read more »
Pentagon's future fighter aircraft doubles in cost
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:50 EST, 11:32 AMThe cost of the Pentagon's newest fighter jet will be more than double the original price, solidifying the F-35 joint strike fighter as the most expen...read more »
Dems lose health care votes
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:31:29 EST, 10:31 AMAs House Democratic leaders advised their members Friday to prepare for a legislative battle over health care that could stretch through next weekend,...read more »
Health care deadlines: DOA?
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:36:07 EST, 10:36 AMPresident Obama has set them -- and they've repeatedly been missed. But with Easter recess coming, Obama's latest deadline to pass health care reform ...read more »
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Video: 'Reconciling' Health Care
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:50:22 EST, 07:50 PMDemocratic leaders in the House and Senate hope to pass health care reform soon by means of a parliamentary procedure known as "reconciliation." John ...read more »
Brown Bemoans "Entire Year Gone to Waste"
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:20:42 EST, 01:20 PMGOP Senator Blames Obama, Democrats for "Bitter, Destructive and Endless" Push to Pass Health Reform ...read more »
Obama Preparing Education Overhaul
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:00:04 EST, 09:00 AMPromises to Rewrite No Child Left Behind Program, to Push for Raised Standards, Prepare More Students for College ...read more »
Dems Confident Health Care Will Pass
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:48:53 EST, 07:48 AMBut Some in House Suspicious That Senate Will Not Pull Through; White House Says Public Support Is on Rise ...read more »
Video: Big Push For Health Care
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:49:46 EST, 06:49 PMPresident Obama has postponed a trip to Indonesia and Australia to help pass the health care reform bill. Chip Reid reports Democrats are feeling more...read more »
Ex Edwards Aide Avoids Jail Again
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:02 EST, 07:00 PMJudge Rules Andrew Young Wasn't in Contempt for Accounting of Sex Tape Former Presidential Candidate's Mistress Seeks ...read more »
Memorable Campaign Ads
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:17:20 EST, 04:17 PMThe Most Memorable Campaign Spots, from Eisenhower to Obama ...read more »
Video: Robert Gibbs Makes Good on Bet
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:52:16 EST, 01:52 PMPress Secretary Robert Gibbs goes USA after donning Canadian jersey for a few minutes at today's White House briefing. All part of his bet with his Ca...read more »
GOP Announces Appointees to Deficit Panel
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:10 EST, 04:00 PMSenators Judd Gregg and Tom Coburn Among Lawmakers Selected to Serve on Obama's Deficit Commission ...read more »
Video: Will the Coffee Party Gain Steam?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:26:29 EST, 01:26 PMCBS News' Political Consultant Marc Ambinder and CBSNews.com's Stephanie Condon discuss the tea party alternative with Bob Schieffer. And, Michelle Le...read more »
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Video: 'Reconciling' Health Care
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Coffee Party answers Tea Party
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Pelosi Expresses Confidence Health Bill Will Pass