Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health bill
WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.
People:Bill Clinton Mitch McConnell Dianne Feinstein Ben Cardin Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-11-10
Congress extends hate crime protections to gays
WASHINGTON - Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Ben Cardin Russ Feingold Edward Kennedy Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress
2009-10-22
Town hallers scream way to therapy
Americans are taking to town hall meetings across the country to vent frustration at the $11 trillion federal deficit, the health care fight and just about anything else that happens to spark their outrage.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Cardin Newt Gingrich Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(Politico)
2009-08-12
Senate vote not last word on Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - With President Barack Obama showing the way, some Senate Democrats are signaling a willingness to permit transferring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo to U.S. prisons despite a high-profile vote to the contrary.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Ben Cardin Harry Reid Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-05-23
More Bush-Congress court fights likely
A court decision concluding that federal agents went overboard in searching a congressman's office almost certainly presages more legal showdowns over the Bush administration's fierce battle with Congress for control of information.
People:Ben Cardin Dennis Hastert Richard Nixon Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Activities:110th Congress Bush Admin. Vietnam War
2007-08-06
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