Displaying items 61-72 of 107
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
•
Next >
-
GOP blocks repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- A Republican-led filibuster on Tuesday blocked efforts to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military, shelving an Obama administration priority at least until after the November election. The measure repealing the...Tags: Judges, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Gays and Lesbians, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain
-
Senate passes financial overhaul
The SwampAn exuberant Sen. Chris Dodd is flanked by Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin, with Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Warner in the background, after the Senate passed a sweeping regulatory overhaul bill Thursday night. (Getty/Mark Wilson) by Janet......Tags: Business, Russell Feingold, Mitch McConnell, West Virginia, Derivative Securities
-
Unemployment Compensation Extension Vote Passes
State unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits.
After months of increasingly bitter stalemate, the Senate...Tags: Business, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina, Unemployment Benefits
-
Many readers unimpressed by financial overhaul
Comments BlogThe Senate has passed a sweeping financial reform in a major win for President Obama. It's considered the most far-reaching overhaul of the financial sector since the Great Depression. For a more in-depth look at the set of reforms, read...... -
Rahm Emanuel: Health-care 'milestone'
The Swampby Mark Silva This, the White House makes clear, is not the goal line. With the Senate Finance Committee's passage of health-care legislation today, the fifth of five House and Senate committees with jurisdiction to adopt reforms having acted, the......Tags: Football, Radio Industry, PBS (tv network), White House, United States
-
Michael Steele: 'Rodney King moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva That one Republican vote on the health-care bill that cleared the Senate Finance Committee this week is nothing for Democrats to write home about, the GOP chairman says. "One Republican vote out of 40 in the Senate......Tags: Medical Services, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, State Budgets
-
Obama says he's happy with Senate health vote, but....
Top of the TicketFull text of Democrat president's remarks on Senate Finance Committee 14-9 healthcare reform vote.... -
Olympia Snowe votes yes on healthcare overhaul, risking retaliation by fellow Republicans
Top of the TicketFor months now, the White House has been courting Maine's Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. A moderate politician from a moderate state, Snowe was essential to the administration's hopes to claim bipartisan victory on one of the thorniest domestic issues... -
White House vs FOX News: War in review
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated After a week at "war'' with the FOX News Channel, the White House maintained today that it really isn't too concerned about what FOX says about the administration - and also gave new, high-level......Tags: International Military Interventions, Financial Markets, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Medicare, Office Equipment and Supplies
-
Weekend TV Talk Shows: Sen. Olympia Snowe visits 'The Situation Room'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 18 - 14 in PDF format This week's TV Movies TODAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer Healthcare reform: Sen. Olympia J....... -
Reid: Public option for health care in bill
The Swampby Mark Silva Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faces a tough reelection contest back home in Nevada. He faces a liberal wing of the Democratic Party upset with compromise on what the White House and others consider an essential element......Tags: Medical Services, Politics, Government, Maine, Nevada
-
Eric Cantor takes on Rush Limbaugh, harsh GOP rhetoric
Top of the TicketFew GOP members have openly criticized commentator Rush Limbaugh, but Eric Cantor does just that today in a televised interview where he also says sparp rhetoric can hurt the Republican Party....
Sep 21, 2010
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 21, 2010
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 22, 2010
|Story| WPMT-LTV
Jul 19, 2010
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 14, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Oct 14, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Oct 13, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 13, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 18, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Oct 17, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 26, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Nov 6, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Olympia J. Snowe topic gallery.
