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Blog Entries for Thursday, June 30
The Senate Gets Ugly
As Senators left town on Thursday for the July 4th weekend, they left behind a Senate crippled by partisan battling over the budget and debt limit, with the days ticking away towards an August 2 deadline to avoid a financial default by the U.S. Government. The atmosphere wasn't positive to ...
Senate Scraps July 4th Vacation
The worst nightmare of Senate staffers came true this morning, as Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that the Senate would not leave today on a 10 day break, and would be in session next week to try to advance a deal on the budget and debt limit. "We'll do that, ...
Health Law Reminder
The decision of a three judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday in favor of the Obama health reform law was yet another reminder of something important for all of us - don't try to predict how federal judges will vote on a certain case. Two of ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, June 29
Obama-Debt Limit Deal
President Obama told Congress to scrap its upcoming vacations if necessary and put aside their partisan beliefs in order to come up with a deal on the budget and debt limit by a deadline of August 2. "August 2nd is a very important date," the President said at a White ...
Health Law Ruling
In a victory for the Obama Administration, a three judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the Obama health reform law. This ruling - which was on a separate case from challenges in the 4th Circuit (Virginia) and the 11th Circuit (Florida and ...
Debt Limit Limbo
There is a certain rhythm to the way things get done on Capitol Hill - and to the way things don't get done. And right now in the halls of Congress, there is almost no momentum when it comes to a deal on the budget and debt limit. Since last ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, June 28
Obama News Conference
President Obama will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning at 11:30am EDT, giving reporters the chance to ask about talks on the budget and debt limit, the NATO mission against Libya, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and more. This is the first solo news conference for Mr. Obama ...
The Budget Talks
There weren't outward signs of progress on Monday as President Obama met with Senate leaders of both parties in separate meetings, as the White House stiffened its call for tax revenues to be part of any deal on the budget and debt limit. "To get a significant deal, to get ...
Blog Entries for Monday, June 27
Setting The 2012 Dates
It's Tuesday, which always make me think about Election Day. But if you ask me right now when the Republican hopefuls for the White House will actually start vying for votes, the answer is still unclear. The big flies in the calendar ointment right now are the same states that ...
Supreme Court Finish
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wrap up its term this week with rulings on seven different cases, highlighted by a First Amendment test on whether states can prevent certain violent video games from being sold to minors. Unlike the last few years, the end of the Court's term ...
Obama Steps In
After staying on the edge of the negotiations on budget cuts and a debt limit increase, President Obama moves into the middle of those talks today, as he meets separately with leaders of both parties in the Senate. The meetings come after leading Republicans walked away from talks led by ...
Blog Entries for Friday, June 24
House Balks at Libya Rebuke
A surprise in the House on Friday afternoon, as lamwakers rejected a bill that would have cut off funding for offensive military actions as part of NATO attacks on Libya. Almost 90 Republicans voted against the measure, many because of the bill's details. Those details allowed U.S. military support for ...
Showdown on Libya
It's not too often that the Congress votes on a bill to cut off money for an ongoing military mission, but we will see that today, as the House tries to block funding for NATO airstrikes on Libya and the Qaddafi regime. "This is primarily a fight between the Congress ...
The Czars Live
In yet another demonstration of how difficult it can be to cut the budget, the Senate on Thursday voted down a GOP plan to block funding for certain policy "czars" in the Obama Administration. The vote was 51-47 against the plan from Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), who argued in vain ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, June 23
US Opens Oil Reserves
In a surprise move, the Obama Administration today announced that it would open U.S. strategic oil reserves, and release 30 million barrels of oil in coming months, in a concerted effort with other nations to try to depress the price of crude oil. The announcement - which comes as gasoline ...
The Left Grumbles on Afghanistan
Already frustrated with President Obama on a variety of fronts, many Democrats in Congress could barely contain their contempt last night for new troop withdrawal plans in Afghanistan, arguing now is the time for a total pullout of U.S. military assets. "We need to do much, much more," said Rep. ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, June 22
Obama's Afghanistan Speech
This is the prepared text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan, which he delivered on Wednesday night from the East Room of the White House. The text was provided by the White House to reporters. = Good evening. Nearly ten years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since ...
Obama on Afghanistan
President Obama addresses the nation from the White House tonight to lay out his plans for troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, a speech that could draw competing reviews inside both political parties. On the Democratic side, there are plenty of liberals who want nothing less than a full withdrawal from Afghanistan ...
More Gingrich Troubles
Today was supposed to be another day where Newt Gingrich could get his struggling campaign for President back on track, but instead of giving a speech in Atlanta that makes news on issues, the former House Speaker faces more questions about his future in the GOP race. "Gingrich campaign fundraisers ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, June 21
Obama Speech on Afghanistan
The White House has announced that President Obama will address the nation during prime time on Wednesday night in order to lay out his plans to withdraw some U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The speech will begin at 8pm EDT. The moves to be announced by Mr. Obama will not ...
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