Friday, March 12, 2010
National Politics
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Another hassle for Illinois Senate candidate (AP)
AP - The Illinois Democrat running for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat faced a new political hassle after one of his major campaign contributors was arrested on charges of defrauding banks by writing bad checks.
Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on a final push to pass healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to take up a final version of the bill next week.
AP Source: Clinton sends tough message to Israel (AP)
AP - A senior U.S. official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain bluntly about Israel's announcement this week of new housing settlements in East Jerusalem.
Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings (AP)
AP - The government is warning that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.
Obama cancels trip as health bill's rescue progresses (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama delayed a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping health care legislation in days.
It's time to spring forward again (AP)
AP - Good evening sunshine, America says hello, you light up our evenings, we light charcoal below.
Unemployment higher among young war veterans (AP)
AP - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year.
Rove 'proud' of waterboarding (Politico)
Politico - “Yes, I'm proud that we kept the world safer than it was," former Bush adviser tells BBC.
Asia trip delayed to keep heat on health care (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.
Man says he was abused by nun (AP)
AP - A man says he was abused by a nun while a child — the first such accusation amid widening allegations of sexual misdeeds leveled against Austria's Roman Catholic church.
Doing time on God's clock in Georgia (AP)
AP - Convicts in Georgia can now serve their time working for the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Campbell, Whitman close in California (Politico)
Politico - Despite a barrage of attacks on his ties to Sami Al-Arian and his record on the Middle East, former Rep. Tom Campbell is still the most competitive Republican candidate against Sen. Barbara Boxer, according to a new Daily Kos/Research 2000 survey. And in the governor's race, eBay CEO Meg Whitman as the more formidable of the two Republican candidates, by far.
Given Obamacare, How Will Democrats Fare? (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - President Barack Obama has taken to nonstop demonizing of the insurance industry -- a sign of desperation over the prospects of passing health care reform.
Ginsburg endorses end to local judicial elections (AP)
AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is endorsing an end to the election of judges at the state and local levels.
Financial regulation bill to be introduced without GOP backing (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Long-awaited Senate legislation that would direct the broadest overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression will be introduced on Monday without any Republican support, despite weeks of bipartisan negotiations.
Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire (AP)
AP - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack.
Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling of
recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the
automaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that
the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
