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Health care insurers for revamp of the system
The health insurance industry said Wednesday it supported an overhaul of the health care system that would require insurers to accept all customers, regardless of illness or disability.
4 hrs ago | Kdka.com
Bum Nominations Hard To Avoid, History Shows
Nov 20, 2008 3:00 pm US/Eastern No matter how careful he is, sooner or later President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a bum nomination or two.
9 hrs ago | Hawk Eye
Iowa Republicans change leadership, not direction
When Republicans pick a new leader of the state party in January, they will complete a replacement of virtually the entire GOP leadership team, but some worry they haven't addressed the party's real problems.
13 hrs ago | The Boston Globe
Kerry poised to cap long journey
More than three decades after he first appeared before the panel as a 27-year-old Vietnam veteran-turned-antiwar protester, Senator John F. Kerry will be named chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations ...
18 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal
NYC bridge renamed for Robert Kennedy
NEW YORK - Several generations of Robert F. Kennedy's family gathered Wednesday with some of the country's other Democratic elite - including former President Bill Clinton - for a ceremony renaming the ...
Who should replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate?
Several people have been named as possible replacements for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate.
Who's in the running for Obama administration jobs
It's Washington's favorite parlor game during a presidential transition: trying to figure out who'll land a top spot in the new administration.
An Election Reformer's Wish List
No. 1 on the Christmas list of most voting rights advocates is some form of universal voter registration.
Eisenberg claims Dodds found guilty in jailhouse fight
Jail officials won't confirm it, but Leeland Eisenberg claims fellow felon Gary Dodds may face internal disciplinary action after being found guilty at a Tuesday jail hearing for his part in a jailhouse scuffle ...
Obama to meet with McCain Monday in Chicago
November 17, 2008, 12:28 a.m. DAVID JACKSON USA TODAY WASHINGTON a ' President-elect Barack Obama has often praised Abraham Lincoln for his "team of rivals" approach to governing, and there are signs the ...
Clinton tapped for healthcare lead
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York will have a key role in advancing healthcare reform this year if she stays in the Senate, a Democratic leader said.
Senate seniority might steer Clinton to Cabinet
WASHINGTON - Upcoming Senate leadership elections could help explain why Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton might want to take a job as secretary of state in the Barack Obama administration.
Why America has lost patience with auto companies
When leaders of the three Detroit auto companies and the United Automobile Workers union travel to Washington, D.C., to make their case for a federal bailout, they will be flying into stiff headwinds of public ...
Chris Matthews Overheard Trashing Hillary Clinton On Amtrak: 'She's Just A Soap Opera'
Chris Matthews, whose negative feelings for Hillary Clinton were made very clear during the primary season Matthews , was overheard trashing the idea of Clinton as Barack Obama's Secretary of State.
New numbers in the race for New York's 29th Congressional seat show Democrat Eric Massa increasing his lead over Republican Congressman Randy Kuhl.
Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton's past at issue again
It's a cool idea, Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. At long last, the feminist icon would represent the feminist ideal of getting a room of her own, all on her own.
Paterson says he wouldn't appoint himself to Clinton's Senate seat
Take one name off the list of potential successors if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were to join the Obama administration.
Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State - Is Obama Kidding?
Hopefully, it's just a rumor started by the Clintonistas, but is Barack Obama seriously considering appointing Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state? If he pulls the trigger on that appointment, he will ...
Obama, McCaskill share political alliance, real friendship
It was on Barack Obama's third trip to Missouri in 2006 to help Claire McCaskill win a Senate race that she urged him to run for president.
Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog
Sunday, November 16, 2008 Hillaryvision President-elect Barack Obama watches Senator Hillary Clinton deliver her speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in Billings, Montana, August 26, 2008.