Topic: John McCain

When people on Capitol Hill talk, discussions end up going around in circles.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell started the "political theater": "Sen. Joe Lieberman, a SELF-DESCRIBED "independent Democrat" from Connecticut, emerged from a Democratic strategy session Tuesday and said the health care ...
The title of a recently released Yahoo! "For economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a (former) top adviser to 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain, "no one has the luxury of saying we're not going to worry about this. Again, we have to wonder where ...
The title of a recently released ABC News article is " President Obama, obviously,because HE PROPOSED this legislation/idea (in sharp contrast to a lot of people on Capitol Hill). Why did Harry Reid support the idea in the first place? This should ...
Palin warns health care overhaul amounts to 'hefty tax hike' for special needs familiesFormer Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is warning that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would hurt those with special needs by raising insurance costs.Palin said Tuesday at ...
In a defiant last stand against a newly passed health care overhaul, opponents are trying everything they can to stop it from becoming the law of the land.Republicans in the Senate are planning parliamentary maneuvers to keep a companion bill from reaching ...

McCain says Obama broke healthcare campaign pledge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain charged on Thursday that the Democrats' healthcare plan was drafted "promised 'change in Washington,'" McCain, who challenged Obama for president in the 2008 election, reminded him at the White House healthcare summit."Eight times you said ...

One Year Of Obama

Having said publicly that I voted for Barack Obama in 2008, I often get e-mails from my right-wing friends asking whether I am still happy with my decision. On Nov. 4, 2008, I had to choose between only two candidates--Obama and John ...
Republican leaders say Democratic health overhaul has become partisan, closed-door effortTop Senate Republicans say President Barack Obama's drive for a health care overhaul has become a closed-door, partisan effort that is aiding drug companies and other medical providers.As Obama met privately with ...

Senate opens work on healthcare bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on both sides pouncing on findings in a nonpartisan budget report on insurance premiums to bolster their arguments.With the debate expected to last up to ...

Obama looks for new momentum on healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders promised swift action on a healthcare overhaul on Thursday after a high-stakes speech by President Barack Obama that earned good public reviews but appeared to change few minds in Congress.Democrats hoped Obama's prime-time address to a joint ...
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