1. Concerns from House Democrats over their personal safety following protests about health care legislation. Democrats say they have been briefed by law enforcement on how to handle security threats. 2.The US and Russia may be close to signing a new...
[1] President Barack Obama is expected to sign the health care overhaul into law Tuesday. But that doesn't mean his work is done. A senior administration official says Obama will travel to Iowa Thursday to sell the reform to a skeptical public. [2] T...
1. The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved health care legislation that will extend benefits to tens of millions of Americans who currently don't have it. The vote in the House was 219 to 212, with all Republicans voting against the bill. It...
1. Victory within reach. President Barack Obama set his sights on rallying House Democrats Saturday for a final health care push for Sunday's vote. He called the bill the single most important step US government has taken on health care since Medicar...
1. President Barack Obama is staying right here. He's decided not to fly to Asia this weekend, so he can be in town for a possible House vote on his health care plan Sunday. The White House says he'll head to Indonesia and Australia in June. 2. Jihad...
1. Just a day after a jobs bill cleared Congress, President Barack Obama is expected to sign it today. The bill includes 18 billion dollars in tax breaks and extends highway and mass transit program to the end of the year. It's estimated the bill cou...
1. The effort by House Democrats to get enough votes to pass the health care overhaul bill maybe gain some traction. Dennis Kucinich voted against it last time, but now says he will vote yes. His support is important as the vote will be close. 2. A p...
1. Democrats in the House may pass health care reform without actually voting on it. The idea is to vote on a rule for debate and that will be enough. Republicans are calling it sleight of hand *. 2. Crews in South Carolina are trying to figure out a...
1. A lawyer representing a driver who reported his Toyota Prius sped out of control on a California freeway is sticking by his client's story. A congressional memo raises questions about what happened to James Sikes. The attorney says he's unmoved by...
1. President Barack Obama is promising Haiti the US will stand with that country in the long road to recovery from January's earthquake. Obama stood alongside Haiti's visiting president in the Rose Garden. He says the challenge now is to prevent a se...
