Palin tells tea party members that Massachusetts Senate election bodes well for conservatives Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates ...
Brown's centrist course as he takes over Senate seat could invite conservative criticism Scott Brown says he's a different kind of Republican, a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to redouble their efforts to pass healthcare and financial regulatory reforms, telling them "our mission is far from accomplished." "We've got to finish the job on healthcare. We've got to finish ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health care lobbying subsides as interest groups see new political terrain Notice you're not bombarded anymore by TV ads about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan? Drugmakers, business organizations and other interest groups in the health care battle ...
Mass. house rammed by lumber truck whose driver fainted after choking on chili will be razed A Massachusetts house struck by a lumber truck whose driver said he passed out after choking on chili will be demolished. Police said Monday that structural ...
Although President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The proposals would assert a state-based right for people to pay ...
New senator from Massachusetts parts from GOP line, says he supports abortion rights Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one. Brown tells ABC's ...
Mass. proposes ambitious energy efficiency plan that would triple savings of previous efforts The state of Massachusetts has announced ambitious energy efficiency plans for utilities that aim to triple the electricity savings of previous plans and halt the annual growth in power ...
GOP hopes Illinois primaries set stage for fall victories embarrassing to Obama in home state If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in ...
The California Senate approved creating a government-run health care system for the nation's most populous state on Thursday, ignoring a veto threat from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Supporters said it is time for state legislatures to take up the debate as the Obama ...
An estimated 250 people lobbied lawmakers last week for transgender protections at the Massachusetts Statehouse An estimated 250 people lobbied lawmakers last week for transgender protections at the Massachusetts Statehouse, gay weekly 'Bay Windows' reported. Thursday's third annual Transgender Equality Lobby Day ...
Attention shifts away from health care reform as Democrats bear brunt of populist criticism that the party in charge canÕt fix the broken economy Washington The first time then-President-elect Barack Obama assembled his economic team on a December day in Chicago in ...
