6 hrs ago | The Orange County Register
Letters: Health care - $1 trillion or so and counting
None of the statistics spewed out regarding the uninsured in this country are surprising, neither do they provide justification for the socialistic, health care "reform" forced upon us by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her cronies.
15 hrs ago | The New York Times
Economix: White House Endorses Paid Sick Leave Bill
The H1N1 pandemic is raising concerns about people reporting to work sick and spreading the disease.
21 hrs ago | Baseball Crank
POLITICS: Democrats Divided on Abortion
A funny thing is happening on the way to the impending health care showdown, as the Democrats try to turn the newly-passed House bill into something that can pass both Houses of Congress: Democrats are divided over abortion, and their divisions threaten to wreck the bill.
Abortion could roil Senate health care debate
Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end.
Washington E. coli feared at sc...
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
No Child Left Behind and the Brewing Fight Over Education
Andrew J. Rotherham is Co-Founder and Publisher of Education Sector and writes the blog Eduwonk.com. The languishing reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is turning lawmakers into educational Michael Corleones, pulling them back into a business many fervently wish was over.
Legislators Push For Paid Sick Leave
Against the backdrop of the H1N1 flu pandemic, Congressional Democrats are pushing for emergency sick leave legislation and using the crisis to garner support for a wider-ranging bill, both of which they say would help prevent a more rapid spread of the virus by mandating that employers provide workers paid time off.
House's health care bill may be DOA in Senate
The glow from a health care triumph quickly faded for President Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
Senator Dodd proposes paid sick leave for swine flu
Americans infected by the H1N1 flu virus would be guaranteed paid sick leave under emergency legislation U.S. Senator Chris Dodd plans to unveil on Tuesday in response to the swine flu pandemic.
Get Paid to Stay Home With Swine Flu?
Health officials are telling people with the H1N1 virus to steer clear of the workplace.
Advice to Obama: Knock some heads
A A Nov. 9: Morning Meeting's Dylan Ratigan speaks with Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., about the amendments in the House health reform bill which may prevent it from being passed in the Senate.
U.S. House voting on health care overhaul bill
The bill provides health coverage to millions who don't have it now and require employers to offer it to their workers Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by Majority Whip James Clyburn, left, and Rep.
Tears, tempers fly in Pelosi campaign
When some lawmakers argued that Nancy Pelosi was turning her back on a decades-long campaign by Democratic women members in support of abortion rights, Rep.
Lawmaker Wants Probe of E. Coli and School Lunches
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Rep. George Miller. Alex Brandon/AP
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, left, and Rep. George Miller exult at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday night.
House Passes Health Care Reform
Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system on Saturday, advancing legislation that the Democrats said could be their defining social policy achievement.
Republicans reject claims min wage bill was their fault
Cong. Henry Brown South Carolina [courtesy photo] The Republican Press Secretary at the House Natural Resources Committee has rejected Congressman Faleomavaega Eni's claims that the Republicans were responsible for the hike in the minimum wage committee for American Samoa but Faleomavaega maintains his stand that it was his Republican colleagues ...
House Democrats Introduce H1N1 Flu Emergency Sick-Leave Bill
Emergency legislation announced Tuesday by two Bay Area U.S. representatives will guarantee five paid sick days to part and full-time workers who are sent home by their employer for a contagious illness, such as the H1N1 flu virus.
Lawmaker wants sick pay for workers with swine flu
U.S. Rep. George Miller speaks during a news conference to introduce the 'Protect America's Wildlife Act' on Capitol Hill September 25, 2007 in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON a ' A senior House lawmaker is asking Congress to guarantee paid sick leave to workers if their employer asks them to stay home with swine flu or a similar contagious illness.
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