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FINANCE: The opposition has set five principles for signing cross-strait agreements, including protecting national and public interests and establishing risk mechanisms By Flora Wang and Loa Iok-sin Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Sean Chen yesterday said he would ensure that Taiwan enjoys equal footing if it signs a memorandum of ...

With last week's sweeping electoral victories and a national debate over health care and energy reform, Republicans have turned their attention to the 2010 Congressional midterm elections.

Blaming election setbacks on a drop in voter enthusiasm, congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey — and a striking House win in New York — should give new urgency to their legislative agenda, including a sweeping health-care overhaul.

The House of Representatives approved a health care reform measure late Saturday night by a vote of 220-215. The measure resulted in 39 Democrats voting "no" and only one Republican, Joseph Cao of New Orleans, voting "yes." Cao hails from a heavily Democrat district that was previously represented by William Jefferson, who was found with cash in ...

Republican conservatives and moderates are at each other's throats. Tea party populists are furious at President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and aren't crazy about Republicans either.

Three of the six Democrats in Virginia's U.S. House delegation remain undecided heading into this weekend's pivotal vote on President Barack Obama's 10-year, $1.2 trillion health-care overhaul.

290 days since ... . Navigation There are currently 1 user and 3 guests online. Sisyphus Syndicate Submitted by Sisyphus on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 6:25pm. Within hours of Obama's speech giving strong support for the House Bill on health care reform, and with the endorsement of the bill by both the American Medical Association and the AARP, Congressman ...

Following the Democrats' defeats in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections, some in the party are rethinking their support for President Obama's more ambitious agenda items.

Blaming election setbacks on a drop in voter enthusiasm, Congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey - and a striking House win in New York - should give new urgency to their legislative agenda, including a sweeping health care overhaul.

Democrats on Capitol Hill began a nervous debate Wednesday about the course President Barack Obama has set for their party, with some questioning whether they should emphasize job creation over some of the more ambitious items on the president's agenda.

Reveling in the Virginia Republican top-ticket sweep, the party is hoping to build on its momentum and take at least four House seats from Democrats next year, compounding the home state losses of Gov.

President Obama 's last-minute stumping for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine could not save him from losing to Republican Chris Christie , a former U.S. attorney.

Date : Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:54:48 +0400 RUMI FORUM TO BESTOW PEACE AND DIALOGUE AWARDS Today's Zaman Oct 29 2009 Turkey The Rumi Forum bestowed its annual Peace and Dialogue Awards on Tuesday.

Reporting from Washington - House Democrats on Thursday closed in on the votes they need to pass sweeping healthcare legislation, as party leaders introduced a 1,990-page bill designed to guarantee near-universal coverage for the first time in the nation's history.

Asked Monday if the White House was happy with the Deeds campaign, Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs pointedly declined to offer a vote of confidence.

Washington, Oct 21 : A member of the US House of Representatives has hailed the work of two Indian American philanthropist brothers on receiving Northern Virginia Community Foundation's community leader award for 2009.

The money for a warning siren in Occoquan is tacked onto a Homeland Security appropriations bill, so the $25,000 project should come the town's way soon.

Q: When Congress voted to reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina for his outburst during President Obama's [health care] address, how did the Virginia delegation vote? Georgie F. Brizendine, Roanoke A: Boy, do I feel like a sap.

Phase two of Metrorail's expansion to Dulles International Airport got a green light when the Western Alliance for Rail to Dulles got the final signatures it needed on a petition to tax property owners to fund a portion of the project.

Having all but rejected the idea of taxing so-called Cadillac insurance plans to pay for health care reform, House Democratic leaders are considering a new windfall tax on insurance company profits as they prepare a bill for the House floor.