President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. Obama, who takes office on Jan. 20, is using many of the …
The days leading up to the inauguration of Barack Obama could be an economic windfall for residential property owners in and around D.C. Washington Post staff writer David Nakamura reports that droves of people are looking for temporary housing as …
Congressional candidates from the Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin pulled in big donations from a variety of insurance industry interests in 2008, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a …
Candidates on Both Sides of the Aisle Benefit Interestingly enough, both Democrats and Republicans were on the receiving end of the industry contribution checks. With the 2008 election now behind us, it is interesting to see how the insurance industry …
With incoming President-elect Barack Obama and major increases in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the Democrats will now control both chambers of Congress and the White House. The changing of the political guard, coupled with the recent …
Obama on Climate, Jobs “My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process.” —A Reuters story that ran on Nov. 19 credits …
With incoming President-elect Barack Obama and major increases in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the Democrats will now control both chambers of Congress and the White House. The changing of the political guard, coupled with the recent …
With incoming President-elect Barack Obama and major increases in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the Democrats will now control both chambers of Congress and the White House. The changing of the political guard, coupled with the recent …
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack says he won’t be the next Agriculture Secretary, according to a report on the Des Moines Register Web site on Nov. 23. Vilsack says in an e-mail that he has never been contacted by aides …
President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals, including a Texas woman sentenced in 1998 for her part in an insurance fraud scheme. Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer of Fort Worth, Texas, was convicted of concealing knowledge of a crime. …
