Over the past several weeks and months, there has been much discussion over the controversial idea of a public option for Americans without health insurance.While the merits and the flaws of such a health care plan have been tirelessly debated, we can all agree that it is time to create a public option in our education system.All Americans who cannot afford to enroll their children in a private s
SANTA FE, N.M.– Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday.He was 90.A statement from Udall's family, released through the office of his son, Sen.Tom Udall, D-N.M., said he died of natural caus
According to the Washington Post's Glen Kessler, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprising comment to the BBC this week.She said that the recent US-Israel confrontation was paying off .This would imply that the public declarations on both sides of the relationship being at historic lows was more John Bolton-like bluster deployed tactically to try and win some leverage rather than a re
WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S Capitol , angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted nigger Saturday at U.S Rep.John Lewis , a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.The protesters also shouted obscenities at other members of the Congressional Black Caucus , lawmakers said. They were shouting, sort
The decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office (FCO) budget from exchange rate changes has risked its efficiency, MPs have said.The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee found a fall in sterling's value led to cuts in embassies around the world.The FCO's core purchasing power had fallen by 13% since the previous system was axed in 2007, MPs found.Last month ministers said they had a package to s
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he'll go to Japan this summer for talks with Toyota executives about the sudden acceleration problem plaguing some Toyotas.LaHood also says he'll examine Japan's high-speed rail system.He spoke to reporters at the Capitol Saturday before President Barack Obama's health care meeting with Democrats.His department has defended its policing
Longtime state Rep.Rick Berg (R) will be North Dakota Republican's standard bearer in the race against Rep.Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.). The state party endorsed Berg over Kevin Cramer, chairman of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, and two other GOP contenders at its convention in Grand Forks on Saturday afternoon. Cramer, Berg's main rival for the nomination, has already said he would not run
WASHINGTON – House Democrats heard it all Saturday — words of inspiration from President Barack Obama and raucous chants of protests from demonstrators.And at times it was flat-out ugly, including some racial epithets aimed at black members of Congress.Most of the day's important work leading up to Sunday's historic vote on health care was being done behind closed doors.Democratic lea
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