Liam Fox: 9,500 troops will remain in Afghanistan

telegraph 16-JUN-11

Barack Obama announces compromise on Bush tax cuts

telegraph 07-DEC-10

Eyeing 2012 elections, Democrats set up votes on tax cuts to portray GOP as friend of wealthy

latimes 04-DEC-10

Unemployed Face Holidays Without Gov't Benefits

CBSnews 02-DEC-10

Senate Passes Historic Food Safety Bill, House Up Next

NPRnews 30-NOV-10

Stem cell ruling huge blow to U.S. science

cnn 13-SEP-10

Government will appeal injunction against stem cell funding

cnn 25-AUG-10

15 Years Later, US-Vietnam Relations on a Fast Track

voanews 13-JUL-10

U.S. death toll in Afghan war reaches 1,000

latimes 28-MAY-10

Synthetic, derivative

economist 21-APR-10

Republicans force new vote on Barack Obama health care bill

telegraph 25-MAR-10

Obama delays overseas trip for final health care push

cnn 12-MAR-10

Obama health care summit on TV

washtimes 26-FEB-10

Hurricanes and rain threaten more Haitian misery

euronews 13-FEB-10

American missionaries may be released from prison

telegraph 12-FEB-10

Labor nominee blocked in Senate

washtimes 10-FEB-10

Neb. Democrat joins GOP to oppose labor nominee (AP)

news 09-FEB-10

Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Vote

CBSnews 22-DEC-09

Health care bill passes key test vote

cnn 21-DEC-09

Senate heads off filibuster on defense bill

washtimes 18-DEC-09

Senate Democrats move to cut Medicare buy-in

washtimes 15-DEC-09

Obama lauds health care deal, but others raise concerns

cnn 09-DEC-09

Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment

cnn 06-DEC-09

Senate preserves long-term care program (AP)

news 05-DEC-09

Senate to hold first votes on healthcare bill (Reuters)

news 03-DEC-09

Government plans next file-share crackdown

ft 19-NOV-09

Senate to add 'public option' to healthcare bill

latimes 27-OCT-09

Obama Warns: Beware as Insurance Cos. Aim 'Big Guns'

ABCnews 18-OCT-09

Senate panel OKs health plan with one GOP backer

cnn 13-OCT-09

Health care negotiators finding common ground, Democrat says

cnn 14-SEP-09

Baucus to Push Deal With Republicans

WashingtonPost_B 08-SEP-09

Democrats report compromise on health care

cnn 30-JUL-09

Obesity costs US health system $147 billion: study (Reuters)

news 27-JUL-09

Senate panel OKs plan to revamp health care system (AP)

news 16-JUL-09

US faces up to its racist past but is not willing to pay for it

irishtimes 20-JUN-09

Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery

cnn 18-JUN-09

Obama to end restrictions on stem cell research

IHT 08-MAR-09

House passes Obama's stimulus bill

channel4news 13-FEB-09

Historic stimulus deal reached

washtimes 12-FEB-09

House, Senate close in on compromise

cnn 11-FEB-09

Possibly bad peanut butter in schools

washtimes 06-FEB-09

Lawmakers want food reforms

msnbc 05-FEB-09

Were Bad Peanuts Found Before Outbreak?

ABCnews 30-JAN-09

US Senate backs treasury nominee

bbc 27-JAN-09

Obama to pick former Iowa governor for Cabinet

cnn 17-DEC-08

Obama will 'do what's necessary' to fix economy

cnn 23-NOV-08

Obama administration continues to take shape

euronews 22-NOV-08

McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair

washtimes 19-NOV-08

Democrats let Lieberman keep Senate chairmanship

IHT 18-NOV-08

Senate will debate $25 billion auto bill Monday (AP)

news 15-NOV-08

Obama takes center stage on TV

cnn 29-OCT-08

Fat cat AIG bosses flew to England for £60,000 partridge shoot days after £65bn bailout

dailymail 16-OCT-08

$61B stimulus bill backed by House has a doubtful future

topix 27-SEP-08

Analysis: Words that hide the withdrawal

thetimes 10-JUL-08

Nawaz Sharif for peaceful relations with India

Infopak 27-JUN-08

Obama, Clinton talk unity

cnn 06-JUN-08

Clinton will quit and back Obama

phantis 05-JUN-08

Israeli air raid kills young girl

bbc 05-JUN-08

Obama declares nomination victory

aljazeera 04-JUN-08

Seat all delegates, Clinton lawyer urges

cnn 30-MAY-08

Fall Fight? Obama & McCain Ignore Clinton

ABCnews 28-MAY-08

After Gaffe, Democrats Planning to Redo Farm Bill

ABCnews 22-MAY-08

Congress sends popular farm bill to Bush

cnn 15-MAY-08

Syed Asghar Raza new IGP Islamabad

app 07-MAY-08

Bush raps Democrats on host of issues (AP)

news 07-MAY-08

04/25/2008: VA to Call Combat Veterans With Info on Care, Benefits

defenselink 25-APR-08

House, Senate pass one-week farm bill extension (AP)

news 24-APR-08

Murray seeks resignation of top VA mental health official (AP)

news 23-APR-08

Key Clinton backer moves to Obama

bbc 28-FEB-08

143 million pounds of beef recalled

cnn 18-FEB-08

California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall (Reuters)

news 17-FEB-08

Protests Mark Anniversary of Guantanamo Detention Center

voanews 12-JAN-08

It is do or die for Hillary Clinton

MaltaStar 04-JAN-08

'Calculating' Clinton gets friendly

guardian 22-DEC-07

Suicide blast hits Iraqi province

aljazeera 20-DEC-07

US cautions on Iraq progress

ft 19-DEC-07

Door-to-door election campaigning takes its toll on Hillary Clinton's weary face

dailymail 17-DEC-07

Hillary Clinton ties with Barack Obama in polls

telegraph 12-DEC-07

Stem cell breakthrough as scientists find skin could replace embryos in research

dailymail 21-NOV-07

GOP filibuster stalls farm bill (AP)

news 17-NOV-07

Political climate

nature 14-NOV-07

Tropical Storm Noel prompts flood warning

cnn 29-OCT-07

Tropical storm forms near Haiti

cnn 28-OCT-07

Bacteria that killed Virginia teen found in other schools

cnn 19-OCT-07

Regulators wrestle over how to ensure safe salad

cnn 13-SEP-07

Pelosi praises action on 9/11 panel recommendations

cnn 28-JUL-07

Hillary Clinton breaks out Bubba for boost in Iowa

cnn 04-JUL-07

Hillary Clinton breaks out Bubba for boost in Iowa

cnn 03-JUL-07

Monkey stem cells cloned

nature 21-JUN-07

ADM warns of higher petrol prices in US

ft 01-MAY-07

Nutrition standards urged for foods sold in school

cnn 25-APR-07

Senate Approves Embryonic Stem Cell Bill

ABCnews 12-APR-07

Stem-cell veto override not a sure thing

cnn 11-APR-07

Bush backers work to stop Iraq policy defections

cnn 02-FEB-07

Hillary defends her vote on war

washtimes 29-JAN-07

Tuesday, January 9

cnn 10-JAN-07

Scientists await UK stem-cell decision

ft 09-JAN-07

Stem cell researchers hopeful, cautious over 'giant step foward'

cnn 08-JAN-07

Shamed - now for the break-up

smh 28-NOV-06

What will Democrats do if they win?

newsweek 04-NOV-06

GOP on Democrats' exuberance: Not so fast

cnn 03-NOV-06

Clinton proposes school snack guidelines

newsweek 06-OCT-06

Lawmakers Push to Finish Work on Bills

guardian 30-SEP-06

Senate OKs expansion of stem cell research

RSS 18-JUL-06

Second Opinion: Stem cell vote a sham

newsweek 17-JUL-06

Summary: Congress Moving on Stem Cell Bill

guardian 16-JUL-06

Senators reject Iraq withdrawal

RSS 23-JUN-06

House GOP to Set Up Vote on Iraq Pullout

guardian 16-JUN-06

Senate Advances Sweeping Immigration Bill

guardian 24-MAY-06

Sen. Feinstein plan expands illegals pool

washtimes 23-MAY-06

House Committee Approves Military Bill

guardian 04-MAY-06

USDA: Only 4 to 7 cases of mad cow in U.S.

newsweek 29-APR-06

Air travelers eyed in mumps outbreak

cnn 13-APR-06

Downer 'unaware of bribe reports'

bbc 11-APR-06

China’s oil scramble ‘does not damage US’

ft 10-APR-06

EU leaders talk softly on yuan

IHT 09-APR-06

US urges citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan

arabworldnews 08-APR-06

Mass. Lawmakers OK Mandatory Health Bill

guardian 05-APR-06

US targeted AWB in kickbacks probe

TheAustralian 03-APR-06

Clark: Bush administration took nation on 'path to nowhere'

arabpolitical 02-APR-06

Ex-Nixon aide backs censuring Bush

cnn 01-APR-06

John Dean to testify at Bush censure request hearing

cnn 31-MAR-06

Whirlpool and Maytag step up merger lobby

ft 30-MAR-06

Congress raises debt limit to nearly $9 trillion

newsweek 17-MAR-06

GOP Not Meeting Promises in Budget Week

guardian 15-MAR-06

Extra! Mad Cow Disease

RSS 15-MAR-06

[-said]: We have moved beyond No Child Left behind,

usaToday 21-OCT-11

[-said]: We had hearings with superintendents, teachers, principals, broad input from across America,

upi 20-OCT-11

[-said]: I have seen firsthand some of the devastation along these rivers and local communities need financial assistance to recover,

msnbc 16-SEP-11

[-said]: Given the ill-advised and partisan bills that the House majority has chosen to move, I understand Secretary Duncan's decision to proceed with a waiver package to provide some interim relief while Congress finishes its work.

newschannel5 08-AUG-11

[ said]: This Congress faces real challenges reaching bipartisan, bicameral agreement on anything,

newschannel5 08-AUG-11

[ said]: I hope we keep our eye on exactly what’s happening here. … We have an increase use of Pell grants because we have more poor people,

washtimes 27-JUL-11

[-noted]: The last time federal spending was at 18-percent of GDP [gross domestic product] was 1966, before Medicare took hold,

voanews 23-JUL-11

[ said]: The most elementary budget arithmetic dictates that you cannot limit the federal budget to 18 percent of GDP and continue to sustain Medicare,

newschannel5 20-JUL-11

[ asked]: Why is it so hard to be healthy?

irishsun 17-JUN-11

[-said]: This is truly a homegrown industry, built on the investment and labor of many thousands of Americans, providing a product that helps us with one of our most pressing national issues: our dependency on imported oil,

newschannel5 17-JUN-11

[-said]: I don't know whether (Boeing) did or not (retaliate) and that's the crux of this problem,

CBSnews 15-JUN-11

[-added]: There is an administrative procedure, a judicial procedure to go through to determine whether or not that happened, and that is happening right now.

CBSnews 15-JUN-11

[-said]: Unfortunately, what the senator has said, is this is not a real judge. This is an acting general counsel who is appointed by (Presidnet) Obama and he has not been confirmed by the Senate, as judges should be. This is not a good legal process. This is bully and intimidation and we've got to stop it.

CBSnews 15-JUN-11

[-added]: A company should not be allowed to retaliate against people for exercising their legal rights and then move jobs away because of that.

CBSnews 15-JUN-11

[-asked]: Think about it: If you were running a small community bank, would you make loans to any entity (when) you knew 50 percent of them would never pay it back?

msnbc 13-JUN-11

[-said]: There reaches a point where the education provided does not match the cost of the debt,

msnbc 13-JUN-11

[ said]: I would say offhand that 90-plus percent of Democrats … believed that we should change the tax structure and end a lot of the tax breaks to the wealthiest in this country, but we didn’t hold up raising the debt ceiling,

news 07-JUN-11

[-said]: At a time when Congress is concerned about the growing deficit, we should not turn a blind eye to the waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars,

news 02-JUN-11

[ said]: The Department of Education's gainful employment rule is a modest and important first step to protect students and taxpayers from subprime academic programs that have a demonstrated track record of failure,

news 02-JUN-11

[ said]: We will hopefully have a bill that may not be what everybody wants, but I hope it will be broadly supported,

AP 20-MAY-11

[ said]: On a daily basis, kids across the country are barraged with ads for junk foods and it is long past time that we put some limits on the advertising of these unhealthy foods. Armed with these guidelines, it is now my hope that companies will voluntarily abide by them,

news 28-APR-11

[-said]: has dramatically reduced our need for oil.

news 11-APR-11

[admitting:]: tough budget decisions

washtimes 05-APR-11

[ said]: Food Day is designed to further knowledge, understanding, and dialogue about critical topics in food, agriculture, and nutrition?spanning the food chain from farm families to family tables,

earthtimes 05-APR-11

[ said]: Any reduction to the Pell program would come at a much higher cost for our country down the road,

washtimes 05-APR-11

[-said]: We now have sufficient information to make intelligent reforms to our mine safety laws and we shouldn't waste any time in doing so,

AP 31-MAR-11

[ said]: I am a strong believer in giving those who are less fortunate opportunities to improve their economic standing, and NASCSP has been a great partner in this cause,

earthtimes 22-MAR-11

[ said]: bargain,

time 09-MAR-11

[-said]: But my question was, when I found out that there were mistakes, was did it change, fundamentally change what they found? The answer is absolutely not,

cnn 09-FEB-11

[ said]: It's certainly an assault on individual Americans' freedoms when someone goes without insurance and they show up in the emergency room and they stick other Americans with their emergency-room bill,

wsj 03-FEB-11

[-said]: Both parties appear to be afraid of majority rule.... [They] fear the American people,

latimes 28-JAN-11

[-said]: We're always going to have intraparty little squabbles,

news 27-JAN-11

[ said]: I believe that they just tilt too far toward that Wall Street crowd, and they're going to keep moving in that direction,

WashingtonPost 07-JAN-11

[-said]: Fiscal responsibility does not necessitate abandoning or neglecting the need of American consumers for safe food,

newschannel5 05-JAN-11

[ said]: I think Republicans will discover that it's a lot easier to talk about cutting $100 billion than actually identifying the specific lines in the budget that they want to cut,

msnbc 22-DEC-10

[ said]: We can kick the ball down the field a little bit, but on March the fourth, the battle will be joined again,

washtimes 21-DEC-10

[-said]: How about that caving,

NPRnews 17-DEC-10

[-said]: I felt that we should have brought it up and made them vote on it,

NPRnews 17-DEC-10

[-said]: Given what we've already uncovered about the quality of education at many for-profit schools, I have serious concerns about whether the veterans who enroll at these schools are getting the education they deserve,

reuters 09-DEC-10

[-said]: There are still a lot of loose ends out there,

irishsun 09-DEC-10

[ said]: All 15 schools GAO investigated found instances of fraud, deceptive practices or misleading statements to prospective students,

earthtimes 09-DEC-10

[ said]: was bargained away too soon,

irishsun 08-DEC-10

[ said]: Senate Republicans have successfully used the fragile economic security of our middle class and the hardship of millions of jobless Americans as bargaining chips to secure tax breaks for the very wealthiest among us,

telegraph 07-DEC-10

[ said]: To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement,

msnbc 07-DEC-10

[-replied]: He would then just be hoping and praying that Sarah Palin gets the nomination,

guardian 03-DEC-10

[ said]: Republicans are using arcane 19 th century maneuvers to block the extension of unemployment insurance,

csmonitor 02-DEC-10

[ said]: For too long, we've allowed trips to the grocery store to be a gamble for American families,

WashingtonPost 01-DEC-10

[ said]: The Food Safety Modernization Act will bring America's food safety system into the 21st century,

NPRnews 30-NOV-10

[-says]: I hope to have [a bill through the committee] by summer.

msnbc 24-NOV-10

[ said]: Republicans are seriously misreading this election if they claim a mandate to drag us back to the days of out-of-control health care spending and insurance company abuses and discrimination,

washtimes 05-NOV-10

Phil Singer [ said]: s criticisms of career schools and universities do not take into account the educational opportunities they provide to American citizens, including veterans who frequently attend these institutions due to their convenience. Months ago, the GAO issued a report critical of career schools and this report formed the basis for many of Mr. Harkin's concerns,

earthtimes 09-DEC-10