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The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.
Four former CIA directors opposed releasing classified Bush-era interrogation memos, officials say, describing objections that went all the way to the White House and slowed release of the records.
The Obama administration's release of classified Bush-era memos on harsh CIA interrogations was delayed for nearly a month in part because of strenuous objections from four former intelligence directors.
The Senate is in a rare Saturday session to argue the merits of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
Months of tension between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic rival, Al Franken, spilled into their last debate Sunday night as they traded heated accusations about allegations made in a lawsuit against the incumbent.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal, skipped a planned debate Friday because organizers wouldn't ban television cameras, leaving his opponent to debate an empty chair. Mahoney's campaign also signaled that he may be giving up public appearances entirely as he struggles to overcome reports of two affairs.
Clashing on the economy, the Iraq war and Social Security, the candidates in New Hampshire's closely watched U.S. Senate race offered strong — and sometimes simultaneous — critiques of each other during their first televised debate.
In an Oct. 15 story fact-checking the presidential candidates' debate, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that presidential candidate Barack Obama overstated the proportion of American households that would see tax cuts under his economic plan.
The final debate in Washington's governor race began with talk about the state's flagging economy, then turned to the negative ads flooding the airwaves.
The biggest news about the third and final presidential debate: It was a debate!
Bob Schieffer's finest moment as debate moderator Wednesday came when he emulated a basketball referee tossing a jump ball.
This time, John McCain kept Barack Obama on the defensive.
John McCain says America needs a new direction in his closing remarks at the last presidential debate. Rival Barack Obama says the biggest risk for the nation would be to adopt the same failed policies and politics of the last eight years.
The final presidential debate was a last hurrah, of sorts, for tall tales told before a large national audience by Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.
Leading in polls and exuding confidence after last night's debate, Democrat Barack Obama is edging into traditionally GOP states — now including West Virginia — as Republican John McCain looks to protect his turf less than three weeks before the election.
Republican John McCain is looking to turnaround his fortunes in the final presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and domestic policy Wednesday night.
New York's Nassau County once was such a bedrock Republican stronghold that nearly 16,000 admirers of President Nixon gathered in 1972 at the newly opened Nassau County Coliseum for a GOP rally.
Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate.
The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion.
After Gwen Ifill seemed frustrated at losing control of last week's vice presidential debate, Tom Brokaw seemed determined not to let that happen Tuesday with John McCain and Barack Obama.
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Roy Brown, continued to grapple over the pace of energy development, whether taxes are too high and if Montana can weather the economic downturn as they met in their first one-on-one debate.
Republican John McCain expressed incredulity in the presidential debate Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama would tip off the enemy by saying publicly that he'd attack al-Qaida in Pakistan under certain conditions. "Remarkable," McCain said during the presidential debate, meaning remarkably irresponsible.
John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
The winner of Tuesday night's presidential debate is the candidate who can best use his performance to boost his standing with voters. For Republican John McCain, that means slowing if not reversing Democrat Barack Obama's edge in national and swing-state polls.
Tuesday night's presidential debate offers Republican John McCain one of his last best chances to stop Democrat Barack Obama's recent surge in the race and turn it in his favor.
This poll asks if you think the current system needs reform. It is not asking what you think of any particular plan to fix health care system. It is only asking if you want to leave things the way they are or not.
Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.comThe Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling President Obama's top domestic initiative over a crucial, preliminary hurdle in a formidable display of muscle-flexing by the Democratic majority.
White House backs off cancer test guidelinesA top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects for health-care reform.
CBO says Senate Healthcare bill will reduce deficit by $127 billion and insure an additional 31 million AmericansThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, according to a senior Democratic source and an administration official.
Testing Next Year's Lies TodayWithin hours after the House of Representatives approved health care reform by a narrow margin, Republicans predicted retribution at the polls next fall. They promised to make every Democrat regret that historic vote as the first step toward the reversal of power in Washington.
Comes a Reckoning: George Bush to Debate Bill Clinton"President Clinton and President Bush [will] each present their thoughts on a wide range of important current events and national issues through a moderated question and answer period during which the moderator can elicit information and insights into particularly pertinent top …
CBO thrashes Republican Healthcare PlanThe headline speaks for itself as well as the first line of the story:
According to Huffington Post, USA today, the former Presidents will debate Feb 25, 2010 at the "Minds that Move the World" speaker series at Radio City, NY. A Rhodes scholar versus a C-Student, do they give handicaps like in golf?
OPINION: Political debate takes it's toll. And this on line forum is a glaring example of the casualties of that war. Many quality contributors have fallen to the way side of pointless, endless, debate. They have simply opted to " Opt Out"
Healthcare & Our Natural RightsHealthcare & Our Natural RightsI was tweeted a news story this weekend and read with absolute astonishment about a petition started by Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich that aims to declare healthcare a civil right.
With Lieberman Vowing to Join GOP Filibuster to Block the Public Option in Open Defiance of Public Opinion -- and House Democrats Vowing They Won't Pass Health-Care Reform Bill Without It -- Senate Democrats Have No Choice But to Invoke the So-Called 'Nuclear Option' and Force a …
What Civility is Lost if It Was Never Found?a lot of the complaints about incivility today are really complaints from the people in power or their supporters in the media, aimed at the folks who won't shut up and get with their program. And there's something distinctly undemocratic about that.
Let the House fully debate health careSpeaker Nancy Pelosi suggested last week that there might not be much of an amendment process when health care reform is considered.
When I went to apply for my newborn' social security number I had a terrible experience with the employees at the social security office. Out of the five service booths only three were open and out of the three, only one was servicing people.
There's a battle brewing right now in America: The FOX News crowd versus everyone else. It's a classic confrontation between good versus evil, the definitions of which are subjectively defined by each individual's views. The battle cries of each side are often times identical.
Health Insurers Emerge as Obama's Top Foe in Reform EffortAs the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a 10-year, $829 billion bill to remake the health-care system, Obama's top advisers and the insurers moved into a more intense stage of conflict.
Will 'SNL' skit sink hopes for Obama?Interesting commentary from Ed Rollins about the recent Obama SNL skit.
I watched intently as the recent circus that was the 2016 Olympic host city selection process unfolded. As one could expect, it was an overblown, sensationalized smearfest and it ultimately ended in the United States not winning the host city bid.
BBC NEWS | Americas | US media reflects bitter Afghan debateDebate in Washington is raging over what the US should do in Afghanistan.
Mission Impossible: McChrystal's Afghanistan PlanThis is an interesting take on the war in Afghanistan. It outlines exit strategies and discusses General McChrystal's lack of one. Some interesting exerts:
It seems like Congress and the House are putting off a lot of other issues to make room for debate on health care.
Republican Senators Who Don't Know Diddley About Health Care Listening closely to the politicians with the most clout in the debate over health care, it is startling to discover how little they actually seem to know about the subject.
With H.R. 1283 still sitting in limbo (it was presented in march), the issue of whether or not gays should be allowed in the military has finally been brought to light again.
House, Senate Leaders Prepare for Floor DebateThe long quest to reform the nation's health-care system entered uncharted legislative territory early Friday when a key Senate panel wrapped up work on its bill and House and Senate leaders prepared for historic floor debates.
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