Add To Watchlist

US-CONGRESS

The Vine
Angela Merkel first German Chancellor to address US Congress in 5o years - presses lawmakers for climate change action
Source: VOA News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was afforded a rare honor Tuesday as she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. In her speech to U.S.

Health bill could slip into next year
Source: Politico

"Democrats have blown so many deadlines for getting health reform done this year that insiders are increasingly skeptical they can finish by year's end — and some even suggest the effort might slip to a new deadline, before the State of the Union address.

Health insurance bills could be hardship for many - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

The health care reform issue in the US still goes on .....

U.S. Congressmen warn Shell OIL it could be banned from U.S.
Source: royaldutchshellplc.com

The U.S. Congress has spent recent weeks in intensifying a push for sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions.

Peter Gailbraith rocks -- great American, right?

Can you imagine a better American these days than Peter Gailbraith? Standing up to all the phonies at the UN who wanted to look the other way during so many fraudulent episodes of the Afghan election?

Grading the Baucus Health Plan
Source: www.brookings.edu

"Like earlier draft Senate and House bills, the '"chairman's mark" of Senator Baucus would require legal residents to be insured — through a public program, employer-sponsored plans, or individually purchased insurance.

Top Five Reasons the Baucus Bill Is Really, Really Bad
Source: The Huffington Post

"How is this terrible? Let us count the ways. First, it will hit plans hardest when they enroll older employees (who, you will remember, can cost five times as much to cover).

Husain Haqqani To ISI: Let Blackwater In
Source: google groups

Mr. Haqqani's assertion that deporting Americans found involved in suspicious activity and denying them entry is hurting Pakistan's image, is idiotic at best and treason at worst. PKKH requests the Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence to take note of Mr.

State GOP hopes to block census from counting illegal immigrants - Louisiana Politics
Source: NOLA.com

BATON ROUGE -- The chairman of the state Republican Party said Saturday the state party is looking at ways to prevent "illegal aliens" from being counted in the 2010 federal census. The goal is to preserve a congressional seat for Louisiana, he said.

Grassley Suggests Health-Care Debate Will Last Until Mid-November
Source: The Washington Post

Members of the Senate Finance Committee launched a final week of health-care legislation negotiations Monday afternoon, even as they searched for a glimmer of optimism that an end is in sight. The leading Republican on the committee, Sen. Charles E.

Democracy hangs by a thread in Honduras
Source: Independent.co.uk

The right-wing coup d'état is faltering, but its supporters have powerful friends in Washington. Hugh O'Shaughnessy reports

GOP Rep Tiahrt Asks Whether Obama's Mother Would Have Had An Abortion (VIDEO)
Source: The Huffington Post

Speaking on the House floor yesterday, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) argued that low-income mothers of African-Americans — like President Barack Obama and Justice Clarence Thomas — would have aborted their children, if only the government had agreed to pay for it.

Bill does NOT make Private Health Insurance Illegal!
Source: The News is NowPublic.com

"There is talk going around that the Health Care Reform Bill makes Individual Private Health Insurance illegal. I believe that IBDeditorials.com originally posted this hooey and it has circulated around the conservative talking sites like the new gospel."

US developing strategy to reduce tensions over drone attacks
Source: Daily Times

US Deputy Pak-Afghan special representative says Washington to increase aid to help Pakistan develop its own communications strategy...

What was that? The CIA DID Mislead Congress
Source: FOXNews.com

CIA Director Leon Panetta told lawmakers in a recent briefing that the intelligence agency he heads misled Congress on "significant actions" for a "number of years," a group of Democrats revealed on Wednesday.

Politics of Provocation
Source: Khaleej Times

Israel's boarding and capture in international waters of The Spirit of Humanity, an unarmed boat carrying relief supplies to the suffering people of Gaza, shows that state-sponsored piracy is a real peril today...

Changes needed in bills
Source: The Dawn Media Group

The Kerry-Lugar and Berman bills are being moved simultaneously in the Senate and House of Representatives.

patent world poised to explode

home | blog | caselaw | legislation | regulation | rss | about | contact Promote the Progress® the patent education portal home blog Patent world poised to explode March 3, 2009Patent world poised to explode Is there anyone out there that still thinks patent law is boring,  …

Canada Sees Boom in Private Health Care Business
Source: FOXNews.com

Private for-profit clinics are a booming business in Canada -- a country often touted as a successful example of a universal health system. Facing long waits and substandard care, private clinics are proving that Canadians are willing to pay for treatment.

New Healthcare Reform Proposal - Not For Legal Citizens - But For Illegals
Source: The Mark Levin Show

This is a link to Mark Levin's radio show of last evening 6/25/09 -if you don't want to listen to the entire show - please try to skip to the portion of the show - about 2/3 into the audio - of a woman who called in.

Ribadu reflects on corruption in Nigeria
Source: Next News

appeared before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on Tuesday May 19

An Aid To Legislation For The Patent Reform Act Of 2009

Protecting intellectual property rights is essential to innovation and economic development . However approved patent that had expired over 20years and had not developed a utility model or prototypes therefore useless, should and cannot not be enforced as prior art.

Zardari does a Mush on Obama
Source:

In January 2002, Pervez Musharraf leveraged the Taliban link to get tens of billions and immunity from from US scrutiny for Pakistan; this week Zardari did a repeat on Obama

Bank Bailout 'Tilted in Favor of Private Investors', May Hurt Taxpayers, Be Open to Fraud, Cost $2 Trillion: Inspector General Report
Source: AP/Yahoo Finance

Taxpayers are increasingly exposed to losses and the government is more vulnerable to fraud under Obama administration initiatives that have created a federal bank bailout program of "unprecedented scope," a government report finds.

This area needs news. Click here to seed the vine