Massive Housing Bill Passes Key Senate Vote
WASHINGTON The Senate has cleared the last hurdle to passing a massive housing rescue bill.
An 80-13 test vote showed broad support for the package and put it on track to pass the Senate by Saturday. The White House says President Bush will sign it.
The bill is designed to spare an estimated 400,000 homeowners from foreclosure […]
Majority Leader Bruno Weighs In On Spitzer Mess
NEW YORK - New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Brunswick) held an press conference Wednesday morning to comment on Governor Eliot Spitzer’s recent legal troubles. “[Spitzer] needs to solve his own problems in his own way,” Bruno said. He also termed his reaction to Spitzer’s recent legal turmoil as “sad” and said the Senate […]
Gen. Petraeus Picked to Head U.S. Central Command
WASHINGTON Gen. David Petraeus has been tapped to become the next commander of U.S. Central Command, that oversees military operations from the Middle East to Central Asia and directs the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced his decision Wednesday at an press conference in Washington, saying President Bush would send Petraeus’ nomination […]
Kennedy ‘Conscious’ After Suffering Seizures
Sen. Ted Kennedy’s condition appeared to be improving as his friends, family and colleagues prepared for the night watch Saturday evening after two apparent seizures sent him to a Boston hospital.
The Massachusetts senator is “conscious, talking, joking with family,” according to a spokeswoman.
Kennedy, the liberal anchor of the U.
US Senate Oklahomas Bill to Amend Wellness Care on Reserves
WASHINGTON American Indians would have better access to health care services, including screening and mental health programs, under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday.
The bill, approved 83-10, would boost programs at the federally funded Indian Health Service, prompt new construction and modernization of health clinics on reservations, and attempt to recruit more American Indians into health […]
Beaver State US Senate Nominee Lampoons Hook Manus in Adverts
SALEM, Ore. So a U.S. Senate candidate with a metal hook for a left hand walks into a bar.
The candidate, Steve Novick, has bellied up next to an voter and the two talk about politics. The other guy struggles to twist off a beer cap. Novick coolly reaches over, grabs the bottle and deftly uses […]
