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Virginia’s Governor-Elect Says No to Gov’t-Run Health Care Option

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02:02 GMT

Virginia's Governor-elect Bob McDonnell (R) said that his administration would not participate in a government-run health insurance plan, if one is passed by Congress and signed into law. He also urged other governors to "stand up" against federal proposals if they are not good for their states.

Democrats’ Health Care Plan Will ‘Shred Constitution,’ Hoekstra Says

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02:03 GMT

Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) told CNSNews.com that the health care bill pushed by the Democratic House leadership will "shred the Constitution" and that Democrats have not given Republicans "any time to showcase" their ideas on health care reform.

House Health-Care Bill Does Not Prohibit Paying Federal Funds to Health Providers Who Withhold Food and Water From Patients

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

Federal funds could go to reimburse doctors who withhold nutrition or hydration as part of end-of-life care.

Obama Has Said Health Bill Won’t Fund Abortion, But White House Won’t Say If He Supports Amendment to Bill That Prohibits Funding of Abortion

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:00:19 GMT

White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs failed on Monday to answer questions about whether the president supports an amendment to the bill approved by the House on Saturday that would prohibit federal funds from going to health plans that pay for abortions.

Dems Rejected 11 Amendments Requiring Congress to Enroll in Gov’t-Run Health Plan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:01:01 GMT

More than 200 amendments were rejected by the House Rules Committee ahead of Saturday's vote on the Democrats' health care bill, including 11 that would have required members of Congress and other government officials to be enrolled in the same federal insurance plan proposed for the American people.

Intel Committee Republican Says Administration is Withholding Information on Fort Hood Attack, Demands Preservation of Documents for Possible Congressional Probe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:26:16 GMT

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) says the Obama administration is witholding "critical information" related to the Ford Hood attack. The congressman is demanding that U.S. intelligence agencies preserve documents related to the incident for a possible congressional probe.

EPA Ready to Dole Out ‘Environmental Justice’ Grants for Budding Activists

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:07 GMT

The EPA's Environmental Justice Grant Funding Program is intended to help communities "understand and address environmental challenges" -- and to create "community-based partnerships focused on improving human health and the environment." It puts underprivileged people in touch with liberal activists and turns them into "agents of change."

Obama Remembers What Fort Hood Victims Left Behind

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:47:36 GMT

Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama plans to honor the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage here by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country.

FBI Reassessing Its Past Look at the Fort Hood Suspect

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:21:47 GMT

FBI Director Robert Mueller has ordered aninquiry into the FBI's handling of the Nidal Hasan case, including its response to potentially worrisome information gathered about Hasan beginning in December 2008 and continuing into early this year.

The Two Faces of Nidal Hasan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:12:06 GMT

The United States has declared religious, racial and ethnic diversity to be not only a national good but a national goal. Whence came this idea? No previous generation believed this.

Obama to Visit Japan As Ties Grow More Strained

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:19 GMT

President Obama pays his first official visit to Japan this week at a time when the alliance is showing signs of strain. The friction includes U.S. forces' deployment on Okinawa island. Efforts to resolve the rift ahead of the presidential visit have been unsuccessful.

Israel Trying to Counter Iranian Inroads in Latin America

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:59:12 GMT

Israel's ceremonial president has launched another diplomatic push for support in Latin America, making a state visit to its two largest countries just weeks before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due for another of his frequent visits to the region.

Senate Tips Richmond Appeals Court to Democrats

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:42:05 GMT

The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

Obama Decision on Afghanistan Strategy May Come in Late November

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:38:43 GMT

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president would meet again Wednesday with key members of his foreign policy and military team but was unlikely to announce final plans for Afghanistan until late this month, when he returns from an extended diplomatic trip to Asia.

Cantor: No Retaliation against Cao

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:21:21 GMT

The Republican leader responsible for rounding up GOP House votes says he strongly disagrees with Louisiana Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao's decision to break party ranks on health care reform.

Ex-Miss California Admits to Making Sex Tape

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:47:24 GMT

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean calls a sex tape she made for an ex-boyfriend several years ago "the biggest mistake of my life."