2009

September

• The “Public Option” Is Not Dead

• Harkin says he has the votes to pass public option bill in the Senate

• Reid cancels October recess to focus lawmakers on healthcare

• Statement from the President on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

• Ban handguns? Supreme Court taking a new look

• Health bill on track for committee vote soon

• Democrat says GOP wants sick to just ‘die quickly’

• Public option fate in Obama’s hands

• Dems press reset button on Senate

• Leahy: Congress should make agencies be more open

• Secret Service Probing Facebook Poll on Obama

• Senate Committee Rejects Public Option for Health Overhaul

• Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option Amendment

• Public plan debate could pit Democrat vs. Democrat

• Public option still plagues Dems

• US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession

• The public option holds on for dear life

• Snowe is the woman with clout on health care

• Bill Clinton: ‘Vast right-wing conspiracy’ still going strong in the Obama era

• Gates: Mistake to set Afghan withdrawal timelines

• More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation

• Social Security strained by early retirements

• Clinton seeks Arabs’ help on stalled Mideast talks

• US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit

• Obama issues ultimatum to Iran on nukes

• Army to allow Iraq war objector to resign

• AP sources: Gitmo may not be shut by Jan. deadline

• Prosecutor: Terror plot focus was 9/11 anniversary

• Obama: G20 brought economy back from brink

• Sen. Franken Introduces Household Product Labeling Act

• G-20 nations reach agreement on economic reforms

• House Democrats considering insurance tax

• Mass. judge rejects bid to delay Kennedy successor

• Colo. judge paves way to send terror suspect to NY

• Shinseki: VA working to resolve GI Bill issues

• US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit

• Mass. judge considers delaying Kennedy successor

• G-20 leaders declare summit a success

• US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened

• Sen. Byrd released from hospital

• Dems reach 60 with appointment to fill Kennedy seat; GOP cries foul

• Justice Ginsburg hospitalized

• Global Economic Forum to Expand Permanently

• Pittsburgh braces for more clashes at G-20 summit

• Suspect used Web to find bomb supplies, feds say

• G-20 leaders near banker-pay limits amid protests

• Veterans Report G.I. Bill Fund Delays

• Tempers flare in health care debate at Capitol

• Cops disperse hundreds of Pittsburgh G-20 marchers

• Former DNC head Paul Kirk tapped to replace Kennedy

• New UN resolution aims at nuclear-free world

• Geithner Presses for Regulatory Overhaul

• Health Care bill intact with challenges ahead

• Feds probe US Census worker hanging in Kentucky

• Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations

• Fed slows housing market plan; rates to stay low

• Obama to world: Don’t expect America to fix it all

• Senators spar on health bill’s effect on seniors

• Vice President Biden: New Report on Seniors and Health Insurance Reform

• Democrats try to move on health bill; GOP objects

• The Burden of Health Insurance Premium Increases on Minnesota Families

• House bill adds to jobless benefits in 27 states

• Terrorism and nukes top General Assembly agenda

• Obama to deliver 1st speech to UN General Assembly

• Senate Finance starts work on sweeping health bill

• Obama urges Israeli, Palestinian sides to do more

• Byrd taken to hospital after fall

• Obama seeks G-20 support to repair global economy

• Obama: US `determined to act’ on climate change

• Baucus changes health bill over Democrat concerns

• Inquiry Into CIA Practices Narrows

• Report: CIA interrogations informed by bad science

• CIA Torturers Running Scared

• FCC chairman proposes `open Internet’ rules

• Regulatory reform debate on tap

• Capitol alert for H1N1 outbreak; senators and staff to get masks

• House moves to extend unemployment benefits

• Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success

• Obama favors investigation into ACORN’s activities

• FBI: Notes on bomb-making in Zazi’s handwriting

• Obama: Health insurance mandate no tax increase

• Let’s Make a Deal: Beltway Edition

• 3 arrested for false statements in terror probe

• Obama rolling into week of high diplomatic stakes

• Toughest test coming up for health care overhaul

• Reports: FCC to propose ‘Net neutrality’ rules

• Appeals court overturns campaign finance rules

• A Slow Recovery – Don’t be so sure of that

• Dr Cortese of Mayo Clinic Appears at the National Press Club

• Bipartisan Senate concern over Obama decision on missile defense

• Senior Democrat turns healthcare debate into fight over immigration

• Obama in media blitz to push health care overhaul

• More fights ahead in Congress over health care

• NATO chief proposes linked US/Russian/NATO defense

• House Votes to End Subsidies to Student Loan Firms

• Pelosi worried about angry health care rhetoric

• WALZ TO VOTE FOR FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE STUDENT AID BILL

• Obama scraps Bush’s European missile defense plan

• Healthcare reform bumping other agenda items into election year

• Gov’t: Border fence to cost $6.5B over 20 years

• US expected to shelve Euro missile defense plan

• White House thinks Baucus bill will change

• Ganging up on Baucus: Senator’s plan garners bipartisan grumbles

• Baucus outlines health plan without GOP support

• Under fire, Napolitano halts projects for review

• Van Hollen, Platts and Walz Introduce the EDUCATE Act

• EPA scraps Bush-era smog rule and will start over

• Embattled ACORN orders independent investigation

• Wilson’s son disputes Carter’s claim of racism

• The New Numbers: Health Insurance Reform Cannot Wait in Minnesota

• Obama: No ‘pending’ decision on troops to Afghan

• Senate’s 10-year health fix would cost US $856B

• Sen. Franken’s New Sub-Committee Assignments

• Baucus releases health reform plan

• Family benefits from campaigns

• Snowe falls away, leaving Senate Dems without GOP health support

• Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke

• Baucus unveiling health bill without GOP on board

• Dems ready to amend Baucus’s health bill

• Harry Reid threatens to cancel October break

• Reid confident on eve of health bill’s debut

• Specter: Deal ‘pounded out’ on card-check, should pass this year

• Obama Seeks Support From Labor for Health Overhaul

• Bernanke Sees Recovery, Defends Fed Actions

• Mullen says more forces needed for Afghan war

• House Votes to Rebuke Wilson for Shouting at Obama

• Obama’s health prescription a problem for Dems

• AP Poll: A year later, worries linger on economy

• Obama says he’s expecting ‘good health care bill’

• Obama, Congress easing debate on public option

• $100M-plus broadband map runs into cost questions

• Obama moves to seize momentum in health debate

• Dueling Crowds Argue Outside Health Care Rally

• Thousands Come to hear Obama in Minneapolis speech

• Obama says status quo no solution on health care

• Obama Focuses on Health Care in Minnesota

• Thousands of downtown DC protesters blast Obama

• Health Care Plan Enters Crucial Phase

• Pelosi agrees to plan to scold Rep. Wilson for ‘You lie’ outburst

• Reid endorses healthcare co-ops as Speaker Pelosi signals flexibility

• House plans to admonish Rep. Wilson over outburst

• Health care talks focus on illegal immigrants

• 9/11 marked with mourning and a spirit of service

• Obama sets stage for using budget maneuver to pass health reform

• UN climate chief: Big greenhouse gas cuts needed

• On 9/11, day of mourning becomes day of service

• Dems answer Obama’s call for action on health care

• Dems say health care bill to pass this year

• Obama wins with speech-watchers, poll says

• Biden: Health care bill may be in by Thanksgiving

• Diagnoses vary on Obama health-care speech

• Barack Obama health care speech: Republican calls president a liar

• Obama: Time for ‘bickering’ is over on health care

• Statement by Congressman Tim Walz on President Obama’s Speech

• EXCERPTS OF THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS TONIGHT

• Obama to Endorse Public Plan in Speech

• Obama to visit Minnesota on Saturday. Time and location TBD

• Inventor of the public option explains why it’s crucial

• Reid to seize wheel after backseat role

• Tide turns against public option on eve of President Obama’s address

• US: ‘Serious concern’ that Iran can create a bomb

• Obama tries to build momentum for health overhaul E

• The rocky road for Obama’s health care journey

• Pelosi leans on Obama

• ‘He’s the only one we’ve got’: Obama 8 months in

• Key Week for Obama Starts on Feisty Note

• Biden: Labor legislation to pass this year

• Privacy bill would set rules for online marketing

• Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at work

• UK court convicts 3 of plot to blow up airliners

• Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy nixes Senate campaign

• Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at work

• TEXT OF OBAMA BACK TO SCHOOL REMARKS

• Samurai Mind Training for Modern American Warriors

• President Obama Names Ron Bloom Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy

• Geithner gets G20 backing for new capital requirements

• GOP warns of ‘explosion’ if Dems use reconciliation to force health reform

• Analysis: More wrangling could doom health care

• Obama gets conflicting tips on health care speech

• Bottom line on public insurance plan gets blurry

• White House shifts on public health care option

• Dem negotiator: Time here for health care action

• Wall Street Pursues Profit in Bundles of Life Insurance

• Obama ‘green jobs’ adviser quits amid controversy

• Clinton’s ’94 Health Plan Defeat Sways Obama’s Tactics

• Obama expands workers’ retirement savings options

• Report shows investigators botched Madoff probes

• Health care bill expected soon from Senate panel

• Ashcroft Actions “Repugnant to the Constitution”

• Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty

• Gibbs: Furor over Obama’s speech ‘silly season’

• Health care advocates pressure Iowa Sen. Grassley

• Senate negotiator promises health care bill ‘soon’

• Liberals escalate public option push

• Biden: Stimulus right thing ‘morally’

• U.S. Chamber sees end to recession

• Obama speech to students sparks new controversy

• Obama speech to students draws conservative ire

• FACT CHECK: Biden ignores problems with stimulus

• White House signals openness to health compromise

• Pelosi: Health bill will come to the floor soon, and it will pass

• GOP turns up the heat on Rangel, calling on chairman to release tax records

• Hoyer gets earful at volatile town hall

• Poll suggests public opinion of Congress slipping

• Pfizer to pay record $2.3B penalty for drug promos

• SEC bungled Madoff probes, agency watchdog says

• Obama facing hurdles to nuclear disarmament goals

• Big speech: Obama wants control of health debate

• Feds didn’t clear brush in wildfire area

• US wants results from Obama nuclear meeting at UN

• Obama to deliver health care address to Congress

• CONGRESSMAN WALZ TO HOLD HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL MEETING IN ROCHESTER

• GOP readies wave of objections to stall healthcare bill in Senate

• Dems hope September alters health care debate

• Pelosi will let Rangel hold post despite latest allegations

• Vets’ Groups Slam ‘Death Book’ Claims

• White House: Obama may detail health plans soon

• GOP senators seek go-slow approach on health care

• $500 Million for Clean Energy Projects

• Justice Dept. to Recharge Enforcement of Civil Rights

• Feds and Sesame Workshop to Collaborate on H1N1 education