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Opinion: The Economic Uses of Al Gore
Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now OPINION: BUSINESS WORLD NOVEMBER 11, 2009, 8:10 P.M. ET Sincerity is no substitute for disinterestedness.
Lawmakers Analyze Effects of Passed Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- How we get our health insurance could soon change forever. A crucial vote in the House Saturday night may mean health care reform could be a reality by early next year.
Political Protestors Converge on Capitol Hill
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- President Obama's health care initiative is making progress in the House with lawmakers voting to advance the debate.
Tenn. delegation splits vote on health care reform bill
Two Tennessee members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted with the majority in passing a health care reform bill over the weekend.
Health Care Reform Bill Passes House
Joe Cao of Louisiana voted with the Democrats for the bill. Cohen and Cooper were ayes.
U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform
'We are here for one purpose, and that purpose is to kill the bill!' said Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
House vote on health reform is a big milestone but far from final word
The health-care bill the House planned to vote on this weekend had been hailed as a historic milestone in the decades-long effort to increase the number of Americans with insurance while slowing the growth in health-care spending.
Hundreds protest health care bill at Capitol, even as passage seems likely
Foes of the House Democrats' health care bill rallied outside the Capitol Saturday afternoon, hours before what many of them anticipate will be a setback for their position -- approval of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill.
Distracted Driving Debate Continues in Congress as Consensus Looks Elusive
After three public hearings in one week on the increasingly hot-button issue of distracted driving, Congress appears no closer to answering the question of whether a punitive strategy for encouraging state-level action -- such as threatening to withhold highway funds -- can win sufficient support from conservatives.
Obama to visit Capitol Hill ahead of healthcare vote
RARE SATURDAY SESSION: The House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on the Democratic-proposed legislation after an abortion-relationed impasse cleared AP, WASHINGTON Sunday, Nov 08, 2009, Page 1 Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn stands beside a copy of healthcare legislation drafted by Democrats at a press conference with other ...
Michele Bachmann invites tea partiers to Washington for another swig.
Whether it was billing the event as a "Super Bowl of Freedom" or challenging conservatives to "scare" members of Congress, it worked.
Buried: NY Times Plunks GOP Protest In Middle of A-15 Story Titled...
While the Washington Post ran a full news story by Philip Rucker on the conservative Capitol Hill rally on page 4 on Friday, The New York Times buried it with just six paragraphs a ' smack dab in in the middle of a story on A-15 headlined "House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote." The story by Times reporters Carl Hulse and David M.
Veterans groups boost lobbying
U.S soldiers watch as a U.S. helicopter arrives to resupply them with ammunition during battles with the Taliban in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province.
GOP Victories, Health Care Battle Show Partya s Pulse
"Every day that we delay them moving to the floor with this bill is a very, very good thing." Marsha Blackburn Those are the words of U.S. Rep.
Thousands rally to protest health care bill
Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation's medical system.
Blackburn discusses health care
Wednesday morning the vote was delayed until early 2010. The Brentwood Republican squeezed the call in between votes on the Veteran's Small Business Protection Act, a resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Air Lift and a National Veteran's History Project Week.
Blackburn's D.C. colleague gets overview of I-65 mess
The leading Republican overseeing federal transportation spending saw firsthand Monday what Interstate 65 drivers see most every morning and late afternoon: backed-up traffic, thousands of brake lights and a major north-south artery in need of help.
College Grove: Boy Scout troop holds fundraiser
Opening thought: He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: He that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Al Gore Exploits Envirofascism for Fortunes
Even as the global warming hoax threatens to plunge the country into a depression via demented Tax & Charade legislation, its most strident pitchman is exploiting it to amass astounding fortunes - as his enablers at the New York Slimes admit: Few people have been as vocal about the urgency of global warming and the need to reinvent the way the ...
Energy-saving makes money for Al Gore
Central Asia News.Net Tuesday 3rd November, 2009 Former US Vice President Al Gore could become the worlda s first carbon billionaire following his investments in green energy companies after anticipating the need to reinvent the way the world produces and consumes energy.
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