Jack Reed News

One 10-year old girl got a very special surprise today. Her dad came with her to school.

Hours after House Democrats narrowly advanced legislation to reshape the country's health care system, Republicans and a key independent in the Senate on Sunday vowed to kill the measure unless it is radically altered.

WASHINGTON - The battle over health care shifted back to the Senate as President Obama prodded lawmakers on Sunday to push ahead one day after the House narrowly approved the most sweeping bill of its kind in four decades.

Missouri Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said during an appearance on "Face the Nation" that launching a congressional investigation now into the deadly shooting at Fort Hood would be premature.

Reflected in a mirror Speaker Nancy Pelosi is joined by the Democratic leadership for a press conference after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov.

Sunday morning: Former reporter Jayson Blair on 'Fox News Sunday'; Mikhail Gorbachev on CNN's 'State of the Union' Jayson Blair, the former New York Times reporter who made up stories, will be a guest on " Fox News Sunday" this weekend.

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma ; Bones / Orthopaedics Article Date: 07 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Rhode Island Hospital has received an $11 million grant to fund research that will lead to a general understanding of stem cell biology and identify unique approaches to tissue regeneration in lung and marrow ...

He'll be joined by Sen. Jack Reed , Sen. Lindsey Graham , Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and GOP strategist Ed Rollins, according to The Hotline .

Senate allows transfer to U.S. The Senate on Thursday gave the green light to President Obama to transfer the accused plotters of the Sept.

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day H. Curtis "Curt" Spalding, the longtime director of the environmental advocacy group Save The Bay in Rhode Island, has been named the regional administrator in New England for the U.S. Environmental ...

Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the dormant housing market.

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $15 million Tuesday to the company that plans to expand its landfill gas-to-electricity generation facility at Rhode Island's Central Landfill in Johnston.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, third from left, stops at Hamilton Elementary School as part of a national "listening tour." With him Monday, from left, are U.S. Sens.

Rep. James R. Langevin and Sen. Jack Reed plan to be among the legislators on hand in the White House Rose Garden Wednesday when President Obama signs a $680-billion Pentagon budget blueprint for next year that cuts a number of weapons-buying programs but presses ahead with plans to step up production of the Virginia-class submarine.

Lawmakers convinced that an Iraq-style "awakening" is needed to turn the tide in Afghanistan have included funds in the fiscal 2010 defense budget to help buy potential insurgents' loyalty and pay them to police villages.

" The Senate on Tuesday cut off a Republican filibuster of a bill that would extend unemployment benefits by an additional 20 weeks in Rhode Island and other states suffering from high joblessness.

Sen. Tom Harkin talks about extending unemployment benefits during a news conference with fellow Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol October 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.

President Obama signed his first defense authorization bill into law Wednesday, touting the end of 'wasteful projects' - including F-22 Raptor fighter jets like the one seen above.

President Barack Obama signs a defense bill Wednesday a the White House. From left are, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm.

A key U.S. senator predicted Oct. 28 that weapons modernization will suffer as a result of what is likely to be sustained combat and security operations in Afghanistan.