Archive for July 9th, 2009
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Ensign’s parents gave mistress’s family $96K (AP)
AP – Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 “out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time,” providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair. -
Is this cyber war? Possible U.S responses limited (AP)
AP – A lot of people are saying this is cyber war. But if the Internet attack on U.S. Web sites was an assault by North Korea or some other foreign government, what good responses are in America’s arsenal? -
Internet drug purchases included in spending bills (AP)
AP – The Senate dealt a blow to the drug lobby Thursday by voting to permit people in the United States to order lower-cost drugs from Canada over the Internet.
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Did Santorum tip off Ensign? (Politico)
Politico – Doug Hampton, husband of Cindy Hampton, Sen. John Ensign’s (R-Nev.) mistress, claims that former GOP Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) may have tipped off his ex-colleague that the Hamptons were going public with the story over the adulterous relationship.
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Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return (AP)
AP – U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children among the first in line at their local schools the Obama administration said Thursday as the president and his Cabinet urged states to figure out now how they’ll tackle the virus’ all-but-certain resurgence. -
AP sources: Burris won’t run for full Senate term (AP)
AP – Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats’ chances of holding on to the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama. -
Burris won’t run for full Senate term
An Illinois Democrat close to Roland Burris told NBC News on Thursday that the beseiged senator will not run for a full term in 2010. -
Senate votes to permit drug imports from Canada (AP)
AP – People in the United States could get lower-cost drugs from Canada over the Internet under a plan that has passed the Senate.
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GOP to call on firefighter Sotomayor ruled against (AP)
AP – Republicans will use next week’s high-profile Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to raise concerns about her record on race, gun rights and abortion while Democrats work to defend President Barack Obama’s first high court choice as a mainstream judge who sticks to the law. -
Baucus offers plans to pay health bill (Politico)
Politico – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) presented his members Thursday with more than a dozen ways to pay for health care legislation, ranging from new fees on industry to an income-tax hike on couples making more than $1 million a year.
