Archive for July 14th, 2009
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Colors could disappear from terror alert system (AP)
AP – The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political manipulation. -
AP sources: House lays groundwork for CIA probe (AP)
AP – The CIA spent at least $1 million on the secret intelligence program that aimed to develop hit squads to kill al-Qaida leaders but never went beyond the planning stage, a congressional official said Tuesday. -
White House turns up heat on Arizona senator (AP)
AP – The Obama administration is firing back at Sen. Jon Kyl for calling for an end to economic stimulus spending, and it’s aiming where it hurts the most at home in Arizona. -
House Democrats unveil health care reform plan
House Democrats unveiled their revised version of health care reform Tuesday, offering a proposal that includes a government-funded health insurance option, requires both individuals and employers to participate, and taxes the wealthy to help cover costs.
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Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy
Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come.
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Sotomayor pushes back on GOP’s bias claim
The Supreme Court nominee says the oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions was a rhetorical device gone awry. -
NYT: Hearings open window on judge’s acumen
NYT: Supreme Court confirmation hearings seek, in theory at least, to determine what sort of justice the nominee would be. In practice they show something else: what sort of lawyer the nominee is. -
Senators back limit on tarmac strandings (AP)
AP – Airline passengers could be stranded on tarmacs no longer than three hours under legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate.
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Ensign’s mistress may decide his future (Politico)
Politico – Cindy Hampton once held the keys to John Ensign’s heart.
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Senator blocked by bias claims now raises them (AP)
AP – Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Republican equating Sonia Sotomayor’s supposed empathy with racial bias, was blocked from the federal bench himself two decades ago for making insensitive remarks about the Ku Klux Klan and the NAACP.
