Archive for the ‘Sam Brownback’ Category
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‘Grave threats’
Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that the financial crisis could drag the U.S. economy into a deeper downturn and urged Congress to take action on a proposed bailout package.
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Senator: China orders hotels to help spy on Internet users
A senior U.S. lawmaker says China is ordering foreign-owned hotels there to install government software and hardware that would let authorities spy on guests’ Internet activities during the Beijing Olympics.
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China fires back after U.S. criticism
The Chinese government blasted U.S. legislators Thursday for calling on the communist nation to end human rights abuses.
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Brownback to end presidential run, sources say
Sen. Sam Brownback will end his bid for the presidential nomination on Friday, two sources tell CNN.
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Senate vote to regionalize Iraq spurs confusion, criticism
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad disavowed a Senate resolution calling for dividing Iraq into federal regions, a move Iraqi leaders condemned Sunday as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty.
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Romney wins Iowa straw poll
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican straw poll Saturday, giving his campaign a boost six months before the state holds its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
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Larry Craig: A Democratic No-Fly Zone
While the Republicans wrestle with what to do about their fallen colleague, the Dems’ Presidential hopefuls are staying strangely, cagily silent
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What Iowa’s Straw Poll Tells the G.O.P.
Romney’s win was no surprise, but who knew Mike Huckabee was a contender in the Republican presidential race?
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In Iowa, GOP candidates spar over abortion, criticize Bush
It was no holds barred Sunday as the Republican presidential hopefuls took part in the first Iowa debate of the 2008 elections.
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Is Fred Thompson the G.O.P.’s Savior?
His party is in a funk, and there’s no clear front-runner for the nomination. Can the actor-politician meet great expectations?