What are the implications for cable news amplifying a divide?NEW YORK — Amplifying the nation’s political division has been good business for Fox News Channel and MSNBC during this season of anger — but it may come at a price. What are the implications for cable TV news amplifying a divide?NEW YORK — Amplifying the nation’s political division has been good business for Fox News Channel and MSNBC during this season of anger — but it may come at a price. Honduras’ interim government raids media outlets after suspending civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed government has silenced two key dissident broadcasters hours after it suspended civil liberties to prevent an uprising by backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Honduras restricts civil liberties, issues ultimatum to Brazil; Zelaya calls for mass marchesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Interim government leaders have suspended constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties in a pre-emptive strike against widespread rebellion Monday, three months to the day since they ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a military-backed coup. California Republicans finish convention, look ahead to 2010 races for governor, US SenateINDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Republican race to challenge liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat next year is shaping up as a likely contest between a socially conservative state lawmaker and a former Silicon Valley chief executive whose views are barely known to GOP voters in the state. Honduras’ interim government silences dissident broadcasters after suspending civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed government silenced two key dissident broadcasters on Monday just hours after it suspended civil liberties to prevent an uprising by backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Dozens of soldiers raided the offices of Radio Globo. Officials also shut down Channel 36 television station, leaving it broadcasting only a test pattern. Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted to G-20 protesters, should have focused on vandalsPITTSBURGH — Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting device meant to push back crowds. Man pleads guilty to having child pornography on computer at borderBURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he had child pornography on his laptop computer when he entered the United States from Quebec nearly three years ago. Thousands opposed to G-20 policies march in Pittsburgh, shout at summit site from afarPITTSBURGH — A vociferous but peaceful group of several thousand people marched for miles through the downtown area on Friday, united by opposition to the Group of 20 summit but expressing a diversity of mostly liberal causes as an army of stone-faced riot police watched their every move. Pelosi says House will consider Senate funding scheme for health careWASHINGTON — House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda. House lawmakers vow to shine light on secrets of the Federal Reserve in bipartisan pushWASHINGTON — House lawmakers want to pry open the books of the famously secretive Federal Reserve with legislation that would subject the central bank to a sweeping congressional audit. Government-sponsored health insurance plan to face crucial Senate committee votesWASHINGTON — Advocates for a public insurance plan — the idea that has generated the most passion in the high-decibel health care debate — are pressing for a crucial test vote in the Senate Finance Committee. Finance committee senators to offer proposals Friday to create gov’t optionWASHINGTON — Two top Democrats say they’ll offer proposals to create a government-sponsored health insurance plan to the Senate Finance Committee on Friday. Democrats try to win support from seniors for overhaul without alienating drug companiesWASHINGTON — For the moment, the health care fight is all about older folks. How conservative links helped ACORN ‘pimp and hooker’ undercover videos became big newsLOS ANGELES — Much of America discovered James O’Keefe III and Hannah Giles through their hidden-camera, make-believe pimp and prostitute videos of ACORN employees giving advice about establishing a brothel with underage hookers. Democrats and Republicans spar over health care bill’s effect on seniorsWASHINGTON — Sweeping health care legislation cleared its first hurdles in the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday as Democrats turned back a series of proposed changes by Republicans who attacked it as a threat to Medicare. Obama administration tries to reclaim financial overhaul debate as banks push back hardWASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he supports revisions to the administration’s financial reform plan that were proposed by Rep. Barney Frank. Senate Democrats propose tougher government tests in counterterrorism surveillanceWASHINGTON — The Obama administration, for a second straight day, frustrated Democratic lawmakers Wednesday by declining to say whether it backs their demands for more civil liberties safeguards in anti-terrorism surveillance and property seizures. Obama administration wants to continue law authorizing terrorism wiretaps and subpoenasWASHINGTON — The Obama administration promised Congress on Tuesday to negotiate stronger privacy protections for Americans under terrorism surveillance but insisted on retaining current authority to track suspects and obtain records. Dem chairman calls for health care assistance for families as Senate committee begins workWASHINGTON — Bidding for support from Democrats as well as a single Republican, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee gaveled open a long-awaited debate over health care Tuesday with fresh plans to reduce costs on working-class families and impose new obligations on the insurance industry. Senate Finance committee starts work on ‘common-sense’ plan to expand coverageWASHINGTON — After months of closed-door wrangling, the Senate Finance committee has finally started work on a sweeping health care overhaul. Baucus sweetens bill to make premiums more affordable as Finance panel prepares to voteWASHINGTON — Senators challenging the latest proposed health care overhaul already have won concessions that include reducing a penalty for Americans who don’t buy insurance, and hundreds of other changes are up for debate as a powerful committee takes up President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Baucus changes health bill to address affordability concerns of fellow senatorsWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance costs, part of his ongoing struggle to deliver on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Sen. Max Baucus changes his health care bill to reflect concerns of Democrats, key RepublicanWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance costs, part of his ongoing struggle to deliver on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Baucus changing health bill to address affordability concerns of fellow DemocratsWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance costs, part of his ongoing struggle to deliver on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Senate committee that’s choke point on health care bill is next battle for divided DemocratsWASHINGTON — Keep going. You don’t have to fix all of it now. Just please don’t let it stall. That’s the essence of the message that Senate Democratic leaders have for their Finance Committee senators, who plan to start voting Tuesday on a remake of the nation’s health care system. Irving Kristol, political thinker, writer and godfather of neoconservatism, dead at 89WASHINGTON — Irving Kristol, the writer, editor and publisher known as the godfather of neoconservatism whose youthful radicalism evolved into a historic rejection of communism, liberalism and the counterculture, has died. He was 89. Political writer Irving Kristol dead at 89WASHINGTON — Irving Kristol, the writer, editor and publisher known as the godfather of neoconservatism whose youthful radicalism evolved into a historic rejection of communism, liberalism and the counterculture, died Friday. He was 89. More challenges await lawmaker as Obama pushes to get health overhaul doneWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats see plenty of room for improvement in a sweeping health care overhaul bill, starting with changes to a tax on high-cost insurance policies that could hit middle-class Americans hard. Analysis: Baucus incurs criticism from both sides in search for bipartisanshipWASHINGTON — His fellow Democrats shuddered and Republicans sneered when Sen. Max Baucus unveiled legislation to remake the health care system. Now, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee gamely insists that it can pass the Senate, core provisions intact. |
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