Democratic divisions slow Obama’s health care overhaul; he says, ‘Just keep working’WASHINGTON — Slow down, Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Thursday, dashing hopes of rushing his sweeping health care overhaul to a summertime vote and adding to the troubles the plan could face as the year wears on. “That’s OK,” the president replied gamely. “Just keep working.” Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care planWASHINGTON — Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care. Hoping for Obama’s backing, coalition pushes bill seeking to reduce need for abortionsNEW YORK — Seeking elusive common ground on abortion, prominent activists and clergy on both sides of the debate are throwing their support behind a bill aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies and supporting pregnant women. Political change would hurt Japan, ruling party lawmakers sayTOKYO — Kicking off a month of campaigning for Japan’s parliament, senior ruling party lawmakers warned voters Wednesday they should not abandon the party that has governed their nation for most of the post-World War II era. Japan’s PM dissolves parliament, urges voters to resist change in coming electionsTOKYO — Prime Minister Taro Aso, who triggered new elections when he dissolved the powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament on Tuesday, launched his party’s fight for survival with a familiar refrain: Reject change. Japan’s beleaguered prime minister dissolves parliament and calls national electionsTOKYO — Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament Tuesday and vowed his divided ruling party will make a new start in national elections next month despite forecasts it may lose the grip it has held on the nation for most of the past 55 years. Japanese prime minister dissolves parliament and calls national electionsTOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the powerful lower house of parliament Tuesday, setting the stage for national elections next month that could transform the country’s political power structure. Japanese Cabinet approves parliament dissolution, sets stage for national electionsTOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet agreed to dissolve the powerful lower house of parliament Tuesday, setting the stage for national elections that could transform the country’s political power structure. Scenic town on SF Bay wants to photograph, track license plates of every car entering townTIBURON, Calif. — Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay. Analysis: Sotomayor’s words in Senate hearings don’t count once she joins the Supreme CourtCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Once Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, all those hours of predictable questions and cautious replies at her Senate confirmation hearings will be filed and forgotten as she judges the way she sees fit. Nobody can hold her to what she’s said. Obama stays course on health care as critics decry costs, ad wars begin; concessions coming?WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is using a touch-all-bases approach to try push through his health care overhaul, a struggle that might demand deep concessions. Sotomayor, as first Hispanic justice, could change the Supreme Court’s deliberations over timeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court justices who have lifetime appointments. Firefighter at center of Supreme Court case has career marked by triumphs, legal skirmishesNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Frank Ricci’s name is on the lips of almost every senator in the Supreme Court nomination hearings of Sonia Sotomayor. His buddies know the 35-year-old New Haven firefighter by other names. Analysis: Japan’s ruling party could fall in August vote, heralding new political eraTOKYO — A more independent foreign policy, less closely tied to the will of Washington. Tighter fiscal measures, with a slimmer government and a shorter leash on Japan’s powerful bureaucrats. More military missions abroad with international peacekeeping forces. Sotomayor declines to give views on abortion, says Obama didn’t ask before Supreme Court pickWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declined repeatedly at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday to disclose her views on abortion rights and said President Barack Obama never asked her before he chose her for the bench. Sotomayor says record as judge rebuts claims she is biased; confirmation hearing set to resumeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor says record as judge rebuts claims she is biased; confirmation hearings to resumeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor says record as judge rebuts claims she is biased; hearings resume WednesdayWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Japanese voter poll shows opposition party could be headed for big gains in national electionTOKYO — A poll published Wednesday by Japan’s largest newspaper indicated that Prime Minister Taro Aso’s ruling party is headed for big losses in the upcoming national election — the latest sign that a surging opposition could grab control of the country for the first time in more than a decade. Southern senator blocked from bench by bias charges raises them against Supreme Court nomineeWASHINGTON — 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. Sotomayor pushes back on GOP bias charges in intense exchanges; court confirmation seen likelyWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorously Tuesday against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to her seat as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court, insisting repeatedly she would be impartial as GOP senators tried to undercut her with her own words from past speeches. Japan’s ruling party defeats no-confidence motion, but opposition remains stridentTOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso survived a no-confidence motion by an emboldened opposition in parliament on Tuesday but acknowledged his long-ruling conservative party faces a tough battle in national elections next month. Sotomayor confronts GOP skeptics, says she’ll pursue ‘impartial justice’ if confirmed to courtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to “the impartiality of our justice system” Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics but all but certain to lead to her confirmation. Liberals, conservatives battle over firefighter Ricci and his case at Sotomayor hearingWASHINGTON — Firefighter Frank Ricci, scheduled to testify about Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling against his reverse discrimination lawsuit, was targeted for criticism Monday by powerful liberal groups who support her confirmation to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor says ‘impartial justice’ will trump any narrow cause if she’s confirmed as justiceWASHINGTON — Her confirmation all but assured, Sonia Sotomayor pledged Monday to serve the “larger interest of impartial justice” rather than any narrow cause if she becomes the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. Japan’s ruling party could lose power in elections next month after crushing Tokyo voteTOKYO — The political party that has governed Japan for the last 50 years could be ousted from power in national elections next month — with the opposition boosted by worries over the economy and gaffes by the ruling party. Japan PM to dissolve parliament, call national elections after crushing defeat in Tokyo voteTOKYO — Japan’s struggling prime minister called Monday for national elections next month following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment. Japan PM to call national election, opposition submits no-confidence motionTOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso told ruling party leaders Monday he will dissolve parliament and hold general elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in Tokyo municipal polls considered a barometer of voter sentiment. Japanese opposition parties submit no-confidence motion against prime minister and CabinetTOKYO — Japan’s main opposition party says it submitted a no-confidence motion to parliament against the prime minister and his Cabinet. Japan’s embattled prime minister to reportedly dissolve parliament, call general electionsTOKYO — Japan’s embattled prime minister has decided to dissolve parliament and call general elections for next month, a news report said Monday, after his party was defeated in a Tokyo municipal poll considered a barometer of voter sentiment. |
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