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November 06, 2009
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in Louisiana
Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations.Obama calls holdouts on health care
Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislationPresident Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
The $24 billion economic stimulus bill gives tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
November 05, 2009
Obama, House Democrats press for health care votes
Obama planned a rare visit to the House to persuade wavering DemocratsSouthern Democrats cast wary eye at election results
If the Virginia race signals a growing movement against the party's agenda, Democrats know it will be particularly fierce below the Mason-Dixon line next yearLiberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act
The House Judiciary Committee has voted to remove an anti-terrorism tool from the USA Patriot ActThousands rally near Capitol Hill to protest health care bill
Protesters chanted, 'Kill the bill.' One carried a sign reading, 'Waterboard Congress.' Other signs said, 'Vote no to government-run health care.'
AARP endorses House Democrats health care bill
Officials with the seniors lobby said the organization lost 150,000 members since July 1 because of the group's support for health overhaulMajority leader says House will pass health care bill
Steny Hoyer is predicting that the House will pass historic health care overhaul legislation SaturdayDemocrats’ plan to help ‘uninsurables’ questioned
Advocates for people with serious health problems, as well as some insurance experts, are raising questions about one of the most important upfront benefits in the Democratic health care legislation: a high-risk pool for the medically uninsurableSenate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP
Rep. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days, because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined
November 04, 2009
Senate acts to extend unemployment aid, homebuyer tax credit
The Senate has voted to give the jobless up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits and significantly expand a tax credit program aimed at getting buyers back into the dormant housing marketYoung voters who helped elect Obama stayed home
Some college voters say the candidates didn't give them anything to get excited aboutWhite House to host episode of ‘Iron Chef America’
The three chefs, joined by White House chef Cristeta Comerford, will be welcomed by the first lady and allowed to use anything found in the garden to help create their mealsComparing details on health care reform bills in House, Senate
Here are details on the three bills. The Senate bill has not yet been made public, so some specifics are unknown.Sarah Palin book tour coming to Roanoke
She'll be in Roanoke on November 22nd, at the Valley View Mall Barnes & Noble bookstoreObama coaxes states to change with school dollars
President Barack Obama challenged states Wednesday to get their education policies in line with his administration's priorities if they want a chance at $5 billion in grantsKaine says Democrats can bounce back from losses
The DNC chairman said that disappointing losses by Democrats 'will occasion some reassessment and rebuilding,' but that the party will bounce back quicker because of gains it had made until yesterdayKaine says Democrats faced uphill battles in Virginia, New Jersey
"The results are not predictive of the future or reflective of the national mood or political environment,“ Kaine saidNorth Carolina Congressman, late for flight, parks SUV on airport curb
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry parked his Ford Explorer straddling a curb in a parking lot at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on SundayNovember 03, 2009
ELECTION RESULTS
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Election Day ‘09
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Senate Majority Leader indicates timetable for health care may slip
In a blow to the White House, Sen. Harry Reid signaled that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislationTapes show President John Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup
The situation appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky governmentNovember 02, 2009
North Carolina congresswoman calls health care reform scarier than terrorism
Rep. Virginia Foxx said that people have more to fear from Democratic health care legislation than from terroristsCandidates set for final push
Virginia's candidates for statewide office will cover a lot of miles in their final get-out-the-vote push before Tuesday's election.
October 31, 2009
No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door for Halloween
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama awaited more than 2,000 children Saturday night from the District of Columbia, Maryland and VirginiaOctober 30, 2009
Democrats want to curb banks’ overdraft fees
Senior congressional Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit when and how lenders charge customers for overdrafts, even though some big banks have curbed their fees for exceeding account balancesOctober 28, 2009
