Politics
GOP Governors Meeting Decidely Upbeat
Listen:Nov. 19, 2009 | Don Gonyea | National Public Radio | 0 comments
The Republican Governors Association is holding its annual meeting this week in Austin, Texas. Thanks to recent election victories in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans are feeling good again. They plan to use those wins to help the party rebound in 2010.
Trying Sept. 11 Suspects In U.S. A Political Gamble
Nov. 19, 2009 | Liz Halloran | National Public Radio | 0 commentsAttorney General Eric Holder's decision to try the alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in federal courts has elicited sharply divided responses from Capitol Hill, the American public and victims' families. Holder says his decision is driven by evidence, not politics.
Obama Ready To Keep Pressure On Pyongyang
Listen:Nov. 19, 2009 | Scott Horsley | National Public Radio | 1 comment
President Obama wraps up his trip to Asia with a stop in South Korea, where leader Lee Myung-bak joked that Obama had saved the best for last. The two men discussed a range of issues, including free trade and the ever-present nuclear threat from North Korea.
L.A. Times: California Politics
- California lawmakers, officials face 18% pay cut
- L.A. County hate crimes drop 4%
- California voters want a no-pork diet
- Low turnout in Orange County Assembly race rekindles debate on mail-only voting
New York Times: Politics
- New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step
- A Rebuke, but No Penalty, for an Illinois Senator
- Jobless Rate Up in 29 States, Hitting Records in 4 of Them
- Troubled V.A. Agency Will Get a New Chief
CNN.com - Politics
- Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote
- Two Arkansas men reflect national health divide
- Poll: Public shifting blame for recession
- A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'
Washington Post Politics
- Health bill opponents make most of mammogram advisory
- Hasan had intensified contact with radical Yemeni American cleric
- Burris reproved by Senate ethics panel
- Prison holds promise for job-strapped town
L.A. Times: Washington Politics
- Senate readies for key healthcare vote
- Senate ethics panel admonishes Burris
- New law bans genetic discrimination
- Rep. Joe Sestak trying to outrun Sen. Arlen Specter






















