On The Hill
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Located Washington, District of Columbia USA
Tags government, Obama, Congress, White House, federal, legislation, Democrats, Republicans, Senate
Inside the chambers of the U.S. Congress and the halls of Washington policymaking.
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- Capitol Idea: The President Can Make 'Democracy Stronger' at Ft. Bragg on Nov 20, 2009 in censorship military China Sarah Palin President Obama
By Scott NanceWhat's wrong with this picture?In a highly publicized appearance in China earlier this week, President Obama lectures the Chinese against political censorship. He goes so far as to invite criticism of him personally, saying such debate...
- Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks Bill On Abortion Grounds on Nov 20, 2009 in Harry Reid public option Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Jay Rockefeller Al Franken healthcare reform
Progressives and ardent supporters of a healthcare public option are cheering the Senate version of health reform legislation to emerge Thursday. Social conservatives, meanwhile, are attacking the bill for lack of an anti-abortion amendment that had...
- When News Falls in the Forest on Nov 19, 2009 in news Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Guantanamo Bay detainees media
by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublicaOn June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story included what turned out to be startling news. The Obama administration, we reported, was "strongly considering criminal charges in federal court for Khalid Shaikh M...
- Senate Defeats Attempt To Block Closing Gitmo on Nov 18, 2009 in Patrick Leahy terrorism Guantanamo Bay detainees gitmo terrorist attacks
Some 57 senators voted to defeat a Republican proposal that would have prohibited the use of funds to construct or modify prison facilities to hold individuals currently being detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.In his first ac...
- Bill Aimed At Curbing Rising Childhood Hunger on Nov 18, 2009 in hunger Sherrod Brown children Hunger Free Schools Act
Sen. Sherrod Brown is citing a recent government report which found a dramatic spike in the number of Americans, including children, going hungry as a reason to approve his Hunger Free Schools Act.The Ohio Democrat says his bill would help enroll mor...
- GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan … With Gov’t Money on Nov 17, 2009 in bailout General Motors
by Paul Kiel, ProPublicaGM will be begin paying back the TARP money in December, the company announced this morning. It’s a statement in need of a little context.Basically, GM will be using a portion of its $50 billion in TARP bailout money it rece...
- What Health Care Reform Means for: Medicare Programs on Nov 17, 2009 in Medicare healthcare reform
by Sabrina Shankman and Olga Pierce, ProPublicaUsing results from a questionnaire we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network, we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health c...
