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Obama and Bret Bair of FOX News in Unprecedented Territory

Obama and FOX News' Bret Bair tread in during an unprecedented territory between the U.S. President and the press. President Obama and "Special Report" host Bair had a heated discussion regarding the Senate bill for Healthcare reform on March 17th at a press event held in the White House. Bair...

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Sotomayor Vote Comes Today

The Sonia Sotomayor vote will go forward today, and she is no doubt a shoe in to be confirmed. However that doesn't mean that Republicans. aren't making this a huge political show. Some are determined to vote against her based on principal and partisan lines and not based on her record. "The...

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Argentina Passes Gay Marriage Laws

Argentina passes gay marriage laws.  In n Argentina Senate vote of 33-27with a debate that lasted well into the morning of July 16, 2010, Argentina became the first country in South America to legalize same sex marriage.   Local newpapers report that the debate regarding the issue...

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....

Senate Ends Production of F-22 and Instead Goes With F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Senate Ends Production of F-22 and Instead Goes With F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The US Senate made a wise decision today in ending production of the F-22 Fighter after President Obama questioned the economics of any decision to procede forward with new production of the F-22. The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter aircraft that uses stealth...

Senate Passes Laws Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ban on Openly Gay Military

Senate Passes Laws Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ban on Openly Gay Military

On Saturday, the Senate agreed to overturn the seventeen year "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban openly gay members of the military. The historic vote and milestone for gays and lesbian troops, passed with a vote of 65 to 31 with 55 Democrats, eight Republicans, and two independents favoring the repeal....

50 Best Andrew Jackson Quotes

50 Best Andrew Jackson Quotes

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...

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Senate Moves $15 Billion Job Package a Step Closer to Approval

The Senate moved a $15 billion dollar job package a step toward approval Monday with a vote of 62-30. The final vote on the jobs proposal is expected to pass in a few days' time. The package entails tax breaks for businesses who hire the unemployed and largely supports of President Barak Obama's...

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Debate of Health Care in Spotlight of Politicans and Citizens of United States

The much debated issue of health care is in the glaring spotlight of politicians and citizens in the United States. The issue of health care has been the keynote of many of President Barack Obama's campaign and political agendas. The President has posted his own proposal on the White House's web...

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Reconciliation of Health Care Bill Passes Senate

Obama spoke about how the changes in the health system will impact insurance companies. "They've got to start playing by a new set of rules that treats everybody honestly and treats everybody fairly," he said. "The days of the insurance industry running roughshod over the American people are over."...