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Ditka calls for more action on head injuries
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 29 days ago
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Mike Ditka has a message for the NFL and Congressional leaders: More action, not studies. On the eve of a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players, the Hall of Famer sent a loud and clear message toward Capitol Hill and the league during...
Tags: NFL, head injuries, Mike Ditka, congressional hearing, ditka calls, congressional leaders, nfl players
Senate OKs $626B defense budget
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Senate approved a $625.6 billion Pentagon budget Tuesday, ending a weeklong debate reflecting very different but related wars: one in Afghanistan and the other among aerospace giants vying to keep production lines open. Adopted 93-7, the measure...
Tags: obama, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Mr Obama, Mr. Obama, eighth anniversary, 8th anniversary, congressional leaders
Obama: No decision yet on Afghanistan
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday he remains undecided on a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan , people who were at the meeting said. Obama said he does not plan to cut U.S. forces or change the mission to focus entirely on al-Qaida,...
Tags: obama, Barack Obama met Obama, Mr. Obama, Afghanistan, U.S, president barack, Iraqi, congressional leaders, White House, Jalal Talabani
NBA refs reject league's proposal
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility NBA referees have voted unanimously against the NBA's latest contract proposal but say they remain hopeful a deal can be reached in time to avoid a lockout. Forward Brian Skinner re-signed Wednesday with the Los Angeles Clippers after opting out of his...
Tags: Stephen Harper, U.S. Congress, prime minister, Barack Obama, minister stephen, tentative deal, president barack, congressional leaders, major leaders, Senate, Washington
Clinton seeks support for India initiative
Urumqi :: China | 4 months ago
Credibility Less than a fortnight left for her first trip to India as the Secretary of State, Clinton had a breakfast meeting with more than a dozen top Congressional leaders from both Democratic and Republican parties on Wednesday, coming from both the chambers...
Tags: India, congressional leaders
Bilbray: White House playing games with immigration
Salem :: OR :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility The longtime anti-illegal-immigration lawmaker questioned the administration’s motives in setting up a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress on comprehensive reform only to exclude key GOP members, on both sides of the dome, from the session that...
Tags: White House, Congressional Leaders
Obama surprises daughters with new swing set
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility First daughters Malia and Sasha Obama got a big surprise after school Wednesday: a brand-new swing set. They squealed with delight upon seeing it, a spokeswoman for the first lady said. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, went to work while...
Tags: Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Michelle Obama, Obamas, Obama Delaying Recovery, East Room, barack obamas, swing set, president barack, congressional leaders
Congressional Leaders Announce Plans to 'Green the Capitol'
Green :: OH :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 26, 2009; 2:49 PM The plant, opened in 1910, has been transformed in recent years from an obscure set of smokestacks in Southeast Washington to a symbol of Congress's -- and the country's --...
Tags: natural gas, congressional leaders
The Hill: Congressional leaders say stimulus on schedule
Lyman :: WY :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Congressional leaders say stimulus on schedule Posted: 01/23/09 11:15 AM [ET] Congressional leaders on Friday, following a meeting with President Obama, indicated that they were on schedule to pass a broad economic stimulus measure by the middle of...
Tags: congress, stimulus, economic stimulus, senate, politics, Congressional, usa, congressional leaders
Obama urges lawmakers to pass stimulus plan
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility President Barack Obama has launched a drive to get his 825 billion US dollar economic recovery plan through Congress by mid-February. At a bipartisan leadership meeting on Friday, Obama urged lawmakers from both parties to back his stimulus package. ...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican House, White House, Congressional, stimulus plans, recovery plans, president barack, congressional leaders, economic recovery, house majority
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