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Few Democratic Governors Are Safe
The president's party typically loses about a half-dozen seats in midterm elections. With 37 governorships at stake this year, that may mean bad news for the Democrats.
Divisiveness Of Abortion Impedes Health Care Plan
NPR's Julie Rovner and Father Thomas Reese of Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center talk to Steve Inskeep about how abortion remains an obstacle to passing health care legislation. They also discuss the influence of Catholic bishops on the health care vote.
Massa Says Groping Of Male Staffer 'Not Sexual'
Asked on Glenn Beck's Fox News Channel show, the former New York congressman said his actions toward a male staffer at a birthday party might have been misinterpreted. "I should have never allowed myself to be as familiar with my staff as I was," he told Beck.
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Former Rep. Eric Massa Probed For Groping 'Multiple' Male Staffers
The Washington Post is reporting that there was more than the single allegation that Massa had harassed a male staffer staffer. Indeed, the WaPo reports, Massa was being investigated "for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe."
Rove's Memoir: 'The Empire Strikes Back'?
Karl Rove released a memoir Tuesday that many reviewers criticized as being more defense of George W. Bush-era policies than revealing look at the legendary operative once dubbed "Bush's Brain." But most political memoirs share a similar aim: to get a jump on shaping history as it's written.
In Florida, Gay Adoption May No Longer Be Banned
Florida is the only state with an outright ban against adoptions by gay people, but that may not be true for long. State courts have overruled Florida law in three cases and approved gay adoptions. The state, however, has appealed the court rulings and says it will continue to fight to uphold the law.
Examining Rahm Emanuel's Role
Recent news articles about White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have portrayed him alternately as someone whose advice President Obama should take more or as the man responsible for recent missteps on health care and Guantanamo Bay. John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for Slate.com, offers his insight.
Protesters, Including 'Vampire Squid,' Picket Health Insurers' Confab
Demonstrators flocked to a meeting of insurance executives in Washington, D.C., to press the case for health overhaul. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean challenged Congress to put legislation to a decisive vote.
Obama Takes Aim At Health Insurance Companies
President Obama traveled to Acadia University in suburban Philadelphia on Monday to make the case one more time for Congress to pass legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. He went after Republicans for their unified opposition, and attacked big insurance companies.
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Anyone Remember What's In The Health Care Bill?
Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten — if they ever knew — what the bill would actually do.
Calif. State Senator Says He's Gay After DUI Arrest
Republican Roy Ashburn, who consistently voted against gay rights measures during his 14 years in statewide office, told a radio station he felt compelled to address rumors that he visited a gay nightclub before his arrest. The 55-year-old father of four said he had tried to keep his personal life separate from his professional life.
Obama Makes Closing Arguments On Health Care
This is it, or so the White House claims: closing arguments on President Obama's effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama asked Congress for a final vote this month, and to persuade Democrats to stick with him he was in suburban Philadelphia on Monday making his case.
N.Y. Democrat Goes Out Swinging Against Own Party
On the day his resignation from the House of Representatives became official, Democrat Eric Massa leveled new charges at his party, saying he was forced out because of his opposition to the health care bill. Massa previously had said an ethics inquiry was the reason for his resignation.
Florida Gov. Crist Revamps Message In Senate Race
Gov. Charlie Crist trails Marco Rubio, the darling of the Tea Party movement, in the polls. But Crist is trying to convince Republican voters that he is a true conservative and that his easygoing relations with Obama are not a case of bad politics, but good manners.
Obama Wants Retired General To Lead TSA
The president announced Monday that he wants to appoint retired Gen. Robert Harding, who spent 33 years in the Army and has been the Defense Department's top human intelligence officer, to become head of the Transportation Security Administration.
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Obama Keeps An Eye On Democrats' Political Scandals
Democrats are busy working to get past scandals and a messy debate concerning overhauling health care. The party is worried about how November's elections might affect President Obama's effort to get a health bill passed.
Republican Bob Corker Is Senate's Deal Maker
Any day now, bipartisan negotiators in the Senate are supposed to unveil a bill that will rewrite the rules governing Wall Street. And when that happens, a lot of the credit for keeping the talks alive will go to Bob Corker, the junior senator from Tennessee. While he's not the top Republican on the Banking Committee, this is not his first go-round when it comes to bipartisan compromise.
'Atlantic' Analyst James Fallows On The News
Now that President Obama has thrown down the gauntlet on health care, host Guy Raz discusses that and the other big stories of the coming week with news analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic.
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Beginning Of The Endgame For Health Care
President Obama told Congress this week that the time for debate is over and that he wants a vote by the end of the month. The president said health care deserves a simple up-or-down vote, but by the end of the week, the Democrats still didn't have the votes they needed. NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson updates host Liane Hansen on health care, the Democrats' ethics woes and their latest retirements.
Mitt Romney Offers Ideas And 'No Apology'
In his new book, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes President Obama's foreign policy, economic recovery and national security plans to task while articulating his own ideas. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Romney about No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.
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