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Obama's drive for climate change bill hits delay

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — As President Barack Obama encouraged world leaders meeting in Italy to intensify the fight against global warming, legislation to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases suffered a delay in the Senate on Thursday. ...  > full story

Bid to clip Fed's wings gains support in Congress

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — A proposal from a long-time congressional foe of the Federal Reserve that could give lawmakers sway over monetary policy has won the support of a majority in the House of Representatives, alarming officials at the U.S. central bank. ...  > full story

Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slip

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill. ...  > full story

NY Gov names former MTA chair Ravitch as Lt Gov

NEW YORK, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — New York Governor David Paterson on Wednesday named Richard Ravitch, the former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as lieutenant governor, in an effort to solve a political impasse in the state Senate. ...  > full story

Democrats expand Senate control, yet splits remain

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Democrats achieved their biggest majority in the U.S. Senate in decades on Tuesday as Al Franken of Minnesota finally took his seat -- but President Barack Obama will still have to fight hard to muster the votes to pass healthcare reform and other major initiatives. ...  > full story

No Senate holiday, NY's gov says as GOP turns to him

NEW YORK, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — New York senators must stay in Albany over the U.S. Independence Day holiday for extraordinary sessions, according to a decision on Wednesday by the governor, trying again to get warring lawmakers to pick a leader and finally enact bills. ...  > full story

Franken declared Senate winner, Coleman concedes

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — Democrat Al Franken, a satirist turned politician, was declared the winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota on Tuesday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama's party to secure a critical 60-seat majority in the Senate. ...  > full story

Deal on U.S. healthcare overhaul still uncertain

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system may be back on track thanks to Senate efforts to cut the price tag to $1 trillion, but a bipartisan deal on the sweeping proposal still is far from certain. ...  > full story

House passes landmark climate change bill

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial pollution that is blamed for global warming. ...  > full story

Obama pledges push this year for immigration reform

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama tapped a top Cabinet official on Thursday to work with Congress to speed immigration reform as senators warned another failed effort could doom chances for a generation. ...  > full story
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