NEW YORK, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — New York Democrats on Thursday said they regained control of the state Senate after the second of two party members who had defected to the Republicans rejoined the Democrats, ending a nearly five-week impasse that had frozen all legislation. ... > full story
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
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
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor got a boost on Tuesday in what is expected to be a relatively easy road to Senate confirmation when an influential U.S. lawyer's group gave her its top rating. ... > full story
ATLANTA, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) — South Carolina Republicans have voted to censure the state's governor Mark Sanford over a sex scandal rather than calling for his resignation, easing pressure on their beleaguered colleague to quit. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Francisco Chronicle said on Saturday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) — Republican Senator John McCain issued a statement of support for resigning Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she will play a leadership role in the Republican Party and in America. ... > full story
ATLANTA, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over an extramarital affair, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday. ... > full story
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
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Dog House or White House for Palin July 6, 2009 (The Australian) — Speculation that Sarah Palin may be considering a run for the White House after her shock resignation as Alaska's Governor intensified yesterday ...
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