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Police: South Carolina mother admits to suffocating children
South Carolina authorities will bring murder charges against a woman who admitted to suffocating two of her children, who were found in a car submerged in a river Monday, Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams said in a news conference Tuesday. Investigators had previously identified “some issues that needed to be unraveled” in the case, he [...]
Obama’s Off Shore Drilling Plan Aims to Win Climate Votes
WASHINGTON — President Obama, after delaying and deliberating for a year, unveiled a controversial new offshore drilling plan Wednesday that was driven largely by the politics of his agenda on energy and climate change – not getting a lot more oil and natural gas anytime soon. As a presidential candidate, Obama was attacked by Republicans [...]
Heavy rains from overnight hamper morning commute
Heavy rain from overnight will likely hamper the morning commute Monday as some area highways begin to flood. Southbound Route 17 is closed at Paterson Plank Road in East Rutherford because of flooding, which is also slowing traffic in the local lanes of the turnpike near exit 71 in Leonia, according to the transportation department. [...]
US passes Obama’s healthcare reform bill
President Barack Obama’s controversial healthcare reform bill has been passed in the United States today, bringing to an end an exhaustive lobbying campaign which has stirred passions on both sides of the debate for over a year. The bill was passed with 219 votes from the Democrats defeating the combined nay votes of 178 Republicans [...]
Live from Capitol Hill: Almost time for healthcare vote
Republican and Democratic leaders prepare to take the floor ahead of the evening vote. Read live coverage here WASHINGTON — The moment Democrats have been waiting for is almost here: The House plans to vote on the healthcare reform bill Sunday night. Lawmakers are debating the Senate’s healthcare bill, and they’ll soon vote on that [...]
Health care vote poised to make history today
Obama, Dems optimistic after a day of frenzied negotiations and protests that turned ugly WASHINGTON — After a frenzied push to nail down final commitments and resolve lingering disputes in their ranks, House Democrats today are poised to pass the most sweeping change to the nation’s health care system since the creation of Medicare nearly [...]
Search for Ayes on Health Narrows to a Dozen or So
WASHINGTON — The Democratic search for health care votes dwindled to a dozen or so lawmakers Friday as the House leadership and the White House sought to cement victory in a vote now set for Sunday. On the House floor, in Capitol hallways, in leadership office suites and by telephone, Democratic leaders, the party vote-whipping [...]
Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. — Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it’s waterlogged by torrential rains. The region mopped up Sunday following a bout with high wind and heavy rains that uprooted trees, downed power lines and flooded creeks and rivers. Six people died in storm-related accidents, and hundreds of thousands were [...]
Wedding bells ring for same-sex couples in D.C.
There were yellow roses, champagne toasts and tiered cakes. There were tuxedos, lace dresses and Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major. This Washington watershed moment was bursting with pride and happiness. Yet it was also tinged with memories of political struggles and legal battles. On Tuesday, Washington issued marriage licenses for the first time to same-sex [...]
Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work. “Now, despite all the progress and improvements we’ve made, Republicans in Congress insist that the [...]
