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McCain Says Health Care Bill Would Face Constitutional Challenge

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:35:04 GMT

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) predicted Thursday that the health care bill would face a constitutional challenge over the unprecedented provision that requires individuals to buy health insurance.

Mark Levin: Congressmen Who Want to Force Americans to Buy Health Insurance Are Saying ‘The Hell With the Constitution'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:20:13 GMT

Author and conservative talk-radio host Mark Levin says the U.S. Constitution does not give Congress the authority to require Americans to buy health insurance.

Four Virginia Democrats Are ‘Undecided’ on Health Care Bill Following GOP Landslide in Their State

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:05 GMT

Four of Virginia's Democratic members in the U.S. House of Representatives are not sure whether they can support Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health reform bill if it comes up for a vote Saturday. Their indecision comes on the heels of Tuesday's Republican landslide in Virginia.

Jon Voight: Democrats’ ‘Oppressive’ Health Care Bill Will ‘Decimate’ the U.S. Economy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:16 GMT

Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight said the Democrats' health care bill would "decimate" the economy and that he does not believe the Constitution gives Congress the authority to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.

Nation’s Jobless Rate, Now in Double-Digits, Reaches 26-Year High

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:12 GMT

The loss of jobs last month exceeded economists' estimates. It's the 22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs, the longest on records dating back 70 years.

No Deal: Pro-Life Democrat Still Vowing to Kill Health Care Bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:44 GMT

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said he and about 40 other Democrats are still intent on killing the health care bill unless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allows a straight up-or-down vote on his amendment to prohibit any federal dollars from paying for any part of a health insurance plan that covers abortion.

Catholic Bishops: Proposed Amendment to Health Care Bill Creates ‘Money-Laundering System’ for Funding Abortion

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:01:01 GMT

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops dismissed the House Democrats' plan to try to isolate funding for abortion in the health care bill as a "money-laundering system" that would do nothing to stop federal funding of abortion, an issue that could potentially derail health care reform.

House Dems Say Saturday Vote on Health Care May Slip

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:08:13 GMT

House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.

Rep. Bachmann’s Call to Grass-Roots Conservatives Fires Up Republican Lawmakers, Too

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43:26 GMT

Thousands of grass-roots conservatives streamed to Capitol Hill Thursday, heeding a call to action from Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who decided that speaking out was better than staying silent about the Democrats' health care bill.

Obama Touts Support from AMA, AARP as Health Care Vote Draws Near

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:04:04 GMT

As thousands protested the House Democrats' health care legislation outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Thursday, President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at a White House press briefing to hail the endorsement of his health care goals by two major lobbying groups.

GOP Congressman Questions AARP Endorsement of Pelosi Health-Care Bill as Possible Conflict of Interest

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) says it's possible that the American Association of Retired Persons, which endorsed the House health-care bill, may benefit financially from the passage of the bill -- a claim that AARP denies.

Fort Hood Death Toll Rises to 13; Suspected Shooter Is Alive

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:12:45 GMT

The motive for the shootings isn't clear, but Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan apparently was set to deploy soon. He also had expressed some anger about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Islamic Bloc Says It Faces ‘Smear Campaign’ Over Religious ‘Defamation’ Push

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:38:15 GMT

Facing growing opposition to its ongoing drive against religious "defamation," the Organization of the Islamic Conference is insisting that the resolution it introduced at the United Nations applies to all religions -- even though Islam is the only faith mentioned by name in the text.

Sen. Burris Cites Unwritten Constitutional 'Health' Provision to Justify Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:59 GMT

Asked what specific part of the Constitution authorizes Congress to require that individuals purchase health insurance, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) referred to the phrase in the Preamble instructing the federal government to "promote the general welfare," which Burris apparently interprets to include Americans' "health."

Former Employee Opens Fire at Orlando Office Tower

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:31 GMT

Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building. At least eight people were hurt.

Troubling Portrait Emerges of Fort Hood Suspect

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:16 GMT

While an intern at Walter Reed, Nidal Malik Hasan had some "difficulties" that required counseling and extra supervision, said Dr. Thomas Grieger, who was the training director at the time.

‘Kill the Bill,’ Conservatives Chant at ‘House Call’ Rally on Capitol Hill

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:08:12 GMT

As House Democrats scrambled Thursday to find enough votes to pass their health care bill, thousands of conservatives marched on Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to kill it.

Obama and Some House Democrats Press for Vote on Health Care Bill

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:47:24 GMT

President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.

Amid Berlin Wall Commemorations, Activists Rally for Liberation of North Korea

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:30:21 GMT

As Germany prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, activists in South Korea are calling for similarly momentous developments leading to the liberation of North Korea.

Combat Stress

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:50:31 GMT

We'll find out much more about Major Hasan over the next days and weeks. I wonder, though, where the Army psychiatrists and nurses, the Combat Stress heroes, go when they need counseling -- when one of their own kills.

Oregon Man Charged with DUI after 911 Call

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:51 GMT

Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.