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British Town Pays $12,000 ... for Two Light Bulbs
By Joe Peacock - AOL News(Aug. 11) -- And I thought that fixing the potholes on 10th Street in Atlanta was an ordeal. For nearly nine months, I've been swerving and dodging the deadly wheel traps while taking my wife to work. Finally last week, the city "repaired" the holes by pouring concrete in some and placing metal plates over others. Nine months it took, at an estimated cost of nearly $10,000. But that pales in comparison to $12,000 light bulbs. The village of Glemsford, near Sudbury, Suffolk, England, went completely dark in 2007, when two street lamps blew their bulbs. At the time, the town council claimed ...
California Lawmaker Denies Affairs He Described On Tape
By David Sessions - Politics DailyCalifornia state legislator Mike Duvall, who resigned Wednesday after being caught on tape describing an affair with a lobbyist, denied Thursday that the affair ever took place. "My offense was engaging in inappropriate storytelling," Duvall said in a statement posted on his Web site. He added that his decision to resign "is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs." ...
Conservative Democrats, Moderate Republicans Give Speech Mixed Reviews
By David Sessions - Politics DailyLiberal Democrats were enthused by President Obama's strong advocacy of a public insurance option in his big health care speech last night, but it's the reactions of conservative Democrats and crucial Republicans who have expressed misgivings about aspects of the legislation that are being closely watched. Thus far, the doubters have had mixed reactions. ...
Kim Jong Il's Son to Be Next Leader of North Korea, Documents Confirm
By David Sessions - Politics DailyOfficial documents obtained by a Japanese newspaper confirm that Kim Jong Il's third son, Kim Jong Un, will succeed his father as the next leader of North Korea. The three documents reveal that Pyongyang is hastily preparing for a transfer of power, and credit Kim Jong Un with participation in an April satellite launch. ...
Joe Wilson's 'You Lie' Moment Triggers Outpouring of Cash for His Opponent
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyThere's a gold rush on for Rob Miller, the Democrat running in South Carolina against Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson. He's taken in more than $100,000 through the ActBlue.com Web site since Wilson broke protocol in the House chamber Wednesday night with his shocking shout at President Obama. And the total is rising by the minute. (Noon update: Miller is now well above $200,000). About half the money is coming from readers of the liberal Daily Kos blog through a group called "Defeating the man who yelled 'liar' at Obama." Other groups also apparently formed in the passion of the moment have names ...
U.S. Editorial Pages Challenge Obama's Fiscal Details on Health Care
By David Sessions - Politics Daily"The hard part, in terms of both policy and politics, is finding a way to pay for the expansion in coverage," the editors of the Los Angeles Times wrote Thursday, reviewing President Obama's major address on health care Wednesday night. "On that most contentious issue, unfortunately, Obama argued that Congress could cover most of the cost by attacking waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid -- a pain-free path that's as unrealistic as it is alluring." ...
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson Yells, 'You Lie!' During Obama Speech
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, yelled "You lie!" after President Obama told a joint session of Congress that illegal immigrants would not be covered by his health care plan. The outburst came as Obama addressed what he called "bogus claims" about health care reform. He called the idea of so-called death panels "a lie, plain and simple," and said that his reform plan would not apply to people who are in the country illegally, as some say it will. At that point, a voice in the back of the House chamber could clearly be heard yelling, "You lie! You lie!" Obama responded, "It's not ...
VIDEO: President Obama Addresses a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care
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Democrats in Disarray as Obama Heads for the Hill
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAs the president prepares to drive the 16 blocks from the White House to Capitol Hill tonight, it seems only fair to prepare him for what awaits: Democrats in disarray, Republicans "feeling the wind at our back," and a nation disoriented after months of promises that change is coming, only to find that it might not be the change they thought they believed in. The 24 hours before Obama's joint address to Congress on health care have seen lawmakers jockeying for position, dueling Capitol Hill press conferences, confusion, and conflicting statements -- and that's just among the Democrats. For ...
Ted Kennedy Death Tips Dominoes in Senate Leadership
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThe emotional impacts of Sen. Ted Kennedy's death are hard to quantify, but the question of who will lead his old committee was answered Wednesday. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) will take the reins of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, which Kennedy chaired. Harkin has been a member of the committee for 22 years, since Kennedy recruited him to join it. In a twist, though, Sen. Chris Dodd (D.-Conn.) said he would continue to lead the committee on the health care reform bill, since he had taken over the process at Kennedy's request months ago. The HELP committee is one of two ...
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