In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama, a Democrat, said Republican plans to roll back healthcare reform and extend Bush-era tax cuts for top U.S. earners would not fix the nation’s economic woes. Republicans, in turn, called Obama’s policies disastrous, too, and promised to address “dire” economic conditions more effectively if they take over [...]
Australians chose between making a conservative male their fourth prime minister in three years or sticking with their first female leader in tight elections Saturday just two months after she took power. In early counting, the Australian Electoral Commission said the governing center-left Labor Party was trailing the conservative opposition coalition in the popular vote. [...]
The House of Representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare August session. Democrats say it will save 300,000 jobs, but Republicans object to the way that it will be funded — partially by raising taxes on U.S. companies who have businesses overseas. Gwen Ifill has more.
Representative Charles Rangel addressed the House of Representatives, speaking about 13 counts of ethics charges against him. He defended himself and said he would not resign.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward “Ed” Mezvinsky (pronounced /mɛzˈvɪnski/; born January 17, 1937) is a former congressman and a convicted fraudster. A Democrat, he represented Iowa’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, from 1973 to 1977. In 2001, he was convicted of several dozen charges of fraud. He was released from federal [...]