Kennedy Barred From Communion Due To Abortion
2009-11-22 12:07:17 - Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.

Hard-liners Peddle Zombie Lies About Immigrants and Crime
2009-11-22 10:25:20 - A new report flies in the face of 100 years of data showing immigrants are less likely to commit serious crimes than the native-born.

Healthcare Legislation Clears Senate Hurdle
2009-11-22 10:03:29 - A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. The bill would extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally.

Obama Slips in Iowa
2009-11-22 09:20:46 - Meaningless, except for the symbolism: Fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Obama's performance in office a year after he carried the state in the 2008 election, according to a the Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll . "Obama's overall job approval slipped to 49% from 53% in September. Iowans' approval is down 19 percentage points since an Iowa Poll in January, about the time he was inaugurated."

Sarkozy Outshines Obama as King of MidEast Mediation
2009-11-22 08:41:00 - For decades the cafés, classrooms and mosques of the Middle East have discussed American intervention in the region.

Tight Senate vote launches health care over hurdle
2009-11-22 03:32:47 - The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance-company practices that deny or dilute benefits, and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally.

Sunday Take: Divided public complicates Afghanistan decision
2009-11-22 02:25:42 - As President Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan, he faces a partisan divide in public opinion that is pulling him in opposite directions. His recent statements about the decision suggest that he is trying to accommodate the views with a war strategy that can be successful and contained.

New South County Courthouse haunted by myriad post-construction maladies
2009-11-22 01:44:50 - The cloying odor of raw sewage. Flooding that turned the parking lot into a wading pool. A back staff door that refused to shut properly, forcing a sheriff's deputy to guard it. Eight months after Santa Clara County's newest courthouse complex opened in Morgan Hill, those three glitches and a number of others have employees spooked.

Laura Berman: Palin wins by quitting while Granholm can't win for trying
2009-11-22 01:40:55 - As Gov. Jennifer Granholm made her way around the state last week, trying to tap political support for the broken Michigan Promise scholarships and her own education initiative, the state spotlight was shining more brightly on another female governor.

Levin, Stabenow vote to move health care bill forward in Senate
2009-11-21 21:41:19 - Washington -- In a dramatic Saturday night vote, Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow helped the $848 billion Senate health care bill reach the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward.

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