by Kelsey Snell | Apr 28, 2010 | Politics
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton explains four programs intended to encourage entrepreneurship in women across the globe (John Lund/MNS) WASHINGTON- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced four new initiatives to help...
by Kelsey Snell | Apr 22, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will speak to the ethics committee investigating sexual misconduct allegations former Rep. Eric Massa if asked. She took questions on the ethics probe and immigration legislation at her weekly press...
by Kelsey Snell | Apr 22, 2010 | Topics
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader John Boehner announced Thursday that he plans to reduce the federal deficit through legislation banning congressional earmarks – funds for specific projects often inserted quietly into legislation at the request of special...
by Kelsey Snell | Apr 20, 2010 | Politics
Kelsey Snell/Medill News Service Phyllis Menke, City Clerk of Fonda, IA, Michael McRaith, director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans and Grace-Marie Turner, president of The Galen...
by Kelsey Snell | Apr 19, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON- U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday seemed to split down ideological lines in a case that pits anti-discrimination policies in public universities against the First Amendment rights of students. Christian Legal Society sued the University of California...