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Speier looks like early front-runner to fill Lantos’ seat
- A retired liquor-store owner, a 38-year-old health care advocate, a man running solely to reduce military funding and a former California utilities commissioner have their work cut out for them in the next six weeks, local political analysts said.
Congress sidesteps dire warnings on Social Security and Medicare
- Despite a sobering report from the trustees who oversee the country’s two largest entitlement programs, Congress made little effort in its latest budget proposal to avert what many experts say is a looming crisis for Social Security and Medicare.
- Despite a sobering report from the trustees who oversee the country’s two largest entitlement programs, Congress made little effort in its latest budget proposal to avert what many experts say is a looming crisis for Social Security and Medicare.
Democrats say Republicans are guilty of ‘obstructionism’
- Democrats and Republicans in Congress have stolen each other’s political playbooks this year.
House split on ‘largest tax hike in American history’
- Congressional Republicans on Wednesday blasted what they called “the largest tax hike in American history” in the latest budget proposed by House Democrats.
Global warming controversy heats up
- Not since Nicolas Copernicus declared the Earth orbits the sun has a theory about the planet spawned so much controversy.
- Not since Nicolas Copernicus declared the Earth orbits the sun has a theory about the planet spawned so much controversy.