by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
Former Senator John Edwards kicked off the presidential forum by laying out his previously announced plan (which we've blogged about here, here, here and here.) He stressed that his plan "covers all Americans" through "shared responsibilities." He noted that...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union are hosting the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential forum in Las Vegas, starting today at 12 PM ET, 9 AM PT today. You can watch the debate at ThinkProgress, and we'll be blogging the...
by Roger Hickey | Mar 23, 2007 | Blog
The presidential candidates are feeling the pressure from voters to tackle the escalating health care crisis with bold and comprehensive solutions. So when the Center for American Progress and the Service Employees International Union invited all the candidates to Las...
by Bill Scher | Mar 23, 2007 | Blog
Yesterday on Democracy Now, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage discussed with Rep. Lynn Woolsey the House Iraq bill which includes a firm deadline of Aug. 31, 2008 to redeploy combat troops out of Iraq. Woolsey has been leading the effort to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 23, 2007 | Blog
A $124 billion war funding supplemental bill is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives today, and progressive anti-war members are, for the most part, planning to hold their nose and vote for it. It has been a...
by Bill Scher | Mar 22, 2007 | Blog
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales isn't the only Bush cabinet official worrying about his job. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, deemed "a Brownie situation" by Sen. Claire McCaskill, is also worrying as the Walter Reed scandal continues to unfold. Trying to...
