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Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
(AP)
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said.
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
(AP)
AP - House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.
Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill
(AP)
AP - With one eye on the calendar and the other on elusive bipartisanship, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support.
Oregon candidate pulls look-alike logo
(Politico)
Politico - A Libertarian Senate candidate in Oregon has removed a campaign logo from his website after an ESPN blogger pointed out it bore a striking resemblance to the insignia of the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team.
Joint Strike Fighter soars to $95M
(Politico)
Politico - Senators already agitated by a trickle of bad news about the program make their discomfort plain.
Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
(AP)
AP - Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems.
Obama details plans to boost exports, create jobs
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create — and how he will get it done.
Top US senator's wife, daughter hurt in car crash
(AFP)
AFP - Democratic Senate majority leader Harry Reid's wife suffered a broken back and broken neck and his daughter a neck injury and facial cuts in a car accident Thursday, his office said.
Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous
(AP)
AP - Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds.
Wis. high court sides with dealer in Volvo dispute
(AP)
AP - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with a truck dealership in a dispute with a major manufacturer of semitrailers.
Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire
(AP)
AP - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack.
Other world leaders should meet Dalai Lama: envoy
(AFP)
AFP - World leaders should follow the example of US President Barack Obama and meet the Dalai Lama despite China's objections, the Tibetan spiritual leader's envoy to Europe said Thursday.
UK court grants bail to ex-Bosnian vice president
(AP)
AP - Britain's High Court granted bail Thursday to former Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on a Serbian war crimes warrant earlier this month.
Haiti, veterans biggest recipients of Obama Nobel money
(AFP)
AFP - US President Barack Obama will give his Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families, the White House said Thursday.
Financial regulation bill to be introduced without GOP backing
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Long-awaited Senate legislation that would direct the broadest overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression will be introduced on Monday without any Republican support, despite weeks of bipartisan negotiations.
Senate Democrats Weigh Linkage of Student Loan, Health Care Bills
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he is leaving it up to his caucus to decide whether to wrap a health care overhaul and a student loan bill into a single budget reconciliation package.
Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling of
recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the
automaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that
the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
