House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rallies Democrats to support keeping a public health care option. (NYT) Senator Kent Conrad defends his plan for government-backed insurance co-ops. (WSJ) New AIG chief Robert
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government may drop the public option in effort to compromise on reform. (WSJ) On “Meet the Press,” Howard Dean calls the
Senators Herb Kohl, Bill Nelson and Chuck Grassley investigate the process of purchasing medical supplies in an effort to keep taxpayers’ health costs down. (NYT) Virginia Senator Jim Webb visits
Two years later, the Fed says the economy is taking a turn for the better. (NYT) Senators like Chuck Grassley, Ben Cardin, and Arlen Specter continue to get grief at
With Congress on recess, President Obama himself takes to town hall meetings to convince the public of his health care reform. (WSJ) As Edward Liddy hands power of AIG over
President Obama meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon this week, amid protests. (Reuters) Obama pay czar Kenneth Feinberg hits a hurdle with firms assuring
Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed by the Senate, making her the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. (NYT) Senate Dems have an ally in Republican Lindsey Graham who has said he’ll join
Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn says the lending firm would have been fine without the bailout. (NYT) Former AIG Chairman Maurice Greenberg may face an SEC lawsuit under allegations of
Major insurance lobbyists, like Karen Ignagni of AHIP, once willing to compromise on reform, are now feeling the push as the vote draws closer. (NYT) Lobbyists are bombarding key members
Bill Clinton travels to North Korea to negotiate for the release of two American journalists detained there. (NYT) White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who advised President Obama on the closure
