http://www.edmondsun.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 07 May 2009 10:02:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_127100703.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_127100703.html In twin strokes, President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to award generous budget increases to domestic programs while proposing relatively modest cuts to wasteful or obsolete programs that just won't seem to die. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_120113541.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_120113541.html Legislation to rein in credit card practices and eliminate sudden rate hikes and late fees that have entangled millions of Americans moved closer to becoming law Thursday, bolstered by presidential pressure and the backdrop of economic calamity. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119193549.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119193549.html Democrats in Congress capped President Barack Obama's 100th day in office by advancing a $3.4 trillion federal budget for next year — a third of it borrowed — that prevents Republicans from blocking his proposed trillion-dollar expansion of government-provided health care over the next decade. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119191205.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119191205.html "That wasn't me," President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119112213.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_119112213.html President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed Arlen Specter's conversion to the Democratic Party, while Specter vowed that he'll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118142905.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118142905.html Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania abruptly switched parties Tuesday, a move intended to boost his re-election chances that also pushed Democrats within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:12:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118121331.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118121331.html The White House said there's plenty of money in reserve to fight the spate of flu cases rapidly spreading around the country, but a leading congressman promised to add more, just in case. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118111201.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_118111201.html The Obama administration is expected to announce Tuesday that it is expanding its plan to stem the housing crisis by offering mortgage lenders incentives to lower borrowers' bills on second mortgages. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_116220125.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_116220125.html Iraq's prime minister denounced a deadly U.S. raid on Sunday as a "crime" that violated the security pact with Washington and demanded American commanders hand over those responsible to face possible trial in Iraqi courts. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_116215804.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_116215804.html The United States is "relatively close" to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113145603.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113145603.html Millions of people jobless. Billions of dollars in bailouts. Trillions of dollars in U.S. debt. And yet, for the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113143817.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113143817.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:35:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113143125.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113143125.html President Barack Obama says he will push for a law to provide "strong and reliable" protections for the millions of Americans who have credit cards. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:50:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113095134.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113095134.html Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113094840.html http://www.edmondsun.com/campaign2008/local_story_113094840.html President Barack Obama, appealing to mainstream consumers, is pushing for more legal protection for the millions of Americans who use credit cards.