Voice rising, Obama pitches health care as Democrats - Daily Press
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama , citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them

House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium - Kansas City Star
pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts earmarks such as the $200-million-plus "bridge to

GPS momentum builds across U.S., Canada - BP News
By linking evangelism efforts across national, state and associational levels produced 17 million pieces of literature to be placed on each door in neighborhoods throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, NAMB has coordinated the

Investment guru released from custody, barred from - Seattle Times
Investment guru Rhonda Breard, who has been charged with mail fraud, was released on her own recognizance during a hearing Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The charge stems from an investigation into the alleged theft of

Fla. gov fights for Everglades amid US Senate race - Denver Post
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Gov. Charlie Crist's grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades by buying back the land, a key part of his legacy, could be on the cusp of collapse and deal another blow to his Senate hopes. A panel that oversees

900 state workers paid more than the governor - Press & Sun-Bulletin
ALBANY - Nine hundred state employees made more than Gov. David Paterson's $179,000 salary in 2009, according to a report by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative think tank. The center reviewed payroll records of 298,247 New