Reuters - Republican leaders in the House of
Representatives, stung by a third election defeat in as many
months, scrambled on Wednesday to regain the confidence of
voters as well as some of their own members.
AP - A former Republican consultant who served three months in prison for his role in the Election Day 2002 phone-jamming operation against New Hampshire Democrats said Wednesday he knows of no connection between the White House and the plot. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:17:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Bloomberg - May 14 (Bloomberg) -- John Edwards, whose own bid for the
Democratic presidential nomination ended in January, will throw
his support behind former rival Barack Obama, the Illinois
senator's campaign announced. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:20:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on
Wednesday passed and sent to the Senate a $289 billion,
five-year farm bill that expands nutrition and biofuel programs
in the face of President George W. Bush's promise to veto it.
AP - Top lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding more information from the Homeland Security Department about medical treatment provided to illegal immigrants detained in the U.S. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:46:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress on Wednesday that taking away the right to sue pharmaceutical companies would turn consumers into "uninformed and uncompensated lab rats."
