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 21:16:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill by John McCain that would have increased college aid for military veterans because they said it didn't go far enough and would serve only as political cover for the GOP presidential candidate. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 21:18:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - Former Democratic U.S.
presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Barack Obama's
White House bid on Wednesday, a campaign spokeswoman said,
giving a big boost to the Illinois senator in his effort to
rally the party around his candidacy.
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."
