Obama Reform

Sam Stein

Lamont On Lieberman: He's Echoing GOP's Health Care Talking Points

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Nine months after the Democratic leadership voted to allow Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) to retain his chairmanship of a key committee and continue ...

Sam Stein

Obama Deal With Drugmakers Sparks Debate Over Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


The White House backtracked slightly on Thursday from reports that it had made a hugely significant and binding backroom deal with the pharmaceutical ...

Sam Stein

Obama "A Little Frustrated" With Health Care Reform Stagnation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that he has grown "a little frustrated" with objections to his health care reform goals. "This is one of ...

Sam Stein

Baucus: Health Care Reform Should Get 70 Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Senator Max Baucus, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee and is poised to play a leading role on health care reform, says that he wants any bill to...

Abuse Likely to Continue Under McCain Intelligence Reforms

Frank Naif | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Frank Naif

Amazingly, McCain does not recognize secrecy and sole-source contracting as problems in need of urgent resolution and has proposed an even more adventuristic approach to intelligence.

Former Illinois Senator Challenges Obama On Reform

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago


Former Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) left his mark on civic life in Illinois by sticking his neck out to try to expose the serial corruption among lo...

Obama Dodges Illinois Ethics Gridlock

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago


While Barack Obama left an imprint on two major ethics packages as a state senator, he ducked a plea Thursday to use his influence to safeguard landma...