By The Admin on January 28, 2009
The US House of Representatives, in a setback to new President Barack Obama, on Wednesday rejected his call to delay next month’s nationwide shift to digital television.
The Senate unanimously agreed on Monday to delay the switch from an analog to a digital signal, which had been scheduled for February 17, until June 12 but the [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on January 28, 2009
In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night, filled with new spending and tax cuts at the core of the young administration’s revival plan for the desperately ailing economy. The vote was 244-188.
“We don’t have a moment to spare,” Obama declared at [...]
Posted in Congress, Money & Finance
By The Admin on January 28, 2009
One reason that African Americans have high rates of kidney failure is that earlier, treatable stages of kidney disease are not being recognized in this population, according to findings from the Jackson Heart Study reported in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases for February.
The report, conducted in Jackson, Mississippi, found that only about one in [...]
Posted in Health
By The Admin on January 28, 2009
Odell B. Ruffin, Washington Informer
- As the Maryland General Assembly meets from Jan. 14 through Apr. 13., Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is aggressively pushing for the repeal of the state’s death penalty. O’Malley’s pursuit to eliminate capitol punishment in the state directly followed the release of the Maryland Commission on Capitol Punishment’s Final Report to [...]
Posted in Criminal Justice
By The Admin on January 28, 2009
Eric Holder’s nomination as the first African-American attorney general moved to the full Senate Wednesday with broad bipartisan support, as Republicans who earlier criticized the nominee determined he was well qualified for the job.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to favorably recommend Holder’s confirmation to the Senate, which could vote as early as Thursday.
The only [...]
Posted in Federal Government, White House
