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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said the path forward for the legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare remains unclear, adding that he is unsure at the moment how such a measure will secure the requisite 50 votes from the GOP’s 52 senators. "I don't know how we get to 50 (votes) at the moment. But that's the goal,” McConnell (R-Ky.) told Reuters in an interview. He said passing a repeal-and-replace measure, a campaign promise of GOP lawmakers for more than seven years and a key plank of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, remains a top priority. Work on...

Clark County management has ordered Martin Bassick, president of the Service Employees International Union Local 1107, to report for work at a county job in a move that reflects the county’s interpretation of a new state law concerning paid leave for union representatives. The county’s human resources department notified Bassick in a letter Thursday to report at his county public works job at 8 a.m. Monday, according to correspondence obtained by the Review-Journal. The letter cites a bill that the Legislature passed this session and Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law. An attorney for the SEIU, the county’s largest union,...

Bun Rany, Cambodia's first lady, gives President Obama a "sampeah" greeting at a tilt usually reserved for servants.

A review of Mr. Obama's calendar as posted on the White House Website, shows that the president failed to hold even one meeting with his highly touted Economic policy adviser, Gene Sperling, appointed earlier this year. During the same period from January through June, the Vice President, Joe Biden, conducted 6 meetings with Mr. Sperling on March 29 and 30, on April 15, 24 and 28 and on May 4th. more here

Here's my idea of welfare reform: comments? (document presented in language of applicant)Public Assistance Implementation and Usage Contract. This contract, entered into on (date) and expiring on (18 months from implementation date) by the (state agency) and applicant(s) listed herein (must submit names of applicant and children born to her via birth records),allows for the provision of food,housing allowance,child care and education for the purposes of job placement during the contract period,and is understood by all parties concerned that the provision of aforementioned assistance is on a one-time basis,not to be repeated or reinstated at any time for any reason...

<p>He's tanned, he's rested and he's back in love with the cameras!</p> <p>For the third day in a row since returning from his Christmas/New Year's vacation, Barack 'can't I just eat my waffles' Obama is appearing before the cameras to speak to the American people.</p>

Jul 17, 2005 9:04 pm US/Central Chicago Man Steals Squad Car To Get To Work Suspect Caught When He Stopped To Help Someone Save It Email It Print It (CBS) CHICAGO A West Side man says he needed to get to work, and he made a decision that he'll probably regret. Now Miguel Espinosa is in jail for stealing a marked Chicago police squad car. Detectives say the 38-year-old Espinosa noticed the squad car outside a restaurant on North Western Avenue Thursday night. The officer had left the keys in it while he went inside to eat. So Espinosa stole...

President Urges Congress to Support Nation's Priorities Press Conference by the President James S. Brady Briefing Room 5:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend in Maine as much as I did. And I hope our fellow Americans all enjoyed a 4th of July weekend with their family and friends. And now it's back to work. Congress is coming back into Washington and they've got a lot of work ahead of them before the August vacation. Congress has been making some important progress, but it also has a lot of unfinished business. I urge...