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This group of conservative representatives have voiced objections to the health care replacement, arguing that it does not go far enough in repealing Obamacare. On Twitter on Friday, Trump put pressure on the group, saying that they may be the ones to blame for the American Health Care Act failing.

Welcome More than 70 of the world’s elite scientists specializing in climate issues will confront the subject of global warming at the second annual International Conference on Climate Change in New York City March 8-10, 2009.They will be joined by economists, legal experts, and other climate specialists calling attention to new research that contradicts claims that Earth’s moderate warming during the 20th Century primarily was man-made and has reached crisis proportions.The conference expects to draw 1,000 attendees including private-sector business people, state and federal legislators and officials, policy analysts, media, and students.Headliners among the 70-plus presenters will be: William...

At Airbase Anaconda in Iraq, Brig. Gen. Gregory Couch pondered the irony, "We're swearing in new American citizens in one of Saddam Hussein's theaters, a place that was accustomed to a different type of spectacle." For Veteran's Day 2007, 178 U.S. military men and women serving in Iraq became citizens of the country for which they are fighting, the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff made the trip to Iraq's largest airbase to preside over the legalization ceremony of servicemen and women who traced their birthplaces to more than 53 nations scattered around the globe.

Every year the retailers issue forecasts predicting sales. These projections are taken by many economists as leading indicators of the condition of the American economy. Much less is heard about the contributions made during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons to the Salvation Army. That's too bad. The money and goods donated might be viewed as an indicator which signifies whether our country still hews to the Judeo-Christian value of looking out for one's fellow man. The Salvation Army steps in to help people in countless ways. Whether it involves providing backpacks filled with school supplies for kids in Macomb County,...

The Good Guys should be appearing in about ten minutes. This will be fun!

Miami expects presidential visit Event may be linked to Cuban holiday BY CAROL ROSENBERG crosenberg@herald.com President Bush is expected in Miami for a Republican fundraiser May 20 -- Cuba's 100th Independence Day -- and White House image-makers are considering presidential stops ranging from a Little Havana rice-and-beans lunch to an anti-Castro rally. Officially, the White House is mum on the visit. ''We haven't made any announcements about May 20th,'' spokeswoman Jeanie Mamo said this week, in keeping with long-standing policy of not divulging plans too early. Secret Service concerns or world events could derail them. Behind the scenes, however, politicians...