November 20, 2009, 12:19 PM
Ethics Panel Admonishes Senator Burris
The appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama gets scrutiny from the Senate Ethics Committee.
November 20, 2009, 5:00 PM
White House Cites Bipartisan Support
Tommy Thompson and Richard Gephardt weigh in.
November 20, 2009, 8:29 AM
The Early Word: Weekend Health Work
Two weeks from the big House vote on health care, the Senate begins its votes -- on a Saturday.
November 19, 2009, 8:53 PM
Obama Has a Job for Dana Perino. Really.
The woman who faced the press for President George W. Bush is chosen for a seat on the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
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Watchdog Urges Caution on Claims of 640,000 Stimulus Jobs
By MICHAEL COOPER
Earl E. Devaney, the chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, says reports of job creation came from aid recipients and were not always verified.
Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul
By CARL HULSE
The Senate majority leader’s deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.
Christian Leaders Unite on Political Issues
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Advocating civil disobedience to resist laws compelling institutions to perform abortion or recognize unions.
Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
By ROBERT PEAR
Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.
Interactive: Comparing the Health Care PlansGay Spouses Due Benefits in the State, Court Finds
By DANNY HAKIM
The Court of Appeals left to the Legislature the broader issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legal in New York.
Immigration Officials to Audit 1,000 More Companies
By NEIL A. LEWIS
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the move was part of the administration’s plan to penalize companies that hire illegal immigrants.
Diplomatic Memo
Clinton Seen as Obama’s Key Link to Afghan Leader
By MARK LANDLER
The role thrusts Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton into the thick of a critical international problem.
Lawmakers Call Ft. Hood Shootings ‘Terrorism’
By DAVID JOHNSTON
At hearings on Thursday, some senators characterized the suspect as a homegrown extremist who slipped past law enforcement and military authorities.
Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
Amid concerns over an aging stockpile, federal advisers have concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation’s nuclear arms ensure their destructiveness for decades to come.
A Tilt Away From Social Issues
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Republican governors gathered to assess their political future and saw their road back to power and unity through pocketbook issues.
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Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the Fed
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Geithner Hopes to End Bailout Fund
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Obama Demands Afghan Reforms Produce Results
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Industrialized Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions
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South Korea Trade Pact Is Revived by Obama
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Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials Say
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Obama Takes Stern Tone on North Korea and Iran
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Holder Defends Decision to Use U.S. Court for 9/11 Trial
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Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners
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High Tech Tries to Lift Veil on 18 ½ Tantalizing Minutes in Watergate
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Only Palin’s Stylist Knows for Sure
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Jobless Benefits Will Expire Unless Congress Acts
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Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go Unreported
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Review Finds Fraud in Contracts Awarded in Disabled Veterans’ Program
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Post-Mortems Reveal Obvious Risk at Banks
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Fine and Inquiry Possible for Blackwater Successor
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Senate Bill Would Require E. Coli Testing
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Bomb Suspect Can’t Keep His Military Lawyers
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Hamilton Confirmed for Appeals Court
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South Carolina: Sanford to Release Travel Records
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Census Bureau Opens Third Data Processing Center
Poll Watch
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Interactive Graphic: Milestones: Barack Obama
An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career.
Interactive Feature: A History of Health Care Reform
For almost a century, presidents and members of Congress have tried and failed to provide universal health benefits to Americans.
Interactive Graphic: The Family Tree of Michelle Obama, the First Lady
New revelations have emerged recently from the research of Megan Smolenyak, a genealogist, and from reporting by Jodi Kantor and Rachel L. Swarns of The New York Times.
Interactive Feature: Timeline: An Affair and Its Aftermath
Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, in arranging for a close friend and top aide to join a political consulting firm and lined up several donors as his lobbying clients, may have violated an ethics law.
Choosing a President
Katharine Q. Seelye narrates a look back at the two-year campaign, including its coda.
One Year Later
News Analysis
No Walk in the Park: For Obama One Year Later, It’s the Slog of Governance
By PETER BAKER
So far, it is safe to say that President Obama is an activist with an appetite for transformative ideas even as he avoids defining them, or himself, too sharply.
Interactive Feature: Your Mood, One Year Later
NYTimes.com readers submitted the words that best described their moods. This page updated throughout the day with the most popular choices.
Interactive Feature: Assessing Barack Obama
A year after his election, an analysis of his record so far by Times reporters.
Video: Back to Iowa
At the place where the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama first took life, it appears that the coalition he built in 2008 is showing at least some signs of fraying.
A new blog about what changes in the health care system might mean for Americans.
Room for Debate
Reid and the Power of Persuasion
By THE EDITORS
With a key health care vote coming up, experts discuss the tricks of the trade of a Senate leader.
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Comparing the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals
Areas of consensus and disagreement on key components of the health care bills being considered by the House and the Senate.
A Powerful but Unknown Washington Player
The Congressional Budget Office and its mild-mannered director, Douglas W. Elmendorf, may not be well known, but they are playing a large role in the health care debate.
House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill
Detailed table profiling the 39 Democrats who voted against a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system.
House Health Care Bill
November 7, 2009
Restricts Federal Funding for Abortion
November 7, 2009
Extending Unemployment Benefits
November 5, 2009
Video: Assessing Election Day 2009
The Times’s Adam Nagourney reports on what the elections might mean for the national political landscape.
Graphic: Roundup of the Key National Election Results
Across the country, voters chose new elected officials and cast ballots on referendum questions.
Politics Podcast
New York Times correspondents discuss the latest in the health care debate, President Obama's upcoming strategy decision on the war in Afghanistan and other news coming out of Washington.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts and a member of one of the country's most influential political families, was one of the most effective senators in American history.
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