The Democratic-controlled Congress moved closer to handing President Obama an early health care victory Thursday as the Senate passed a bill extending government-sponsored health insurance coverage to about 4 million uninsured children.
High-Profile Attorney Dreier Indicted
ABC News' Richard Esposito and Lindsay Goldwert report: High-profile New York lawyer Marc Dreier was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges related to allegedly scamming investors by pawning off worthless debt instruments as real. Dreier, 58, was...
Bush's first appearance in 'afterlife'
by Frank James
So what is President George Bush doing in his retirement, or the 'afterlife' as the former first lady has been known to call it?
We don't really know since he's mostly stayed out of the public eye since leaving Washington. But he made his first public appearance Wednesday night, attending a Baylor versus Oklahoma women's basketball game.
The ex-president got a warm reception from the crowd which one would expect since he's a local there in Waco with his Crawford ranch relatively close by.
According to the Dallas Morning News:
Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura attended Wednesday's game. The two entered several minutes before the opening tip, flanking Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey, and received a prolonged standing ovation from the fans at the Ferrell Center. The group was engulfed by photographers and camera crews at the Oklahoma bench.
Another round of applause followed during the initial TV timeout at 15:57 of the first half, when the 43rd president was introduced again.
Bush gave the Baylor team a pep talk before the game, according to the report. I'm not saying there's any connection but the Baylor team then went out and lost their first home game of the season, shooting an atrocious 27 percent from the floor.
Saul Alinsky, The Man Who Inspired Obama
You may not recognize his name at first, but Saul Alinsky served as the inspiration behind President Barack Obama's initiative to become a community organizer in Chicago. Fridays is the 100th birthday of the founder of the Industrial Areas Foundation.
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