Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, but John McCain snagged the nomination. This businessman and politician is keeping a critical eye on how things are shaping up in the presidency he wanted, and he shared his views on Thursday night’s “Larry King Live.” He gave a sharp critique of President Obama’s performance and shared his thoughts on Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and stem-cell research
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Girl recovering after removal of 6 organs, tumor
Seven-year-old Heather McNamara was heading home Tuesday, a month after surgery that temporarily removed organs from her digestive tract to allow removal of a tennis ball-size tumor. According to her surgical team at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, the operation — referred to as an “auto-transplantation” because the patient’s own organs (instead of those from a donor) were reimplanted within four hours after being extracted — is the first of its kind to be performed on a child. “If this doesn’t work, there’s nothing left,” Dr
Second Thoughts About Kids and Cell Phones
How many parents insisted after Columbine and Sept. 11 that their children be reachable at all times?
Swiss Banks
It’s been a year since Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican presidential race, but he remains an influential conservative voice — particularly on economic issues.
Obama insight: Being realistic on economy maintains credibility
When the waiter reached for the plate, President Obama shook his head and smiled as he asked for a few more minutes. He had been talking to his guests, and had barely taken a bite of his lunch. The new president was keeping with a longstanding tradition on days when the commander in chief delivers an address to a joint session of Congress: Around the table Tuesday sat television anchors and the Sunday morning interview program hosts and two senior aides
Algae: ‘The ultimate in renewable energy’
Texas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country’s use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae.
Brown casts final vote; Senate approves stimulus package
The U.S. Senate has given final approval to a $787 billion economic-stimulus package backed by President Obama, with Democratic Ohio Sen
House passes stimulus bill
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a $787 billion economic stimulus bill by a vote of 246-183. Final Senate approval is likely to come as early as Friday evening.
Stimulus bill expected to pick up a GOP vote in House
The stimulus bill likely has picked up the vote of one House Republican, with Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana saying he’s "leaning yes" on the $787 billion economic package
Obama makes 11th hour push for stimulus package
Taking no chances, President Obama is exerting last-minute pressure on Congress to approve his stimulus plan by highlighting stories of people affected by the economic downturn. The Democratic National Committee and Obama’s Organizing for America are using Obama’s vast e-mail list Friday to contact the president’s political supporters and point them to a new Web page, where several of these stories can be viewed