‘Left, Right & Center’: Obama’s All Business

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 The first order of business for the 112th Congress was its vote to repeal the health care law -- is that good policy? Also, President Obama courts the business community and welcomes his Chinese counterpart -- and the "Left, Right & Center" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and Hu Play Up the Positive

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2011 This week's challenge for President Obama: diplomacy in the face of possible adversity, on both the domestic and international fronts As the House of Representatives was considering a repeal of his hard-won health care reform law on Wednesday . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Again With the Health Care Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 And they're off! The reinvigorated tussle over what GOP types in particular like to refer to as "Obamacare" began Tuesday in the House of Representatives, as opponents of the health care reform legislation passed last year . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time for More Health Care Fun on Capitol Hill

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 After a break in routine operation following the Tucson shooting rampage, the House of Representatives was ready for another round of debate over health care reform on Tuesday, with the newly emboldened GOP at the ready to push for a repeal. But will the Republicans prevail? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons Dec 24, 2010 Dig deeper

Obama Makes DADT Repeal Official

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 A Democratic president brought the infamous "don't ask, don't tell" policy into the US military, and now President Obama has undone that particular piece of work by Bill Clinton On Wednesday, Obama signed the bill ending DADT, saluting GLBT . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal

Daryl Cagle, Cagle Cartoons, MSNBC.com Dec 20, 2010 Dig deeper

McCain Doesn’t Budge on ‘DADT’ Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2010 How is it that Sen. John McCain can look at the same Pentagon study about repealing "don't ask, don't tell" as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and uniformed military leaders did and reach such a strikingly different conclusion about how to proceed? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Kills Estate Tax Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 As Think Progress put it: "A sad day for Paris Hilton." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: 18 Uber-Wealthy Families Led Estate Tax Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 The families behind Wal-Mart, Gallo wine, Campbell?s soup, and Mars candy, among others, engaged in a deceptive, multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to repeal the tax, according to a report by two watchdog groups. It's "one of the biggest con jobs in recent history," reads the news release. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )