‘We will raise Chile … it will not be easy,’ president-elect says
Chile’s president-elect pledged Sunday night to rebuild his earthquake-ravaged nation, which he said will be a centerpiece of his administration.
Video: Resuscitating Health Care Bill
Resuscitating the health care reform bill was the focus of President Obama’s much publicized Blair House Summit. Political analyst John Dickerson speaks with Russ Mitchell about health care reform.
Chile quake death toll tops 700
The death toll from Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has risen to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said.
Video: Reconciliation “Won’t Work”
President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit has still left lingering questions over cost. Bob Schieffer spoke with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Rep. Marsh Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
2 million affected by massive quake, Chile president says
“The forces of nature have hurt our country greatly,” Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said in a nationally televised message Saturday night. “We are now having to face adversity and stand again.”
Obama: U.S. “Will Be There” For Chile
President Also Urges Caution For Tsunami Zone in Pacific
Democrats push forward on healthcare
Lawmakers once more focus on lining up votes for an overhaul without Republican support. Many legislators indicate they may be open to compromise this round, but old fights may still break out.
Democrats on Friday turned from the drama of the healthcare summit to the nitty-gritty task of lining up votes to pass a bill without Republican support, as they sought to salvage the sweeping health overhaul championed by President Obama.
8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific
The quake, centered offshore, knocks down highway overpasses and buildings, and at least 147 people are killed. In Hawaii, sirens warn residents of giant waves.
The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones.
High court: Colombia president can’t run
The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled Friday against holding a referendum that could have cleared the way for President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third consecutive term.
Pelosi eyes shortcut for health care
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went further Friday than any top Democrat has before in confirming an open secret in Washington: Democrats are making tentative plans to use a controversial parliamentary shortcut to send the president a health care bill, with or without GOP votes.
