Federal judge says healthcare law is unconstitutional
He cites the requirement to buy insurance. The ruling is the most sweeping blow yet to President Obama’s signature domestic achievement.
A federal judge in Florida dealt President Obama’s healthcare overhaul a sweeping blow Monday, ruling the law unconstitutional because of its requirement that Americans have health insurance starting in 2014.
Egypt protests gather strength as army vows to hold its fire
Egypt’s protest organizers call for a massive march Tuesday. The army signals continued solidarity with protesters but also says it will enforce a curfew.
The push to topple Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak veered toward a pivotal confrontation as organizers appealed for a million compatriots to flood the streets of Cairo on Tuesday and brushed aside the appointment of new government ministers as meaningless.
Federal judge says healthcare law unconstitutional
He cites the requirement to buy insurance in the ruling, the most sweeping blow yet to President Obama’s signature domestic achievement.
A federal judge in Florida dealt President Obama’s healthcare overhaul another blow Monday, ruling the law unconstitutional because of its requirement that Americans have health insurance starting in 2014.
Video: Obama’s Policy toward Egypt
Chip Reid reports on the Obama Administration’s policy towards the unrest in Egypt which includes an orderly transition of governments, not calling President Mubarak to step down, and fair elections in the fall.
Video: Congress Considers Internet "Kill Switch"
Congress is considering a bill to expand the President’s authority granting power to pull the plug on the internet at will echoing Egypt’s recent Internet blackout. Daniel Sieberg reports.
Sources: U.S. Presses Egypt on Election, Reforms
Obama Administration Urges Egyptian President to Hold Credible Elections, Institute Reforms, Sources Say
Mubarak’s VP says talks with opposition under way
Talks between opposition parties and Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman are already under way, Suleiman’s office said late Monday.
Sources: U.S. Presses Egypt on Election, Reforms
Obama Administration Urges Egyptian President to Hold Credible Elections, Institute Reforms, Sources Say
Egypt’s police return; foreigners try to evacuate
In the seventh day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak, organizers call for a ‘million-man march’ and continue noisy demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Police are redeployed but avoid the square. Meanwhile, foreigners wait at the airport to evacuate.
Police began returning to their posts in the Egyptian capital on Monday, seeking to restore order after days of looting, but they stayed away from the protester-thronged square that has become the epicenter of the movement to oust President Hosni Mubarak.
Protests enter 7th day as foreigners flee Egypt
Thousands in Cairo’s central square chant, pray and listen to speeches. Charter flights to evacuate U.S. citizens are supposed to begin.
Thousands of protesters determined to drive Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power launched a seventh day of noisy speeches, chanting and prayers Monday, as foreigners trying to flee the country mobbed Cairo’s airport, only to find a rash of cancellations and delays.
