Stories tagged with "capitol hill"

Debit is the card of choice for consumers by indystar

Fears about economy have led many to put away the credit card The recession has cooled the American ardor for living on credit. After years of saying “Charge it,”... – Oct 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

GM to end Saturn as Penske deal unravels by indystar

DETROIT — General Motors Co. will shut down Saturn now that a deal with former race car driver and auto dealer magnate Roger Penske has collapsed, marking the end of a brand... – Oct 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Dan forgets how Democrats reacted to Bush's speech by indystar

Leave it to the usual suspects, led by Dan Carpenter, to lament the treatment that President Barack Obama received from conservatives over his recent Department of... – Sep 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Congressman Hill caught on tape by indystar

Baron Hill’s close-up, from the left and the right U.S. Rep. Baron Hill, star of the silver screen. Hill, in fact, had two featured roles recently: one welcomed, the other,... – Sep 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

An expensive cure for health care by indystar

President Barack Obama was in many ways at his best during his speech Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress. He was passionate, engaging and, at times, even inspirational... – Sep 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

Ted Kennedy's humanity by indystar

Ted Kennedy was treasured by liberals, loved by many of his conservative colleagues, revered by African-Americans and Latinos, respected by hard-bitten political bosses, admired by... – Aug 26, 2009 at 4:42 PM in Commentary

Status quo isn't an option by indystar

The summer of disinformation seems to have accomplished its goal: to preserve for the private insurance industry an effective monopoly over how much most Americans pay for health... – Aug 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Schools In Brief by indystar

A Noblesville Christian School student was one of 250 middle-schoolers from across the country to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington. Skyler Moore,... – Jul 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Noblesville

Catfish lobby risks hooking trade war by indystar

U.S. industry seeks inspections that would slow Vietnamese imports WASHINGTON — It looks like catfish, it tastes like catfish, and it acts like catfish. But to U.S. catfish... – Jul 03, 2009 at 11:01 PM in Business

Protection for health industry by indystar

You can’t get there from here. Not ifthereis defined as health insurance coverage for everyone in the United States, lower costs for the millions of insured who are being... – Jun 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM in Commentary

Hoosier is Pelosi's top policy wonk by indystar

‘Indispensable’ aide and colleague put complex bills in digestible form WASHINGTON — Kit Judge doesn’t run a congressional committee, but she knows almost... – Apr 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Politics & Government

GM chief Wagoner to step down as part of Obama auto plan by indystar

DETROIT — General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, administration officials said Sunday. The news comes as... – Mar 29, 2009 at 11:48 PM in Business

Stuck in phony war rut by indystar

For all the legislative commotion surrounding the economic crisis, we are still living in the equivalent of “the phony war” of 1939 and 1940. War has been declared on... – Mar 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Junket outrage helps Indy land convention by Tom Spalding

Public outrage over corporate junkets has stole a big chunk of business from the Tampa Bay area’s largest resort – and put it into Indianapolis’ lap. Officials at... – Feb 17, 2009 at 7:56 AM in Business

Bailed-out bank bails on posh junket by indystar

WASHINGTON -- Wells Fargo & Co. is canceling a pricey Las Vegas casino junket for employees after a torrent of criticism that it was misusing $25 billion in taxpayer bailout... – Feb 04, 2009 at 2:10 AM in Business

Matthews says he won't run for Pa. Senate seat by The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews has told his colleagues he won't be leaving television to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania.MSNBC... – Jan 08, 2009 at 7:01 AM in Entertainment

Deal could help Big 3 avert 'death sentence' by indystar

WASHINGTON — Humbled and increasingly desperate as car sales plummet, the heads of Detroit’s Big Three automakers said Thursday they were willing to accept government... – Dec 05, 2008 at 2:01 AM in Communities

For Bayh, the best may be just ahead by indystar

Something interesting has happened in the weeks since Barack Obama bypassed Sen. Evan Bayh on his way to picking a running mate: In interviews since, Bayh has been more candid,... – Nov 07, 2008 at 2:02 AM in News

Travel Deals by indystar

New Cancun resort, $499, including airfare -- Price is per person for grand opening special Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. Includes a three-night, all-inclusive stay at the EdenH... – Oct 19, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Living