Politics

Tax on High-Income Americans May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.

Palin's Chances in Future Presidential Run May Require `Pygmalion Project' Sarah Palin is trying for a second chance at a first impression.

Clinton Sees Encouraging Karzai Signs as U.S. Plots Afghanistan War Plan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is encouraged by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s promises to fight corruption and build up Afghan security forces to replace U.S. troops by the end of his new five-year term.

Calls for Geithner to Quit U.S. Treasury Post May Grow as Election Nears U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, as part of a grilling on Capitol Hill yesterday, was asked by a Republican lawmaker to resign. It is a call he is likely to hear again and again as next year’s election campaign heats up.

U.S. House Passes Measure to Avert Cuts in Medicare Payments to Doctors The U.S. House approved spending $210 billion over 10 years to prevent reductions in federal reimbursements to doctors participating in the Medicare program.

Louisiana's Landrieu Wins U.S. Aid for State as Senate Health Vote Looms Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.

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