Politics

Kennedy Health Plan Calls for Government Insurance Option, Employer Fees Senator Edward Kennedy’s health committee released a new health-care overhaul plan that lawmakers said would lead to coverage for most Americans, in part by assessing fees on companies that don’t offer insurance.

Senate's Warner Says Obama's Consumer Agency May Become `Gotcha' Enforcer U.S. Senator Mark Warner expressed concern that President Barack Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, centerpiece of a rules overhaul, is “divorced” from markets and would be a “gotcha” enforcer.

Senate May Pass U.S. Climate Bill as It Spurns Global Treaty, Kerry Says The U.S. Senate may pass legislation to slow climate change and then fail to approve a global treaty that commits nations to do so, Senator John Kerry said.

Obama-Medvedev Relations `Reset' May Go No Further Than Nuclear Reductions Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will be looking to trumpet their commitment to reducing nuclear arms when they meet in Moscow next week. Resetting U.S.- Russian relations may be harder.

Sanford Hears Republicans' Demands for Resignation Over `Abuse of Office' Governor Mark Sanford’s battles with fellow Republicans who run South Carolina’s Legislature have left him with few allies as he tries to stave off calls for his resignation after admitting to an extramarital affair.

Hyundai Is Advancing Cash to its Dealers in U.S. for `Clunkers' Trade-ins Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, is advancing money to U.S. dealers so they can immediately take advantage of a “cash for clunkers” program.

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