The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.
Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans lined up Wednesday at a Grand Rapids book store to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national tour for her book ``Going Rogue.''
Attorney General explains his prosecutorial strategy to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers questioned him over his decision to send Mohammed and four alleged henchmen to New York for a federal trial.
Republican Response-10/24
Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) addresses health care reform, saying it SHOULD decrease expenses for all Americans, but speculates President Obama's plan will have the opposite effect.
Republican Response 10/17
In this week's Republican Response, Texas Congressman Kevin Brady says that Mr. Obama's health care plan would raise costs without improving treatment.
President's Weekly Address 10/17
In his Weekly Address, President Obama says that the nation is closer to health care reform than ever before, but adds there are still "significant details" that need to be worked out.
EOMP Podcasts
Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. - noon, our panel of experts brings an inside perspective on what's going on in Lansing, with an eye on the national election.
Eye On Michigan Politics - Part 8 12/16
Congressman Pete Hoekstra joins the program. Hoekstra recently announced he will leave office at the end of his upcoming term.
Eye On Michigan Politics - Part 5 12/16
New York University journalism professor Bll Serrin joins the program to discuss the announced changed to the Detroit News and Free Press.
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