Republicans, angered by treatment, force marathon voting session in House

August 28th, 2009 Fundraising letter hints GOP health care at riskWASHINGTON — The national Republican Party has mailed a fundraising appeal suggesting Democrats might use an overhaul of the health care system to deny medical treatment to Republicans. A questionnaire accompanying the appeal says the government could check voting registration records, "prompting fears that GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system." It asks, "Does this possibility concern you?" Katie Wright, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, said the question was "inartfully worded." But she said people should worry because government officials would have access to personal financial and medical data.

August 6th, 2009 White House: Health care meeting not a negotiationWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's meeting with a bipartisan group of senators on health care reform wasn't a "negotiating session" but simply a chance for him to get an update. Obama met Thursday with six members from the Finance Committee: Max Baucus of Montana, and Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Olympia Snowe of Maine and Mike Enzi of Wyoming.

July 16th, 2009 Republicans vow to fight health care tax increasesWASHINGTON — House Democrats shouldn't expect votes from Republicans in passing a bill that increases taxes on the rich to pay for health care reform. Republicans opened a committee meeting Thursday morning vowing to fight a Democratic plan to impose a surcharge on families making more than $350,000.

June 19th, 2009 House postpones vote on judge's impeachmentWASHINGTON — The House on Thursday postponed a vote on the impeachment of a federal judge now in prison for lying about the sexual assaults of two female workers. The House had planned to vote on four articles of impeachment against U.S.

June 19th, 2009 Republicans prompt marathon voting sessionWASHINGTON — The House may have set a record getting people on the record Thursday. Republicans angry over what they regarded as mistreatment by the majority Democrats retaliated by demanding roll call votes 52 times on one bill, a $64 billion spending bill for law enforcement and science programs next year.

May 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - India's grand old marathon man Ashis Roy has completed his 90th marathon, finishing the Delaware Marathon in Wilmington in a time of six hours and 32 minutes on a chilly rain swept morning. Going up and down a hilly course in two loops, Roy - at 76 the oldest of 600 participants - took nine minutes more to finish the 26-mile run Sunday than he did in the Potomac River Run Marathon in Alexandria two weeks ago.

May 9th, 2009 Injured British soldier completes London MarathonLONDON — A British soldier who lost the use of his legs in a rocket attack in Iraq has completed the London Marathon, two weeks after starting the race. Maj. Phil Packer set off April 26 and walked the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) course on crutches at a rate of two miles (3.2 kilometers) a day.

May 8th, 2009 Senate GOP plans attack on Obama health care billWASHINGTON — The Obama administration's health care legislation doesn't exist yet, but Senate Republicans are already seeking and getting detailed advice on the best way to attack it. Such as, "The plan put forward by the Democrats will deny people treatments they need and make them wait to get the treatments they are allowed to receive." Or, "a committee of Washington bureaucrats will establish the standard of care for all Americans." The suggestions are contained in a 28-page presentation by Frank Luntz, who has long experience in advising Republicans on tailoring their speeches and phrase-making to achieve maximum political benefit.

May 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - India's grand old marathon man Ashis Roy has completed his 89th marathon, finishing the Potomac River Run Marathon here in a time of six hours and 23 minutes on a rain-swept morning. Roy, 76, was the only one of the three participants in the 70-79 age group to finish the 42.2 km run Sunday along the picturesque Mount Vernon Trail along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, from Belle Haven all the way down to Riverside Park and back.

April 26th, 2009 Khalid Yaseen wins Madrid MarathonMADRID — Kenya-born Khalid Yaseen of Bahrain won the rain-soaked Madrid Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 31 seconds. Kenyan runners took the next six places, with Meshack Kosgei Kirwa second in 2:16:17 and Gatheru Daniel Nderitu third in 2:16:42.

April 26th, 2009 Irina Mikitenko wins London Marathon title againLONDON — Irina Mikitenko of Germany has won the London Marathon for the second consecutive year. The 36-year-old Mikitenko finished Sunday's 26.2-mile race in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 11 seconds in sunny and still conditions.

April 25th, 2009 Lel withdraws from London Marathon with injuryLONDON — Martin Lel withdrew from Sunday's London Marathon after failing to recover from a hip injury, thwarting his bid to become the first man to win it four times. The 30-year-old Kenyan said Saturday that he didn't want to take any risks with the right hip, which he injured during his final training session last weekend.

April 23rd, 2009 3-time champion Lel fit to run London MarathonLONDON — Three-time champion Martin Lel should be fit for Sunday's London Marathon after a scan showed that his hip injury was not serious. The 30-year-old Kenyan, who won the event the past two years and in 2005, was diagnosed with a tendon inflammation following an MRI scan but has no problem with the hip bone, organizers said Thursday.

April 22nd, 2009 Lel hampered by hip ahead of London MarathonLONDON — Martin Lel is confident he will be able to defend his title in the London Marathon despite an aching hip. The 30-year-old Kenyan said on Wednesday that he will have an MRI scan of the injury ahead of Sunday's race.

April 21st, 2009 American Goucher won't run London MarathonBOSTON — Boston Marathon third-place finisher Kara Goucher will not run the London Marathon on Sunday. The American considered running back-to-back races but decided against what would have been an unprecedented double.