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...leave their children at a safe place, like a hospital, without fear of prosecution. It was one of the last states in the country to pass such legislation - but the law contained a large loophole by including children of all ages. The legislature gathered on Friday in a special session to fix the safe-haven law. The day before, three more kids were abandoned at Omaha hospitals, bringing the total to 34 since mid-September, shortly after the law was passed. A 5-year-old boy was left by his mother on Thursday night; two teenage girls...
...Nebraska legislature's judiciary committee met in a special session on Monday to begin rewriting the law, which has resulted in an epidemic of abandoned children - with some parents driving from Florida, Arizona and Georgia to drop off their problem kids. Most states allow a parent to leave an infant at a fire station or hospital without fear of prosecution, but because Nebraska's law did not define child, 34 kids have been dropped off at Omaha hospitals since September. None were infants. The rest of America was stunned. But, as the special session proceeded, some legislators defended the intent...
...earliest such visit for a President-elect ever - and on Monday Obama met with his former rival John McCain in Chicago. But just because the Republicans are proving to be good losers doesn't mean that they are willing to get rolled in this week's lame-duck session of Congress, and that's apparent in the deadlocked talks to help the auto industry...
Congress returns to Washington this week for a five-day lame-duck session, and Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for the first skirmishes in what promises to be a war to remake the U.S. economy. Fights are breaking out within the parties too. Liberal and centrist Democrats are arguing over how fast to push their agenda. Republicans in the Bush Administration and Congress are split over whether to continue deep intervention in the markets. (Read "10 Things to Do with Your Money Right...
Democrats are emboldened by their election victory but don't yet enjoy the broad margins they will have in the new session that begins in January. Yet there are high-stakes issues that can't wait. This week Congress will try to approve a bridge loan for the auto industry and a stimulus package that includes unemployment benefits, Medicaid help for the states and some assistance for small businesses. House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank will call on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for a roasting on how the $700 billion bailout - passed...