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Ppre House approves its own health care fix, but Obama opposes it
The question before Congress is: Did President Trump commit an impeachable offense when he allegedly pursued a politically charged quid pro quo He is accused of withholding U.S. military aid and a White House visit from Ukraine unless its president announced two investigations: one into Burisma, a Ukrainian company that employed the son of Mr. Trump s 2020 rival, Joe Biden, and another into unfounded claims that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election to help Mr. Trump s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Here are the highlights from the impeachment inquiry this week mdash; followed by analysis: What the legal experts said The impeachment process moved t stanley cup quencher o the House Judiciary Committee this wee stanley france k. On Wednesday, it held a hearing with four constitutional law professors. Three of them said that given the evidence and constitutional precedent, Mr. Trump should be impeached. But one of the witnesses, Jonath stanley cups an Turley, a CBS News legal analyst, said more evidence would be required, specifically from the officials with direct knowledge of the delay in military aid, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is following White House orders to not testify. On the question of whether Mr. Trump committed bribery, the same three experts were in unison, while Turley was the lone dissenter. All fouragreed, however, that the Constitution allows for a president to be impeached even if he didn t break a law. White House refuses to participat Ckqx As Keystone vote approaches, Republicans pressure Obama for support
AP Photo CBS News The struggling economy is without question the best issue for Mitt Romney on the presidential campaign trail, but a new poll shows that voters in three key swing states are split over whether he or President Obama would be a better economic steward.Additionally, the new Quinnipiac poll shows that voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida approve of Mr. Obama s new immigration policy and believe stanley tazas the president woul stanley cup d be better than Romney at handling the issue of immigration. Voters in Florida -- where the Latino vote could play a key role -- approve of Mr. Obama s new policy by the widest margin. The president holds leads over Romney in all three states -- he leads by four points in Florida, nine points in Ohio and six points in Pennsylvania -- but this far from Election Day, those numbers could easily change.Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, noted in the poll s release that for much of the last year, more swing state voters thought Romney would do a better job handling the economy, but that advantage has disappeared for now. In Ohio -- a must-win state for Romney -- voters say 47 percent to 42 percent that Mr. Obama would be better than Romney at handling the economy. Similarly, they say Mr. Obama would be better for their personal economic future, 47 percent to 42 perce stanley thermosflasche nt.In Florida, voters say Romney would do a better job than
The question before Congress is: Did President Trump commit an impeachable offense when he allegedly pursued a politically charged quid pro quo He is accused of withholding U.S. military aid and a White House visit from Ukraine unless its president announced two investigations: one into Burisma, a Ukrainian company that employed the son of Mr. Trump s 2020 rival, Joe Biden, and another into unfounded claims that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election to help Mr. Trump s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Here are the highlights from the impeachment inquiry this week mdash; followed by analysis: What the legal experts said The impeachment process moved t stanley cup quencher o the House Judiciary Committee this wee stanley france k. On Wednesday, it held a hearing with four constitutional law professors. Three of them said that given the evidence and constitutional precedent, Mr. Trump should be impeached. But one of the witnesses, Jonath stanley cups an Turley, a CBS News legal analyst, said more evidence would be required, specifically from the officials with direct knowledge of the delay in military aid, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is following White House orders to not testify. On the question of whether Mr. Trump committed bribery, the same three experts were in unison, while Turley was the lone dissenter. All fouragreed, however, that the Constitution allows for a president to be impeached even if he didn t break a law. White House refuses to participat Ckqx As Keystone vote approaches, Republicans pressure Obama for support
AP Photo CBS News The struggling economy is without question the best issue for Mitt Romney on the presidential campaign trail, but a new poll shows that voters in three key swing states are split over whether he or President Obama would be a better economic steward.Additionally, the new Quinnipiac poll shows that voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida approve of Mr. Obama s new immigration policy and believe stanley tazas the president woul stanley cup d be better than Romney at handling the issue of immigration. Voters in Florida -- where the Latino vote could play a key role -- approve of Mr. Obama s new policy by the widest margin. The president holds leads over Romney in all three states -- he leads by four points in Florida, nine points in Ohio and six points in Pennsylvania -- but this far from Election Day, those numbers could easily change.Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, noted in the poll s release that for much of the last year, more swing state voters thought Romney would do a better job handling the economy, but that advantage has disappeared for now. In Ohio -- a must-win state for Romney -- voters say 47 percent to 42 percent that Mr. Obama would be better than Romney at handling the economy. Similarly, they say Mr. Obama would be better for their personal economic future, 47 percent to 42 perce stanley thermosflasche nt.In Florida, voters say Romney would do a better job than
