“Mayday” is a code word used internationally as a radio distress signal to indicate a life-threatening emergency. It is derived from the French phrase “venez m’aider,” meaning “come help me.” During a distress call, “Mayday” is repeated three times, followed by the vessel’s name or call sign, also repeated three times. Then, “Mayday” and the [...]

They may not like it, but many House liberals look ready to accept a compromise health care bill, putting Democratic leaders well on the way to delivering on President Barack Obama’s call for overhaul. Source: Yahoo News

Republicans on Capitol Hill are challenging an assertion by House leaders that their new health-care package comes in under President Obama’s spending limit of $900 billion over the next decade. The true cost of the measure, the GOP argues, is more than $1 trillion. Source: Yahoo News