A senior Republican Senate aide says that the House has indicated it will not agree to let the Senate leave for a full recess over Memorial Day in an attempt to block President Obama from making any appointments during the break next week.
Under the U.S Constitution, neither chamber can adjourn for more than three days unless both chambers agree to it.
When Democrats took over Congress in 2007, they held pro forma Senate sessions every three days during breaks to prevent President Bush from making any appointments, some of which lasted mere seconds.
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The woman who had a child fathered by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger 10 years ago has been identified as Mildred Patricia Baena, a housekeeper/assistant who worked for the Schwarzenegger-Shriver family for more than 20 years, according to online sources. TMZ reports that she performed cleaning duties, did laundry and cooked, among other chores.
The child, a boy, was reportedly fathered more than 10 years ago, before Schwarzenegger’s seven-year term as governor of California began.
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said Monday the he hopes the Pakistani government grills its military and intelligence officers about their knowledge of Osama bin Laden's million-dollar compound.
In a critical statement given to reporters Monday morning, Levin questioned whether Pakistani officials may have known bin Laden was hiding not far from the country's military hub.
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Click on the image to the right for more photos of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
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By:
Chris Dolmetsch and Jim O’Connell
05/01/11 9:19 PM
Osama bin Laden, who used a family inheritance to build the global terrorist network that killed almost 3,000 people in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks targeting New York and Washington, has died in a U.S. military action, according to President Barack Obama.
The Saudi-born bin Laden, who helped found al-Qaeda in 1988 after fighting Soviet troops in Afghanistan, was targeted in a compound in Pakistan. He was 54.
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Click on the picture to the right to see photos of Osama bin Laden over the years.
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By:
Shiyin Chen
05/01/11 8:30 PM
U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares jumped, while crude oil fell from a 31-month high and the yen weakened after a U.S. official said Osama bin Laden was dead. Silver tumbled as much as 13 percent.
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After their wedding in front of 1,900 guests, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, greeted government officials and other royal family members at Buckingham Palace. The press also got a chance to photograph the Royal Wedding cake, made by Fiona Cairns. Click the picture for the full gallery.
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With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared their approval as the royal couple then paraded through London in an open carriage.
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Wedding guests in elegant attire filed into Westminster Abbey and royal fans lined the streets of London by the thousands, hoping to snatch a glimpse of history as Prince William weds Kate Middleton in a marriage expected to revitalize the royal brand.
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