June 22, 2009 Politics Justices Let Stand a Central Provision of Voting Rights Act By DAVID STOUT The Supreme Court said that there was no nee

June 22, 2009 Politics

Justices Let Stand a Central Provision of Voting Rights Act By DAVID STOUT The Supreme Court said that there was no need at the moment to address the constitutionality of the provision in light of changes that have swept the South. Room for Debate: The Battle, Not the War, on Voting Rights Judge’s Mentor: Part Guide, Part Foil By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Sonia Sotomayor has had a long association with José A. Cabranes, first as protégé and mentor, then as often-opposing judges. Times Topics: Sonia Sotomayor ADVERTISEMENT States Turning to Last Resorts in Budget Crisis By ABBY GOODNOUGH With revenues in a free fall, governors and legislatures are approving measures that were once unthinkable. White House Changes the Terms of a Campaign Pledge About Posting Bills Online By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE In a tacit acknowledgment that the campaign pledge was easier to make than to fulfill, the White House is adjusting when a bill will be posted online for review. Video: President Obama's Five-Day Promise The Caucus Obama Reverts to Campaign Motto for Health Care Agenda By JEFF ZELENY In touting a deal with drug companies to reduce prescription costs, the president scolds those who don't believe health care reform will get done this year. The Caucus Health Care Tops the Agenda By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Even as lawmakers turn toward appropriations bills, the debate over how to reshape the health care system -- and pay for those changes -- rages on. The Caucus The Early Word: Obama on Iran By JANIE LORBER In a television interview, the president talks about how he's been calibrating his response to demonstrations in Iran. Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health By KEVIN SACK and MARJORIE CONNELLY Americans favor a plan for government-run insurance to compete with private insurers, a Times/CBS poll found. Multimedia President Obama's Five-Day Promise As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama promised to post bills online for five days after they passed Congress and to give the public a chance to comment on them. He hasn't. Why has the pledge been so hard to keep? Related Article Finding a Middle Ground on Health Care A look at the big issues that will dominate the health-care debate in the months ahead.

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