Daily Democratic Wire 7-15-2009

George Wenschhof

Today, President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on health care reform - at 1:00 PM ET from the White House Rose Garden, the President with members of the American Nurses Administration will address health care reform. The American Nurses Administration represents 2.9 million registered nurses in America and have endorsed health care reform. Politico.com has more here.

The President will continue his health care reform theme of the day by meeting with all of the major television networks this afternoon to discuss the issue.

Last night, President Obama who is a southpaw, threw the first pitch to home plate from the Pitcher's mound at the start of the MLB All-Star game. The angle was cut off so viewers were unable to see if he made the plate or bounced it. The replay from a center field camera showed he barely made it - thanks to the catcher moving up slightly to catch the low toss. ESPN.com had the video replay here.

In a game that moved briskly along, the American League continued their winning streak with a 4-3 win over the National League. Baltimore Oriole center fielder Adam Jones drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.

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Sotomayor confirmation hearing set to resume at 9:30 AM ET today - this is the third day for Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee as the supreme court justice nominee continues to perform well. Newly sworn in Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) along with other members of the committee will be asking questions today. Sotomayor is expected to receive confirmation. You can read more here.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to travel to India and Thailand tomorrow - today, she will be delivering a major foreign policy speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. After a month of recovering from a fractured elbow, she is now back in action full time. You can read more here.

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Democrat Judy Chu wins California Congressional race in special election - this was probably the last of the merry go round special elections resulting from vacancies occurring from appointments to the Obama administration. This special election was for the seat held formerly by Hilda Solis, who is now Labor Secretary. TheHill.com has more here.

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