Times Online | Health bill on verge in Senate Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON â€" - With Senate Democrats poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, Republicans sought Wednesday to frame the bill as a tarnished product of backroom deals and ... How Harry Reid shepherded healthcare reform through the Senate Senate and House in search of health-care compromise In Senate Vote on Health Care Overhaul, New Partisan Vitriol |
Sydney Morning Herald | Murphy hubby devastated' by rumors that actress died of drug OD New York Daily News Actress Brittany Murphy, right, and husband, writer Simon Monjack. He says rumors of a drug overdose are not true. LOS ANGELES - Brittany Murphy's "devastated" husband is lashing back at speculation his "baby" died from a drug overdose. ... Brittany Murphy Remembered By Dakota Fanning, Michael Urie, More What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy? Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death |
CBC.ca | US Airlines Can Face Big Fines For Long Delays New York Times By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US airlines could face stiff fines for stranding passengers aboard grounded planes for more than three hours, according to a regulation that officials said on Monday was aimed at upholding passenger rights. ... U.S. to Fine Airlines for Tarmac Delays |
Reuters | Senate pushes to pass health care before holiday CNN This weekend's snowstorm in Washington hasn't st » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Health-Care Bill Set for Passage With Nelson's Vote Bloomberg Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The US Senate is poised to pass the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's health-care system in four decades after Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska joined his fellow Democrats in supporting the ... Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits Democrats Get Their 60 Votes for Health Care. Now What? Obama says US `on the cusp' of health care reform |
CTV.ca | Leaders cut safeguards to salvage Copenhagen climate deal Times Online Key safeguards on climate change were sacrificed today in a desperate attempt by world leaders to achieve a compromise at the Copenhagen summit. Gordon Brown and some other leaders prepared to stay overnight as the final stages of the negotiations were ... From dinner to desperation: The 24-hour race for a deal in Copenhagen Climate Talks in Copenhagen Heading Into Overtime House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps |
Telegraph.co.uk | China welcomes US climate cash offer Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - China said on Thursday a US pledge to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate funds was a "good step," and signaled Beijing was seeking compromise with Washington on its demand for checks on Chinese emissions curbs. ... Fight to control Copenhagen climate change fund Clinton: US aims to help poor nations adapt to climate change Kyoto Extension May Be Transition to New Climate Deal |
Telegraph.co.uk | Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside The Associated Press COPENHAGEN â€" The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days before President Barack Obama and more than 100 other national leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global ... Copenhagen climate conference: ministers plan new summit Copenhagen day of mass protest passes without major incident Danish police hold 240 climate protesters |
Washington Post | Lieberman ready to back bill without Medicare expansion, public option CNN Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, speaks to reporters about health care at the Capitol Building on Tuesday. Washington (CNN) -- Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday he is prepared to back a comprehensive health care reform bill if it excludes ... The Selling of Health Care Reform |
ABC News | Long-Term Care Is Latest Issue in Health Care Debate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Embedded in sweeping health legislation passed by the House and being debated on the Senate floor is a major new federal insurance program for long-term care intended to help people like Anne M. Rader. ... Spending measure clears Senate Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan GOP: We're United Against Health Care Bill |
guardian.co.uk (blog) | Woods begins leave, career enters unknown Washington Post On Friday night, when Tiger Woods announced he would take an "indefinite" leave from professional golf, he attempted to begin the reconstruction of a personal life that seemingly sits in disarray after his infidelity became part of the ... Gillette benches Tiger Woods Players react to Tiger's indefinite leave Woods' time away from golf will hurt Tiger Inc. |
Reuters | At long last, Tiger turns the corner ESPN They are simply words on a page. And these days, reading between the lines is more appropriate than reading the line of a putt. Tiger Woods will not be doing any of the latter as he takes a leave of absence from professional golf to sort ... Despite immediate pain, Tiger's sabbatical best for » |
Reuters | 'Broad agreement' on public option compromise, Senate leaders say Washington Post Senate leaders said they had reached a "broad agreement" late Tuesday on a compromise to replace the government-run insurance plan in the chamber's health-care package, but they declined to release details, pending analysis by ... Drug prices under scrutiny amid US health reform Dems agree to drop gov't-run insurance option Senate rejects abortion amendment to healthcare bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | EPA Determines Greenhouse Gases Harmful to People and Environment ABC News The Environmental Protection Agency declared today that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are harmful to people and the environment. Government agency rules that six greenhouse gases create toxic air pollution. ... EPA's Carbon Proposal Riles Industries |
Newsweek | Afghanistan surge: What can it accomplish in 18 months? Christian Science Monitor The goal of the Afghanistan surge is limited: to break the Taliban's momentum by July 2011. Plenty of US troops will remain in Afghanistan after that to continue work on longer-term goals, said Defense Secretary Robert Gates Sunday. ... Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip Gates C » |
Reuters | Senate healthcare debate stretches through weekend Los Angeles Times Obama plans to meet with Democrats on Sunday as lawmakers work to resolve disagreements on a public option and federal funding for abortions. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - As the Senate healthcare debate stretched through the weekend, ... Senate Vote Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts Dems Working Furiously Toward Public Option Compromise Medicare cuts focus of Senate health care debate |
BBC News | Profile: Meredith Kercher BBC News Former lovers Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been found guilty of cutting British student Meredith Kercher's throat after she refused to take part in a drug-fuelled sex session at her flat in Italy in November 2007. The 21-year-old, ... Family of Amanda Knox vows to continue the fight Meredith Kercher trial: the main protagonists Amanda Knox found guilty |
Financial Times | White House Jobs Forum Focuses on Job Creation ABC News By AP AP Participants in President Barack Obama's jobs forum Thursday broke into six groups to discuss job creation strategies. Summaries of the discussions in each group. President Barack Obama told more than 20 labor, industry, and local officials ... Obama, GOP hold dueling economic summits Obama sees 'desperation' on jobs, seeks action to create 7-8 million more Obama seeks answers to rising joblessness, sinking polls |
The Associated Press | New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to NJ Christian Science Monitor The 38-to-24 vote in the New York state Senate is a fresh and stinging defeat for gay marriage, which was also recently rejected in Maine. Now, the New Jersey legislature might take up this issue. By Michael B. Farrell | Staff writer/ December 2, ... Same-sex marriage bill voted down in New York Senate After New York, will marriage equality have to wait? New York state lawmakers reject gay marriage bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama to Offer Troop Increase For Afghanistan New York Times By REUTERS The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline plans on Tuesday to send 30000 more US troops to ... Obama's Afghan Strategy Makes Nod to War Hawks and Political Advisers Separate Afghan war funding bill likely: lawmaker Obama: 30000 more troops to Afghanistan by summer |
ABC News | Barack Obama to send two more brigades to Afghanistan guardian.co.uk Barack Obama will end months of uncertainty over his Afghanistan policy when he announces tomorrow night that he is to deploy two extra brigades in the country, one from the Marines and one from the army, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the war ... Britain to Send More Troops to Afghanistan Australia will stick to Afghanistan: Rudd says Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy |
