ABC News | Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package Los Angeles Times Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the ... US t » |
FOXNews | In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11 New York Times In the past, the Pakistani army has fared poorly in South Waziristan, the southernmost region of the lawless tribal areas where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have operated at will. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... Pakistan Finds Passport of » |
CBS News | House Democrats to unveil health bill Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives finished work on Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a ... House health-care reform bill to include public option House health compromise has 'public option' with a catch Pelosi Backs Off Having Set Rates for Public Option |
guardian.co.uk | Taliban Attack on Kabul Guesthouse Kills 6 UN Workers Voice of America By VOA News A United Nations spokesman in Afghanistan says militants have killed at least six UN workers and wounded nine others during an attack on an international guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. Many of the victims are believed to be foreigners. ... Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Nine Afghan police: 12 dead in attack on UN in Kabul UN staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul |
BBC News | Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January. The statement dated October 26 was ... Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Suicide Bombings Bloomberg Iraq seeks UN inquiry into blasts Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks |
ABC News | Iraq car bombings kill 147 Los Angeles Times Assailants strike just outside the Green Zone, near the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial council building. Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as the Jan. 16 vote nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Baghdad - Twin ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad |
Washington Post | Global events mark magic number on climate change The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350. The number represents 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere that ... global c » |
FOXNews | Pelosi Intensifies Pressure for Public Health Plan New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped up the pressure on House Democrats on Friday to support her preferred version of legislation that would require the federal government to sell health insurance in ... House health care bill at $1 trillion for decade States 'opting out' is a healthcare option House Leaders Woo Centrists to Back Public Plan |
FOXNews | Optional public option enters health care talks CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision » |
Times Online | CDC: H1N1 is Disease of the Young Los Angeles Times More than half of recent hospitalizations for H1N1 influenza involved people younger than 25, and almost a quarter of fatalities were in that age group, according to the CDC. New data on hospitalizations and deaths caused by the pandemic H1N1 influenza ... Minnesota, ND still await more H1N1 vaccine Slow Vaccine Production Makes Parents Nervous Flu vaccines available in D-FW, but you may have to hunt |
Times Online | Gates: Afghan runoff won't solve corruption issues The Associated Press TOKYO â€" US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday a runoff election in Afghanistan won't solve the problem of corruption in that nation's government. Afghan President Hamid Karzai bowed to US pressure on Tuesday and accepted findings of election ... Decision Followed Five Days of Difficult Talks With U.S. |
Telegraph.co.uk | AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" US officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a ... Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Hamid Karzai faces another b » |
Washington Post | Healthcare triumph gives way to heightened battle Los Angeles Times Lawmakers, insurers and unions start scrambling to protect their interests before final House and Senate votes. Kicking things off is a full-page ad in which unions reject a tax on 'Cadillac' plans. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - The ... Senate Health-Care Push Gains Momentum |
New York Times | Healthcare Plan Clears Senate Committee with Lone GOP Supporter Chicago Tribune After nearly a year of congressional wrangling over how to reshape the nation's healthcare system, the last of five congressional committees Tuesday endorsed its own sweeping blueprint for expanding coverage and beginning to whittle down costs. ... US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul |
CBS News | Obama, health care, and the insurance industry, down to the wire USA Today And consider the reaction to what the insurance industry did on the eve of that vote: Release a study saying the proposed committee bill will wind up costing more than advertised. The White House and other » |
BBC News | 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capitol CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason. Sunday's National Equality March in Washington coincided with National Coming Out Day. "I'm here today because I lost my son to hate. ... Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington Gays and lesbians r » |
FOXNews | gop's Michael Steele tries to make money from Obama's Nobel prize Christian Science Monitor President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele is trying to make money off of it. No, he's not going to go » |
Telegraph.co.uk | How Obama Might Have Received the Nobel News: A Fantasy Washington Post So you're roused from sleep and told you won a Nobel Peace Prize, arguably the loftiest award in the solar system. How do you feel? President Obama was "surprised," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. ... Arab world hopes for more from Obama US reaction to Obama's win of Nobel Peace Prize Illinoisans react to Obama's Nobel prize win |
Telegraph.co.uk | UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS â€" The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend UN authorization for NATO's 70000-strong force in Afghanistan for a year, underlining the importance of protecting civilians at a time when the US and international commitment ... Some Democrats warn Obama against new U.S. troops for Afghanistan More troops in Afghanistan? Naysayers gain clout with Obama UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan |
guardian.co.uk | Agency predicts health care bill will cost $829 billion CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday. From left: Sens. ... US Senate health bill cost put at $829 billion Senate healthcare bill estimated to cost $829 billion over 10 years CBO Says Health Bill Would Cost $829 Billion Over 10 Years |
FOXNews | US lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday his decision on a new Afghan war strategy would not make everyone happy, while Republicans urged him to heed his military commander's c » |
