Reuters | Senate poised to pass health-care bill Washington Post The Senate is poised to pass a landmark health-care bill Thursday morning that would provide coverage to more 30 million people and begin a far-reaching overhaul of Medicare and the private insurance market. ... Senate poised to pass health care bill Health Reform Passes Senate, But Will House Dems Sign On? Health bill on verge in Senate |
Globe and Mail | GOP Senator: Senate Health Care Bill Will Increase Federal Deficit FOXNews With the Senate one day away from passing a sweeping health care overhaul legislation, a senior Republican lawmaker dropped a bombshell Wednesday, saying the bill will increase the federal deficit -- a claim that contradicts what Democrats and ... One Hurdle Remains in Senate |
Globe and Mail | Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate voted 60 to 39 early Tuesday on three steps leading up to a final vote on sweeping health care legislation later this week. Democrats remained united in favor; Republicans united in ... Health Care: Key Differences Between House and Senate Bills Senate moves health bill forward Senate closer to passing health care after early morning vote |
Reuters | The Price Is Right? Payoffs for Senators Typical in Health Care Bill FOXNews While Sen. Ben Nelson got a particularly juicy concession -- permanent and full federal aid for his state's expanded Medicaid population -- in the health care bill, support from a slew of other senators likewise came with its price. Monday: Sen. ... Senate Democrats Unite to Advance Key Health Care Reform Bill Nelson says vote to advance health care necessary Health bill passage in sight after key vote |
Telegraph.co.uk | Nelson Accused of Selling Vote on Health Bill for Nebraska Pay-Off FOXNews What started as Sen. Ben Nelson's personal stand against covering abortion with taxpayer money translated, somehow, into millions of dollars in federal aid for his home state -- drawing criticism that his vote was bought. What started as Sen. ... Senate Democrats seek to seal health care overhaul Senate healthcare bill set to pass by Christmas Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise |
Reuters | US Democrats strike deal on health bill Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - US Senate Democrats said they reached agreement on an abortion compromise with a crucial holdout, Senator Ben Nelson, on Saturday in a deal that could clear the way for passage of a sweeping healthcare ... Democrats Secure 60 Votes on Health Bill |
Times Online | Hillary Clinton Pledges $100B for Developing Countries New York Times COPENHAGEN -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised the United States will help raise $100 billion annu » |
Globe and Mail | Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters New York Times COPENHAGEN â€" Police officers fired tear gas and wielded batons on Wednesday to beat back hundreds of demonstrators outside the global climate meeting here, as a police spokesman said 250 people had been arrested. ... Police hold 230 as climate protesters storm barricades We are in an » |
Washington Post | Obama presses banks to lend more, fuel economy Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON -- President Obama said the nation's banks have an obligation to help accelerate the economic recovery after the government bailed them out of a crisis "largely of their own making." "America's banks received extraordinary assistance from ... Obama Presses Biggest Banks to Lend More Obama c » |
MiamiHerald.com | Obama to Oprah: I'd give first year a B-plus Chicago Sun-Times Talk queen Oprah Winfrey chatted up President Obama and the first lady on a TV special Sunday night in which he said he'd give himself a B-plus (an A or A-minus if he gets to sign health care reform legislation). ... President Obama tells Oprah Winfrey: I deserve a B+ for my first 11 months in ... Summers Predicts US Hiring Will Start to Grow in Spring 2010 Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring |
Reuters | Climate activists condemn Copenhagen police tactics BBC News Climate change groups have criticised Danish police for using heavy-handed tactics after they detained 968 people at a r » |
guardian.co.uk | SC governor's wife files for divorce CNN International South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits to an extramarital affair during a June news conference at the state Capitol in Columbia. Jenny Sanford says she's filing for divorce from Gov. Mark Sanford (CNN) -- Jenny ... Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, gov |
Reuters | Analysis: Obama's case for war in support of peace The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Barack Obama split the difference in his Nobel speech, laying down a doctrine that will likely define his presidency: a steadfast defense of warfare against evil, praise of nonviolence and exhortations for mankind to affirm the "spark of ... Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo |
CBC.ca | Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians guardian.co.uk President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive in Oslo. Photograph: Heiko Junge /AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama has arrived in Oslo to receive his Nobel peace prize amid considerable anger over the White House's decision to cancel a series of ... Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize The honor and the irony of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech Oslo Prize Spurs Rights Groups to Seek Commitment to Human Rights at Home |
MiamiHerald.com | Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan San Jose Mercury News Business leaders and Bay Area public officials praised President Barack Obama's c » |
ABC News | US defence secretary Robert Gates visits Afghanistan BBC News US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has begun a visit to Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's decision to send 30000 more troops. Mr Gates will told talks with President Hamid Karzai, and meet US soldiers. He said his message was that the US ... Karzai Delays Naming Cabinet as Pentagon Chief Lands for Talks US Defense Secretary on unannounced visit to Afghanistan In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, he aims to reassure troops, Karzai |
New York Daily News | mcconnell leads GOP opposition to health bill MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- For weeks, Democratic leaders gritted their teeth whenever Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell airily dismissed suggestions that Republicans would work to slow the health care debate. The Democrats thought they knew ... Medicare Cuts Focus of Senate Health Care Debate Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment |
guardian.co.uk | 'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty BBC News But as the judge read out the jury's decision she turned and buried her face in her lawyers chest and started to sob uncontrollably. She was still crying as she was led from court, facing a sentence of 26 years in prison for the ... Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder Knox convicted, sentenced to 26 years in Italy |
ABC Online | Al-Shabab denies Somalia blast link Aljazeera.net A spokesman for al-Shabab, a Somali group opposed to the country's transitional government, has denied responsibility for a suicide bombing in the capital that killed at least 22 people. Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said on Friday that his group did not ... Somali rebels deny they carried out suicide bombing Bombing kills 19 in Somali capital Somalia graduation day suicide attack condemned |
guardian.co.uk | Afghanistan timetable raises questions Los Angeles Times President Obama's plan to expand, then shrink, the US forces fighting the Taliban has critics and supporters at home and in Europe asking for clarification. US soldiers patrol Kabul, the capital. President Obama plans to send 30000 more troops to fight ... Nato ministers face Afghan surge pressure Rove: Obama Can Win in Afghanistan |
guardian.co.uk | Obama's Afghan Plan Fails to Satisfy Left, Right FOXNews By offering something to » |
