Globe and Mail | 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 How Reid got the 60 needed for health bill US moves a step closer to health care reform |
Times Online | GOP Senator: Senate Health Care Bill Will Increase Federal Deficit FOXNews The Medicare savings in the Senate health care bill was double-counted by Democrats and the legislation will increase the deficit -- not decrease it, aa senior Republican senator said Wednesday, citing a letter from the CBO's chief. ... One Hurdle Remains in Senate |
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | Who Is Brittany Murphy's Husband? Us Magazine Brittany Murphy's husband, Brit screenwriter Simon Monjack, has been thrust into the spotlight since his wife's shocking Dec. 20 death. 1. He's Been Friends With Brittany Since She Was 17 But they didn't wed until 2007 -- after her two failed ... What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy? Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death 'Clueless' director Amy Heckerling claims Brittany Murphy was 'pressured to be ... |
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 |
New York Times (blog) | Senate Democrats Warn House Not to Toy With Health Bill FOXNews Senate Democrats are warning the House not to make any significant changes to the health care package heading toward a vote in their chamber if they want the bill to survive past Christmas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiles at a press conference at the US ... Senate pushes to pass health care before holiday Senate Moves to Major Vote on Health Care Reform Neb.'s Nelson sees backlash on health reform plan |
Globe and Mail | Abortion opponents watching Nelson on health care The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. â€" Waiting at home for Nebraska's Ben Nelson is the following message: "Merry Christmas and we thank you for your stance on pro-life issues so far, and we hope you continue to stand for what's mor » |
Globe and Mail | 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 ... Gordon Brown basks in limelight of Copenhagen climate change summit Climate Talks in Copenhagen Heading Into Overtime Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks |
Times Online | Danger to Free Trade Seen in Climate Talks New York Times With little prospect of an agreement at the talks this week bringing immediate and binding emissions limits on the developing world, pressures are mounting in Europe and the United States to impose restrictions, c » |
Globe and Mail | GOP senator freezes health care debate CNN The Consumers Union says Sen. Harry Reid's measure would "improve the availability and the quality of health care." Sen. Tom Coburn insists that 767-page amendment be read aloud WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As Democrats scrambled to meet ... Passage of Senate Health Care Bill Could Hinge on Abortion Funding Democrats Urged to Act on Health |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama invites 60 senators to White House, focuses on two USA Today President Obama invited 60 Senate Democratic caucus members to the White House today, but most of his health care pitch is aimed at two particular members: Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson. The meeting is underway at the old executive office building, ... Senate Democrats Seek To Close Ranks On Health Care |
New York Times (blog) | Democrats may drop Medicare buy-in USA Today WASHINGTON â€" Senate Democrats said Monday they are prepared to drop a proposal to let people under 65 buy into the Medicare program if that's what it takes to pass President Obama's health care initiative. ... Democrats Drop Plan to Expand Medicare |
Kansas City Star | Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Obama Kansas City Star AP Sen. Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican who voted no, and Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat who voted yes, conferred Sunday after the vote on Capitol Hill. W ASHINGTON | The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending ... Spending measure clears Senate Lieberman Rules Out Voting for Health Bill Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan |
ESPN | 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 Woods' time away from golf will hurt Tiger Inc. Players react to Tiger's indefinite leave |
CTV.ca | For Tiger, the games are over FOXSports.com After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specific » |
FOXNews (blog) | What's it like to win the Nobel Peace Prize? BBC News Just nine months into his first term as President of the United States, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee said it had done it because of the President's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and ... Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo |
Reuters | Poll Finds Slim Majority Back More Troops in Afghan War New York Times Kevin Frayer/AP Marines in the volatile Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan last week. The American force in the province is expected to nearly double next year. By ADAM NAGOURNEY and DALIA SUSSMAN WASHINGTON â€" A bare majority of Americans support ... Petraeus: Wait until December 2010 to gauge US success in Afghanistan US expects Afghan violence to rise Afghanistan progress slower than Iraq: Petraeus |
New York Times | Senate tentatively agrees to remove public option Washington Post Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement Tuesday night to replace the controversial government-run insurance plan in their version of health-care legislation, hoping to remove one of the last major ... Democrats reach deal on health plan Senate Democrats Reach 'Broad Agreement' on Health Bill |
Washington Post | Remembering Pearl Harbor: 'Everything broke loose' // PHOTOS The News Herald SPRINGFIELD â€" Steve Rula remembers Dec. 7, 1941, vividly. He had been on duty most of the night as part of his Army unit's wartime mission: protect Oahu's public utilities from enemy attacks. “I was waiting to get breakfast when everything broke loose ... NEW LOCAL HOME PAGE Pearl Harbor Survivor Recounts Japanese Attacks Local Pearl Harbor Survivors mark anniversary |
ABC News | No Firm Plans for a US Exit in Afghanistan New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration sent a forceful public message Sunday that American military forces could remain in Afghanistan for a long time, seeking to blunt criticism that President Obama had sent the wrong signal in his ... McChrystal's Afghanistan plan stays mainly intact Afghanistan surge: What can it accomplish in 18 months? Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip |
Sydney Morning Herald | Verdict in Italy, but American's Murder Case Isn't Over New York Times PERUGIA, Italy â€" Tensions and cultural misunderstandings ran high on Saturday after an American college student was found guilty here of murdering her British housemate. Rather than clarifying the saga of what prosecutors said was a ... Family Sees 'Disappointed, Upset' Amanda Knox in Jail After Conviction Meredith Kercher's family say guilty verdicts are not a time for celebration Amanda Knox Prosecutor: We Had a Strong Case |
guardian.co.uk | Amanda Knox to appeal verdict, stay in prison up to 2 years Seattle Times Amanda Knox will remain in prison for up to two years while attorneys appeal her conviction, a process that will not begin for at least 90 days, Italian attorney Alessandro Canali said. By Marc Ramirez Amanda Knox will be in prison for up to two years ... Family of Amanda Knox vows to continue the fight Profile: Meredith Kercher Amanda Knox guilty of Meredith Kercher murder |
New York Daily News | NY Senate debates religion, defeats 'gay marriage' bill BP News ALBANY, NY (BP)--In a lengthy debate Wednesday that often focused more on theology than politics, the New York Senate defeated a "gay marriage" bill 38-24, handing homosexual activists another stinging defeat in the liberal Northeast. ... Same-sex marriage bill voted down in New York Senate After New York, will marriage equality have to wait? New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to NJ |
ABC News | Obama's Afghanistan speech: five key points Christian Science Monitor In President Obama's Afghanistan speech, he announced Tuesday night that he will send 30000 more troops to Afghanistan. But he's already decided to start bringing them back by mid-2011. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor ... Obama Orders 30000 Troops to Afghanistan; Withdrawal to Begin July 2011 President Obama invokes memory of 9/11 as he outlines vision for Afghan war Obama Announces Plan to Dispatch 30000 More Troops to Afghanistan |
CBC.ca | Barack Obama's US policy on Afghanistan has drifted, writers say CNN International (CNN) -- US President Barack Obama has waited too long to address the instability in Afghanistan, putting at risk the efforts to stabilize the troubled country, a pair of authors said Monday. Historian Simon Schama and journalist George Packer told ... The political stakes of Obama's Afghanistan war speech Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan A poll on Afghanistan, and Michael Moore's open letter to Obama |
