CBS News | White House trumpets reports on job creation Washington Post The White House on Friday embraced reports showing that the $159 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package has created or saved about 640000 jobs, even as Republicans and ... Jobs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas |
Globe and Mail | Yanks' Burnett on target in his World Series debut USA Today By H Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY NEW YORK â€" With seven innings of one-run b » |
Times Online | Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Five New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Attackers stormed a guest house in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, including three United Nations staff members, a United Nations spokesman and an Afghan rescue ... UN staff killed in Kabul shooting Dawn attack rocks central Kabul Insurgents Attack UN Site in Kabul |
FOXNews | Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance Washington Post The Senate majority leader, after haggling behind closed doors with members of his Democratic caucus, realized that he couldn't cobble together the 60 votes he needed to pass health-care legislation with a government-run health plan. ... Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan |
Times Online | 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. Shocked Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as Jan. 16 election nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Bagdad ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Iraq bombing |
New York Daily News | Top employees leave financial firms ahead of pay cuts Washington Post NEW YORK -- Even before the Obama administration form » |
Boston Globe | Senate blocks Medicare payment bill Los Angeles Times The measure to overturn a scheduled 21% reduction in doctors' fees is blocked by a mixture of Republicans and centrist Democrats who objected that its $250-billion cost over 10 years was not offset. By Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey Reporting from ... Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation Vote on Medicare Payment Cuts Divides Democrats |
Sky News | Doctors: Vaccine, not actual flu, best way to give kids immunity USA Today By Peter Foley for USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY As health care workers around the country work frantic » |
Times Online | Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit New York Times Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ... WRAPUP 10-Karzai open to Afghan run-off - sources US Prods Karzai to Accept Runoff |
Times Online | Senate Finance Panel Passes $829 Billion Health Plan Bloomberg Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate Finance Committee approved an $829 billion plan to overhaul US health care, clearing the way for a full Senate debate over the broadest expansion of the government's role in the ... Where things stand with health care overhaul Senate Finance Committee OKs a health bill Health Care Progress Report: October 13 |
Boston Globe | California heats up incentives for solar power Reuters LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (Reuters) - California is heating up its push for clean energy, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a new subsidy for solar power on Monday and joined forces with the federal government to fast-track ... Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk Schwarzenegger vetoes State Bar dues bill Schwarzenegger signs bill honoring gay-rights activist |
guardian.co.uk | Obstacles ahead for Obama's gay rights goals CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and r » |
Straits Times | Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord The Associated Press ZURICH â€" Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag. ... Armenia and Turkey Sign Agreement to Build Diplomatic Ties Turkey and Armenia, After Hitch, Normalize Ties Turkey-Armenia ink historic accord |
guardian.co.uk | Q+A: Is it the Nobel "Peace" or "Political" prize? Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to President Barack Obama, the third prominent US Democrat to win recently, only seemed to reinforce an impression the prize can be as much about politics as ... Obama's Nobel puzzles Pakistanis living close to war Questions and answers about Obama's Nobel surprise Picking the Most Visible of 205 Names |
Fate of Astor Fortune Remains Uncertain New York Times By AG SULZBERGER The spectacle of the Brooke Astor trial owed much of its public fascination to celebrity and circumstance â€" a son accused of greedily exploiting his aging mother, a beloved philanthropist who had dedicated much of her life to charity. ... Son guilty of stealing from NY socialite Astor Astor Trial Verdict Latest in Long Family Drama Jury finds Astor's son guilty of looting estate |
FOXNews | Obama Convenes National Security Team Washington Post A day after soliciting the views of congressional leaders, President Obama is convening top national security officials Wednesday afternoon for a strategy session on Afghanistan and Pakistan amid escalating US ... Obama mulls Afghanistan decision on 8-year mark Obama Gets Support for More Time to Mold Afghan Strategy President gets commander's Afghan troop request |
CBS News | Deficit May Prove Stumbling Block for US Senate Health Plan Bloomberg Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Concerns about the budget deficit may thwart efforts by Senate Democrats to pass legislation this month c » |
guardian.co.uk | Congressional leaders to talk Afghanistan with Obama on Tuesday USA Today Another busy week at the White House on the Afghanistan front, though press secretary Robert Gibbs adds that a decision on more troops is still weeks away. One thing for sure: Pulling out of Afghanistan is not an option. ... Obama, congressional leaders to meet on Afghan war SCENARIOS-Obama's options in Afghan war Gates Says Military's Advice on Afghanistan Should Be Private |
