Reuters | 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 Senate and House in search of health-care compromise |
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | Simon Monjack Seen as 'Bad News" to Some, Loving Husband to Others FOXNews One Hollywood insider says Monjack was "bad news," while a friend of the couple says he was anything but. As the initial shock from 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy's sudden death on Sunday recedes, more information about her ... What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy? Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death Brittany Murphy leaves estate to mother Sharon Murphy |
Times Online | Obama Praises Senate for Advancing Health Care Bill ABC News President Obama hailed Senate Democrats' advancing the $871 billion health care bill as a "big victory for American people," even as the legislation lost many of the components he had pushed. ... Catholic Bishops Oppose New Abortion Restrictions Senate Health Bill Clears Crucial Test on Way to Final Passage This Week Health Care Bill Progress Report: Dec. 21 |
Globe and Mail | Storm heads north after socking East Coast CNN International Snow f » |
Ben Nelson is Dems' needed 60th senator for health care bill Dscriber Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska stepped up today to become the deciding vote for the Senate's historic health care legislation after a year of contentious debate and political wrangling by his fellow Democrats, including President Barack Obama. ... Democrats Secure 60 Votes on Health Bill |
CBC.ca | From dinner to desperation: The 24-hour race for a deal in Copenhagen guardian.co.uk The Copenhagen climate change summit had been meticulously planned to produce a streamlined agreement. Instead, it turned into an epic struggle over the shape of a future world economic order US president, Barack Obama (right) sits down for a 55-minute ... Copenhagen climate summit enters crucial stage House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps Climate Change Negotiations Hang in the Balance |
Los Angeles Times | TV ad, grassroots battles stalk healthcare debate Reuters LINCOLN, Nebraska (Reuters) - The healthcare reform debate raging in the US Senate has turned Nebraska and a handful of other states into the kind of political hotbeds more usu » |
Times Online | Copenhagen day of mass protest passes without major incident guardian.co.uk Protests involving thousands of people today inside and outside the Bella conference centre hosting UN climate talks in Copenhagen have passed off largely peacefully. About 4000 campaigners marched on the Bella centre in an attempt to stage a "people's ... Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside Danish police hold 240 climate protesters Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters |
Washington Post | Obama to work to solidify support for health bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" After months of turmoil, President Barack Obama is c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | US Senate Democrats: Health Bill To End 'Doughnut Hole' W » |
Washington Times | Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring New York Times Lawrence H. Summers, President Obama's top economic advisor, predicted on Sunday that by the spring the ranks of working Americans will start to grow once again. The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from ... White House Puts Emphasis on Jobs |
Telegraph.co.uk | Copenhagen climate summit: 1000 anarchists arrested Telegraph.co.uk Nearly 1000 people were arrested in Copenhagen yesterday as anarchists and left-wing activists fought running street battles with police in the Danish capital as negotiations continued at the climate summit. By Colin Freeman Demonstrators sit on the ... Copenhagen police detain 900 in climate change r » |
The Associated Press | House to vote on letting judges modify mortgages MarketWatch By Ronald D. Orol, marketwatch WASHINGTON (marketwatch) -- A controversial amendment to » |
guardian.co.uk | Afghanistan: Stanley mcchrystal says troops surge will defeat Taliban Telegraph.co.uk Gen Stanley mcchrystal, the head of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan has predicted that Barack Obama's troop surge will reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents within a year and ensure their ultimate defeat. The general, testifying before the House ... Troop surge will halt Taliban, mcchrystal says Karl Eikenberry, once a skeptic, backs more Afghanistan troops US Gen Stanley mcchrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan |
CNN International | Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip Times Online President Obama's July 2011 date to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan appeared to be slipping yesterday after senior US officials conceded that the deadline was not to be set in stone and that American and Nato forces will remain there for at ... Ending Pakistan havens vital to Afghan effort: US US Officials: No Swift Exit from Afghanistan Gates C » |
BBC News | 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 Amanda Knox prosecutor: We had a strong case US Student Sentenced to 26 Years in Italy Murder |
Boston Globe | US Senate boosts preventive care for women Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The US Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health screenings such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on a sweeping healthcare overhaul. ... Official: Health care reform must curb costs Senate Republicans Lose Bid to Drop Health Plan's Medicare Cuts Senate Roll C » |
WJBF-TV | UPDATE 1-New York state lawmakers vote against gay marriage Reuters NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers voted against legalizing gay marriage on Wednesday, dashing hopes of gay rights activists that it would become the sixth US state to » |
BBC News | Obama: 30000 new troops to Afghanistan within 6 months Los Angeles Times The president will talk about his strategy today in a speech at West Point. He will focus on the troop buildup, as well as their eventual withdrawal, an official says. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ... Obama 'to lay out Afghanistan exit plan' Obama to Announce New Afghan War Plan Will Obama's war become his Vietnam? |
ABC News | Britain to Send 500 More Troops to Afghanistan New York Times LONDON â€" Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday that Britain will send 500 additional troops to Afghanistan in early December, raising the number of British troops there to 10000. Mr. Brown made his statement on the eve of ... Obama's Afghanistan Speech Will Discuss Costs, Limits of US Involvement Anti-War Left Protests Obama's Afghanistan War Strategy UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan |
CBC.ca | Golf superstar's squeaky-clean image takes a beating The Canadian Press WASHINGTON â€" The squeaky-clean image of American golf superstar Tiger Woods has taken a hit following a mysterious middle-of-the-night car crash, lurid » |
