Thursday, December 24, 2009

Health bill on verge in Senate - Baltimore Sun


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

Los Angeles Times


How Reid got the 60 needed for health bill

Chicago Tribune


Senate and House in search of health-care compromise

Washington Post


Las Vegas Sun -New York Times -CNN


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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Simon Monjack Seen as 'Bad News" to Some, Loving Husband to Others - FOXNews


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?

ABC News


Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death

Entertainment Weekly


Brittany Murphy leaves estate to mother Sharon Murphy

New York Daily News


Us Magazine -The Associated Press -MTV.com


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Monday, December 21, 2009

Obama Praises Senate for Advancing Health Care Bill - ABC News


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

FOXNews


Senate Health Bill Clears Crucial Test on Way to Final Passage This Week

Bloomberg


Health Care Bill Progress Report: Dec. 21

CBS News


Reuters -BBC News -guardian.co.uk


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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Storm heads north after socking East Coast - CNN International


Globe and Mail


Storm heads north after socking East Coast

CNN International


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Ben Nelson is Dems' needed 60th senator for health care bill - Dscriber


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

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Friday, December 18, 2009

From dinner to desperation: The 24-hour race for a deal in Copenhagen - guardian.co.uk


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

BBC News


House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps

Reuters


Climate Change Negotiations Hang in the Balance

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

TV ad, grassroots battles stalk healthcare debate - Reuters


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 »


livejournal.com

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Copenhagen day of mass protest passes without major incident - guardian.co.uk


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

The Associated Press


Danish police hold 240 climate protesters

Reuters


Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

New York Times


CNN International -Times Online -Bloomberg


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livejournal.com

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Obama to work to solidify support for health bill - The Associated Press


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 »


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Monday, December 14, 2009

US Senate Democrats: Health Bill To End 'Doughnut Hole' - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


US Senate Democrats: Health Bill To End 'Doughnut Hole'

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring - New York Times


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

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Copenhagen climate summit: 1000 anarchists arrested - Telegraph.co.uk


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 »


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Friday, December 11, 2009

House to vote on letting judges modify mortgages - MarketWatch


The Associated Press


House to vote on letting judges modify mortgages

MarketWatch


By Ronald D. Orol, marketwatch WASHINGTON (marketwatch) -- A controversial amendment to  »


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Afghanistan: Stanley mcchrystal says troops surge will defeat Taliban - Telegraph.co.uk


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

ABC Online


Karl Eikenberry, once a skeptic, backs more Afghanistan troops

Christian Science Monitor


US Gen Stanley mcchrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan

BBC News


Voice of America -CNN -FOXNews


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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip - Times Online


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

AFP


US Officials: No Swift Exit from Afghanistan

Voice of America


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Verdict in Italy, but American's Murder Case Isn't Over - New York Times


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

ABC News


Amanda Knox prosecutor: We had a strong case

CNN International


US Student Sentenced to 26 Years in Italy Murder

Voice of America


NECN -BBC News -GlobalPost


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livejournal.com

Friday, December 4, 2009

Thursday, December 3, 2009

US Senate boosts preventive care for women - Reuters


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

Detroit Free Press


Senate Republicans Lose Bid to Drop Health Plan's Medicare Cuts

Bloomberg


Senate Roll C »


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

UPDATE 1-New York state lawmakers vote against gay marriage - Reuters


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  »


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama: 30000 new troops to Afghanistan within 6 months - Los Angeles Times


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'

BBC News


Obama to Announce New Afghan War Plan

Voice of America


Will Obama's war become his Vietnam?

CNN


CNN International -Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk


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