Boston Globe | Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package Los Angeles Times Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the ... US t » |
BBC News | In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11 New York Times In the past, the Pakistani army has fared poorly in South Waziristan, the southernmost region of the lawless tribal areas where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have operated at will. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... Pakistan Finds Passport of » |
CNN | Four charged in Richmond High rape case San Jose Mercury News Four teenagers face potential life sentences in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance at Richmond High School, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Wednesday. ... 5 now in custody in Richmond High gang rape Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials Four Charged in California Homecoming Gang Rape |
Boston Globe | Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Democrats are still struggling to find a strategy that will let them push a health care overhaul through the Senate and fulfill President Barack Obama's goal of signing a bill this year. A day after Majority Leader Harry Reid announced ... Uncertain future for Reid's plan Centrists unsure about Reid's public option The Public Option: Let's Not Opt Out and Say We Did |
BBC News | Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January. The statement dated October 26 was ... Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Suicide Bombings Bloomberg Iraq seeks UN inquiry into blasts Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks |
BBC News | 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. Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as the Jan. 16 vote nears. An Iraqi weeps as he walks away from the Justice Ministry ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad |
Straits Times | Global events mark magic number on climate change The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350. The number represents 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere that ... Global events mark magic number on climate change global c » |
FOXNews | US Lawmakers May Be Moving Toward Consensus on Public Option Bloomberg Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats are leaning toward including a government-run insurance plan in a health-care measure that would let individual states to opt out, a proposal House leaders signaled would be ... Pelosi Intensifies Pressure for Public Health Plan House health care bill at $1 trillion for decade States 'opting out' is a healthcare option |
Boston Globe | Snowe Rejects Public Option as Senate Democrats Weigh Measure Bloomberg Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Olympia Snowe rejected the idea of backing the immediate creation of any government-run insurance program even as top Democrats are leaning toward including such a plan in US ... Optional public option enters health care talks Offer to Let States Opt Out of Health Plan Gains Support |
Boston Globe | Howard's end: Slugger NLCS MVP MLB.com The Phillies are on their way back to the World Series. Ryan Howard's bat helped them get there. Howard was named the MVP of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday after helping the Phillies beat the Dodgers, ... Phillies 10, Dodgers 4 Phillies Slug Way Back to Series Dodgers vs. Phillies Game 5 inning-by-inning recap NLCS Notebook: Howard selected MVP |
BBC News | Swine flu vaccine clinics are curbed as supplies lag Washington Post A slowdown in the production of the H1N1 flu vaccine is forcing some Washington area health officials to cancel or limit immunization clinics until more supplies arrive. Maryland officials were expecting 900000 to 1 million doses by ... Schools to Start Offering Swine Flu Shots Texas got fewer swine flu vaccine doses than most states |
FOXNews | 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 ... AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' US tightens screws on Karzai |
USA Today | Healthcare triumph gives way to heightened battle Los Angeles Times Lawmakers, insurers and unions start scrambling to protect their interests before final House and Senate votes. Kicking things off is a full-page ad in which unions reject a tax on 'Cadillac' plans. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - The ... White House Team Joins Talks on Health Care Bill No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale |
Brisbane Times | California Tries to Confront Its Water Woes New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" In a sign that a deal addressing California's longstanding water supply problems may be near, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger convened a special session of the Legislature on Monday to revisit a package of water bills. ... Calif governor signs gay marriage recognition bill Amid flurry of bills, green technology and education reform get boost from ... Schwarzenegger signs two major solar initiatives, vetoes 33% plan |
BBC News | Hope, impatience after Obama gay rights pledge San Francisco Chronicle (10-11) 17:47 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- For many of the gays and lesbians marching for equal rights Sunday in San Francisco and Washington, President Obama's pledge of support provoked hope and frustration. They hoped that the president would follow through ... 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capito! l Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington Gays and lesbians r » |
BBC News | As Pressure Grows, Obama Addresses Gay Rights Group Washington Post Under pressure to deliver on a campaign promise to support their cause, President Obama appeared Saturday night at a fundraising dinner for the nation's largest gay rights group. Obama's address to the Human Rights Campaign came on the eve of a major ... Obama to end military gay policy Obama: 'We should not be punishing' gays in the military Discontent awaits Obama at gay rights event |
Washington Post | For Obama, Nobel Honor Is Both Benefit and Obstacle New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama is given to big events at big moments, replete with stirring speeches, lofty backdrops and stadium-size crowds. President Barack Obama spoke after winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. ... From right and left, questions about peace prize Iraqis credit troop withdrawal plan for Obama award Obama Awarded Peace Prize |
