CBS News | 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 » |
Times Online | 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's Death Toll From Peshawar Bomb Rises to 117 Pakistan Finds Passport of » |
FOXNews | House Democrats to unveil health bill Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives finished work on Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a ... House health-care reform bill to include public option House health compromise has 'public option' with a catch Pelosi Backs Off Having Set Rates for Public Option |
Straits Times | Taliban Attack on Kabul Guesthouse Kills 6 UN Workers Voice of America By VOA News A United Nations spokesman in Afghanistan says militants have killed at least six UN workers and wounded nine others during an attack on an international guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. Many of the victims are believed to be foreigners. ... UN staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul Six UN staff dead in Taliban raid on UN hostel Insurgents Attack Hotels Housing UN Workers in Kabul |
BBC News | Obama defends approach to Afghan war planning Washington Post President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send US troops into war. AP's Mark Smith reports. (Oct. 26) By Michael A. Fletcher JACKSONVILLE, FLA. ... Obama vows no rush on Afghanistan Push for Afghanistan troop increase continues on deadly day Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Baghdad - Twin ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad |
CBS News | Cops: Janitor killed priest The Star-Ledger - NJ.com When stunned church workers found their priest lying in a pool of blood in the rectory of St. Patrick Church Friday, the church janitor rushed to the body and tried to adminster CPR. Some of the onlookers told investigators his attempts seemed ... Church janitor held in priest's death Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest Easton man murdered NJ priest, police say |
New York Times | Optional public option enters health care talks CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision » |
New York Times | 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 |
FOXNews | House moves closer to healthcare public option Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the US House of Representatives moved closer on Tuesday to agreeing on a broad healthcare reform plan that would include the most liberal version of a government-run public insurance option. ... AP source: House Dems trim health bill to $871B House Democrats Get Preliminary Numbers on Health Care Plans House CBO Finds Dem Bill With Public Option Reduces Deficit |
Telegraph.co.uk | AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" US officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a ... Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Hamid Karzai faces another b » |
Boston Globe | Obama, health care, and the insurance industry, down to the wire USA Today And consider the reaction to what the insurance industry did on the eve of that vote: Release a study saying the proposed committee bill will wind up costing more than advertised. The White House and other » |
FOXNews | 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capitol CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- C » |
guardian.co.uk | President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter New York Daily News Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele signed a fundraising letter mocking President Obama (below) for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The step-grandmother of the President of the United States, Sarah Obama, reads a local ... Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize Reader Question: Obama's Prize Money Obama Wins Booker Prize |
Washington Post | Peace! Obama v. The CrunchPad Washington Post Hey, don't get me wrong. I love President Obama as much as the Europeans do (we endorsed him way back when Clinton was still leading the primaries). But Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize is just¿awesome. He's been in office for nine months and hasn't ... Arab world hopes for more from Obama Obama's Nobel and His Obligation to Afghanistan |
Los Angeles Times | Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune. Anthony Marsh » |
CBS News | Agency predicts health care bill will cost $829 billion CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday. From left: Sens. ... Senate healthcare bill estimated to cost $829 billion over 10 years US Senate health bill cost put at $829 billion CBO Says Health Bill Would Cost $829 Billion Over 10 Years |
Times Online | US lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday his decision on a new Afghan war strategy would not make everyone happy, while Republicans urged him to heed his military commander's c » |
