Times Online | Senate Moves Toward Final Vote on Health Care Bill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate trudged Wednesday toward passage of sweeping health legislation after disposing of Republican claims that it would be unconstitutional to require Americans to have health insurance, ... Health Bill Clears Final Procedural Step Republicans say provision in health bill is unconstitutional Vote hurtles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday |
Times Online | Changes in Senate Bill Give Democrats Little Wiggle Room for House Compromises FOXNews The Senate is preparing for another key vote early Tuesday morning on Democratic health insurance reform, putting it one step closer to a final vote on Christmas eve and leaving fewer opportunities for alterations before it reaches President Obama's ... Republicans Take Aim at Deal-Making |
ABC News | White House backs healthcare deal, sees victory Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday sought to preserve the fragile » |
New York Times (blog) | Q & A: The compromise on abortion Los Angeles Times The issue nearly derailed Democrats' efforts to overhaul healthcare. What are the new rules in the Senate's version of the healthcare bill? By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - The abortion issue nearly derailed Senate Democrats' drive to ... President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care Democrats secure final vote to ensure healthcare reforms pass through Senate |
Reuters | Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure guardian.co.uk The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement last night in Copenhagen, f » |
Reuters | Democrats on the Health-Care Precipice W » |
Air America (press release) (blog) | Poll: Obama approval dips below 50 percent msnbc.com AP AP By Mark Murray WASHINGTON - For much of his first year in office, President Barack Obama has largely defied political gravity in the midst of skyrocketing unemployment, an ambitious legislative agenda and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... Poll: Dissatisfaction could spell trouble for Democrats in 2010 Poll: 2010 could be 'year of the angry white male' redux Poll: Healthcare support under 50 percent |
Reuters | What Will it Take to Win Over Lieberman? CBS News Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, Maine meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) The latest news and analysis on the continuing battle ... Upbeat Obama says Senate near health care passage Lieberman's opposition to Medicare may lead to big changes Lieberman's Game, Ctd |
WSAV-TV | Dense fog lies on NC roads WRAL.com Raleigh, NC â€" Dense fog is causing low visibility on roads in around the Triangle early Monday. A dense fog advisory is in effect for 80 counties from the mountains to the coast until 10 am The advisory warns that visibility could drop to zero in some ... Dense fog a ch » |
Reuters | Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists guardian.co.uk Danish police have released hundreds of activists who were detained during a mass r » |
guardian.co.uk | SC governor's wife files for divorce CNN International South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits to an extramarital affair during a June news conference at the state Capitol in Columbia. Jenny Sanford says she's filing for divorce from Gov. Mark Sanford (CNN) -- Jenny ... Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, gov |
guardian.co.uk | Analysis: Obama's case for war in support of peace The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Barack Obama split the difference in his Nobel speech, laying down a doctrine that will likely define his presidency: a steadfast defense of warfare against evil, praise of nonviolence and exhortations for mankind to affirm the "spark of ... Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo |
Financial Times | Obama's Nobel Peace Prize protocol breach irks Norway BBC News US President Barack Obama has irked some Norwegians for truncating a three-day schedule of events organised around his receipt over the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Obama will spend only 24 hours in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, because of his busy schedule. ... Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize Dalai Lama: Obama's Nobel Prize Is 'A Little Early' |
MiamiHerald.com | Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan San Jose Mercury News Business leaders and Bay Area public officials praised President Barack Obama's c » |
CBC.ca | On board the climate express Aljazeera.net But few of those can be as proud of their journey's carbon footprint as those arriving bleary-eyed on Saturday night after 12 hours on the Climate Express â€" a train from Brussels to Copenhagen. ... uk's Brown Wants Deeper European Emissions Cuts Copenhagen climate summit: UN optimistic about climate change deal UN climate change conference opens as world eyes global warming deal |
Grand Forks Herald | 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten USA Today By Richard Ambo, The Honolulu Advertiser By William Cole, The Honolulu Advertiser PEARL HARBOR â€" Harold O'Connor, 88, was a Navy Fireman First Class on the USS Thornton, a destroyer seaplane tender, in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese ... Learning from our veterans with America again at war Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub Chicago ceremony to mark Pearl Harbor |
Washington Post | Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care CNN President Obama r » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes ABC News The family of Amanda Knox was furious today that an Italian court convicted her of murder and said the judge, who was part of the jury and read the verdict, couldn't look them in the eye. Italian jury convicts Amanda Knox in the death ... 'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty Amanda Knox trial: Meredith Kercher profile American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder |
The Associated Press | Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but he is warming to moves by his congressional » |
ABC Online | Analysis: Afghanistan pullout date not definite The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" So much for the deadline. President Barack Obama started the clock on the US war in Afghanistan this week, announcing that the beginning of the end would come in July 2011 even as he massively expanded the war by ordering 30000 new US ... Obama's Afghanistan strategy has a familiar look Italy 'to send 1000 extra troops' to Afghanistan Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky |
Globe and Mail | Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war CNN International In a nation » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan Los Angeles Times In his address Tuesday, the president is expected to emphasize that there are limits to the length of US military involvement in Afghanistan. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ... Frequently asked questions about the mission in Afghanistan Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan Barack Obama to order 34000 troops to Afghanistan |
BBC News | Obama's Speech on Afghanistan to Envision Exit New York Times Senior administration officials said that the timetable will not be tied to particular conditions on the ground in Afghanistan. By PETER BAKER, ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER This article is by Peter Baker, Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger. ... Obama prepares to announce Afghan surge Lawmakers raise concerns over an expanded Afghan war Obama Plan Must Help Speed Build-Up of Afghan Army, Levin Says |
Times Online | Bomb pieces steer Russian inquiry toward terror plot Washington Post Russian investigators discovered traces of an improvised bomb Saturday on the rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg, where a train derailment killed at least 26 people in what appeared to be the nation's worst terrorist attack in ... Russia says homemade bomb caused deadly train derailment Russia blames terrorists as dozens killed in train crash Terrorism Suspected in Russia Train Crash |
