Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Senate Moves Toward Final Vote on Health Care Bill - New York Times


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

CBS News


Republicans say provision in health bill is unconstitutional

Baltimore Sun


Vote hurtles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday

USA Today


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Changes in Senate Bill Give Democrats Little Wiggle Room for House Compromises - FOXNews


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

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

White House backs healthcare deal, sees victory - Reuters


ABC News


White House backs healthcare deal, sees victory

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday sought to preserve the fragile  »


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Q & A: The compromise on abortion - Los Angeles Times


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

ABC News


Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care

Centre Daily Times


Democrats secure final vote to ensure healthcare reforms pass through Senate

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Politico -BusinessWeek


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure - guardian.co.uk


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 »


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Poll: Obama approval dips below 50 percent - msnbc.com


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

Los Angeles Times


Poll: 2010 could be 'year of the angry white male' redux

Christian Science Monitor


Poll: Healthcare support under 50 percent

UPI.com


Washington Examiner -Iowa Independent -Politico


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What Will it Take to Win Over Lieberman? - CBS News


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

The Associated Press


Lieberman's opposition to Medicare may lead to big changes

NECN


Lieberman's Game, Ctd

Atlantic Online (blog)


New York Post -Investor's Business Daily -Los Angeles Times


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Monday, December 14, 2009

Dense fog lies on NC roads - WRAL.com


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Dense fog lies on NC roads

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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 ...


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists - guardian.co.uk


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 »


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Saturday, December 12, 2009

SC governor's wife files for divorce - CNN International


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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

Los Angeles Times


Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce

New York Times


Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, gov

The Associated Press


Reuters -Courthouse News Service -MiamiHerald.com


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Friday, December 11, 2009

Analysis: Obama's case for war in support of peace - The Associated Press


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

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize protocol breach irks Norway - BBC News


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

guardian.co.uk


Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize

CNN


Dalai Lama: Obama's Nobel Prize Is 'A Little Early'

FOXNews


Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -Aljazeera.net


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan - San Jose Mercury News


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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 »


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

On board the climate express - Aljazeera.net


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

ABC News


Copenhagen climate summit: UN optimistic about climate change deal

Telegraph.co.uk


UN climate change conference opens as world eyes global warming deal

Xinhua


BBC News -New York Daily News -Moneycontrol.com


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Monday, December 7, 2009

1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten - USA Today


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

Seattle Post Intelligencer


Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub

Boston Globe


Chicago ceremony to mark Pearl Harbor

Chicago Tribune


Philadelphia Inquirer -Reno Gazette Journal -BlueRidgeNow.com


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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care - CNN


Washington Post


Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care

CNN


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes - ABC News


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

BBC News


Amanda Knox trial: Meredith Kercher profile

Telegraph.co.uk


American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder

Kansas City Star


CNN International -Seattle Times -TheCelebrityCafe.com


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Friday, December 4, 2009

Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill - The Associated Press


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  »


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Analysis: Afghanistan pullout date not definite - The Associated Press


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

Los Angeles Times


Italy 'to send 1000 extra troops' to Afghanistan

BBC News


Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky

Washington Post


Bloomberg -New York Times -W »


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war - CNN International


Globe and Mail


Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war

CNN International


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times


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

CNN International


Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

Reuters


Barack Obama to order 34000 troops to Afghanistan

Times Online


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Monday, November 30, 2009

Obama's Speech on Afghanistan to Envision Exit - New York Times


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

AFP


Lawmakers raise concerns over an expanded Afghan war

Los Angeles Times


Obama Plan Must Help Speed Build-Up of Afghan Army, Levin Says

Bloomberg


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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Bomb pieces steer Russian inquiry toward terror plot - Washington Post


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

Los Angeles Times


Russia blames terrorists as dozens killed in train crash

guardian.co.uk


Terrorism Suspected in Russia Train Crash

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