Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Republicans say provision in health bill is unconstitutional - Baltimore Sun


Times Online


Republicans say provision in health bill is unconstitutional

Baltimore Sun


WASHINGTON BUREAU--With Senate Democrats hours poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's healthcare system, Republicans Wednesday sought to frame the bill as a tarnished product of backroom deals and political maneuvering, ...


Health Bill Clears Final Procedural Step

CBS News


'Special Report' Panel on Health Care Bill Deals

FOXNews


Vote hurtles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday

USA Today


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Dems, White House predict success on health care - The Associated Press


The Associated Press


Dems, White House predict success on health care

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" From the White House to Capitol Hill, Democrats on Tuesday confidently predicted Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul after the bill cleared its second 60-vote test and the time was set for a final t »

Monday, December 21, 2009

Nelson Decision to Vote for Health Reform Met With Joy, Outrage Back Home - FOXNews


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Nelson Decision to Vote for Health Reform Met With Joy, Outrage Back Home

FOXNews


With the Nebraska senator's decision to back the Democratic health care bill, the partisan sea in his state has parted, with Democrats applauding him for saving the bill on one side and Republicans assailing him on the other. Sen. ...


FAQs about health care reform

CNN


Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill

The Associated Press


Obama: Senate healthcare vote "big victory"

Reuters


MiamiHerald.com -Voice of America -Bizjournals.com


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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Saturday, December 19, 2009

US Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits - Reuters


Reuters


US Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits

Reuters


WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Proposed changes to the US Senate's pending healthcare reform bill include measures targeting industry profits and taxes, and a move to ensure health insurers spend a certain amount on medical care, ...


Abortion coverage battle on health bill continues

The Associated Press


President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board

ABC News


Abortion Compromise Draws Fire From Both Sides

New York Times (blog)


Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -North Platte Bulletin -Kaiser Health News


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Friday, December 18, 2009

'Meaningful' deal reached at Copenhagen climate summit - BBC News


Globe and Mail


'Meaningful' deal reached at Copenhagen climate summit

BBC News


Key states have reached what they c »

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Danger to Free Trade Seen in Climate Talks - New York Times


New York Daily News


Danger to Free Trade Seen in Climate Talks

New York Times


With little prospect of an agreement at the talks this week bringing immediate and binding emissions limits on the developing world, pressures are mounting in Europe and the United States to impose restrictions, c »


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Kill the health bill - Washington Post


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Kill the health bill

Washington Post


If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers' monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care ...


Senators: Drugmakers Will Pay More for Health Bill

ABC News


Passage of Senate Health Care Bill Could Hinge on Abortion Funding

FOXNews


Health care overhaul bill slowed by read-a-thon

The Associated Press


Deseret News -Politico -guardian.co.uk


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Senate Democrats Seek To Close Ranks On Health Care - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


Senate Democrats Seek To Close Ranks On Health Care

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Obama Summons Senate Democrats to Health-Care Meeting - Bloomberg


New York Daily News


Obama Summons Senate Democrats to Health-Care Meeting

Bloomberg


Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, trying to revive flagging momentum for US health-care legislation, summoned  »

Monday, December 14, 2009

President Obama tells Oprah Winfrey: I deserve a B+ for my first 11 months in ... - New York Daily News


Washington Post


President Obama tells Oprah Winfrey: I deserve a B+ for my first 11 months in ...

New York Daily News


President Obama with Oprah Winfrey in the Blue Room of the White House earlier this month. President Obama gives himself a B+ for his first 11 months in office. What grade would you give him? President Obama told Oprah Winfrey on ...


Summers Predicts US Hiring Will Start to Grow in Spring 2010

Bloomberg


Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring

New York Times


White House Christmas Decorations? Yes. White House Christmas Card? No.

FOXNews


Baltimore Sun (blog) -msnbc.com -Reuters


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Denmark: nearly 1000 climate protesters released - The Associated Press


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Denmark: nearly 1000 climate protesters released

The Associated Press


COPENHAGEN â€" Danish police on Sunday released hundreds of activists who were detained during a mass r »

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Woods to take indefinite break - Boston Globe


Sydney Morning Herald


Woods to take indefinite break

Boston Globe


Another day, another Tiger Woods story. This one, though, packs plenty of substance, without any of the gossipy speculation and sordid accusations that have dogged and embarrassed Woods for the past two weeks. ...


Woods' decision personal, but Parry critical

The Associated Press


Woods' decision personal, but Parry critical

San Jose Mercury News


Tiger Woods to take golf hiatus, focus on family

CNN


San Francisco Chronicle -Los Angeles Times -Orlando Sentinel


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Friday, December 11, 2009

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


FOXNews (blog)


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

Medicare plan breaks impasse - Chicago Tribune


ABC News


Medicare plan breaks impasse

Chicago Tribune


WASHINGTON - -- The unexpected new proposal for breaking the impasse over the so-c »


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

'Hard choices'? Nope - San Diego Union Tribune


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'Hard choices'? Nope

San Diego Union Tribune


In February 2008, with the economy sputtering and warning signs on the horizon, President George W. Bush and Democrats in Congress negotiated a stimulus bill rebating $168 billion to taxpayers. Despite optimistic projections, it did nothing to slow the ...


Obama's Stimulus 2.0 acknowledges government's limitations

Washington Post


Obama Pushes New Job Stimulus

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Copenhagen climate summit: UN optimistic about climate change deal - Telegraph.co.uk


guardian.co.uk


Copenhagen climate summit: UN optimistic about climate change deal

Telegraph.co.uk


Agreement on a new deal to bring global warming under control is well within range, governments and top UN officials insisted yesterday as the climate summit opened in Copenhagen. By Geoffrey Lean UN officials are optimistic about the chance of ...


G77 and China criticize West for shifting responsibility on climate change

Xinhua


On board the climate express

Aljazeera.net


Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown sets out Copenhagen goals

guardian.co.uk


BBC News -New York Times -Reuters UK


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Monday, December 7, 2009

Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub - Boston Globe


Boston Globe


Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub

Boston Globe


A decommissioned Navy destroyer stationed in Boston is set to host a memorial service marking the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack, which drew the United States into World War II, ...


1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten

USA Today


Lest we forget, Pearl Harbor vets' children pick up torch

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Medicare Cuts Focus of Senate Health Care Debate - ABC News


Reuters


Medicare Cuts Focus of Senate Health Care Debate

ABC News


AP Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., leaves the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 5,... Senate Republicans forced Democrats to vote in favor of cutting billions from providers of home care for older people as ...


Deep down, Utahns want health care reform bills

Deseret News


Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts

New York Times


Senate healthcare debate stretches through weekend

Los Angeles Times


CNN -Washington Post -FOXNews


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Friday, December 4, 2009

'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty - BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald


'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty

BBC News


But as the judge read out the jury's decision she turned and buried her face in her lawyers chest and started to sob uncontrollably. She was still crying as she was led from court, facing a sentence of 26 years in prison for the ...


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

ABC News


American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder

Kansas City Star


Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching'

CNN International


Seattle Times -KOMO News -guardian.co.uk


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Somali rebels deny they carried out suicide bombing - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


Somali rebels deny they carried out suicide bombing

Reuters


MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A spokesman for Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels denied on Friday that the group was behind a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony in the capital that killed at least 22 people. Three government ministers died in ...


Suicide Bombing Kills Somali Ministers, Students

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Congress Poised to Back Obama War Plan - FOXNews


guardian.co.uk


Congress Poised to Back Obama War Plan

FOXNews


AP Lawmakers are prepared to back Obama's plan to send 30000 more troops to Afghanistan after getting assurances that some soldiers and Marines will begin withdrawing in July 2011. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appears to have accomplished what ...


Obama's Afghanistan strategy has a familiar look

Los Angeles Times


Nato ministers face Afghan surge pressure

BBC News


Rove: Obama Can Win in Afghanistan

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Key points of Obama's strategy - CNN International


CBC.ca


Key points of Obama's strategy

CNN International


President Obama said he hopes to start transferring US forces out of Afghanistan in July 2011. (CNN) -- President Obama said Tuesday his strategy in Afghanistan will have three objectives: deny al Qaeda a safe haven, reverse the Taliban's momentum and ...


The TV Watch Before Audience of Cadets, a Sobering Message of War

New York Times


NATO 'confident' on Afghanistan, some  »


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