Reuters | How Harry Reid shepherded healthcare reform through the Senate Los Angeles Times The Democratic leader's unusual grasp of the institution and of colleagues' individual needs enabled him to bargain and smooth the path to victory. By Noam N. Levey and janet hook Reporting from Washington - Rahm Emanuel was agitated. ... US Senate on verge of passing healthcare bill How will Senate vote affect health premiums? |
Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate voted 60 to 39 early Tuesday on three steps leading up to a final vote on sweeping health care legislation later this week. Democrats remained united in favor; Republicans united in ... Health Care: Key Differences Between House and Senate Bills US Senate votes for healthcare bill White House confident of health overhaul enactment |
Kansas City Star | The Price Is Right? Payoffs for Senators Typical in Health Care Bill FOXNews While Sen. Ben Nelson got a particularly juicy concession -- permanent and full federal aid for his state's expanded Medicaid population -- in the health care bill, support from a slew of other senators likewise came with its price. Monday: Sen. ... Democrats Pin 2010 Hopes on Bill |
Reuters | Nelson Accused of Selling Vote on Health Bill for Nebraska Pay-Off FOXNews What started as Sen. Ben Nelson's personal stand against covering abortion with taxpayer money translated, somehow, into millions of dollars in federal aid for his home state -- drawing criticism that his vote was bought. What started as Sen. ... Senate Democrats seek to seal health care overhaul Senate healthcare bill set to pass by Christmas To sway Nelson, a hard-won compromise on abortion issue |
Reuters | Democrats Clinch a Deal on Health Bill New York Times A plow cleared snow on Capitol Hill on Saturday. The Senate was in session to vote on a defense bill during a big Washington-area storm. By ROBERT PEAR, DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON â€" Senate Democrats said on Saturday that they had ... Holdout Nelson agrees to back healthcare bill Nelson supports health bill after tough bargaining Nelson Says He Will Support Health Bill, Become 60th Yes Vote |
Globe and Mail | Obama Urges World to Unite Behind Climate Pact as Talks Falter Voice of America US President Barack Obama told world leaders at the final day of the Copenhagen climate change conference Friday it is time for 'the nations of the world to come together behind a common purpose.' Photo: AP Noting that time is running out Friday, ... President Obama warns leaders over climate summit deal Obama Tries to R » |
Reuters | Hillary Clinton Pledges $100B for Developing Countries New York Times COPENHAGEN -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised the United States will help raise $100 billion annu » |
Washington Post | House to Vote on Jobs Bill This Week New York Times By REUTERS The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives aims to pass legislation this week to create jobs and reduce the ... Democratic Party Divided Over Health Care Dean urges defeat of emerging health care bill Lieberman Stands in Middle of Health Care Debate |
CBC.ca | Up in the Air Tops Golden Globe Nominations People Magazine Up In The Air, starring George Clooney, led the nominations at this year's Golden Globe Awards, with six nods, it was announced Tuesday morning â€" along with double-barreled recognition for both Meryl Streep ... Golden Globe nominations: Who got snubbed? `Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 noms "Up in the Air," "Nine" lead Golden Globes |
Washington Post | A look at the Senate's healthcare compromise Los Angeles Times Senate Democrats, as an alternative to creating a government-run insurance plan, proposed creating a nationwide plan that would be operated by a nonprofit. Here's a closer look at the idea. By James Oliphant and Kim Geiger Reporting from Washington ... HEALTH CARE REFORM Proposal for Medicare buy-in hits snag Senate Passes Spending Bill Amid Debate on Raising Debt Limit Disputes threaten '09 passage of health bill |
Reuters | 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. ... Tiger Woods admits infidelity, announces break from golf Tiger Woods puts focus on family, golf on hold Woods' decision personal, but Parry critical |
FOXNews (blog) | Obama's Nobel balancing act BBC News (blog) The president of war and peace appears to have pulled off a difficult balancing act, by refusing to bask in the glow of merely being the anti-Bush. In Oslo, Obama told his European audience what many Americans will see as some hard truths. ... Protests as Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo |
ABC News | Senate Democrats satisfied with deal Washington Post Senate Democrats on Wednesday largely embraced a compromise that dropped a "public option" from health-care legislation, setting aside their concerns about aspects of the consensus plan in the hopes that the deal ... Senate health bill st » |
Reuters | Audit Finds TARP Program Effective New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The independent panel that oversees the government's financial bailout program concluded in a year-end review that, despite flaws and lingering problems, the program “can be credited with stopping an economic panic. ... US bailout fund left many problems unsolved: watchdog President Obama says spare bailout funds can be redirected Oversight Panel: tarp's Impact, Potential Costs Still Unclear |
Telegraph.co.uk | EPA's carbon dioxide emissions ruling could raise energy costs USA Today The latest step by the government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions saddles industry with uncertainty and potenti » |
Memphis Commercial Appeal | 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 ... Lest we forget, Pearl Harbor vets' children pick up torch |
Telegraph.co.uk | Palin fans out for a look and a book in Fairfax Washington Post Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visits a bj's Wholesale Club in Fairfax, Va., to sign copies of her new book, "Going Rogue." Some fans lined up the night before to meet Palin, enduring rain and snow during their wait. By James Hohmann Sarah Palin ... What Sarah Palin had to say at Saturday's Gridiron dinner Palin pokes fun at herself at journalists' dinner Sarah Palin-Barney Frank smackdown: Lots of laughs, no low blows |
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 ... Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching' Profile: Meredith Kercher Amanda Knox to appeal verdict, stay in prison up to 2 years |
Reuters | 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 ... Bombing kills 19 in Somali capital Canada condemns suicide bombing in Mogadishu Suicide Bombing Kills Somali Ministers, Students |
guardian.co.uk | The TV Watch Before Audience of Cadets, a Sobering Message of War New York Times In 2007, President George W. Bush stood framed by an array of books to inform the nation that he was sending additional troops to Iraq. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas ... With narrower military goals, Obama ups the ante Obama tries to shore up American support Obama's Afghan War Compromise Doesn't Quell Strategy Debate |
ABC News | Frequently asked questions about the mission in Afghanistan CNN International US troops search for militants in the mountainous Taliban stronghold in Paktika Province in Afghanistan. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is expected to announce Tuesday that he's sending more ... Fight Looms on How to Pay for New War Plan |
ABC 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. ... Lawmakers raise concerns over an expanded Afghan war US Cool to Surge in Afghanistan's Own Force |
ESPN | Police are turned away a second time by Woods Washington Post WINDERMERE, FLA. -- Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers drove to Tiger Woods's $2.4 million estate Saturday afternoon, hoping to ask Woods what caused him to crash his 2009 Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and tree just outside his ... Woods and wife stay quiet for second straight day When Tiger Woods and scandal collide, truth becomes the victim Tiger Woods delays interview |
