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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 âcan 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 |