Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Monday, December 14, 2009

A look at the Senate's healthcare compromise - Los Angeles Times


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

Detroit Free Press


Senate Passes Spending Bill Amid Debate on Raising Debt Limit

New York Times


Disputes threaten '09 passage of health bill

Washington Post


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Copenhagen police detain 968 in climate change rally - BBC News


Globe and Mail


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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Woods to take indefinite break - Boston Globe


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

Los Angeles Times


Tiger Woods puts focus on family, golf on hold

San Francisco Chronicle


Woods' decision personal, but Parry critical

The Associated Press


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama's Nobel balancing act - BBC News (blog)


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

euronews


Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Senate Democrats satisfied with deal - Washington Post


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 ...


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Audit Finds TARP Program Effective - New York Times


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

Reuters


President Obama says spare bailout funds can be redirected

USA Today


Oversight Panel: tarp's Impact, Potential Costs Still Unclear

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