Globe and Mail | US set for Senate vote on healthcare reform BBC News US senators are preparing to vote on the final Senate version of a historic healthcare reform bill. The legislation aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. ... Senate vote nears on health care bill Senate and House in search of health-care compromise GOP fights to the end on health |
Reuters | 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 Senate moves health bill forward Senate health-care reform bill passes another hurdle |
Times Online | 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. ... Senate Democrats Unite to Advance Key Health Care Reform Bill Nelson says vote to advance health care necessary Health bill passage in sight after key vote |
ABC News | 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 Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise |
Kansas City Star | Health care holdout Nelson reaches agreement, senators say CNN Sen. Ben Nelson has reached an agreement with Democratic leaders on health care reform, senators say. Washington (CNN) -- US Sen. Ben Nelson, the lone Democratic holdout on the Senate health care reform bill, has reached an agreement with Democratic ... US Democrats strike deal on health bill Democrats Secure 60 Votes on Health Bill |
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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 » |
CBC.ca | Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters New York Times COPENHAGEN â€" Police officers fired tear gas and wielded batons on Wednesday to beat back hundreds of demonstrators outside the global climate meeting here, as a police spokesman said 250 people had been arrested. ... Police hold 230 as climate protesters storm barricades Activists arrested in Copenhagen protests We are in an » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Democrats Drop Plan to Expand Medicare W » |
ABC News | Senate Passes Spending Bill Amid Debate on Debt New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate on Sunday approved a $446.8 billion spending package that will keep much of the federal government running through next September. Harry Hamburg/Associated Press Senator Kent Conrad speaking at a news conference ... Disputes threaten '09 passage of health bill Two Senators Doubt Medicare Compromise |
Washington Post | Houston elects openly gay mayor Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Saturday became the first major US city to elect an openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, after a hotly contested run-off election that gave gay and lesbian supporters a symbolic victory following defeats over legalizing same-sex ... Rick Casey: Advisers gave Locke wrong key Houston elects first openly gay mayor Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor |
Times Online | For Tiger, the games are over FOXSports.com After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specific » |
CBC.ca | Shortage of H1N1 flu vaccine appears to be easing in California Los Angeles Times The shortage of H1N1 flu vaccine appears to be easing in California, prompting a few counties to begin offering inoculations to the public, health officials said Thursday. Ventura and Sacramento counties now have no limitations on ... Swine flu vaccine to be widely available in Illinois Texas health officials open swine flu shots to » |
Reuters | Senate deal raises questions, draws fire San Jose Mercury News By Alec macgillis WASHINGTON â€" While confusion reigned on Capitol Hill on Wednesday over the prospects and details of a Senate deal to replace a government-run insurance plan with other measures, it is not too soon to ask what it would mean for regular ... Democrats See Room for Hope on Health Bill Medical groups balk at Medicare 'buy-in' For Some Ages 55 to 64, Medicare Will Cost Too Much |
ABC News | Senate Democrats reach deal on 'public option' health plan USA Today WASHINGTON â€" Senate Democrats have reached a tentative deal on the divisive issue of government-run health insurance, a development that bolstered chances for health care legislation passing this year, Senate Majority Leader ... Senate tentatively agrees to remove public option Democrats reach deal on health plan Senate Democrats Reach Tentative Agreement on Health Bill |
Los Angeles Times | 'NOVA' looks at Japanese midget sub in Pearl Harbor attack Los Angeles Times By AP HONOLULU (AP) â€" The PBS science series "NOVA" plans to broadcast a documentary presenting evidence that a torpedo fired from a Japanese midget submarine may have struck the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. ... 9/11 in the Shadow of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Day: Survivors tell their stories Pearl Harbor: Memories of that day of infamy |
Newsweek | No Firm Plans for a US Exit in Afghanistan New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration sent a forceful public message Sunday that American military forces could remain in Afghanistan for a long time, seeking to blunt criticism that President Obama had sent the wrong signal in his ... Pakistan Tribes Helping Fight Terrorist 'Assassins,' Malik Says Afghanistan surge: What can it accomplish in 18 months? Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip |
guardian.co.uk | Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching' CNN International Amanda Knox's parents, Curt Knox and Edda Mellas, are swarmed by journalists after leaving the Perugia, Italy courthouse. (CNN) -- Sitting at her home in West Seattle, Washington, Amanda Knox's aunt Janet Huff was watching the ... Profile: Meredith Kercher Knox sentenced to 26 years in Italy; family to appeal Appeal planned...Scores killed...Banks shut down |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama's War Speech Wins Over Some Skeptics New York Times A month ago, Donnie Jones, a 40-year-old Republican who lives outside D » |
FOXNews | Barack Obama orders 30000 more troops to Afghanistan BBC News US President Barack Obama has ordered 30000 more US troops to Afghanistan but warned America would begin to withdraw its military by 2011. The new deployment over six months will bring America's troop strength in the country to more than 100000, ... Obama Sending 30000 More US Troops To Afghanistan With Troops Go Demands Barack Obama sets out final push in Afghanistan |
Telegraph.co.uk | Barack Obama's US policy on Afghanistan has drifted, writers say CNN International (CNN) -- US President Barack Obama has waited too long to address the instability in Afghanistan, putting at risk the efforts to stabilize the troubled country, a pair of authors said Monday. Historian Simon Schama and journalist George Packer told ... The political stakes of Obama's Afghanistan war speech Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan Barack Obama to send two more brigades to Afghanistan |
