ABC News | White House trumpets reports on job creation Washington Post By Alec macgillis and Michael A. Fletcher The White House on Friday embraced reports showing that the $159 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package has created or saved about 640000 jobs, even as Republicans and ... Jobs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Yanks' Burnett on target in his World Series debut USA Today By H Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY NEW YORK â€" With seven innings of one-run b » |
Washington Post | Lee, Utley dominant as Phillies shut down Yankees in Game 1 USA Today The Philadelphia Phillies became the first team ever to win Game 1 of the World Series on the road in consecutive years. The Giants are the only club in the past 10 years to win Game 1 on the road and lose the Series: By ... Lee Outpitches Sabathia, and Utley Hits Two Homers Phils ace Lee displays cool hand Phillies Short Hops: Game 1 |
Times Online | UN staff killed in Kabul attack BBC News At least three UN employees have been killed in an attack in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, the UN says. Heavy gunfire and an explosion were heard at a guesthouse used by the UN, after militants entered the building. An Afghan official later ... 3 UN Workers Killed in Fighting in Afghan Capital Dawn attack rocks central Kabul Militants in Kabul house battle Afghan forces |
New York Times | Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance Washington Post The Senate majority leader, after haggling behind closed doors with members of his Democratic caucus, realized that he couldn't cobble together the 60 votes he needed to pass health-care legislation with a government-run health plan. ... Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan |
The Swamp (blog) | Obama and woman go golfing (just like Adam Sandler and Bob Barker) Christian Science Monitor President Obama went golfing this afternoon. No, he wasn't being criticized for not golfing enough. He was getting some flak for not including women in his White House basketb » |
CBS News | Church Janitor Arrested in Killing of Priest in New Jersey New York Times A church janitor was arrested on Saturday in the killing of a Roman Catholic priest, whose body was found in his rectory in New Jersey with 32 knife wounds the day before, officials said. Rich Schultz/Associated Press ... New Jersey man held in priest's death Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest Church janitor charged in fatal slashing of priest, a Morristown native |
FOXNews | Pay Czar Slashes Pay; Makes Governance Changes BusinessWeek In a striking display of government authority, pay czar Kenneth Feinberg is taking a knife to the pay packages of companies receiving US funds. According to media reports, the government will slash the compensation of the 25 highest-paid employees at ... White House to push for big pay cuts Obama's Pay Play Feinberg Said to Order 50% Pay Cuts at Rescued Firms |
Telegraph.co.uk | US lobbied Afghanistan's Karzai to accept runoff CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a blizzard of personal meetings in Kabul, Afghanistan, and in telephone conversations from Washington, US officials lobbied Afghan President Hamid Karzai to abide by the nation's constitution and accept a runoff election. Sen. ... Winter election looms as Hamid Karzai bows to pressure Afghanistan braces for round 2 of marathon election Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistan launches risky offensive into Taliban-Al Qaeda stronghold Los Angeles Times The military faces fierce militants and a desolate, rocky terrain in South Waziristan. And the Taliban may counter with more attacks in major cities, analysts say. Pakistani troops prepare to leave for patrolling in Bannu, a town on the edge of ... Pakistani Troops Attack Taliban in South Waziristan Stronghold Pakistanis reflect on army offensive Pakistani forces capture village in Taliban stronghold |
Los Angeles Times | Friend of Richard Heene Says Kids Often Were Put in Danger ABC News Richard Heene, the father of missing 6-year-old who may have ascended in an experimental aircraft in Colorado earlier today, loved science but often would put his children in the line of danger, ... B » |
Washington Post | THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health cry is tax them, not us The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Insurance companies, unions and other special interest groups pushed back hard Wednesday against health care legislation that could cost their members billions of dollars. If they succeed in shifting the proposed taxes away from them, ... Senate committee passes health care reform bill Snowe pushes health care compromise as positions harden White House Officials Attend Senate Health-Care Meetings |
MiamiHerald.com | Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis. Sen. Max Baucus' Finance Committee is likely to vote ... White House blasts health insurance sector report Seniors lobby ch » |
guardian.co.uk | Readers' Ideas on Obama's Nobel $ Award New York Times Thanks for your very thoughtful (mostly) suggestions on how the $1.4 million in prize money that accompanies President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize might be spent. To those skeptics out there, or critics of even posing this question, ... Q+A-Is it the Nobel "Peace" or "Political" prize? Nobel Peace Prize Seen in a New Light President Obama again the target of 'SNL' satire |
guardian.co.uk | Gunmen Take Hostages in Attack on Pakistani Army Headquarters Voice of America Pakistani military officials say gunmen attacked the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi Saturday near the capital, killing six troops. Security forces have killed four of the attackers. Four others have taken up to 15 people hostage. ... Pakistan militants take hostages Pakistan: six soldiers killed and 15 taken hostage in terror attack Pakistan attackers 'take hostages' |
FOXNews | Israeli, Palestinian leaders mostly praise peace prize for Obama Los Angeles Times Israeli President Shimon Peres congratulates Obama. A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority says there's hope the Nobel will be an 'incentive' for the president to help end the region's conflict. Israeli President Shimon Peres -- who shared the Nobel ... US reaction to Obama's win of Nobel Peace Pri! ze Gibbs: Obama will go to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize Conservatives Mock President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize |
ABC News | Senate Panel Schedules Vote on Health Care Bill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on legislation to revamp the health care system, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, said on Thursday. ... Senate Panel to Vote Tuesday on Health-Care Overhaul HMO stocks! sink after report boosts reform bill Key health care vote set for next Tuesday |
guardian.co.uk | Taliban say control area after battle with US Reuters KABUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Wednesday they had hoisted their flag in a remote district of Afghanistan where days earlier the militants had inflicted the deadliest battlefield casualties on US troops ... Afghan, US forces seize 50 tonnes of opium, kill 17 Taliban: official Obama confronts scepticism over Afghanistan Obama Meeting Advisers Amid Debate on Afghan Policy |
Washington Post | Swiss Reject Polanski Appeal Over Arrest ABC News ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss authorities rejected an appeal on Tuesday to release from jail Roman Polanski, the film director arrested last month after fleeing the United States in 1978 to avoid sentencing in an underage sex case. ... Swiss refuse bail for Roman Polanski Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest Polanski Denied Bail Pending Swiss Extradition Ruling |
