Times Online | Vote hurdles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday USA Today WASHINGTON â€" A Democratic bill to provide the most sweeping expansion of the nation's health care coverage since the 1965 Medicare Act is now set for certain Senate passage Thursday morning. The legislation overcame its final ... Senate Bill Clears Final Hurdle, Passage Vote Set for Christmas Eve Abortion looms as possible block to health bill US Senate health bill clears final hurdle |
ABC News | Senate Advances Health Care Bill, Democrats Aim for Swift Passage FOXNews The Senate health care reform bill cleared a pair of hurdles Tuesday, putting Democrats halfway through a series of key votes and another big step closer to passing the bill by Christmas Eve. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, along with Sen. ... Senate moves closer to healthcare passage Senate votes move health bill forward Health-Care Measure Advances, Clearing Second Hurdle in Senate |
guardian.co.uk | Senate health care bill clears key hurdle CNN International Washington (CNN) -- Democrats won a major victory in their push for health care reform early Monday morning as the Senate voted to end debate on a package of controversial revisions to a sweeping $871 billion bill. The 60-40 party-line vote, ... Senate Democrats Unite to Advance Key Health Care Reform Bill Nelson says vote to advance health care necessary Senate Health Bill Moves Ahead In Initial Procedural Vote |
Reuters | Senate Democrats seek to seal health care overhaul The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Outnumbered Republicans are pledging to delay passage of historic health care legislation as long as possible after jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote. Nelson's backing puts President Barack ... Senate healthcare bill set to pass by Christmas To sway Nelson, a hard-won compromise on abortion issue Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise |
Times Online | Climate summit: Where's the beef? BBC News That was how US President Barack Obama intervened in the global warming conference in Copenhagen and whether he saved it from total deadlock or condemned it to issuing a powerless piece of paper depends on your point of view. ... Obama's 'Unprecedented' Climate Accord Delays Solutions to 2010 Climate Change Agreement 'Noted,' Not Yet Adopted UN chief: Climate change deal reached |
CBC.ca | Obama: World's Will on Climate Change 'Hangs in the Balance' at Copenhagen FOXNews President Obama seemingly acknowledged failure even as he made a last-ditch effort Friday to salvage a climate conference in disarray, telling attendees that the world's will to address climate change "hangs in the balance. ... Barack Obama's speech disappoints and fuels frustration at Copenhagen Leaders try to rescue Copenhagen climate talks as Obama rebukes China Obama Snubbed by Chinese Premier at Climate Meeting |
Telegraph.co.uk | US says it could help raise $100 billion to fight climate change Los Angeles Times The money would help the world's poorest countries and limit logging, Clinton says. But it's contingent on a broader agreement that is still uncertain. By Jim Tankersley Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Reporting from Copenhagen - Attempting to revive ... US pledges billions; China says climate pact is doubtful Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lieberman Stands in Middle of Health Care Debate ABC News The Senate health care debate has left Sen. Joe Lieberman just where he wants to be: squarely in the middle. GOP strategist Kevin Madden says for Democrats, a bill is a win. Not just the policy middle; the area he has carved out as his ... Dean urges defeat of emerging health care bill Senate edges closer to health care agreement Pared health bill takes shape |
Kansas City Star | From Cuba to Illinois for US prisoners? BBC News An under-used prison in Illinois could become the next residence for men suspected of terror offences currently being held by the US in Guantanamo Bay. From a US military outpost on a sm » |
BBC News | Berlusconi bloodied but unbowed BBC News Like any true heavyweight, Silvio Berlusconi is a bruiser who likes a rumble in the political jungle. Well now he's got the scars to prove it. On his nose, his lips and his teeth, or what's left of them. It wasn't quite a knock-out ... Man charged over Berlusconi attack Report: Berlusconi has headache after attack Berlusconi recovering after Milan statue attack |
BBC News | Climate activists condemn Copenhagen police tactics BBC News Climate change groups have criticised Danish police for using heavy-handed tactics after they detained 968 people at a r » |
guardian.co.uk | SC governor's wife files for divorce CNN International South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits to an extramarital affair during a June news conference at the state Capitol in Columbia. Jenny Sanford says she's filing for divorce from Gov. Mark Sanford (CNN) -- Jenny ... Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, gov |
National Post | Chinese health officials step up flu prevention The Associated Press BEIJING â€" China's Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especi » |
CBC.ca | Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians guardian.co.uk President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive in Oslo. Photograph: Heiko Junge /AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama has arrived in Oslo to receive his Nobel peace prize amid considerable anger over the White House's decision to cancel a series of ... Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize The honor and the irony of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech Oslo Prize Spurs Rights Groups to Seek Commitment to Human Rights at Home |
CBS News | Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan San Jose Mercury News Business leaders and Bay Area public officials praised President Barack Obama's c » |
guardian.co.uk | On board the climate express Aljazeera.net But few of those can be as proud of their journey's carbon footprint as those arriving bleary-eyed on Saturday night after 12 hours on the Climate Express â€" a train from Brussels to Copenhagen. ... Copenhagen climate summit: UN optimistic about climate change deal RPT-Poorer nations target mid-2010 climate deal-draft G77 and China criticize West for shifting responsibility on climate change |
Globe and Mail | Copenhagen climate summit: businesses need a clear signal to start investing Telegraph.co.uk The Copenhagen Climate Change conference has been billed by Lord Stern as the “most important meeting since the Second World Warâ€. By Bruce Duguid The date has been in my diary for the last 2 years. And like a long awaited sporting event such as the ... Copenhagen heats up for talks Who Wants What in Copenhagen |
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 ... 'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching' |
Reuters | Jobs gap of 8 million dogs Obama Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama warned Thursday that the US economy was running up to 8 million jobs short of where it should be, and that filling even part of the hole would take fresh action from his administration. ... Jobs summit underscores dilemma At White House meeting, a focus on jobs, but no promises of a turnaround Lampropoulos c » |
Los Angeles Times | Afghanistan timetable raises questions Los Angeles Times President Obama's plan to expand, then shrink, the US forces fighting the Taliban has critics and supporters at home and in Europe asking for clarification. US soldiers patrol Kabul, the capital. President Obama plans to send 30000 more troops to fight ... Nato ministers face Afghan surge pressure Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky Rove: Obama Can Win in Afghanistan |
USA Today | Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war CNN International In a nation » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan Los Angeles Times In his address Tuesday, the president is expected to emphasize that there are limits to the length of US military involvement in Afghanistan. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ... Frequently asked questions about the mission in Afghanistan Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan Barack Obama to order 34000 troops to Afghanistan |
