Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Vote hurdles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday - USA Today


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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

FOXNews


Abortion looms as possible block to health bill

The Associated Press


US Senate health bill clears final hurdle

Reuters


ABC News -BusinessWeek -McClatchy Washington Bureau


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Dozens Injured in Flight 331 Jamaica Crash - ABC News


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Dozens Injured in Flight 331 Jamaica Crash

ABC News


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Senate Advances Health Care Bill, Democrats Aim for Swift Passage - FOXNews


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

Los Angeles Times


Senate votes move health bill forward

CNN


Health-Care Measure Advances, Clearing Second Hurdle in Senate

Bloomberg


MiamiHerald.com -Houston Chronicle -MedPage Today


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Monday, December 21, 2009

Senate health care bill clears key hurdle - CNN International


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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

Voice of America


Nelson says vote to advance health care necessary

The Associated Press


Senate Health Bill Moves Ahead In Initial Procedural Vote

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Senate Democrats seek to seal health care overhaul - The Associated Press


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

Los Angeles Times


To sway Nelson, a hard-won compromise on abortion issue

Washington Post


Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise

New York Times


Boston Globe -Chicago Tribune -ChattahBox


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Climate summit: Where's the beef? - BBC News


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

Bloomberg


Climate Change Agreement 'Noted,' Not Yet Adopted

Voice of America


UN chief: Climate change deal reached

CNN


Washington Post -New York Times -AFP


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Obama: World's Will on Climate Change 'Hangs in the Balance' at Copenhagen - FOXNews


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

guardian.co.uk


Leaders try to rescue Copenhagen climate talks as Obama rebukes China

Times Online


Obama Snubbed by Chinese Premier at Climate Meeting

Bloomberg


The Associated Press -Los Angeles Times -BBC News


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

US says it could help raise $100 billion to fight climate change - Los Angeles Times


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

Washington Post


Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate

The Associated Press


Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate

Fort Worth Star Telegram


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Lieberman Stands in Middle of Health Care Debate - ABC News


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

The Associated Press


Senate edges closer to health care agreement

NECN


Pared health bill takes shape

Chicago Tribune


Huffington Post (blog) -Politico -Cape May County Herald


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

From Cuba to Illinois for US prisoners? - BBC News


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 »


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Monday, December 14, 2009

Berlusconi bloodied but unbowed - BBC News


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

CNN International


Report: Berlusconi has headache after attack

The Associated Press


Berlusconi recovering after Milan statue attack

guardian.co.uk


Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk -New York Times


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Climate activists condemn Copenhagen police tactics - BBC News


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 »

Saturday, December 12, 2009

SC governor's wife files for divorce - CNN International


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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

Los Angeles Times


Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce

New York Times


Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, gov

The Associated Press


Reuters -Courthouse News Service -MiamiHerald.com


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Friday, December 11, 2009

Chinese health officials step up flu prevention - The Associated Press


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 »


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians - guardian.co.uk


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

CNN


The honor and the irony of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech

Los Angeles Times


Oslo Prize Spurs Rights Groups to Seek Commitment to Human Rights at Home

Voice of America


Aljazeera.net -msnbc.com -NPR


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan - San Jose Mercury News


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 »


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

On board the climate express - Aljazeera.net


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

Telegraph.co.uk


RPT-Poorer nations target mid-2010 climate deal-draft

Reuters UK


G77 and China criticize West for shifting responsibility on climate change

Xinhua


BBC News -CNN -guardian.co.uk


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Monday, December 7, 2009

Copenhagen climate summit: businesses need a clear signal to start investing - Telegraph.co.uk


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 War”. 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

Xinhua


Who Wants What in Copenhagen

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes - ABC News


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

BBC News


American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder

Kansas City Star


Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching'

CNN International


Telegraph.co.uk -Seattle Times -TheCelebrityCafe.com


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Friday, December 4, 2009

Jobs gap of 8 million dogs Obama - Detroit Free Press


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

Washington Post


At White House meeting, a focus on jobs, but no promises of a turnaround

San Jose Mercury News


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Afghanistan timetable raises questions - Los Angeles Times


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

BBC News


Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky

Washington Post


Rove: Obama Can Win in Afghanistan

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war - CNN International


USA Today


Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war

CNN International


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times


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

CNN International


Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

Reuters


Barack Obama to order 34000 troops to Afghanistan

Times Online


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