Times Online | Health bill on verge in Senate Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON â€" - With Senate Democrats poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, Republicans sought Wednesday to frame the bill as a tarnished product of backroom deals and ... How Harry Reid shepherded healthcare reform through the Senate How Reid got the 60 needed for health bill Senate and House in search of health-care compromise |
Globe and Mail | Senator Cites New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike Deficit FOXNews Savings from Medicare touted by Democrats as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill was double-counted and the legislation will increase the deficit, not decrease it, a senior Republican senator said Wednesday, citing a new letter from the ... One Hurdle Remains in Senate |
Health Care: Key Differences Between House and Senate Bills ABC News The Senate this morning took another step toward passing a $827 billion health care bill with a vote to cut off debate and pass a 383-page amendment. But the battle is far from over. The next step for health care plan is to merge the two ... Senate moves health bill forward Sunrise votes nudge health care bill forward Tues. Health care bill passes in procedural Senate vote |
Reuters | Senate Democrats Unite to Advance Key Health Care Reform Bill Voice of America The Senate has voted by 60 to 40 to close debate on landmark health care reform legislation backed by US President Barack Obama and fiercely opposed by Republican lawmakers. Now, the divided chamber appears to be heading towards a vote to pass the bill ... Nelson says vote to advance health care necessary Health bill passage in sight after key vote Senate on track to approve health bill |
Times Online | Maryland struggles with record December storm Baltimore Sun Marylanders on Sunday morning began digging out from the record-breaking snowstorm that dumped more than 21 inches on the Baltimore area in less than two days. It was the biggest December snowstorm to hit ... Region begins to dig out after record storm East Coast hammered by severe winter storm Snow socks Eastern states, halts travel |
Reuters | 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. ... 'Lukewarm' climate change deal in Copenhagen Obama's 'Unprecedented' Climate Accord Delays Solutions to 2010 Delegates 'take note' of brokered agreement on climate change |
Telegraph.co.uk | Copenhagen climate talks in quotes BBC News World leaders have been speaking at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen as it nears its climax. Here is a selection of quotes from the conference centre. We know the fault lines, because we have been imprisoned by them for years. ... Obama Addresses World Leaders at Climate Talks Official: Obama, Chinese move forward on climate China 'will honour commitments' regardless of Copenhagen outcome |
Globe and Mail | Clinton arrives in Copenhagen to stake US claim in deal of the century guardian.co.uk US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gives a press conference at the Bella Centre. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images "It is no secret that we have lost time," she told a press conference. "In the time we have left here it can no longer ... US Ready to Join Climate-Aid Fund |
The Associated Press | Dean urges defeat of emerging health care bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Wednesday that the health care overhaul bill taking shape in the Senate further empowers private insurers at the expense of consumer choice. "You will be forced to buy insurance. ... Lieberman Stands in Middle of Health Care Debate Senate edges closer to health care agreement Lieberman: GOP bid a 'possibility' |
Washington Post | Medicare "Buy - In" Unlikely to Survive In Senate New York Times By REUTERS The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats said they would probably drop a compromise to expand the Medicare health ... Obama c » |
Reuters | Democrats Furious at Lieberman as They Huddle on Health Care FOXNews The entire Democratic Senate caucus is headed to the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk health care with President Obama, just as the administration urges Majority Leader Harry Reid to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is emerging as the ... Joe Lieberman poses US Senate healthcare hurdle White House Denies Advocating Deal With US Sen Lieberman |
ABC News | Senate approves government funding bill CNN The measure, which goes to President Obama for his signature, would succeed a funding plan that expires Friday. Bill goes to president for signature; Sen. McCain urges veto because of earmarks Washington (CNN) -- The US Senate on Sunday approved $447 ... Senate Passes Federal Spending Bill Divided Democrats can't pass health bill Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Obama |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gillette to Limit Role of Tiger Woods in Marketing New York Times One day after Tiger Woods said he was taking an “indefinite break†from the PGA Tour to try to repair his marriage, Gillette became the first of his major sponsors to distance itself, saying it would limit his role in its marketing. ... New Zealand TV to air Woods interview New Zealand broadcaster to screen Tiger Woods' interview before car crash Two weeks that shattered the legend of Tiger Woods |
AFP | Sweeping bank reform bill clears House CNNMoney.com Measure, aimed at preventing another big financial crisis, imposes more oversight and creates consumer protection agency. By Jennifer Liberto, CNNMoney.com senior writer Rep. Barney Frank has shepherded the regulatory reform package along. ... US House of Representatives backs financial reform bill House Toughens W » |
CBC.ca | Obama defends war in Peace Prize speech ABC Online Barack Obama says the use of force is sometimes not only necessary, but mor » |
BBC News | Troop surge will halt Taliban, McChrystal says ABC Online The top US commander in Afghanistan says there are "no silver bullets" for success but he is confident the troop surge will reverse the Taliban's momentum. General Stanley McChrystal once warned of failure ... US Gen Stanley mcchrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan Next 18 months in Afghanistan 'critical,' US commander tells House panel Karl Eikenberry, once a skeptic, backs more Afghanistan troops |
Globe and Mail | US climate agency declares CO2 public danger guardian.co.uk Lisa Jackson announcing the new US government position that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Obama administration adopted its climate change plan B today, form » |
Globe and Mail | Italy Verdict Draws Ire in the US New York Times PERUGIA, Italy â€" Tensions and cultural misunderstandings ran high on Saturday after an American college student was found guilty of murdering her British housemate. Rather than clarifying the saga of what prosecutors said was a ... Family Sees 'Disappointed, Upset' Amanda Knox in Jail After Conviction Amanda Knox prosecutor: We had a strong case US Student Sentenced to 26 Years in Italy Murder |
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com | NY senator sentenced to probation, counseling The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (mahn-suh-RAHT') has been sentenced to three years on probation for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through his apartment building lobby. His sentence, handed down Friday, also includes 250 hours of ... No Jail Time For Monserrate Monserrate Gets No Jail Time Monserrate Sentenced to Probation |
Belleville News Democrat | Senate bolsters preventive care for women Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health services such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on a sweeping healthcare overhaul. ... Senate casts first votes to overhaul health care Senate approves plan to help women get medical screenings Senate Approves Plan to Boost US Mammogram Testing |
Telegraph.co.uk | Afghan Reaction Toward New US Strategy Mixed Voice of America US President Barack Obama has announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, which has military and civilian goals. Reaction from Kabul is mixed. "We have no interest in occupying your country," President Barack Obama said. US President Barack Obama has ... un chief Ban welcomes Obama's Afghanistan strategy Pakistan officials wary of Obama's strategy for Afghanistan NATO chief: » |
BBC News | Obama to Announce New Afghan War Plan Voice of America In a few hours, President Barack Obama unveils a new US plan for winning the eight-year war in Afghanistan. "Tonight, he will announce a strategy that will accelerate what we are doing in that region of the world and help us get out of Afghanistan," ... Mixed feelings on extra troops in Afghanistan Will Obama's war become his Vietnam? Obama wants Afghan war over in 3 years, officials say |
