Globe and Mail | 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 |
KCBS | East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death San Jose Mercury News A jury this afternoon sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death for murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May in 2006. The same six men and six women who last month found Alberto Alvarez guilty of first-degree murder with ... Unanimous jury recommends death for Alvarez Death Sentence for Convicted Cop Killer Man gets death penalty for killing East Palo Alto cop |
Globe and Mail | Changes in Senate Bill Give Democrats Little Wiggle Room for House Compromises FOXNews The Senate is preparing for another key vote early Tuesday morning on Democratic health insurance reform, putting it one step closer to a final vote on Christmas eve and leaving fewer opportunities for alterations before it reaches President Obama's ... Historic Health Vote Looms |
ABC News | Alicia Silverstone: I Hope Brittany Murphy Is at Peace People Magazine Clueless brought them together and made them both stars, as audiences were charmed by Alicia Silverstone's pretty popular girl Cher bringing transfer student Tai, played by Brittany Murphy, under her wing. "I always felt connected to her as we shared a ... Brittany Murphy: Friends and colleagues remember her Actress Brittany Murphy Dead at 32 Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32 |
ABC News | President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board ABC News Senate Democratic leaders inched closer to attaining their goal of passing a health care bill by Christmas as Ben Nelson, the Nebraska senator who had been skeptical of the bill, jumped on board, winning major concessions for his state, ... Democrats secure final vote to ensure healthcare reforms pass through Senate Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care Abortion Language In Senate Health Bill Draws Strong Criticism |
Times Online | Key powers reach compromise at climate summit BBC News Key states have reached what they c » |
The Associated Press | Franken shuts down Lieberman on Senate floor The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run ... Franken objects to giving Lieberman more debate time Anger at Lieberman...Drone video hacked...Troubled NFL player dies Funny-Guy-Turned-Senator Al Franken Disses Lieberman |
CBS News | Indiana House Panel Approves Ethics, Lobbying Bill ABC News AP An Indiana House committee endorsed a bill Wednesday to tighten lobbying and ethics rules and sent the legislation to the full, Democrat-controlled House. The bill would prohibit lawmakers from becoming lobbyists ... House backs $290 billion debt limit increase House Narrowly Passes $290 Billion Increase in Debt Limit |
Telegraph.co.uk | What Will it Take to Win Over Lieberman? CBS News Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, Maine meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) The latest news and analysis on the continuing battle ... Obama R » |
New York Daily News | Summers Predicts US Hiring Will Start to Grow in Spring 2010 Bloomberg Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- White House chief economic adviser Lawrence Summers said US employers will start to increase payrolls this spring, ending a decline that's led to the loss of 7.2 million jobs since the recession began two years ... Oprah, '60 Minutes' and the prime-time president Obama to Oprah: Give Me a B-Plus for Presidency Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring |
Sydney Morning Herald | Tiger Woods puts focus on family, golf on hold San Francisco Chronicle The Tiger Woods saga took another headline-grabbing twist Friday, when the golfer announced he will take an "indefinite break" from his PGA Tour career as he scrambles to salvage his marriage. Woods disclosed his decision in a late-afternoon statement ... For Tiger, the games are over Woods isn't leaving for good, or even for long Can Golf Survive Without Tiger Woods? And Vice Versa? |
Reuters | Obama's Nobel balancing act BBC News (blog) The president of war and peace appears to have pulled off a difficult balancing act, by refusing to bask in the glow of merely being the anti-Bush. In Oslo, Obama told his European audience what many Americans will see as some hard truths. ... Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo |
Senate Democrats satisfied with deal Washington Post Senate Democrats on Wednesday largely embraced a compromise that dropped a "public option" from health-care legislation, setting aside their concerns about aspects of the consensus plan in the hopes that the deal ... Medicare expansion idea raises healthcare reform hopes Senate Democrats See Room for Hope on Health Care Bill Medical groups balk at Medicare 'buy-in' |
Globe and Mail | Copenhagen summit welcomes US emissions curbs BBC News UN and EU officials have welcomed the US declaration that greenhouse gases are threatening to human health. An EU spokesman said the announcement showed "a degree of resolve" on the part of President Barack Obama to address climate change. ... UN official optimistic on climate accord UN climate conference faces four obstacles: Chinese official Green on display at Copenhagen summit |
Reuters | Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment CNN Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Nebraska, (pictured last month) moved to send the bill back to committee. Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans failed Saturday to eliminate $42.1 billion in cuts to Medicare home health care service in the health care bill. ... Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts Senate Democrats seek public option compromise Dems Working Furiously Toward Public Option Compromise |
Globe and Mail | 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 ... Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching' Profile: Meredith Kercher Amanda Knox to appeal verdict, stay in prison up to 2 years |
CBC.ca | Executive privilege is tested by Salahi case Washington Post Michaele and Tareq Salahi, a couple from Northern Virginia, are at the center of a controversy after they gained admission to a White House state dinner on Nov. 24. By Michael D. Shear On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to create "an ... 3 Secret Service officers placed on leave Secret Service puts 3 on leave 3 Secret Service Officers Put on Leave in White House Gate-Crashing |
Washington Post | Bank of America to Repay Bailout, Easing CEO Search Bloomberg Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., the nation's biggest lender, will repay $45 billion of US government bailout funds, helping free the bank from curbs on executive pay that have hampered its search for a new leader. ... Move to Repay Aid Helps Bank of America Shed Stigma BofA Set to Repay Taxpayers |
guardian.co.uk | With narrower military goals, Obama ups the ante Washington Post Six months after saying he doubted that "piling on more and more troops" was the road to success in Afghanistan, and then warning his commanders not to ask for more, President Obama has given Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal nearly » |
