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 » |
