Reuters | Obama set to introduce offshore oil proposal BBC News US President Barack Obama is set to announce plans to open huge offshore areas on the US coastline to oil and natural gas drilling. The move will end a long-standing ban on such drilling along the Atlantic coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off ... Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time Obama energy plan would open up Gulf drilling Obama to Propose More Oil Drilling in Gulf |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Obama set to introduce offshore oil proposal - BBC News
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tears and prayers as Moscow returns to work - Times Online
CBC.ca | Tears and prayers as Moscow returns to work Times Online Mass murder left few traces on the Moscow Metro today but the evidence was visible in the eyes of passengers at the stations where the two suicide bombers had struck. A steady stream of commuters left flowers and lit candles at memorials marking the ... Moscow Attack a Test for Putin and His Record Against Terror Moscow mourns, Russian bombing toll rises to 39 Russia Mourns Moscow Terror Victims |
Monday, March 29, 2010
Factbox: Moscow metro a Stalinist prestige project - Reuters
Globe and Mail | Factbox: Moscow metro a Stalinist prestige project Reuters (Reuters) -Two female suicide bombers killed at least dozens pf people on two packed Moscow metro trains in the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said. The current death toll makes it the worst attack on Moscow since February 2004, when a suicide ... Terrorism Suspected in Deadly Moscow Subway Attack North Caucasus terrorists may be linked to Moscow blasts - FSB Double suicide bombings kill 36 on Moscow subway |
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Obama uses recess appointments to fill 15 posts - Washington Post
Obama uses recess appointments to fill 15 posts Washington Post An emboldened President Obama filled 15 key administration posts Saturday by bypassing the Senate, defying the GOP as he announced his first recess appointments since taking office. Among the appointees was Craig Becker, a Chicago-based ... Obama appointment to labor board sparks opposition Obama Announces 15 Recess Appointments, Scolds GOP Obama makes 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP |
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
S Korean Navy ship sinks possibly caused by mine explosion: YTN - Xinhua
The Guardian | S Korean Navy ship sinks possibly caused by mine explosion: YTN Xinhua SEOUL, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Friday's Navy ship sinking might be caused by mine explosion, South Korean media YTN quoted presidential sources as saying on Saturday. General of the South Korean Navy Lee Ki-shik said later Friday that the 1200-ton warship ... Rescue Continues in Korea Ship Sinking |
Friday, March 26, 2010
Democrats send Obama final health measure - The Associated Press
Telegraph.co.uk | Democrats send Obama final health measure The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Congressional Democrats sent the final piece of landmark health care legislation to President Barack Obama before heading home to face a skeptical â€" and sometimes even threatening â€" electorate. The last legislative chapter in the wrenching ... Congress passes amended health-care law Congress approves final changes to health plan Congress approves 'fixes' to health bill |
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
US health bill sent back for new House vote - BBC News
CBC.ca | US health bill sent back for new House vote BBC News The landmark US healthcare reform bill must be sent back to the House of Representatives for approval after two issues were raised by Republicans. During an » |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Obama to sign executive order on abortion limits Wednesday - CNN
The Hindu | Obama to sign executive order on abortion limits Wednesday CNN By the CNN Wire Staff President Obama signed the health care bill into law Tuesday. On Wednesday he'll sign an executive order on abortion. Rep. Bart Stupak and his anti-abortion Democratic House colleagues will attend (CNN) -- President Obama will ... Health changes are now the law Obama signs health care reform into law A look at Obama's health care overhaul law |
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Obama to sign health care reform into law, then promote it on the road - CNN International
Reuters | Obama to sign health care reform into law, then promote it on the road CNN International Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will sign sweeping health care reform legislation into law at the White House on Tuesday, according to two Democratic officials familiar with the planning. Obama also will hit the road to sell the measure to a ... Major health care changes won't take place until 2014 Key elements of health reform would start soon A look at the health care overhaul bill |
Monday, March 22, 2010
Houses passes health care bill 219-212 - San Francisco Chronicle
The Guardian | Houses passes health care bill 219-212 San Francisco Chronicle Charles Dharapak / AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, holding the gavel used to pass the Medicare overhaul, walks to the Capitol with Democratic Reps. (from left) Steny Hoyer of Maryland, John Lewis of Georgia and John Larson of Connecticut. ... What the health-care overhaul would do | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/22/2010 Health Care Debate Shows Ideological Split Barack Obama's healthcare bill passed by Congress |
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Health care vote poised to make history - Houston Chronicle
Reuters | Health care vote poised to make history Houston Chronicle Pablo Martinez Monsivais AP President Barack Obama, shown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told Democrats on Saturday that their support for the health care overhaul "will end up being the smart thing to do politic » |
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
House Democrats see momentum on health bill - Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald | House Democrats see momentum on health bill Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul. ... For Obama, Health Care Pushes Other Issues to the Margins Frenzied push for health care bill Dems make final health care push |
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Budget office says health care bill saves money - San Francisco Chronicle
Reuters | Budget office says health care bill saves money San Francisco Chronicle Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on the brink of victory in the fight over health care reform. (03-19) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Declaring "I love numbers," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi secured the critical imprimatur of the Congressional Budget Office on ... Republicans work hard to sway Dems Congressional Budget Office's sunny forecast carries big uncertainties Dems Sweeten Health Bill, Set Showdown Sunday Vote |
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
US believes al Qaeda still deadly but 'on the run' - CNN
CNN International | US believes al Qaeda still deadly but 'on the run' CNN CIA director Leon Panetta says the agency is aggressively targeting al Qaeda and the Taliban. Washington (CNN) -- An intercepted message indicates some members of al Qaeda are looking to the group's founder for more visible leadership, ... CIA director says secret attacks in Pakistan have hobbled al-Qaeda Militant linked to attack on CIA killed » |
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative - San Francisco Chronicle
USA Today | If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative San Francisco Chronicle (03-16) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday traded fire with Republicans over a procedural rule that would » |
Monday, March 15, 2010
Velvet gloves in GOP debate - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times | Velvet gloves in GOP debate Los Angeles Times Republican candidates for governor Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner met in a gener » |
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Transcript: Robert Gibbs on 'FNS' - FOXNews
New York Daily News | Transcript: Robert Gibbs on 'FNS' FOXNews The following is a rush transcript of the March 14, 2010, edition of "Fox News Sunday With Chris W » |
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
More Democrats come out against health care bill - CNN International
Kansas City Star | More Democrats come out against health care bill CNN International House Democratic leaders need at least 216 of their party's 253 members to vote in favor of the health care legislation. Washington (CNN) -- As House Democratic leaders advised their members Friday to prepare for a ... Passage of health care reform bill is "still a jump b » |
Thursday, March 11, 2010
10000 claims over 9/11 illness, injuries settled - CNN
National Post | 10000 claims over 9/11 illness, injuries settled CNN The settlement would provide a system to pay for claims made by people working on rescue and debris removal at ground zero. WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements with more than 10000 plaintiffs New York (CNN) -- The WTC ... Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payout Trade Center Workers Reach Settlement |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16 - Washington Post
The Guardian (blog) | Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16 Washington Post The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists, authorities say. By Carrie Johnson and Alice Crites ... On the trail of 'JihadJane' Woman indicted in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist 'Jihad Jane' Had Troubled Past |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Obama launches attack on health insurance companies - Washington Post
ABC News | Obama launches attack on health insurance companies Washington Post The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases as President Obama and his aides enter what they hope will be the final stretch of a year-long political war over ... TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform Obama takes hard-sell health pitch to Pa. Abortion battle on health bill may end |
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Michigan's Sander Levin replaces Rangel as House Ways and Means chairman - Washington Post
New York Times (blog) | Michigan's Sander Levin replaces Rangel as House Ways and Means chairman Washington Post House Democrats elevated Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.), a pro-union, anti-free-trade liberal who is a close » |
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Paterson Insists He'll Clear His Name - New York Times
New York Daily News | Paterson Insists He'll Clear His Name New York Times Gov. David A. Paterson insisted Friday that he had no plans to step down as his staff tried to carry on the business of state amid a fiscal crisis and the cloud of multiple investigations. Mr. Paterson seemed intent ... NY governor losing support among voters, poll says Less Than Half of New Yorkers Want Gov. Paterson to Finish His Term Poll: Paterson's public support erodes |
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