Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Obama and health care: Not if, but when - USA Today


Globe and Mail


Obama and health care: Not if, but when

USA Today


The Obama White House has a new mantra on health care, one that spokesman Robert Gibbs echoed no less than three times this morning. "Health care reform is not a matter of if," Gibbs said. "Health care reform now is a matter of when. ...


Senate Health, Debt-Ceiling Votes Set for Thursday

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Senate Health Care Bill: Frequently Asked Questions - ABC News


Times Online


Senate Health Care Bill: Frequently Asked Questions

ABC News


Health care legislation passed a big hurdle today in the Senate, with an early morning vote to block a Republican filibuster that passed 60 to 40. A final vote is scheduled for Christmas Eve. The bill would extend insurance coverage to ...


Changes in Senate Bill Give Democrats Little Wiggle Room for House Compromises

FOXNews


Abortion deal may be hard to keep in health bill

The Associated Press


FAQs about health care reform

CNN


MiamiHerald.com -Christian Science Monitor -Bizjournals.com


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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Alicia Silverstone: I Hope Brittany Murphy Is at Peace - People Magazine


guardian.co.uk


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

Entertainment Weekly


Actress Brittany Murphy Dead at 32

BuddyTV


EXCLUSIVE: Hospital Tried To Revive Brittany Murphy Three Times

Radar Online


Us Magazine -MiamiHerald.com -CNN International


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Obama Praises Deals On Health Reform - Voice of America


Telegraph.co.uk


Obama Praises Deals On Health Reform

Voice of America


Photo: AP US President Barack Obama says Senate Democrats' overnight compromise on health care reform is a step forward for the American people. The president is also touting the progress made at the climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...


President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board

ABC News


Abortion coverage battle on health bill continues

The Associated Press


Democrats secure final vote to ensure healthcare reforms pass through Senate

guardian.co.uk


Gov Monitor -BusinessWeek -NY1


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Key powers reach compromise at climate summit - BBC News


CBC.ca


Key powers reach compromise at climate summit

BBC News


Key states have reached what they c »


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Franken shuts down Lieberman on Senate floor - The Associated Press


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 ...


Funny-Guy-Turned-Senator Al Franken Disses Lieberman

NBC Connecticut


Anger at Lieberman...Drone video hacked...Troubled NFL player dies

9&10 News


Franken denies Lieberman extra time on Senate floor

Minnesota Public Radio


CBS News (blog) -WHIO Radio -The Washington Independent


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Senate Democrats scramble for healthcare votes - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Senate Democrats scramble for healthcare votes

Los Angeles Times


Obama and the party's leadership work into the evening to pacify Lieberman and other centrists to solidify the 60-vote coalition needed to overcome an expected Republican filibuster. By Noam N. Levey and Jim Oliphant Reporting from Washington ...


Democrats Furious at Lieberman as They Huddle on Health Care

FOXNews


Dems against Dems in health care vote struggle

The Associated Press


Joe Lieberman poses US Senate healthcare hurdle

Reuters


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Senate Passes Federal Spending Bill - New York Times


Reuters


Senate Passes Federal Spending Bill

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" The Senate on Sunday sent President Obama a $446.8 billion measure funding much of the federal government, leaving Congress free to try to sort out a remaining tangle of year-end business. The latest on President Obama, ...


Senate approves government funding bill

CNN


Divided Democrats can't pass health bill

Reuters


GOP: We're United Against Health Care Bill

CBS News


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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

House close to approving sweeping bank reform - MarketWatch


Boston Globe


House close to approving sweeping bank reform

MarketWatch


By Ronald D. Orol, marketwatch WASHINGTON (marketwatch) -- House lawmakers on Friday approved the most significant increase in the regulation of US banks and other corporations since the Great Depression, placing new restrictions on the activities of ...


SCENARIOS-US financial reforms could shrink Fed's role

Reuters


Sweeping bank reform bill clears House

CNNMoney.com


US House of Representatives backs financial reform bill

BBC News


BusinessWeek -The Associated Press -MiamiHerald.com


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama: No 'Precipitous Drawdown' of US Forces in Afghanistan - Voice of America


CBC.ca


Obama: No 'Precipitous Drawdown' of US Forces in Afghanistan

Voice of America


Photo: AP US President Barack Obama says there will be no "precipitous drawdown" rapid withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan as they transfer responsibility to Afghan forces. Speaking to reporters Thursday in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, ...


Left and right, pundits applaud Obama Nobel Peace Prize speech

Christian Science Monitor


Obama says nations have to fight just wars

Hindu


Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

House, Senate health care bills grow further apart - CNN


Reuters


House, Senate health care bills grow further apart

CNN


The Senate hopes to vote on its health care bill before the end of the year. (CNN) -- Senate Democratic leaders announced they've reached "broad agreement" on a package of provisions to replace the public option, a move that means their version of the ...


Obama Praises Senate Deal on Health Bill

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009

EPA: Greenhouse gases a public health threat - CNN


BBC News


EPA: Greenhouse gases a public health threat

CNN


Global Warming: Trick or Truth? Tune in to "Campbell Brown" tonight for a look into the science, skepticism, and secrets surrounding global climate change. CNN, tonight 8 ET. Washington (CNN) -- Greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health ...


WH: Obama Favors Legislation on Global Warming

New York Times


EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health

San Diego Union Tribune


US to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

BBC News


Bizjournals.com -Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor


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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Obama Tells Dems to Keep up the Health Care Fight - ABC News


New York Daily News


Obama Tells Dems to Keep up the Health Care Fight

ABC News


AP The White House says President Barack Obama has told Democratic senators to keep up the fight on health care legislation. Obama meet with Democrats on Sunday afternoon as the Senate worked through the weekend on the president's top domestic priority ...


President Obama bids to persuade Senate on healthcare

BBC News


Obama gives Senate Democrats "pep talk" on health care

USA Today


Reid: Obama pledges help; issues narrowing

NECN


Politico -Kaiser Health News -New York Times


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Italy Verdict Draws Ire in the US - New York Times


BBC News


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

ABC News


Amanda Knox prosecutor: We had a strong case

CNN International


US Student Sentenced to 26 Years in Italy Murder

Voice of America


NECN -GlobalPost -BBC News


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Friday, December 4, 2009

Obama's Jobs Speech in Pennsylvania - New York Times


Washington Post


Obama's Jobs Speech in Pennsylvania

New York Times


THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hello. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Please, have a seat. Thank you. It is great to see you  »


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Raw Video: Michaele Salahi as TV host - Washington Post


Times Online


Raw Video: Michaele Salahi as TV host

Washington Post


Michaele Salahi, who was an uninvited guest to a recent White House State Dinner, appears on camera at a polo tournament in Aspen, Colo. for a show that will eventu »


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Rolling back Taliban needed to defeat Al-Qaeda: Gates - AFP


Telegraph.co.uk


Rolling back Taliban needed to defeat Al-Qaeda: Gates

AFP


WASHINGTON â€" Defeating Al-Qaeda requires turning the tide against insurgents in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday, arguing for a surge of US forces to take on the Taliban. "Rolling back the Taliban is now necessary, ...


un chief Ban welcomes Obama's Afghanistan strategy

Reuters


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama 'to lay out Afghanistan exit plan' - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Obama 'to lay out Afghanistan exit plan'

BBC News


President Barack Obama is to tell the American people that US troops will start to leave Afghanistan within three years, a senior official has said. He will outline the rough withdrawal plan in a speech to the nation, when he will also announce a rapid ...


Obama's Troop Increase Means He 'Owns' Afghan War

Bloomberg


Obama to Announce New Afghan War Plan

Voice of America


Will Obama's war become his Vietnam?

CNN


Christian Science Monitor -Hindu -CNN International


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Monday, November 30, 2009

Anti-War Left Protests Obama's Afghanistan War Strategy - FOXNews


CBC.ca


Anti-War Left Protests Obama's Afghanistan War Strategy

FOXNews


The anti-war left is turning on the president it helped put into office, launching a counteroffensive against President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan. President Obama delivers a speech during a r »


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Sunday, November 29, 2009