Saturday, October 31, 2009

Inconsistent messages on Obama\'s stimulus package - Los Angeles Times


CBS News


Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package

Los Angeles Times


Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the ...


White House says stimulus created or saved 640329 jobs

Philadelphia Inquirer


Companies, local governments file reports riddled with errors that distort impact.

Salt Lake Tribune


Jobs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Lee quiets more than Yankees' bats - FOXSports.com


Washington Post


Lee quiets more than Yankees' bats

FOXSports.com


Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for foxsports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated c »


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Six UN foreign staff killed in attack in Kabul - Reuters


Straits Times


Six UN foreign staff killed in attack in Kabul

Reuters


KABUL, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Six UN foreign staff were killed when Taliban militants attacked an international guest-house in Kabul on Wednesday, while rockets were fired at a foreign-owned hotel in the Afghan ...


Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Five

New York Times


UN staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

CNN International


Insurgents Attack Hotels Housing UN Workers in Kabul

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Senate to add \'public option\' to healthcare bill - Los Angeles Times


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Senate to add 'public option' to healthcare bill

Los Angeles Times


Senate Democrats, bolstered by polls and party support, shape a provision that would let states opt out. Republicans criticize the idea. “While the public option is not a silver bullet, I believe itÂ's an important way to ensure competition and to ...


Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance

Washington Post


Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Iraq car bombings kill 147 - Los Angeles Times


Times Online


Iraq car bombings kill 147

Los Angeles Times


Assailants strike just outside the Green Zone, near the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial council building. Shocked Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as Jan. 16 election nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Bagdad ...


Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape

Washington Post!


Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad

Voice of America


Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath

BBC News


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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest - The Associated Press


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Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest

The Associated Press


MORRISTOWN, NJ â€" Authorities investigating the slaying of a priest arrested the church janitor Saturday,  »


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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Optional public option enters health care talks - CNN


New York Times


Optional public option enters health care talks

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision  »


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Senate blocks Medicare payment bill - Los Angeles Times


New York Times


Senate blocks Medicare payment bill

Los Angeles Times


The measure to overturn a scheduled 21% reduction in doctors' fees is blocked by a mixture of Republicans and centrist Democrats who objected that its $250-billion cost over 10 years was not offset. By Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey Reporting from ...


Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation

New Y! ork Times


Vote on Medicare Payment Cuts Divides Democrats

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Investors, more than banks, open checkbooks for Obama - Washington Post


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Investors, more than banks, open checkbooks for Obama

Washington Post


President Obama raised between $2 million and $3 million for Democrats during a swing through Manhattan on Tuesday night, easing some qualms that the economic downturn might spook major donors at a time when the ...


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Monday, October 19, 2009

Karzai expected to agree to runoff - Washington Post


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Karzai expected to agree to runoff

Washington Post


Fraud investigators threw out hundreds of thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in the country's disputed August election. The findings set the stage for a runoff between him and his top ch »


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Monday, October 12, 2009

California bill to recognize some same-sex marriages - CNN


San Francisco Chronicle


California bill to recognize some same-sex marriages

CNN


(CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that requires the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states while such marriages were legal in California. California will recognize same-sex marriages from a ...


Schwarzenegger signs, vetoes major health care bills

Bizjournals.com


California heats up incentives for solar power

Reuters


Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk

The Associated Press


USA Today -Los Angeles Times -BBC News


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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Obstacles ahead for Obama\'s gay rights goals - CNN


FOXNews


Obstacles ahead for Obama's gay rights goals

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and r »


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Saturday, October 10, 2009

President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter - New York Daily News


New York Times


President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter

New York Daily News


Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele signed a fundraising letter mocking President Obama (below) for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The step-grandmother of the President of the United States, Sarah Obama, reads a local ...


Reader Question: Obama's Prize Money

New York Times


Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize

The Associated Press


Peace Prize Winner Obama's No Champion of Human Rights

FOXNews


Times Online -ABC News -Jerusalem Post


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Friday, October 9, 2009

Q+A: Is it the Nobel \"Peace\" or \"Political\" prize? - Reuters


Times Online


Q+A: Is it the Nobel "Peace" or "Political" prize?

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to President Barack Obama, the third prominent US Democrat to win recently, only seemed to reinforce an impression the prize can be as much about politics as ...


From right and left, questions about peace prize

The Associated Press


Obama conducts another Afghanistan meeting

USA Today


Analysis: Did Obama win Nobel for not being Bush?

CNN International


New York Times -Newsday -FOXNews


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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Brooke Astor\'s son convicted of looting her estate - Los Angeles Times


ABC News


Brooke Astor's son convicted of looting her estate

Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Obama Convenes National Security Team - Washington Post


FOXNews


Obama Convenes National Security Team

Washington Post


A day after soliciting the views of congressional leaders, President Obama is convening top national security officials Wednesday afternoon for a strategy session on Afghanistan and Pakistan amid escalating US ...


'Special Report' Panel on President Obama's Strategy for Afghanistan

FOXNews


Troop request on table as Obama weighs Afghan mission

AFP


Obama mulls Afghanistan decision on 8-year mark

CNN International


The Associated Press -Bloomberg -Newsweek


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Reid: Both parties assured war support to Obama - The Associated Press


BBC News


Reid: Both parties assured war support to Obama

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" The top Senate Democrat says lawmakers of both parties assured President Barack Obama on Tuesday that they will r »


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