CBS News | White House trumpets reports on job creation Washington Post The White House on Friday embraced reports showing that the $159 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package has created or saved about 640000 jobs, even as Republicans and ... White House touts 1 million jobs from stimulus Jo! bs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas |
Washington Post | Pedro: Game 2 start validates return MLB.com NEW YORK -- If anyone thought they might have seen the last of Pedro Martinez as a big league pitcher Thursday night, think again. The 37-year-old Dominican right-hander might not have been the most influential player in ... Managers have plotting to do after 1-1 Series tie ! In World Series, Umpires Find Themselves Back in Center of Dispute AJ Burnett does his share for Yankees |
Globe and Mail | Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Five New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Attackers stormed a guest house in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, including three United Nations staff members, a United Nations spokesman and an Afghan rescue ... UN staff killed in Kabul attack In! surgents Attack UN Site in Kabul |
FOXNews | Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance Washington Post The Senate majority leader, after haggling behind closed doors with members of his Democratic caucus, realized that he couldn't cobble together the 60 votes he needed to pass health-care legislation with a government-run health plan. ... Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
CBS News | Church janitor held in priest's death CNN The Rev. Ed Hinds suffered wounds on the front and back of his body, a prosecutor said. NEW: Janitor beat, stabbed Rev. Ed Hinds after dispute over employment, prosecutor says Chatham Borough, New Jersey (CNN) -- The janitor at St. Patrick's Church has ... Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest Church janitor charged in fatal slashing of priest, a Morristown native Man charged with murder of NJ priest |
FOXNews | 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 » |
Boston Globe | 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 US Health Costs Seen Rising 2.1% Under House Bill |
MiamiHerald.com | Swine flu sends mostly under-25s to hospital: CDC Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Half of those hospitalized with the new H1N1 virus are under 25, a clear illustration that the pandemic is affecting the young disproportionately, US health officials said Tuesday. ... Doctors: Vaccine, not actual flu, best way to give kids immunity Swine flu is 'a disease of the young' |
Times Online | Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit New York Times Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ... US Prods Karzai to Accept Runoff |
FOXNews | No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan. The leading congressional proposal as of Wednesday â€" a Senate Finance ... Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale |
New York Times | Obama: 'Closer than ever' to health care reform, but 'not there yet' USA Today President Obama hailed today's Senate committee health care vote as a "critical milestone," but added that "the bill is not perfect and we have a lot of difficult work ahead of us." "Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back," Obama said, ... Health bill clears hurdle with support from Snowe Senate Finance Panel Passes $829 Billion Health Plan Senate Finance Committee OKs a health bill |
Washington Post | California heats up incentives for solar power Reuters LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (Reuters) - California is heating up its push for clean energy, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a new subsidy for solar power on Monday and joined forces with the federal government to fast-track ... Schwarzenegger signs, vetoes major health care bills Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk Schwarzenegger axes bill tackling racist covenants |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pundits Batter Nobel Committee for Awarding Obama Peace Prize FOXNews The Nobel committee becomes the pundit pinata on the Sunday morning news shows, for its decision to award President Obama the Peace Prize before the end of his first year in office. A raft of conservative pundits and even one network anchor used the ... Chavez says Obama did "nothing" to deserve Nobel Chavez: Nobel peace committee overlooked US wars Readers' Ideas on Obama's Nobel $ Award |
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 ! Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize Peace Prize Winner Obama's No Champion of Human Rights |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ... Obama's Nobel puzzles Pakistanis living close to war Questions and answers about Obama's Nobel surprise Analysis: Did Obama win Nobel for not being Bush? |
ABC News | Brooke Astor's son convicted of looting her estate Los Angeles Times Anthony Marsh » |
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 ... Troop request on table as Obama weighs Afghan mission President gets commander's Afghan troop request Obama G! ets Support for More Time to Mold Afghan Strategy |
CBS News | Deficit May Prove Stumbling Block for US Senate Health Plan Bloomberg Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Concerns about the budget deficit may thwart efforts by Senate Democrats to pass legislation this month c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama, congressional leaders to meet on Afghan war CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will meet with top congressional leaders from both parties Tuesday to discuss a war in Afghanistan that now appears to be at a potential tipping point. The meeting on the war comes as the Obama administration ... SCENARIOS-Obama's options in Afghan war US military advice to Obama should remain private: Gates Deadly Afghanistan attack: It wasn't just the Taliban |
