Globe and Mail | Health bill on verge in Senate Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON â€" - With Senate Democrats poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, Republicans sought Wednesday to frame the bill as a tarnished product of backroom deals and ... How Harry Reid shepherded healthcare reform through the Senate How Reid got the 60 needed for health bill Senate and House in search of health-care compromise |
Reuters | Senator Cites New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike Deficit FOXNews Savings from Medicare touted by Democrats as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill was double-counted and the legislation will increase the deficit, not decrease it, a senior Republican senator said Wednesday, citing a new letter from the ... One Hurdle Remains in Senate |
KCBS | East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death San Jose Mercury News A jury this afternoon sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death for murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May in 2006. The same six men and six women who last month found Alberto Alvarez guilty of first-degree murder with ... Unanimous jury recommends death for Alvarez Death Sentence for Convicted Cop Killer Man gets death penalty for killing East Palo Alto cop |
ABC News | Changes in Senate Bill Give Democrats Little Wiggle Room for House Compromises FOXNews The Senate is preparing for another key vote early Tuesday morning on Democratic health insurance reform, putting it one step closer to a final vote on Christmas eve and leaving fewer opportunities for alterations before it reaches President Obama's ... Historic Health Vote Looms |
guardian.co.uk | Police, Coroner Investigating Brittany Murphy's Death People Magazine Los Angeles police are looking into Brittany Murphy's sudden death at age 32, and the coroner's office will conduct an autopsy as part of its own investigation. Paramedics responded to an emergency c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage. ... President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board Obama Praises Deals On Health Reform Obama says US healthcare takes step forward |
Globe and Mail | Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure guardian.co.uk The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement last night in Copenhagen, f » |
Globe and Mail | Democrats on the Health-Care Precipice W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Medicare "Buy - In" Unlikely to Survive In Senate New York Times By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats said on Monday they would probably drop a compromise to expand the Medicare health program for the elderly as they struggle to win the 60 votes needed to pass a broad healthcare overhaul. ... US Senate Democrats: Medicare 'Buy-In' Likely Scrapped |
ABC News | Long-Term Care Is Latest Issue in Health Care Debate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Embedded in sweeping health legislation passed by the House and being debated on the Senate floor is a major new federal insurance program for long-term care intended to help people like Anne M. Rader. ... Senators Doubt Medicare Compromise |
Globe and Mail | Copenhagen climate meeting a split-screen event Los Angeles Times Not only are there protesters in the streets and delegates inside, but the real negotiations are going on apart from the conferees' public pronouncements. There are five things to keep in mind. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Copenhagen - Outside, ... Copenhagen talks stagnate as protests turn violent Hundreds detained in Copenhagen protests 968 detained at climate r » |
CBS News | 'NOVA' looks at Japanese midget sub in Pearl Harbor attack Los Angeles Times By AP HONOLULU (AP) â€" The PBS science series "NOVA" plans to broadcast a documentary presenting evidence that a torpedo fired from a Japanese midget submarine may have struck the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 2, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. ... 3 Survivors Rec » |
Telegraph.co.uk | No Firm Plans for a US Exit in Afghanistan New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration sent a forceful public message Sunday that American military forces would remain in Afghanistan for a long time, seeking to blunt criticism that President Obama had sent the wrong signal in his ... General's Afghanistan plan stays mainly intact Afghanistan surge: What can it accomplish in 18 months? Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip |
Reuters | Senate healthcare debate stretches through weekend Los Angeles Times Obama plans to meet with Democrats on Sunday as lawmakers work to resolve disagreements on a public option and federal funding for abortions. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - As the Senate healthcare debate stretched through the weekend, ... Senate Vote Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts Dems Working Furiously Toward Public Option Compromise Medicare cuts focus of Senate health care debate |
Globe and Mail | Family of Amanda Knox vows to continue the fight Seattle Times Friends and relatives of Amanda Knox squeezed onto a sofa in a sm » |
CBS News | White House Jobs Forum Focuses on Job Creation ABC News By AP AP Participants in President Barack Obama's jobs forum Thursday broke into six groups to discuss job creation strategies. Summaries of the discussions in each group. President Barack Obama told more than 20 labor, industry, and local officials ... Obama, GOP hold dueling economic summits Obama sees 'desperation' on jobs, seeks action to create 7-8 million more Six ideas Obama heard at the White House job summit |
The Associated Press | Same-sex marriage bill voted down in New York Senate CNN "It's always the time to be on the right side of history," Sen. Tom Duane said in supporting the bill. (CNN) -- Gov. David Paterson pledged to keep fighting for same-sex marriage in New York after the state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would ... New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to NJ After New York, will marriage equality have to wait? New York state lawmakers reject gay marriage bill |
guardian.co.uk | France mulls boosting training in Afghanistan Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - France is considering boosting its presence in Afghanistan, possibly to train local security forces, in response to a request from US President Barack Obama, the newspaper Le Monde said on Tuesday. A senior French diplomat with NATO ... Huge deployment of troops is President Obama's vision for quick end to war Obama: 30000 more troops to Afghanistan by summer US senator floats 'war bonds' idea for Afghanistan |
CBC.ca | Europe unlikely to respond fully on Afghan troops Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's European » |
CBC.ca | Lakewood Police Department created just 5 years ago Seattle Times Sunday's tragedy rocked a police agency that has been in existence for only five years. Lakewood, a city of nearly 60000, was incorporated in 1996, but contracted for law-enforcement services with the Pierce County Sheriff's Office until 2004, ... Terrible milestone for five-year-old Lakewood Police Department Man who killed 4 Lakewood officers may be wounded Sheriff: Officers targeted in coffehouse shooting |
