Fox11online.com | 'Clunkers' Auto Rebate Plan So Popular It's Broke New York Times WASHINGTON â€" After an unanticipated response from car owners seeking new car discounts under the “cash for clunkers†program, the government was reported Thursday evening to have exhausted the funds available, leaving unclear whether ... US 'Clunkers' Program Said to Be Out of Money Cash for Clunkers may be put on hold Government to Suspend 'Cash for Clunkers' Program |
guardian.co.uk | Police search Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's doctor Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Las Vegas police searched the home of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal doctor, on Tuesday as the probe into the star's sudden death increasingly appeared to focus on whether the physician gave ... Michael Jackson Doctor's Las Vegas Home, Office Searched Police search home of Michael Jackson's doctor Home of Jackson doctor searched |
Voice of America | As China, US begin high-level talks, Obama urges cooperation on ... Los Angeles Times With its investment in Treasury securities, China plays a major role in the US economy. The president touches on the recession, as well as energy and nuclear arms. By Jim Puzzanghera Reporting from Washington -- President Obama began two days of ... Obama c » |
ABC News | Pace of health care reform bogs down under weight of questions and ... Buffalo News Critics and supporters agree, however, that doing nothing is not an option for a system that threatens America's economy. By Jerry Zremski Colleen Wirth lives every day as an example of American health care at its best and at its worst. ... The state of the health care debate Are lobbyists silver lining in health care storm? Would the Health Plan Help Sm » |
USA Today | Lobbyists the silver lining in health care storm? The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Stormy weather in Congress is threatening President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, but some see a silver lining: the lobbyists are still mostly on board. The drug industry, the American Medical Association, hospital groups and the ... Obama touts healthcare plan for sm » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama's Comments On Gates Arrest Spark Controversy U.S. News & World Report Media reports cast the controversy regarding President Obama's comments Wednesday evening on the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates as a public relations problem for the White House. The story led » |
Times Online | Obama on health bill: 'This has to get done' USA Today By Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images By Mimi H » |
guardian.co.uk | Asia swathed in darkness with the longest total eclipse of the century guardian.co.uk Tourists, astronomers and residents across a large swathe of Asia turned their eyes to the heavens today as the longest eclipse of the 21st century arrived. Viewing for many was marred by heavy clouds and rain, but the drama of the total eclipse â€" as ... Longest 21st century solar eclipse wows millions Darkness envelops Asia during total eclipse Solar Eclipse Crosses Asia, Plunging Millions Into Darkness |
Times Online | Apollo 11 Facts: 40 Years Later National Geographic On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, get the facts on Apollo 11's historic trip, from initial skepticism to lunar firsts and the implications for returning humans to the moon. July 16, 1969: The world watched in anticipation as three men ... Obama meets astronauts; no promise of moon or Mars Apollo astronauts bemoan state of US space program Obama: Americans still 'draw inspiration' from Apollo 11 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Officials Say Captive Soldier Shown on Taliban Video Is Bowe ... ABC News Department of Defense officials confirmed the identity of a captured American soldier in a video posted online Saturday by the Taliban. Detained and scared, US GI is questioned by captors on tape. Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, ... US soldier captured by Taliban: 'I'm afraid' US names soldier in Taliban video Captured US soldier in Taliban video: Held by Haqqani network? |
MiamiHerald.com | Obama: Don't squander chance to reform health care The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday his health care overhaul is financi » |
FOXNews | 2 House panels OK sweeping health care bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Health care legislation atop President Barack Obama's domestic agenda cleared two House committees on Friday, but the White House as well as rebellious Democratic conservatives c » |
guardian.co.uk | Sen. Grassley Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court ... Washington Post GRASSLEY: Good morning, Justice -- Judge Sotomayor. Yesterday, you said you would take a look at Baker v. Nelson, so I ask this question. You said you hadn't read Baker in a long time and would report back. You added that if Baker was precedent, ... Legalese in Sotomayor hearing explained Sotomayor Faces Sharp Questions on Bias Case Sotomayor's rulings 'gener » |
New York Times | Republicans keep heat on Sotomayor Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans kept pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, hoping to use her confirmation hearing in Congress to paint her as judicial activist who will help President Barack Obama stamp the ... Republican Senators Press Sotomayor on Abortion Views Sotomayor hearing: Deja vu Sotomayor Says Obama Didn't Question Her on Abortion |
FOXNews | Sotomayor Faces Questions on Day Two of Hearings Washington Post Sonia Sotomayor explains the context of her controversial 2001 statement, saying that she was trying to inspire Latino students "to believe that they can become anything that they wanted to become, just as I had.'' Comments that include profanity or ... Sotomayor accepts gun rights decision Sotomayor clarifies 'wise Latina' comment Sotomayor explains her wise Latina' comment |
Washington Post | The Sotomayor Hearings: What to Watch For New York Times With the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee beginning at 10 am today, several of our correspondents are offering up previews of what we may expect as the week unfolds. ... Sotomayor's a slam dunk, say Obama, Schumer on eve of ... Judging Sonia: Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin Morning Fix: Five Senators to Watch on Sotomayor |
ABC News | A Strongman Is China's Rock in Ethnic Strife New York Times BEIJING â€" As ethnic Han gangs roamed the streets of Urumqi on Tuesday at dusk, seeking revenge against Muslim Uighur rioters who killed scores of Han two nights earlier, a balding Communist Party bureaucrat abruptly appeared on the ... Death Toll Debated In China's Rioting China's Ethnic Fault Lines |
KCBY.com 11 | National roundup includes 1469 arrests in Houston area Houston Chronicle A man wanted in a 1983 Houston slaying was among thousands of violent offenders arrested during a 30-day fugitive roundup across the nation, authorities said Thursday. Operation Falcon, run by the US Marshals Service in June, ... Operation FALCON success, 643 fugitives rounded up Nationwide roundup nets more than 35000 fugitives US Marshals operation nets more than 35000 arrests nationwide |
guardian.co.uk | Silvio Berlusconi makes playboy's G8 guardian.co.uk It was a late start by Gordon Brown's standards. He burst onto his British Airways chartered plane bound for the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, a little before 6.30am. Sarah Brown, recently appointed as the prime minister's special envoy to Planet ... Near Tents and Ruins, G-8 Summit Meeting Opens G8 Summit Focused on Economy, Climate Change US to host nuclear security summit in March |
ABC News | US and Russia agree nuclear cuts BBC News The United States and Russia have agreed a deal to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reached the agreement during talks in Moscow. The deal commits the two countries to further ... Russia lets US fly troops, weapons to Afghanistan Obama in Moscow for arms talks Obama's Russia visit to bring over $1.5 bln in deals |
Telegraph.co.uk | Alaska's governor Sarah Palin to resign, dooming her presidential ... New York Daily News Sarah Palin announces that she is resigning as Governor of Alaska. Some Republican insiders say this dooms any hopes of a presidential bid. She must think it's best for Alaska, she always puts her state first. ... Palin Stirs Debate About Her Political Future With Resignation Palin resignation splits GOP Palin stepping down as Alaska governor |
