ABC 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 ... US t » |
Times Online | In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11 New York Times In the past, the Pakistani army has fared poorly in South Waziristan, the southernmost region of the lawless tribal areas where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have operated at will. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... Pakistan Finds Passport of » |
CNN | Four charged in Richmond High rape case San Jose Mercury News Four teenagers face potential life sentences in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance at Richmond High School, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Wednesday. ... 5 now in custody in Richmond High gang rape Friend! of gang rape victim blasts school officials Four Charged in California Homecoming Gang Rape |
guardian.co.uk | Three UN Staff Killed In Kabul Attack New York Times By REUTERS KABUL (Reuters) - At least three UN staff were killed when Taliban militants attacked an international guest house in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, UN personnel at the scene said. An increasingly resurgent Taliban have vowed to ... Taliban Attack on Kabul Guesthouse Kills 6 UN Workers Afghan police: 12 dead in attack on UN in Kabul Six UN staff dead in Taliban raid on hostel |
guardian.co.uk | Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January. The statement dated October 26 was ... Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Suicide Bombings Iraq seeks UN inquiry into blasts Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks |
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. Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as the Jan. 16 vote nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Baghdad - Twin ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad |
Washington Post | Global events mark magic number on climate change The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350. The number represents 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere that ... Global events mark magic number on climate change global c » |
FOXNews | US Lawmakers May Be Moving Toward Consensus on Public Option Bloomberg Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats are leaning toward including a government-run insurance plan in a health-care measure that would let individual states to opt out, a proposal House leaders signaled would be ... Pelosi Intensifies Pressure for Public Health Plan House health care bill at $1 trillion for decade States 'opting out' is a healthcare option |
Boston Globe | Snowe Rejects Public Option as Senate Democrats Weigh Measure Bloomberg Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Olympia Snowe rejected the idea of backing the immediate creation of any government-run insurance program even as top Democrats are leaning toward including such a plan in US ... Optional public option enters health care talks Senate Democrats mull public option "opt-out" Lawmakers warm to the health care public option |
MiamiHerald.com | Phillies 10, Dodgers 4 Phillies Slug Way Back to Series New York Times The Philadelphia Phillies celebrated defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 to advance to the World Series in Game Five of the NLCS. By BEN SHPIGEL PHILADELPHIA â€" The paradigm has shifted. A city haunted by failure revels in glory. ... Phils oust Dodgers, return to F » |
Washington Post | Angels get pushed to edge Los Angeles Times CC Sabathia dominates Angels again and Alex Rodriguez has a big game as Yankees take a 3-1 lead in AL Championship Series. By Kevin Baxter Reporting from Anaheim - There isn't much a baseb » |
Times Online | AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" US officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a ... Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' us presses Karzai over election outcome |
USA Today | Healthcare triumph gives way to heightened battle Los Angeles Times Lawmakers, insurers and unions start scrambling to protect their interests before final House and Senate votes. Kicking things off is a full-page ad in which unions reject a tax on 'Cadillac' plans. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - The ... White House Team Joins Talks on Health Care Bill No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale |
Washington Post | Healthcare Plan Clears Senate Committee with Lone GOP Supporter Chicago Tribune After nearly a year of congressional wrangling over how to reshape the nation's healthcare system, the last of five congressional committees Tuesday endorsed its own sweeping blueprint for expanding coverage and beginning to whittle down costs. ... US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul |
CBS News | Obama, health care, and the insurance industry, down to the wire USA Today And consider the reaction to what the insurance industry did on the eve of that vote: Release a study saying the proposed committee bill will wind up costing more than advertised. The White House and other » |
FOXNews | 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capitol CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason. Sunday's National Equality March in Washington coincided with National Coming Out Day. "I'm here today because I lost my son to hate. ... Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington Gay activists c » |
guardian.co.uk | gop's Michael Steele tries to make money from Obama's Nobel prize Christian Science Monitor President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele is trying to make money off of it. No, he's not going to go » |
ABC News | Arab world gives Nobelist Obama mixed review Los Angeles Times The Nobel prize-winning American president is given credit for reaching out to Muslims rhetoric » |
Times Online | UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS â€" The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend UN authorization for NATO's 70000-strong force in Afghanistan for a year, underlining the importance of protecting civilians at a time when the US and international commitment ... Some Democrats warn Obama against new U.S. troops for Afghanistan More troops in Afghanistan? Naysayers gain clout with Obama UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan |
Telegraph.co.uk | GOP urges quick decision on Afghanistan CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Leading Republicans urged President Obama to make a swift decision in favor of more US troops for the war in Afghanistan after talks between the president and congressional leaders Tuesday. Top Republicans were at the White House on ... Obama aware of Afghan differences US lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy Obama Meets With Lawmakers On Afghanistan |
