Reuters | Obama's Oil Drilling Plan Draws Critics From Both Sides New York Times President Obama, with an F-18 “Green Hornet†that will run partly on bio fuel, during his speech on energy security on Wednesday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON â€"President Obama's proposal to open vast expanses of ... Obama's energy pitch includes political fuel Factbox: Reaction to Obama's drilling plan mixed Offshore Drilling Could Tap Large Supplies |
Reuters | Obama signs final healthcare changes Reuters US President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he arrives to deliver remarks and signs the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia, March 30, 2010. ... Obama signs student loan reforms into law Obama promotes 'overlooked' changes to student loan program Obama signs higher-education measure into law |
ABC News | NYC activates security plan after Moscow bombings Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police doubled patrols of the subway system and sent a battery of police cars to transit hubs as a precaution on Monday following the Moscow subway bombings. In Washington, police sent bomb-sniffing dogs to random Metro ... In quotes: Moscow Metro bombs reaction US transit security increased over Moscow blast Russian MP warns against hounding 'law-abiding' immigrants |
New York Daily News | Obama Makes a Surprise Visit to Afghanistan New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Sunday, his first visit as commander in chief to the site of the war he inherited and has stamped as his own. Air Force One landed at nighttime at Bagram Air Base ... Obama Makes Surprise Trip to Afghanistan Obama makes 'surprise' Kabul visit Obama in Kabul for unannounced Afghan trip |
Sydney Morning Herald | S Korean warship sinks, rescue efforts continue while 46 missing Xinhua Seoul, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean naval vessel with 104 crew members onboard sank into waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula late Friday due to an unknown cause, alarming the nation that anxiously watched the ... Dozens Missing From Sunken South Korean Navy Vessel Search continues for South Korean sailors after sinking AP Top News at 9:45 am EDT |
CBC.ca | Obama administration announces effort to slash mortgages for unemployed borrowers Washington Post The Obama administration announced new ways Friday to tackle the foreclosure crisis, in part by requiring lenders to temporarily slash or eliminate monthly mortgage payments for many borrowers who are unemployed. ... US Plans Big Expansion in Effort to Aid Homeowners U.S. Expands Effort to Help Homeowners |
Telegraph.co.uk | 5 key things to remember about health care reform CNN Dependent children can stay on their parents' insurance policies until age 26, according to the reform. (CNN) -- What? Re » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Attorney: Jesse James Could Lose Daughter If Sandra Bullock Leaves Him FOXNews The "Monster Garage" star could lose more than his wife during a possible divorce, says lawyer. Although rumors have been swirling this week that Sandra Bullock is meeting with divorce lawyers, a claim her rep denies, it seems the her ... Sandra Bullock's hubby cheated on her with more women: reports Jesse James Hoping for Reconciliation with Sandra Bullock Jesse James porn star ex-wife Janine Lindemulder: No shock 'chronic cheater ... |
CBC.ca | Health care rhetoric heats up USA Today The health care bill is on its way to becoming law this morning, but the political battles are far from over. Exhibit No. 1: The Republican National Committee stepped up its criticism of Democrats and the health care legislation President Obama signs ... The Doctors of the House |
Telegraph.co.uk | Clinton: Israeli building hurts peace Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- New Israeli construction on land claimed by the Palestinians threatens peace efforts and undermines America's ability to help end the Arab-Israeli conflict, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a leading Jewish ... Hillary Clinton tells Israel it faces difficult choices to secure peace Clinton to reaffirm US ties to Israel as Netanyahu arrives Clinton promises US will be a critical friend to Israel |
Reuters | House Dem leader: "We have the votes" on health care USA Today The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus just told ABC that the party has the 216 votes to pass a sweeping health care bill later tonight. "We have the votes now. We are going to make history," said Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., on ABC's This Week. ... US Democrats confident will have healthcare votes Hoyer: Dems will have votes for health care bill Obama's Bill of Health |
National Post | First step begins in the healthcare fray: Committee setting up ground rules Los Angeles Times The House Rules Committee has begun its work on the parliamentary procedures that will be used in reconciling the House and Senate versions of the healthcare legislation. Upon passing the Rules Committee, the bill moves to the full House. ... Dems Once Ch » |
ABC News | Where does health care reform stand? CNN International Washington (CNN) -- The House is expected to vote Sunday on the health care bill passed by the Senate in December. Republicans have vowed to do everything they can to kill the bill. Legislation revealed: Democratic leaders unveiled the text of the ... A look at the health care overhaul bill Q+A: What does healthcare reform mean for Obama? Nine Major Changes In The Democrats' New Health Reform Bill |
Washington Post | Health Care Bill Estimated to Cost $940 Billion Over 10 Years FOXNews House Democrats said Thursday that their revamped health care reform bill would achieve the deficit reductions needed to push forward with a delicate plan to finalize the package, setting up a possible vote for Sunday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks ... NEW: Congressional Budget Office says bill will cost $940 billion over next 10 ... Democrats on Track for Vote on $940 Billion Health Bill |
USA Today | Hoyer, Eric Cantor Spar Over Health Care Vote Count, Parliamentary Tactics ABC News House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today hinted that Democrats may use a controversial parliamentary procedure to pass the health care bill, a tactic that House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor charged would be an attempt to fool the public. ... Healthcare reform 'fixes': What does the House want to change? Democrats make final pitch to moderates on health bill |
New York Daily News | Pelosi Plan to Pass Health Care Without Traditional Vote Riles Critics FOXNews A newly emerging Democratic plan to vote on health care reform without re » |
CNN | Obama taking health care push to Ohio CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul. Obama is set to deliver an address on health insurance in Strongsville, outside Cleveland. The president will spend time "going through why reform is ... Health-care reform haters out in force President has made a mess of health reform Schieffer: It May Come Down to Waterboarding |
Globe and Mail | American Held in Ireland, No 'Jihad Jamie,' Is Released ABC News Colorado mother Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was released from custody in Ireland after being arrested in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who angered many Muslims by portraying Mohammed with a dog's body. ... American Linked to Terror Plot Brainwashed 6-Year-Old Son, Family Says Mom: Paulin-Ramirez Drifted Away |
New York Daily News | GOP warns again against passing health bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous. ... Obama delays Asia trip to push health care bill Democrats optimistic on health bill vote Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaul |
Boston Globe | City OKs $657M for ailing WTC heroes New York Post Lawyers for the city and more than 11000 Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers reached a tentative settlement last night that will give them as much as $657 million, The Post has learned. The proposal, presented yesterday to Manhattan ... Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders WTC Captive Reaches Settlement of 9/11 Rescue Worker Claims Settlement offer worth millions in 9/11 case to go before judge |
Reuters | Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud New York Times ST. CHARLES, Mo. â€" President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a ... On health, Obama has roadblocks in own party Obama Makes Closing Argument for Health Overhaul |
The Guardian | Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/10/2010 Philadelphia Daily News AS AUTHORITIES tell it, Colleen R. LaRose wasn't joking on June 20, 2008, when she posted a comment on YouTube using the screen name "JihadJane" and saying that she was "desperate to do something somehow to help" suffering Muslims. ... Muslim convert Colleen LaRose, aka Jihad Jane, faces terror charges NEW: In rare case, woman accused of aiding terror JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges |
BBC News | Backstage at the Oscars With Sandra Bullock, Kathryn Bigelow, Jeff Bridges, Mo ... ABC News In the battle of behemoth blockbuster "Avatar" vs. indie war epic "The Hurt Locker," the Oscars let the underdog have its day. Kathryn Bigelow's "Hurt Locker" wins big at the Academy Awards. Defying the stereotype that Iraq war movies ... Bigelow pioneers Oscars with `Hurt Locker' win 'Locker' loaded as No. 1 awards' winner Why Oscar chose "Hurt Locker" over "Avatar" |
