Reuters | Obama set to introduce offshore oil proposal BBC News US President Barack Obama is set to announce plans to open huge offshore areas on the US coastline to oil and natural gas drilling. The move will end a long-standing ban on such drilling along the Atlantic coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off ... Obama energy plan would open up Gulf drilling Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time Obama to Propose More Oil Drilling in Gulf |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Obama set to introduce offshore oil proposal - BBC News
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tears and prayers as Moscow returns to work - Times Online
Reuters | Tears and prayers as Moscow returns to work Times Online Mass murder left few traces on the Moscow Metro today but the evidence was visible in the eyes of passengers at the stations where the two suicide bombers had struck. A steady stream of commuters left flowers and lit candles at memorials marking the ... Some Personal Thoughts on the Terrorist Attack in the Moscow Metro Moscow Attack a Test for Putin and His Record Against Terror Russia Mourns Moscow Terror Victims |
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Monday, March 29, 2010
US-POLITICS Summary - Washington Post
Reuters | US-POLITICS Summary Washington Post KABUL (Reuters) - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and telling Afghan President Hamid Karzai that progress on fighting corruption should match military gains. ... Obama pays surprise visit to Afghanistan Obama presses Karzai in Kabul visit Barack Obama r » |
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Obama uses recess appointments to fill 15 posts - Washington Post
CNN | Obama uses recess appointments to fill 15 posts Washington Post An emboldened President Obama filled 15 key administration posts Saturday by bypassing the Senate, defying the GOP as he announced his first recess appointments since taking office. Among the appointees was Craig Becker, a Chicago-based ... Obama appointment to labor board sparks opposition Obama Announces 15 Recess Appointments, Scolds GOP Obama makes 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP |
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Democrats send Obama final health measure - The Associated Press
Telegraph.co.uk | Democrats send Obama final health measure The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Congressional Democrats sent the final piece of landmark health care legislation to President Barack Obama before heading home to face a skeptical â€" and sometimes even threatening â€" electorate. The last legislative chapter in the wrenching ... Congress passes amended health-care law Congress approves final changes to health plan Congress approves 'fixes' to health bill |
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
US health bill sent back for new House vote - BBC News
Reuters | US health bill sent back for new House vote BBC News The landmark US healthcare reform bill must be sent back to the House of Representatives for approval after two issues were raised by Republicans. During an » |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Health changes are now the law - Baltimore Sun
The Hindu | Health changes are now the law Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON â€" - His replies of "thank you, thank you" were barely audible over the applause, whistles and shouts that filled the East Room, and when the noise fin » |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Obama to Sign Landmark Health Reform Bill - FOXNews
ABC News | Obama to Sign Landmark Health Reform Bill FOXNews AP The president brings the curtain down on a year-long drama Tuesday when he signs into law a landmark health care reform bill that had been seen as dead just two months ago. Mar. 21: President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, ... Major health care changes won't take place until 2014 Key elements of health reform would start soon Wanted: User manual for health care overhaul |
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Houses passes health care bill 219-212 - San Francisco Chronicle
The Hindu | Houses passes health care bill 219-212 San Francisco Chronicle Charles Dharapak / AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, holding the gavel used to pass the Medicare overhaul, walks to the Capitol with Democratic Reps. (from left) Steny Hoyer of Maryland, John Lewis of Georgia and John Larson of Connecticut. ... What the health-care overhaul would do | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/22/2010 Barack Obama's healthcare bill passed by Congress Health Care Debate Shows Ideological Split |
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Health care vote poised to make history - Houston Chronicle
ABC News | Health care vote poised to make history Houston Chronicle Pablo Martinez Monsivais AP President Barack Obama, shown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told Democrats on Saturday that their support for the health care overhaul "will end up being the smart thing to do politic » |
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
House Democrats see momentum on health bill - Reuters
FOXNews (blog) | House Democrats see momentum on health bill Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul. ... For Obama, Health Care Pushes Other Issues to the Margins Frenzied push for health care bill Dems make final health care push |
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Republicans work hard to sway Dems - USA Today
Reuters | Republicans work hard to sway Dems USA Today WASHINGTON â€" Wavering House Democrats shouldn't back President Obama's health care plan because a carefully crafted deal to get their support could f » |
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Health bill picking up key votes - Los Angeles Times
Boston Globe | Health bill picking up key votes Los Angeles Times President Obama and Democratic leaders gathered momentum for their sweeping healthcare overhaul Wednesday, picking up support from Democratic factions where defections were most feared: liberals, abortion opponents and ... Obama lobbies holdouts as health care vote nears Democrats yet to decide on health-care bill bear the weight of Washington Obama team wrapping up health package |
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative - San Francisco Chronicle
New York Times (blog) | If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative San Francisco Chronicle (03-16) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday traded fire with Republicans over a procedural rule that would » |
Monday, March 15, 2010
Murder of US Consulate Workers in Mexico Signals New Phase in Violence - Voice of America
ABC News | Murder of US Consulate Workers in Mexico Signals New Phase in Violence Voice of America Photo: AP In the city of Juarez, Mexico, gunmen murdered 19 people this past weekend, including two US citizens associated with the American consulate in the border city across from El Paso, Texas. The killing of the Americans has raised concerns that ... FBI, DEA join probe of slayings near Mexican border Killing Of Americans Pressures Mexico In Drug War FBI Helps Mexico Probe Killings |
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Dems, GOP Pressure Fence-Sitters Over Health Care Reform Bill - FOXNews
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Dems, GOP Pressure Fence-Sitters Over Health Care Reform Bill FOXNews Political pressure is being applied from » |
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders - The Associated Press
National Post | Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by ... 10000 claims over 9/11 illness, injuries settled Trade Center Workers Reach Settlement |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16 - Washington Post
The Guardian (blog) | Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16 Washington Post The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists, authorities say. By Carrie Johnson and Alice Crites ... On the trail of 'JihadJane' Woman indicted in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist A Terror Suspect Who Fits No Profile |
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's public criticism of Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
ABC News | Chief justice unsettled by Obama's public criticism of Supreme Court Los Angeles Times John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporation campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were 'very troubling.' By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington - Chief ... Roberts: Presidential address is 'pep r » |
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Obama launches attack on health insurance companies - Washington Post
ABC News | Obama launches attack on health insurance companies Washington Post The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases as President Obama and his aides enter what they hope will be the final stretch of a year-long political war over ... TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform Obama takes hard-sell health pitch to Pa. Obama Confuses Decades, Inflates Estimated Health Care Savings by $868B |
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
3 killed, 54 wounded in bomb blast on eve of pivotal Iraq elections - CNN International
The Hindu | 3 killed, 54 wounded in bomb blast on eve of pivotal Iraq elections CNN International An Iraqi firefighter walks past the wreckage of a bus at the site of a blast in the holy city of Najaf. Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up Saturday in Najaf on the eve of parliamentary ... Iraq's vote key test for a democracy in progress Security tight as Iraq prepares to vote US official: Election of 'enormous' importance to Iraq |
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