Houston Chronicle | Senate vote nears on health care bill Houston Chronicle The US Senate is expected early today to pass compromise legislation to remake US health care, lifting the curtain on the final act of a drama expected to end in February with President Barack Obama signing a reform bill into law. ... Senate and House in search of health-care compromise In Senate Vote on Health Care Overhaul, New Partisan Vitriol Senate health care bill close to final vote |
Reuters | Businesses Brace for Health Bill's Costs W » |
ABC News | Senators ready to cast second of three votes on health-care bill Washington Post Landmark health-care legislation backed by President Barack Obama has passed its sternest Senate test, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that » |
CBC.ca | Coroner: Foul Play Not Suspected in Brittany Murphy's Death People Magazine Brittany Murphy's sudden death at age 32 is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, which will conduct an autopsy "as soon as possible," an official tells PEOPLE. No cause of death has yet been determined, ... Alicia Silverstone, Donald Faison, More Saddened By Brittany Murphy's Death Brittany Murphy: Friends and colleagues remember her Alicia Silverstone: Brittany Murphy Was 'So Talented, So Warm, So Sweet' |
Reuters | Senate sends Obama a defense bill that also extends jobless benefits Los Angeles Times The Senate passes a $636-billion defense appropriations bill that also has money for a two-month extension of unemployment benefits. Republicans fought unsuccessfully to delay its approval. By Andrew Zajac Reporting from Washington - The Senate on ... Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise Abortion coverage battle on health bill continues Health care reform not out of woods yet |
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 | US Senate staggers toward healthcare votes Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate staggered toward the healthcare finish line on Wednesday, as Republicans used new tactics to delay debate and a Democratic holdout remained uncommitted after meeting President Barack Obama. With Democrats racing the ... Preventing Filibusters: The Long Road to Healthcare Vote in Senate Support for Health Overhaul Wanes |
Globe and Mail | Oral Roberts, Charismatic Pentecostal Evangelist, Dies at 91 New York Times Oral Roberts, the charismatic Pentecostal evangelist whose televised ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide and made him one of the most recognizable and controversial religious leaders of the 20th century, died Tuesday ... Oral Roberts Dead at 91 An American Original US evangelist Oral Roberts dies |
ABC News | Obama sees Senate healthcare passage by December 25 Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he expects the US Senate to pass by the end of next week legislation to overhaul the US healthcare system, but the top Senate Republican scoffed on Sunday that Obama's Democrats were too divided to do ... Medicare buy-in plan runs into Senate resistance Dems Pass $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Sunday Senate approves government funding bill |
Globe and Mail | Copenhagen climate summit: 1000 anarchists arrested Telegraph.co.uk Nearly 1000 people were arrested in Copenhagen yesterday as anarchists and left-wing activists fought running street battles with police in the Danish capital as negotiations continued at the climate summit. By Colin Freeman Demonstrators sit on the ... Hundreds arrested at Copenhagen protest r » |
Reuters | US employers shun health reform despite deal Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts in the US Senate to move away from a government-run insurance option may help win over critical votes but failed to bring around one major bloc -- big business. Business groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce have long ... US Lawmakers React Cautiously To Senate Health Compromise |
guardian.co.uk | mcchrystal: Uprooting bin Laden and Taliban key to winning in Afghanistan CNN International Gen. Stanley mcchrystal said the next 18 months will be "critical," but he is confident of success in Afghanistan. mcchrystal: "I don't view July 2011 as a deadline." Washington (CNN) -- Finding al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and rolling back a ... Men behind Obama's surge, mcchrystal and Eikenberry, put on united front Top US officials in Afghanistan support Obama's decision General: Pakistani Help Could Defeat Afghan Gang |
BBC News | Verdict in Italy, but American's Murder Case Isn't Over New York Times PERUGIA, Italy รข€" Tensions and cultural misunderstandings ran high on Saturday after an American college student was found guilty here of murdering her British housemate. Rather than clarifying the saga of what prosecutors said was a ... Family Sees 'Disappointed, Upset' Amanda Knox in Jail After Conviction Amanda Knox prosecutor: We had a strong case US Student Sentenced to 26 Years in Italy Murder |
Palm Beach Post | US Senate boosts preventive care for women Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The US Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health screenings such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on a sweeping healthcare overhaul. ... Senate GOP to Keep Focus on Medicare Cuts Senate Republicans Lose Bid to Drop Health Plan's Medicare Cuts Senate Roll C » |
BBC News | Obama: 30000 new troops to Afghanistan within 6 months Los Angeles Times The president will talk about his strategy today in a speech at West Point. He will focus on the troop buildup, as well as their eventual withdrawal, an official says. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ... White House sees more NATO troops for Afghanistan Obama 'to lay out Afghanistan exit plan' France, Germany reject US appeals to boost Afghan force |
