Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Obama set to introduce offshore oil proposal - BBC News


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 to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time

New York Times


Obama energy plan would open up Gulf drilling

CNN


Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast

Reuters


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tears and prayers as Moscow returns to work - Times Online


CBC.ca


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 ...


Moscow bombings: terrorist suicide bombs strike metro during morning peak

Telegraph.co.uk


Moscow Attack a Test for Putin and His Record Against Terror

New York Times


Moscow mourns Metro bombs victims

BBC News


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Monday, March 29, 2010

Suicide bombers hit two Moscow subway stations - Los Angeles Times


National Post


Suicide bombers hit two Moscow subway stations

Los Angeles Times


At least 37 people are killed and many hurt as two female suicide bombers blow themselves up during rush hour. A Moscow police officer stops a car as Emergency Ministry officers and firefighters carry a body to an ambulance after explosions rocked two ...


Terrorism Suspected in Deadly Moscow Subway Attack

Voice of America


Factbox - blasts in Moscow subway system

RIA Novosti


Double suicide bombings kill 36 on Moscow subway

The Associated Press


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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Palin kicks off Tea Party Express tour - San Francisco Chronicle


The Guardian


Palin kicks off Tea Party Express tour

San Francisco Chronicle


Jae C. Hong / AP Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (center) arrives with her husband, Todd, to speak at a Tea Party r »


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Friday, March 26, 2010

Obama readies steps to fight foreclosures, particularly for unemployed - Washington Post


Washington Post


Obama readies steps to fight foreclosures, particularly for unemployed

Washington Post


At a House oversight committee hearing, keys represent foreclosed homes. The administration is planning new steps to fight foreclosures. (Brendan Hoffman/bloomberg News) By Renae Merle and Dina ElBoghdady The Obama administration plans to overhaul how ...


White House to announce housing aid Friday: sources

Reuters


Unemployed and 'underwater' to get mortgage relief

CNNMoney.com


US Plans Big Expansion in Effort to Aid Homeowners

The Ledger


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Thursday, March 25, 2010

US health bill sent back for new House vote - BBC News


ABC Online


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

PM, Obama meet twice at White House - Jerusalem Post


Telegraph.co.uk


PM, Obama meet twice at White House

Jerusalem Post


WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Tuesday in an unusual pair of low-profile meetings at the White House, which, according to the Prime Minister's Office, were "conducted in a ...


Jerusalem approves contentious new building plan

The Associated Press


Netanyahu spends unheralded time at White House

Washington Post


Israeli official: Construction in East Jerusalem years away

CNN International


Ha'aretz -New York Daily News -ABC Online


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Obama to sign health care reform into law, then promote it on the road - CNN International


Globe and Mail


Obama to sign health care reform into law, then promote it on the road

CNN International


Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will sign sweeping health care reform legislation into law at the White House on Tuesday, according to two Democratic officials familiar with the planning. Obama also will hit the road to sell the measure to a ...


Major health care changes won't take place until 2014

Boston Globe


Key elements of health reform would start soon

San Francisco Chronicle


Wanted: User manual for health care overhaul

The Associated Press


USA Today -Reuters -New York Daily News


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Monday, March 22, 2010

House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama - Washington Post


Reuters


House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature. On the cusp of succeeding where numerous past congresses and administrations have failed, jubilant House Democrats voted 219-212 ...


Historic health bill passes

Baltimore Sun


Houses passes health care bill 219-212

San Francisco Chronicle


House Democrats pass historic health care overhaul

Kansas City Star


CBS News -BBC News -The Guardian


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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Stage is set for historic healthcare vote - Los Angeles Times


CBC.ca


Stage is set for historic healthcare vote

Los Angeles Times


House Democrats scrap plans to use a controversial move and are expected to pass the biggest change since Medicare. Protesters r »


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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Health bill votes fluid at the wire | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/20/2010 - Philadelphia Inquirer


FOXNews (blog)


Health bill votes fluid at the wire | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/20/2010

Philadelphia Inquirer


House Democrats are still targeting those on the fence. Abortion is a key sticking point. By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook WASHINGTON - With the clock ticking down to tomorrow's votes on the $940 billion health-care package, President Obama and House ...


House Democrats see momentum on health bill

Reuters


For Obama, Health Care Pushes Other Issues to the Margins

New York Times


Frenzied push for health care bill

Boston Globe


The Detroit News -BBC News -Chicago Tribune


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Friday, March 19, 2010

Health Showdown Is Set - Wall Street Journal


Washington Post


Health Showdown Is Set

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Health bill picking up key votes - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


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

San Francisco Chronicle


Democrats yet to decide on health-care bill bear the weight of Washington

Washington Post


Obama team wrapping up health package

USA Today


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative - San Francisco Chronicle


Washington Post


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  »


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Velvet gloves in GOP debate - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


Velvet gloves in GOP debate

Los Angeles Times


Republican candidates for governor Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner met in a gener »


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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Transcript: Robert Gibbs on 'FNS' - FOXNews


MiamiHerald.com


Transcript: Robert Gibbs on 'FNS'

FOXNews


The following is a rush transcript of the March 14, 2010, edition of "Fox News Sunday With Chris W »


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Friday, March 12, 2010

Democrats optimistic on health bill vote - Boston Globe


New York Times (blog)


Democrats optimistic on health bill vote

Boston Globe


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left the podium after discussing health care legislation yesterday with reporters. She said final details were still being worked out on the measure. (Alex Wong/ Getty Images) By Matt Viser WASHINGTON â€" In a sign of renewed ...


More Democrats come out against health care bill

CNN International


Passage of health care reform bill is "still a jump b »


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Thursday, March 11, 2010

10000 claims over 9/11 illness, injuries settled - CNN


National Post


10000 claims over 9/11 illness, injuries settled

CNN


The settlement would provide a system to pay for claims made by people working on rescue and debris removal at ground zero. WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements with more than 10000 plaintiffs New York (CNN) -- The WTC ...


Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders

The Associated Press


Trade Center Workers Reach Settlement

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Overdose suspected in 'Lost Boy' Corey Haim's death - Boston Herald


NEWS.com.au


Overdose suspected in 'Lost Boy' Corey Haim's death

Boston Herald


By Simone Press Hollywood's “Lost Boys” star Corey Haim, a former teenthrob whose career was derailed by drug abuse, died in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent overdose. He was 38. The Canadian-born actor was pronounced dead at the Providence St. ...


Corey Feldman Tells Larry King About Corey Haim's Final Days

MTV.com


Feldman says Corey Haim was winning fight with drugs

CNN


INSIDE STORY: Corey Haim's Slide from Lost Boy to Truly Lost

People Magazine


The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Reality TV World


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Same-sex wedding bells toll around Washington, DC - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


Same-sex wedding bells toll around Washington, DC

Los Angeles Times


Mayor Adrian M. Fenty attends the ceremonies for three of the first gay couples to leg »


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Monday, March 8, 2010

Obama launches attack on health insurance companies - Washington Post


MiamiHerald.com


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

Reuters


Obama takes hard-sell health pitch to Pa.

USA Today


Obama Confuses Decades, Inflates Estimated Health Care Savings by $868B

FOXNews


Seattle Times -MiamiHerald.com -The Associated Press


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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Iraqi Voters Defy Violence - Wall Street Journal


Globe and Mail


Iraqi Voters Defy Violence

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

As Iraqis Go to Polls, Premier Faces Strong Challenge - New York Times


msnbc.com (blog)


As Iraqis Go to Polls, Premier Faces Strong Ch »


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