Times Online | Senate positioned to pass healthcare overhaul Los Angeles Times Final approval is expected Thursday morning on a simple-majority vote. But the bill is being criticized by Republicans as the work of backroom deals. By James Oliphant Reporting from Washington - With Senate Democrats poised to pass a sweeping overhaul ... Senate health care bill close to final vote House Democrats making plans for final health care bill Obama in Late Push on Health |
ABC News | Obama will delay vacation over US healthcare Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would delay his year-end Hawaiian vacation to remain in Washington as a bill to overhaul the US healthcare system makes its way through the Senate. "I will not leave until my ... Dems, White House predict success on health care Nelson Says More Senators Seeking Special Treatment in Light of Nebraska Deal Special deals, carve-outs keep health care afloat |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama Praises Senate for Advancing Health Care Bill ABC News President Obama hailed Senate Democrats' advancing the $871 billion health care bill as a "big victory for American people," even as the legislation lost many of the components he had pushed. ... Historic Health Vote Looms |
Reuters | Lone Democratic holdout in Senate agrees to back healthcare bill Los Angeles Times Party leaders reach a deal with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson on abortion restrictions, giving them the 60 votes they need to quash Republican-led filibusters. By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook Reporting from Washington - With a critical vote looming this ... Democrats Clinch a Deal on Health Bill Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill US Democrats win 60th vote on health bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Copenhagen heading for meltdown as stalemate continues guardian.co.uk Delegates listen to speeches during a plenary session at the Bella centre in the closing hours of the Copenhagen summit. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images The UN's climate summit was heading for meltdown this afternoon with countries unable to ... Obama Urges World to Unite Behind Climate Pact as Talks Falter President Obama warns leaders over climate summit deal Progress reported in climate talks after Obama meets with Chinese leader |
Reuters | Liberals Ready to 'Fight' Over Concessions in Senate Health Bill FOXNews Liberal outrage over the Senate's health care reform bill is reaching a boiling point, with a number of organizations, unions and House Democrats warning that the watered-down version they see creeping toward a vote will not survive in its current form ... Sealing the Senate deal Senate Republicans vow to delay health-care vote The Senate's Game Changer |
CBC.ca | 'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 noms Washington Post The Golden Globe Award nominations announced Tuesday morning were been dominated by the story of a man living his life in perpetual limbo. "Up in the Air" -- the critic » |
Globe and Mail | Italy's Berlusconi to stay in hospital after attack BBC News Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi will stay in hospital at least until Tuesday after having his nose broken by an attacker, doctors say. A medical bulletin reported in the Italian media said Mr Berlusconi was able to eat, but only with difficulty. ... Battered Berlusconi says it is a miracle he was not blinded by attack Italy PM Berlusconi To Stay In Hospital Until Tuesday |
Telegraph.co.uk | Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists guardian.co.uk Danish police have released hundreds of activists who were detained during a mass r » |
Reuters | Obama applauds House passage of financial overhaul The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama on Saturday applauded House passage of an ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations designed to correct failures that led to the economic meltdown. He c » |
Reuters | Obama Urged to Earn His Nobel Prize at Climate Talks Bloomberg Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama had not even accepted his Nobel Prize in Oslo yesterday before environmental advocates began c » |
Reuters | Obama's Nobel Peace Prize protocol breach irks Norway BBC News US President Barack Obama has irked some Norwegians for truncating a three-day schedule of events organised around his receipt over the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Obama will spend only 24 hours in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, because of his busy schedule. ... Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize Barack Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians |
CBS News | Business leaders, Bay Area officials praise Obama's jobs plan San Jose Mercury News Business leaders and Bay Area public officials praised President Barack Obama's c » |
Reuters | Car bombs cause carnage in Baghdad BBC News A series of car bombings have killed at least 118 people and wounded 197 in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The first blast targeted a police patrol in the Dora district of the city. Four others occurred near official buildings within minutes ... 112 killed as four car bombs explode in Baghdad Baghdad Rocked By Multiple Car Bombings Several Large Blasts Shake Baghdad |
Boston Globe | 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten USA Today By Richard Ambo, The Honolulu Advertiser By William Cole, The Honolulu Advertiser PEARL HARBOR â€" Harold O'Connor, 88, was a Navy Fireman First Class on the USS Thornton, a destroyer seaplane tender, in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese ... Learning from our veterans with America again at war Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub Chicago ceremony to mark Pearl Harbor |
ABC News | Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care CNN President Obama r » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes ABC News The family of Amanda Knox was furious today that an Italian court convicted her of murder and said the judge, who was part of the jury and read the verdict, couldn't look them in the eye. Italian jury convicts Amanda Knox in the death ... 'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty Amanda Knox's aunt says hearing verdict was 'gut-wrenching' American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder |
Financial Times | Jobs Summit or White House 'Photo-Op'? FOXNews This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," December 3, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Now, here's a competition, dueling summits! President Obama was not the only one to hold a ... Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill Jobs gap of 8 million dogs Obama Jobs summit underscores dilemma |
ABC Online | Afghanistan: Nato insists it can deliver Barack Obama's troop request Telegraph.co.uk Nato insists it will it will be able to send the extra troops to Afghanistan requested by Barack Obama despite the failure of European » |
CBC.ca | Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan Los Angeles Times In his address Tuesday, the president is expected to emphasize that there are limits to the length of US military involvement in Afghanistan. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ... Frequently asked questions about the mission in Afghanistan Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan Fight Looms on How to Pay for New War Plan |
