Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Obama Proposes Opening Vast Offshore Areas to Drilling - New York Times


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Obama Proposes Opening Vast Offshore Areas to Drilling

New York Times


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Obama signs final healthcare changes - Reuters


New York Times (blog)


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 promotes 'overlooked' changes to student loan program

USA Today


It's official: President Obama signs health care reform bill

New York Daily News


Obama signs student loan reforms into law

Los Angeles Times


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Monday, March 29, 2010

Moscow Subway System Second Only to Tokyo in Usage - Voice of America


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Moscow Subway System Second Only to Tokyo in Usage

Voice of America


Photo: AP On any given weekday, nearly 9 million people ride the metro from the outer edges of the Russian capital into downtown Moscow, making it the second most heavily used metro system in the world after Tokyo's subway. The average length of a trip ...


In quotes: Moscow Metro bombs reaction

BBC News


Russian MP warns against hounding 'law-abiding' immigrants

RIA Novosti


Analysis: Moscow metro explosions

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

President Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times


Daily Mail


President Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times


In the first such trip of his presidency, Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to talk about benchmarks of progress. By Laura King and Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Washington - President Obama flew into ...


Barack Obama visits Afghanistan

The Guardian


Obama Makes a Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

New York Times


Obama in Kabul for unannounced Afghan trip

Reuters


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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Some States Find Burdens in New Rules on Health Care - New York Times


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Some States Find Burdens in New Rules on Health Care

New York Times


Because of the new health care law, Arizona lawmakers must now find a way to maintain insurance coverage for 350000 children and adults that they slashed just last week to help close a $2.6 billion budget deficit. ...


Obama Hails Real and Major Reform

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Obama administration announces effort to slash mortgages for unemployed borrowers - Washington Post


Washington Post


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

New York Times


U.S. Expands Effort to Help Homeowners

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Obama and health care: Then and now, candidate and president - USA Today


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Obama and health care: Then and now, candidate and president

USA Today


Things have changed since Barack Obama outlined his health care plan in Iowa back in 2007 -- and not just the fact that Obama is president and just signed a new health care into law. Three years ago, aides estimated the cost of Obama's health care plan ...


Senate Democrats beat back GOP alterations to healthcare 'fixes'

Christian Science Monitor


Health Care Bill to Go Back to the House for Another Vote

ABC News


Final Piece of Health Bill Hits Snag

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Snowstorm closes schools, slows airports - Denver Post


Mid Columbia Tri City Herald


Snowstorm closes schools, slows airports

Denver Post


A man walks down Ash St. near Cornell Ave through heavy wet snow during a spring snow storm Wednesday morning. (THE DENVER POST | ANDY CROSS) An 11-foot t »


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Obama to sign US healthcare bill - BBC News


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Obama to sign US healthcare bill

BBC News


US President Barack Obama is due to sign his landmark healthcare bill into law in a ceremony at the White House. He will be joined by Democrats from both Houses of Congress who supported the measure. The new law will eventu »


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Monday, March 22, 2010

History in the making: Healthcare bill cements President Obama's legacy - New York Daily News


Globe and Mail


History in the making: Healthcare bill cements President Obama's legacy

New York Daily News


President Barack Obama remarks on the US House of Representatives passing vote on the Senate health care bill, Sunday night, March 21, 2010. The President was joined by Vice President Joe Biden. Original Filename: healthcare_31. ...


House passes historic healthcare overhaul

Los Angeles Times


Health Care Bill Passed the House, But Battles Ahead in Senate, Court

CBS News


Health-Reform Bill Advances

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

House Dems hope to have votes on health care - USA Today


ABC News


House Dems hope to have votes on health care

USA Today


House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer vowed on NBC's Meet the Press that Democrats will have the votes when they go to the floor. The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, meanwhile, told ABC that the party has the votes in hand. ...


Obama's Bill of Health

CBS News


Hoyer: Dems will have votes for health care bill

Washington Post


US Democrats confident will have healthcare votes

Reuters


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Saturday, March 20, 2010

House committee to determine rules for voting on health plan - Washington Post


National Post


House committee to determine rules for voting on health plan

Washington Post


The House Rules Committee was gaveled into session Saturday morning, the next step in the legislative process that will lead to Sunday's debate on a landmark health-care bill. At the same time, ...


First step begins in the healthcare fray: Committee setting up ground rules

Los Angeles Times


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Friday, March 19, 2010

Where does health care reform stand? - CNN International


New York Times (blog)


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. Confidence from House Majority Whip: Rep. ...


A look at the health care overhaul bill

Washington Post


The Health Care Marathon

Atlantic Online


Q+A: What does healthcare reform mean for Obama?

Reuters


San Francisco Chronicle -Scottsboro Daily Sentinel -CBS News


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Health Bill Estimated to Cost $940 Billion, Setting Up Possible Sunday Vote - FOXNews


Los Angeles Times


Health Bill Estimated to Cost $940 Billion, Setting Up Possible Sunday Vote

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 ...


Healthcare overhaul to cut deficit: Hoyer

Reuters


Dem Health Care Bill Pegged at $940B Over 10 Years

CBS News


House leaders: Health-care plan will reduce deficit by more than $100 billion

Washington Post


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Hoyer, Eric Cantor Spar Over Health Care Vote Count, Parliamentary Tactics - ABC News


New York Daily News


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?

Christian Science Monitor


Democrats make final pitch to moderates on health bill

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pelosi Plan to Pass Health Care Without Traditional Vote Riles Critics - FOXNews


CBS 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 »

Monday, March 15, 2010

Obama taking health care push to Ohio - CNN


New York Daily News


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 ...


Michael McConnell:The House Health-Care Vote and the Constitution

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

American Held in Ireland, No 'Jihad Jamie,' Is Released - ABC News


Washington Post


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

FOXNews


Four Released in Ireland Terror Case

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaul - Los Angeles Times


New York Times (blog)


Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaul

Los Angeles Times


Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire talks to the media about the possible use of budget reconciliation, a process Democratic leaders plan to use to pass changes to healthcare legislation without the threat of a ...


GOP warns again against passing health bill

The Associated Press


Obama delays Asia trip to push health care bill

San Francisco Chronicle


Democrats optimistic on health bill vote

Boston Globe


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Friday, March 12, 2010

Pakistan blasts kill 45 - ABC Online


The Guardian


Pakistan blasts kill 45

ABC Online


Suicide bombers have killed at least 39 people in Lahore, despite government assertions that recent crackdowns had weakened Taliban insurgents. (Reuters: Stringer) Twin suicide attacks have targeted the Pakistani military, killing 45 people in the ...


Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan

New York Times


Twin suicide bombings kill, wound scores in Pakistani city

Washington Post


Suicide Bombers Kill 39 in Pakistani City of Lahore

Voice of America


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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

'Jihad Jane' faces terrorist charges - phillyBurbs.com


Times Online


'Jihad Jane' faces terrorist charges

phillyBurbs.com


The Montgomery County woman was accused of using the Internet to recruit men and women "to wage a violent jihad" in South Asia and Europe. A Montgomery County woman who c »

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Biden Sees 'Moment of Opportunity' in Mideast Peace Process - Voice of America


Reuters


Biden Sees 'Moment of Opportunity' in Mideast Peace Process

Voice of America


Photo: AP US Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, right, gesture as they arrive at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, 08 March 2010 US Vice President Joe Biden says an agreement by Israel and the Palestinians to begin ...


Biden sees 'moment of opportunity' for Mid-East peace

BBC News


Biden urges Israel to take risks for peace

The Associated Press


Biden praises Israel for taking risks for peace

Ha'aretz


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Monday, March 8, 2010

Backstage at the Oscars With Sandra Bullock, Kathryn Bigelow, Jeff Bridges, Mo ... - ABC News


The Guardian


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

The Associated Press


Why Oscar chose "Hurt Locker" over "Avatar"

Reuters


'Locker' loaded as No. 1 awards' winner

New York Post


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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Iraq parliamentary election hit by insurgent attacks - BBC News


Times Online


Iraq parliamentary election hit by insurgent attacks

BBC News


There has been a bloody start to Iraq's second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion, with at least 24 people being killed in attacks. At least two buildings have been destroyed and dozens of mortars fired across Baghdad and elsewhere. ...


Blasts, Mortars Mar Voting in Iraq

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