Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Obama seeks compromise in offshore drilling plan - Christian Science Monitor


Times Online


Obama seeks compromise in offshore drilling plan

Christian Science Monitor


Offshore drilling for oil and gas will expand to new areas under President Obama's drilling plan, announced Wednesday. But the plan also keeps some sensitive environmental areas off-limits. With President Obama opening new areas off the US coasts to ...


Critics Claim Offshore Drilling Plan a Half-Step Toward Energy Independence

FOXNews


Energy Firms Hopeful on Obama Plan

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Sarkozy Meeting Could Mark Start of an Obama Foreign Policy Reset - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


Sarkozy Meeting Could Mark Start of an Obama Foreign Policy Reset

FOXNews


President Obama, following signs of tension between the US and some of its key  »


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Monday, March 29, 2010

Blasts Revive Russians' Fear of Female Bombers - New York Times


Reuters


Blasts Revive Russians' Fear of Female Bombers

New York Times


Egor Barbatunov/AP A subway train commuter injured by a blast which took place at the Park Kultury station in Moscow on Monday. More Photos » By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW â€" The two powerful explosions that tore through Moscow's subway Monday revived a ...


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Saturday, March 27, 2010

President Obama Makes 15 Recess Appointments - New York Magazine


New York Magazine


President Obama Makes 15 Recess Appointments

New York Magazine


President Obama announced this afternoon that he will make 15 recess appointments while the Senate is out of town, filling posts that have been vacant for an average of 214 days and royal pissing off Republicans at the same time. ...




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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Senate OKs health care fix-it bill, House is next - The Associated Press


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Senate OKs health care fix-it bill, House is next

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Democrats muscled legislation through the Senate on Thursday reshaping parts of the new health care overhaul law, sending it back to the House for what is expected to be final congressional approval. President Barack Obama dared ...


Obama Promotes New Health Care Law

Voice of America


Senate approves final piece of health care overhaul

MiamiHerald.com


Senate Approves Last Piece of Health Overhaul

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Obama signs order re-affirming ban on federal funds for abortion - USA Today


Kansas City Star


Obama signs order re-affirming ban on federal funds for abortion

USA Today


President Obama delivered his gift today to House Democrats who provided the margin of victory in the health care vote: Signing an executive ordering re-asserting restrictions on the use of federal funs for abortion. The event provided a stark contrast ...


44: A quiet signing for abortion order

Washington Post


Obama issues order on abortions

The Associated Press


Obama Signs Executive Order Affirming Ban On Federal Funding For Abortion

Kaiser Health News


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Senate starts debate on final health care piece - USA Today


The Hindu


Senate starts debate on final health care piece

USA Today


Opening what may be a final chapter in the current health care debate, the Senate voted today to form »


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Monday, March 22, 2010

Health Overhaul Promises Pain, Gain for Businesses - ABC News


ABC News


Health Overhaul Promises Pain, Gain for Businesses

ABC News


AP When historians write the book on how President Barack Obama's health care overhaul became law, they'll need to leave space for some unlikely advocates: lobbyists for the drug, insurance and hospital industries. ...


Health care vote brings champagne celebrations

Washington Post


Triumphant Obama takes healthcare reforms on the road

The Guardian


Obama likely to sign health care bill tomorrow

USA Today


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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Health Care Vote: Latest Developments - CBS News


New York Times (blog)


Health Care Vote: Latest Developments

CBS News


The House began a series of votes at 2:00 pm Eastern Time that is expected to culminate in a final vote in the House on the health care package at some point in the evening, potenti »


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Saturday, March 20, 2010

House leaders plan separate health vote, rejecting 'deem and pass' - Washington Post


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House leaders plan separate health vote, rejecting 'deem and pass'

Washington Post


Democrats edged closer to finding 216 lawmakers to back a landmark health-care bill Saturday, as party leaders and White House officials were working on an executive order that they hope will win over a ...


House leaders shift strategy on healthcare vote

Los Angeles Times


House Opts Against 'Deeming' Health Care Bill Passed

FOXNews


House Plans Direct Vote on Senate Health Care Bill

New York Times


Reuters -MiamiHerald.com -CBS News


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Friday, March 19, 2010

Fox News Poll: 68% Say Vote Out All Incumbents - FOXNews


New York Times (blog)


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Hunt for Health Care Votes: Democrats to Watch - CBS News


New York Times (blog)


The Hunt for Health Care Votes: Democrats to Watch

CBS News


Today is the day the clock starts running. Once Democrats post their health bill online there will be seventy-two hours until House Democrats bring it up for a vote Sunday afternoon. The Democrats' whip team will be busy in that seventy-two hours ...


Republicans Ready Strategy to Scuttle Health Bill, as Democrats Push Forward

FOXNews


GOP Loses Fight With Democrats Over Health Votes

ABC News


US budget analysts say health bill to cut deficit

Reuters


New York Times -Vanity Fair -USA Today


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Democrats Cite 2 New Pledges as They Press Health Bill - New York Times


CNN


Democrats Cite 2 New Pledges as They Press Health Bill

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" The drive by House Democrats to pass major health care legislation gained momentum on Wednesday, as Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, announced that he would support the bill after ...


Obama Uses Same Approach to Jobs Agenda That He Rejected for Health Care

FOXNews


Jobs bill headed to Obama's desk

Los Angeles Times


Kucinich flip tweaks health care math

CNN


Reuters -CBS News -The Associated Press


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tiger Woods smart to pick Masters for return - Detroit Free Press


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Tiger Woods smart to pick Masters for return

Detroit Free Press


The Masters offers the insulation Woods seeks in his highly publicized return because the tournament directors maniac »


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Monday, March 15, 2010

Obama Drops Objections to Sweetheart Deals as House Moves to Craft Health Care ... - FOXNews


National Post


Obama Drops Objections to Sweetheart Deals as House Moves to Craft Health Care ...

FOXNews


The White House is backing down from efforts to drop "sweetheart" deals poisoning health care legislation as House Budget Committee Democrats meet Monday to craft a final bill that does not yet have a price tag. Monday: President Obama talks to health ...


Health care puts House Dems on the line

CNN


Democrats Make Final Health Pitch to Moderates

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect - Reuters


BBC News


Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect

Reuters


DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an  »


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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Why Republicans should support health care reform - Chicago Tribune


Reuters


Why Republicans should support health care reform

Chicago Tribune


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Friday, March 12, 2010

Health end game hinges on House, Senate trust - msnbc.com


USA Today


Health end game hinges on House, Senate trust

msnbc.com


For the next few weeks, Obama-brand "hope" may be taking a back seat to "trust." President Barack Obama's decision on Friday to delay an overseas trip came after reports that an impartial Senate umpire is likely to ...


Obama delays Asia trip to focus on health care

Washington Post


Health care timeline still unclear

USA Today


US House panel to consider healthcare bill Monday

Reuters


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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Strong Earthquakes Rock Chile as Pinera Takes Office - Voice of America


CBC.ca


Strong Earthquakes Rock Chile as Pinera Takes Office

Voice of America


Photo: AP Outgoing Chile's Pres. Michelle Bachelet (C) takes off the presidential sash as Chile's Pres. Sebastian Pinera (R) smiles during his swear-in ceremony in Valparaiso, 11 Mar 2010 Two strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday as Sebastian Pinera ...


New Chile earthquake rattles presidential swearing-in

Christian Science Monitor


Three strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick succession

CNN International


Chile Pinera says aftershocks damaged Rancagua

Reuters


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times


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Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court

Los Angeles Times


John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporate campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were 'very troubling.' By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington - Chief ...


Justice Roberts questions appearance of justices at State of Union address

USA Today


Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'

The Associated Press


The Long-Running John Robertsâ€"Barack Obama Feud Continues

New York Magazine


Huffington Post (blog) -Philadelphia Inquirer -Tuscaloosa News


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Runaway Prius? More like runaway media hype - MarketWatch


Times Online


Runaway Prius? More like runaway media hype

MarketWatch


By MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- An accident here the other day claimed the lives of four women when their car slammed into a tree. But since they were riding in a 2000 Pontiac Bonneville instead of a 2010 Toyota Prius these women didn't rate ...


Toyota Reviewing US Report of Prius With Stuck Gas Pedal

BusinessWeek


Runaway Toyota Prius reached 90 mph-Calif police

Reuters


Driver rescued after Toyota Prius fails to stop on freeway

BBC News


Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor -The Palmetto Scoop


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Monday, March 8, 2010

Veteran Oscar reporter offers view from audience - The Associated Press


Globe and Mail


Veteran Oscar reporter offers view from audience

The Associated Press


LOS ANGELES â€" Talk about fantastic finishes. Just when Hollywood figured James Cameron would win the directing and motion picture awards for his super moneymaker "Avatar," it didn't happen that way. Barbra Streisand announced Sunday night that the ...


What is a 'hurt locker'?

BBC News


Oscar winners 2010: full of drama

Christian Science Monitor


"The Hurt Locker" beating "Avatar" is a re »

Sunday, March 7, 2010