CBC.ca | Risk of offshore drilling is clear; payoff isn't San Jose Mercury News FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. Reversing a ban on oil drilling off most US shores, President Barack Obama on ... Risk Is Clear in Drilling; Payoff Isn't Obama drilling plan spares South Florida In Virginia, mixed reaction to decision to » |
Reuters | Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is to announce on Wednesday a plan to permit exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia as a way to create jobs and reduce US dependence on foreign oil. Obama, who wants Congress to move ... Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time Obama to Announce Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling Proposals Today Obama to » |
Reuters | Moscow mourns victims of Metro twin suicide bombings BBC News Moscow is holding a day of mourning for the 38 people killed in Monday's twin suicide bombings on the city's Metro. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to "destroy" the perpetrators. Officials blamed the attacks on Muslim groups from the ... Russia vows to 'destroy terrorists' Suicide bomber hit station next to Russia's top security agency Attacks Reawaken Worry of Guerrilla War in Caucasus |
FOXNews (blog) | Obama presses Karzai in Kabul visit USA Today By Charles Dharapak, AP By David Jackson and Jim Michaels, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" President Obama made a surprise visit Sunday to Afghanistan to prod Kabul to make good on promises to improve internal security and crack down on corruption. ... Obama R » |
The Guardian | GOP Candidates Court Tea Party Voters in Race Against Reid FOXNews Tea Party r » |
The Guardian | Secular bloc wins most seats in Iraq Los Angeles Times Premier Maliki, whose » |
Telegraph.co.uk | House Passes the Reconciliation Bill With a 220-207 Vote ABC News The House of Representatives cleared the final hurdle in Congress' overhaul of the nation's health care system, passing a health care reconciliation bill by a 220-207 vote. In Iowa, the president ch » |
Times Online | Senate Dems defeat initial GOP attacks on health care 'fixes' bill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday launched an attempt to amend or kill legislation expanding the recently enacted health care reform law -- part of a GOP pledge to use every parliamentary tool available to ... GOP amendments to health-care reconciliation bill fail Senate Republicans Seek to Vote Down Health Care 'Fix It' Bill State Senate approves school aid cut, sets up showdown vs. House |
Times Online | For many interest groups, health-care bill's passage isn't the end Washington Post Interest groups that spent the past year fighting over President Obama's health-care overhaul are quickly transforming themselves for battle in a new arena, working to sway the law to their benefit while helping the lawmakers who supported ... Patient anticipation: Health care law timeline In Senate, GOP has last chance to change health care overhaul Gap in health care bill's protection for children |
Times Online | GOP Faces Drawbacks of United Stand on Health Bill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Passage of the health care legislation ch » |
CBC.ca | Tactics, Luck and Perseverance Kept Health Bill Alive New York Times Charles Dharapak/AP PRESIDENT OBAMA “We are this close to the summit of the mountain. We need to try one more time.†The president has told associates that health care will be his legacy. ... 'Do It for the American People': Obama C » |
ABC News | Search for Ayes on Health Narrows to a Dozen or So New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Democratic search for health care votes dwindled to a dozen or so lawmakers Friday as the House leadership and the White House sought to cement victory in a vote now set for Sunday. Representative Robert E. Andrews laid ... Health-Bill Horse Trading |
CBS News | Yemen preacher urges jihad on United States Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - A US-born radical cleric linked to shootings at a US army base and the failed bombing of a US plane appeared to urge Muslims to conduct a jihad against the United States in an audiotape heard on Thursday. US counterterrorism officials ... Yemeni-American Cleric C » |
CBS News | Temperature Rising for Health Care Votes CBS News Democratic Leaders Insist They'll Have The Votes, But Will They, and When? CBS News Looks at the Numbers President Obama has lobbied House Democrats who are still undecided over an impending vote concerning health care reform legislation. ... TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform Democrats Hunt Votes for Deal on Health |
CBC.ca | More than 100 injured in 'Day of Rage' Israeli-Palestinian clashes Los Angeles Times Palestinians fueled by anger over what they see as Israeli expansions into Palestinian-dominated areas clash with police in East Jerusalem. By Edmund Sanders, Maher Abukhater and Paul Richter Reporting from Washington and Jerusalem Paul Richter -- With ... Risks and Opportunities in Fight With Israel US, Israel to try and heal worst rift in years Jerusalem's flickering tinder-box |
FOXNews (blog) | Will this be the week congressional Democrats reverse their fortunes? Washington Post Less than two weeks ago, the woes of the majority party evoked comparisons to the Republicans of 2006, complete with a powerful figure enmeshed in an ethics scandal (Rep. Charles B. Rangel/Rep. Tom DeLay), another lawmaker embroiled ... Obama Makes Closing Argument for Health Care Reform Obama: We Will Get the Votes for Health Care Reform Bill What if Obama fails on healthcare reform? |
msnbc.com | Las Vegas establishes Kansas as betting favorite for NCAA tournament USA Today If you are looking for the Las Vegas to help you with filling out your NCAA tournament bracket, Kansas might be the way to go when picking a national champion. Las Vegas Sports Consultants oddsmaker Dan O'Brien says the firm would likely make the ... Top-ranked Jayhawks draws top over » |
CNM News Network | US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims Reuters WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative c » |
Washington Post | House Considers Reviving Massa Ethics Probe FOXNews In a sign that the Eric Massa controversy may not go away any time soon, the House on Thursday advanced a Republican measure c » |
CBC.ca | Technology's Richest Billionaires Forbes Bill Gates loses top spot, but stock surge lifts fortunes of youngest and once-young technology moguls. Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man. Though the software visionary's net worth rose $13 billion to a whopping $53 billion in the last ... Mexico's Carlos Slim overtakes Gates in world rich list Telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is world's richest man Slim Overtakes Gates, Buffett to Become Forbes Richest Person |
CBC.ca | Biden: East Jerusalem plan undermines peace talks Ha'aretz Israel's decision to approve 1600 new homes in an ultra-Orthodox East Jerusalem neighborhood is undermining Middle East peace talks, US Vice President Joe Biden said in Jerusalem on Tuesday. ... Biden pledges US commitment to Israeli security US veep spurs Mideast peace process amid settlement flare-up New wrinkle in Joe Biden agenda: 1600 units in Israeli settlement |
ABC News | President Obama Pushes Congress to Pass Health Care Reform ABC News At a campaign-like r » |
Globe and Mail | Obama keeps US troop withdrawal plan after Iraq poll Reuters President Barack Obama (R), standing with Vice President Joe Biden, gives remarks on the parliamentary election in Iraq, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, March 7, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama c » |
Washington Post | Obama turns up heat for health care overhaul plan The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year's worth of work. ... Obama's Last Stand for Health Care Reform Follows Ch » |
