Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Health Bill Clears Final Procedural Step - CBS News


Times Online


Health Bill Clears Final Procedural Step

CBS News


Privately, the White House anticipates health care reform will not be finished in time for President Obama's State of the Union address, scheduled for late January, early February. Bob Orr spoke with Politico's Health Care Editor, Craig Gordon. ...


Vote hurtles health bill toward Senate passage Thursday

USA Today


Senate Bill Clears Final Hurdle, Passage Vote Set for Christmas Eve

FOXNews


Last Hurdle Cleared in Senate

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy? - ABC News


ABC News


What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy?

ABC News


Two days after Brittany Murphy's shocking death of a heart attack, many are searching for clues as to what went wrong with the "Clueless" star. The actress spoke to "Access Hollywood" about her desire to become a mom. ...


Brittany Murphy leaves estate to mother Sharon Murphy

New York Daily News


Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death

Entertainment Weekly


Clueless Director: Brittany Murphy Was Pressured to Be "Thin"

Us Magazine


MTV.com -The Associated Press -People Magazine


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Monday, December 21, 2009

US Airlines Can Face Big Fines For Long Delays - New York Times


Kansas City Star


US Airlines Can Face Big Fines For Long Delays

New York Times


By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US airlines could face stiff fines for stranding passengers aboard grounded planes for more than three hours, according to a regulation that officials said on Monday was aimed at upholding passenger rights. ...


U.S. to Fine Airlines for Tarmac Delays

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Senate Democrats Warn House Not to Toy With Health Bill - FOXNews


Washington Post


Senate Democrats Warn House Not to Toy With Health Bill

FOXNews


Senate Democrats are warning the House not to make any significant changes to the health care package heading toward a vote in their chamber if they want the bill to survive past Christmas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiles at a press conference at the US ...


Senate pushes to pass health care before holiday

CNN


Neb.'s Nelson sees backlash on health reform plan

The Associated Press


Senate Moves to Major Vote on Health Care Reform

Voice of America


Kansas City Star -W »

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill - The Associated Press


New York Times (blog)


Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" A holdout no more, Sen. Ben Nelson agreed Saturday to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's ...


Revised Senate health bill cuts deficit: CBO

Reuters


Democratic Holdout Agrees to Support Health Care Reform

Voice of America


Ben Nelson backs healthcare reform bill, Dems see finish line

Christian Science Monitor


BBC News -Forbes -The Faster Times


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Leaders cut safeguards to salvage Copenhagen climate deal - Times Online


New York Times (blog)


Leaders cut safeguards to salvage Copenhagen climate deal

Times Online


Key safeguards on climate change were sacrificed today in a desperate attempt by world leaders to achieve a compromise at the Copenhagen summit. Gordon Brown and some other leaders prepared to stay overnight as the final stages of the negotiations were ...


Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks

The Associated Press


From dinner to desperation: The 24-hour race for a deal in Copenhagen

guardian.co.uk


Copenhagen climate talks run overtime

ABC Online


Voice of America -New York Times -Xinhua


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Climate deal looks close, but may not halt warming - BBC News


Globe and Mail


Climate deal looks close, but may not halt warming

BBC News


A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely following a frantic day of behind the scenes diplomacy. China sign »


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Monday, December 14, 2009

China, a staunch force vs global climate change - Inquirer.net


Globe and Mail


China, a staunch force vs global climate change

Inquirer.net


By Liu Jianchao MANILA, Philippines â€" Each year, the effects of global climate change are coming into sharper focus. Barely a month goes by without some fresh bad news: ice sheets and glaciers are melting faster than expected, sea levels are rising ...


Time Is Running Out for Climate Change, US Negotiator Says

FOXNews


Progress made in Copenhagen talks, sticking points remain: Chinese official

Xinhua


Tensions Flare in Copenhagen

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Long-Term Care Is Latest Issue in Health Care Debate - New York Times


Seattle Post Intelligencer


Long-Term Care Is Latest Issue in Health Care Debate

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Embedded in sweeping health legislation passed by the House and being debated on the Senate floor is a major new federal insurance program for long-term care intended to help people like Anne M. Rader. ...


Senators Doubt Medicare Compromise

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Copenhagen climate meeting a split-screen event - Los Angeles Times


Globe and Mail


Copenhagen climate meeting a split-screen event

Los Angeles Times


Not only are there protesters in the streets and delegates inside, but the real negotiations are going on apart from the conferees' public pronouncements. There are five things to keep in mind. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Copenhagen - Outside, ...


Copenhagen talks stagnate as protests turn violent

ABC Online


Hundreds detained in Copenhagen protests

CNN International


968 detained at climate r »


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Friday, December 11, 2009

Change in the air with Woods' future uncertain - ESPN (blog)


Telegraph.co.uk


Change in the air with Woods' future uncertain

ESPN (blog)


It's a question that has been consistently asked during the past 13 years, from the time Tiger Woods turned professional and timidly proclaimed, "I guess, hello world," through his 14 major championship titles and near-decade-long grip on the world's ...


Tiger Woods' Handicap as a Pitchman

BusinessWeek


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Poll Finds Slim Majority Back More Troops in Afghan War - New York Times


Sydney Morning Herald


Poll Finds Slim Majority Back More Troops in Afghan War

New York Times


Kevin Frayer/AP Marines in the volatile Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan last week. The American force in the province is expected to nearly double next year. By ADAM NAGOURNEY and DALIA SUSSMAN WASHINGTON â€" A bare majority of Americans support ...


Petraeus: Wait until December 2010 to gauge US success in Afghanistan

CNN


Petraeus warns of springtime spike in Afghan violence

Aljazeera.net


Afghanistan progress slower than Iraq: Petraeus

ABC Online


Bloomberg -BBC News -Xinhua


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009

Sunday, December 6, 2009

No Firm Plans for a US Exit in Afghanistan - New York Times


Kansas City Star


No Firm Plans for a US Exit in Afghanistan

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration sent a forceful public message Sunday that American military forces could remain in Afghanistan for a long time, seeking to blunt criticism that President Obama had sent the wrong signal in his ...


Afghanistan surge: What can it accomplish in 18 months?

Christian Science Monitor


Barack Obama's deadline to bring troops home from Afghanistan starts to slip

Times Online


Ending Pakistan havens vital to Afghan effort: US

AFP


Voice of America -MiamiHerald.com -Bloomberg


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment - CNN


Reuters


Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment

CNN


Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Nebraska, (pictured last month) moved to send the bill back to committee. Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans failed Saturday to eliminate $42.1 billion in cuts to Medicare home health care service in the health care bill. ...


Senate healthcare debate stretches through weekend

Los Angeles Times


Senate Vote Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts

New York Times


Dems Working Furiously Toward Public Option Compromise

FOXNews


Washington Post -San Jose Mercury News -NECN


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Friday, December 4, 2009

The climate-change travesty - Washington Post


ABC News


The climate-change travesty

Washington Post


With 20000 delegates, advocates and journalists jetting to Copenhagen for planet Earth's last chance, the carbon footprint of the global warming summit will be the only impressive consequence of the climate-change meeting. ...


Obama shifts Copenhagen travel plans to boost climate change deal

guardian.co.uk


Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal

The Associated Press


Brown rejects 'flat-earth' climate sceptics

AFP


CNN -MiamiHerald.com -Telegraph.co.uk


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

UN chief backs US Afghanistan plan - CNN International


guardian.co.uk


UN chief backs US Afghanistan plan

CNN International


United Nations (CNN) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed US President Barack Obama's plan to deploy 30000 more troops to Afghanistan. In a written statement, Ban praised Obama's aim to "balance military ...


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama Orders 30000 Troops to Afghanistan; Withdrawal to Begin July 2011 - Voice of America


BBC News


Obama Orders 30000 Troops to Afghanistan; Withdrawal to Begin July 2011

Voice of America


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Monday, November 30, 2009

Barack Obama's US policy on Afghanistan has drifted, writers say - CNN International


Telegraph.co.uk


Barack Obama's US policy on Afghanistan has drifted, writers say

CNN International


(CNN) -- US President Barack Obama has waited too long to address the instability in Afghanistan, putting at risk the efforts to stabilize the troubled country, a pair of authors said Monday. Historian Simon Schama and journalist George Packer told ...


Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan

The Associated Press


A poll on Afghanistan, and Michael Moore's open letter to Obama

Los Angeles Times


Obama Approves More Troops for Afghanistan

CBS News


MiamiHerald.com -Reuters -guardian.co.uk


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Sunday, November 29, 2009

4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse - Seattle Times


CBC.ca


4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse

Seattle Times


One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff's spokesman said. By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Writer One of four ...


New information from Ed Troyer:

TheNewsTribune.com


Coffeehouse gunman may be wounded

NECN


Chopper Pilot, News Director Could Be Charged With Police Interference

Fox40


Blast -KIROtv.com -KOMO News


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