CBC.ca | Obama Proposes Opening Vast Offshore Areas to Drilling New York Times President Obama today proposed » |
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CBC.ca | Obama Proposes Opening Vast Offshore Areas to Drilling New York Times President Obama today proposed » |
Reuters | 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 signs student loan reforms into law Obama promotes 'overlooked' changes to student loan program It's official: President Obama signs health care reform bill |
Globe and Mail | Militia group suspects charged with conspiracy CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Nine suspected members of a militia group were charged Monday with seditious conspiracy and related charges in an » |
BBC News | 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 Obama In Afghanistan On Surprise Trip rack Obama in surprise visit to Afghanistan |
Oneindia | Pakistan-born cabdriver in Chicago accused of helping al-Qaeda Washington Post A Chicago taxi driver born in Pakistan was arrested Friday on two charges of providing material support to terrorists -- » |
FOXNews (blog) | US, Russia to Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty on April 8 Voice of America Photo: AP President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms-control agreement in nearly two decades. The landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty reduces by about one-third the number of nuclear weapons ... Obama Seals Arms Control Deal With Russia Obama and Medvedev step closer to nuclear weapons-free world US, Russia agree on nuclear arms treaty |
CBS News | Measure to legalize marijuana will be on California's November b » |
Kansas City Star | 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 » |
Globe and Mail | Obama Signs Landmark Health Care Bill New York Times President Obama, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., signed major health care legislation into law on Tuesday. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON â€" With the stroke of President Obama's pen, his health care overhaul â€" the most sweeping social ... Obama signs health care bill Obama Signs Historic Health Care Bill: 'We Are a Nation That Faces Its ... Obama to sign US healthcare bill |
National Post | 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. ... Democratic leadership: "We've got the votes." US Democrats confident will have healthcare votes Hoyer: Dems will have votes for health care bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Victims' react to papal letter BBC News Groups representing victims of clerical abuse have given a mixed reaction to the Pope's letter to Irish Catholics about the issue. Maeve Lewis of One in Four told Reuters that the letter was "deeply disappointing". She said victims had wanted the ... Irish victims disappointed by pope abuse letter Victims disappointed by Pope abuse letter Pope Benedict's letter in full |
National Post | 9 major changes in new health care bill msnbc.com In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats are pushing a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the "yes" category. ... Where does health care reform stand? Factbox: Details of final healthcare bill Whether or Not Congress 'Deems,' Public Is Steamed |
Sydney Morning Herald | Sandra Bullock bombshell: Husband Jesse James's » |
New York Times (blog) | House Democrat holdouts wrestle with health care vote CNN Rep. Jason Altmire says he won't make up his mind until he sees the finished product. Democratic Rep. Jason Altmire says he needs to see the final bill Democratic Rep. John Boccieri says he's faced with "voting on an imperfect bill or doing nothing" ... Hoyer, Eric Cantor Spar Over Health Care Vote Count, Parliamentary Tactics Countdown to Health Care Vote Spurs Final Push from Dems, Opponents Catholic nuns urge passage of Obama's health bill |
Reuters | Jerusalem Construction Notice Raises Tensions New York Times Palestinians threw stones at Israeli border police during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya on Tuesday. By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM â€"An activist group on Tuesday drew attention to additional Israeli plans to build 309 Jewish ... Violent clashes erupt in East Jerusalem as synagogue reopens Palestinian unrest continues in J'lem EU c » |
CNN International | 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 |
Washington Post | Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids Washington Post President Barack Obama speaks at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects » |
CBS News | Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues New York Times For decades, faith and family have been at the center of the conservative movement. But as the Tea Party infuses conservatism with new energy, its leaders deliberately avoid discussion of issues like gay marriage or abortion. ... Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fake Tea party avoids divisive social issues Is the "Coffee Party" the Next Big Thing? |
New York Daily News | City OKs $657M for ailing WTC heroes New York Post Lawyers for the city and more than 11000 Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers reached a tentative settlement last night that will give them as much as $657 million, The Post has learned. The proposal, presented yesterday to Manhattan ... Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders WTC Captive Reaches Settlement of 9/11 Rescue Worker Claims $657M Settlement For WTC Responders |
CBC.ca | Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person The Associated Press MEXICO CITY â€" Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person â€" a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club. ... Slim Overtakes Gates, Buffett to Become Forbes Richest Person Number of Chinese billionaires 'second only to US' World's Richest Man Carlos Slim: Who Is He? |
Washington Post | 'Jihad Jane's' Arrest Raises Concern About Homegrown Terrorists ABC News The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman, known by the alias Jihad Jane, who was » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Biden Sees 'Moment of Opportunity' in Mideast Peace Process Voice of America Photo: AP US Vice President Joe Biden says an agreement by Israel and the Palestinians to begin indirect peace talks marks a "moment of opportunity" for the peace process. Biden was speaking Tuesday ahead of a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli ... Biden: US will always stand by those who take risks for peace Biden sees 'moment of opportunity' for Mid-East peace Biden: US 'determined' to prevent a nuclear Iran |
Globe and Mail | 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 Why Oscar chose "Hurt Locker" over "Avatar" 'Locker' loaded as No. 1 awards' winner |
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 |