Reuters | Critics Claim Offshore Drilling Plan a Half-Step Toward Energy Independence FOXNews President Obama's decision to open up the nation's shores to new oil drilling drew complaints from both sides of the aisle Wednesday, as environmentalists and congressional Republicans alike claimed the move would do little for America's energy ... Recharging debate, Obama expands offshore drilling Gulf Island, Seahawk Gain on Drilling News as Sm » |
New Zealand Herald | Bullying raises questions about schools' vigilence San Francisco Chronicle A gay teenager in New York wins $50000 from a school district that failed to stop taunts about his sexual orientation. The Justice Department investigates complaints that administrators ignored racial bullying in a ... Bullying and the Phoebe Prince Case 2 South Hadley students expelled in Prince probe School staffs face tough questions on bullying |
Times Online | Moscow bombs remind New Yorkers of constant risk Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bag searches and gun-toting police officers in the New York subway, a watch tower in Times Square and thousands of security cameras are now as ubiquitous in the city as yellow taxi cabs and cosmopolitan cocktails. ... Moscow Metro bombing masterminds 'will be destroyed' Russians' Fear of Female Bombers Returns Bombings Expose Weakness in Kremlin's Chechnya Push |
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ABC News | Revamping of Student Loans Approved by Senate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Ending one of the fiercest lobbying fights in Washington, the Senate voted Thursday to force private commercial banks out of the federal student loan business, cutting off billions in risk-free ... Senate Approves Last Piece of Health Overhaul |
Reuters | Answers to your questions on health care law CNN (CNN) -- With the passage of the health care reform bill, CNN has been flooded with viewer questions about specifics of the measure and how their lives may be affected. In response, we're providing answers here, based on our reporting research, ... The Fix: What we know (and don't) about the politics of health care Obama looks beyond health care to new financial regulations What Health Overhaul Means for Sm » |
CBC.ca | Factbox: With healthcare passed, what's next for Obama? Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to maintain momentum after US lawmakers passed his cornerstone overhaul of healthcare on Sunday, still faces a stack of pressing domestic issues. Here is an overview of his inbox, led by the economy ... Wanted: User manual for health care overhaul Obama signs historic health care overhaul into law 'The Reality of Reform': Understanding the Health Care Law |
The Hindu | Obama to sign health-care bill into law Tuesday Washington Post The House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health-care system, approving a Senate bill and a separate package of amendments. By Shailagh Murray, Lori Montgomery and Scott Wilson President Obama will sign landmark ... How key Democrats voted on health care bill: Pelosi's scorecard What Americans re » |
ABC News | Democrats Need 216 Votes to Pass Health Care Reform Bill ABC News After months of negotiations, closed-door meetings and persuasion by President Obama, members of the House of Representatives today will vote on the controversial $940 billion health care bill. President Obama makes final pitch to pass ... House leaders express confidence they will secure enough votes to pass health bill House Democrats Expect to Secure Health Votes |
CBC.ca | House Rules Committee setting guidelines for health care vote CNN Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-New York, speaks Saturday during a meeting of the panel. Washington (CNN) -- The House Rules Committee began meeting Saturday to determine the official rules for the debate and vote on ... Democrats Face a Final Scramble for Health Votes House committee to determine rules for voting on health plan Obama to Make Final Health Reform Appeal to House Democrats |
Reuters | Key Democrats Still in Play as Health Vote Approaches New York Times WASHINGTON â€" House Democrats, entering the final 48-hour countdown on their yearlong effort to overhaul the health care system, emerged from a caucus meeting on Friday morning amid signs that crucial votes ... Obama: Health Care Debate is About Country's Character Pushing for healthcare measure, Obama c » |
Los Angeles Times | Republicans Ready Strategy to Scuttle Health Bill, as Democrats Push Forward FOXNews House and Senate Republican leaders were preparing for battle, huddling in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill to figure out ways to stop the health care bill in its tracks, even as it appeared to gain momentum. House Minority Leader John Boehner ... Budget Office estimates health care bill to cost $940 billion CBO: $940 billion health bill would help cut deficit over 10 years Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Vote, Don't Debate |
New York Daily News | Jobs bill headed to Obama's desk Los Angeles Times The Senate passes a $17.6-billion measure meant to spur job growth through targeted employer exemptions and credits. By James Oliphant The Senate today passed by a 68-29 margin a $17.6-billion measure intended to spur hiring nationwide, ... Critics Ch » |
Times Online | Tiger Woods to return to golf at the Masters MiamiHerald.com Tiger Woods announced via his website Tuesday that he would return to golf at Augusta National, where he won in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. BY DAVID J. NEAL Tiger Woods made his first public statement after the auto accident that pared open his flawed ... Woods to return to golf at the Masters R&A pleased that Tiger Woods is returning to golf Six reasons why the Masters makes sense for Tiger |
BBC News (blog) | 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. March 11: President Obama speaks at the ... Health care puts House Dems on the line Obama Looks To R » |
ABC News | House Democrat says still short on health votes Reuters Bonnary Lek, a manager at Discovery Communications headquarters, is examined by Discovery Wellness Center Medical Director Liz Sequeira during an appointment at the clinic in Silver Spring, Maryland December 3, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House ... Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now Axelrod: Health Care Effort Is 'A Struggle' |
Reuters | Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize Reuters Employees from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) count b » |
CNN | Obama delays Asia trip to focus on on health care Washington Post President Obama has delayed his upcoming trip to Asia by three days to remain in Washington for what could be the climax of his year-long battle for health care reform, his press secretary announced via Twitter ... Obama Delays Asia Trip as Dems Wrangle Health Care Votes Obama Delays Trip to Indonesia to Work on Health Care Deal Gives New Life to Overhaul of Student Loans |
CBC.ca | Major Aftershock Jolts Chile New York Times Spectators and journalists at the inauguration of Sebastián Piñera as Chile's new president reacted to an aftershock a few minutes before the start of the ceremony inside Congress in Valparaiso on Thursday. By JACK HEALY A major aftershock shook ... New Chile quake as Pinera sworn in as president 7.2-magnitude quake hits Chile Chile Incoming Fin Min: Quake Infrastructure Damages $20B-$30B |
ABC News | 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES â€" Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died at 2:15 am Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, ... Corey Haim Autopsy Planned, Coroner Says Former 'The Two Coreys' star Corey Haim dead from apparent overdose Corey Haim dead at 38 |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ... Runaway Toyota Prius reached 90 mph-Calif police Driver rescued after Toyota Prius fails to stop on freeway Toyota With 'Stuck' Accelerator Hits 94 MPH, Driver Rescued by California ... |
Globe and Mail | Why Oscar chose "Hurt Locker" over "Avatar" Reuters Best motion picture winners Mark Boal (L), Kathryn Bigelow (C) and Greg Shapiro of the film ''The Hurt Locker,'' display their Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - By the time "The Hurt ... Bigelow pioneers Oscars with `Hurt Locker' win Hurt Locker tops Oscars on historic night Oscars 2010: Reviewing a mediocre Academy Awards telecast |
Globe and Mail | Polls close in Iraq election Aljazeera.net Polling stations have closed in Iraq's parliamentary election, in a vote marred by violence as a series of explosions left at least 38 people dead in the capital, Baghdad. Millions of people turned out to cast their b » |
