CBS News | Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package Los Angeles Times Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the ... US t » |
Times Online | In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11 New York Times In the past, the Pakistani army has fared poorly in South Waziristan, the southernmost region of the lawless tribal areas where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have operated at will. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... Pakistan's Death Toll From Peshawar Bomb Rises to 117 Pakistan Finds Passport of » |
guardian.co.uk | UN re-evaluates Afghan mission after bloody attack The Associated Press KABUL â€" Traumatized UN staff in Afghanistan were under orders to stay home Thursday, one day after Taliban militants stormed a guest house in the capital and killed eight people in a brazen attack that is forcing the world body to re-evaluate its ... Afghan attack puts aid programs at risk UN 'undeterred' by Kabul attack Afghan Security Reviewed by UN as Taliban Kill 11 |
Novinite.com | Taliban Attack on Kabul Guesthouse Kills 6 UN Workers Voice of America By VOA News A United Nations spokesman in Afghanistan says militants have killed at least six UN workers and wounded nine others during an attack on an international guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. Many of the victims are believed to be foreigners. ... Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Nine UN staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul Six UN staff dead in Taliban raid on UN hostel |
New York Times | Obama defends approach to Afghan war planning Washington Post President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send US troops into war. AP's Mark Smith reports. (Oct. 26) By Michael A. Fletcher JACKSONVILLE, FLA. ... Obama vows no rush on Afghanistan Push for Afghanistan troop increase continues on deadly day Why Flying Choppers in Afghanistan is So Deadly |
ABC News | Iraq car bombings kill 147 Los Angeles Times Assailants strike just outside the Green Zone, near the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial council building. Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as the Jan. 16 vote nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Baghdad - Twin ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad |
ABC News | Cops: Janitor killed priest The Star-Ledger - NJ.com When stunned church workers found their priest lying in a pool of blood in the rectory of St. Patrick Church Friday, the church janitor rushed to the body and tried to adminster CPR. Some of the onlookers told investigators his attempts seemed ... Church janitor held in priest's death Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest Easton man murdered NJ priest, police say |
Boston Globe | Optional public option enters health care talks CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision » |
Telegraph.co.uk | CDC says flu predictions are often futile Los Angeles Times But belated vaccinations could help combat a possible second wave of H1N1, federal health officials say. By Thomas H. Maugh II Even with the government reducing its estimates for upcoming vaccine supplies and some researchers predicting that pandemic ... Health Officials work on priorities for swine flu vaccinations Seasonal flu vaccine shortage felt around Floyd Sebelius: More H1N1 Vaccines On the Way |
FOXNews | Obama Takes a Health Care Hiatus New York Times WASHINGTON â€" As Congressional leaders and White House officials huddle behind closed doors to settle their differences on health care legislation, one of the most powerful voices in the debate â€" President Obama's â€" has grown ... Obama scolds W » |
guardian.co.uk | Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit New York Times Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ... Clinton says Karzai set to announce his intentions Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' US Should Not Wait on Afghan Election to Make Troop Decision, Lawmakers Say |
Newsweek | US Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy Voice of America As President Barack Obama held the fifth in a series of meetings with advisors and military officials on Afghanistan, US lawmakers were raising more questions about US strategy in the country. A congressional hearing also examined the ... Obama Focuses on Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Strategy Review Obama 'may unveil Afghan surge' Obama talks US nonmilitary efforts in Afghanistan |
New York Times | US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul W » |
Washington Post | Obama, health care, and the insurance industry, down to the wire USA Today And consider the reaction to what the insurance industry did on the eve of that vote: Release a study saying the proposed committee bill will wind up costing more than advertised. The White House and other » |
guardian.co.uk | 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capitol CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- C » |
guardian.co.uk | President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter New York Daily News Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele signed a fundraising letter mocking President Obama (below) for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The step-grandmother of the President of the United States, Sarah Obama, reads a local ... Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize Reader Question: Obama's Prize Money Get Off Obama's Back ...second thoughts from Michael Moore |
FOXNews | Peace! Obama v. The CrunchPad Washington Post Hey, don't get me wrong. I love President Obama as much as the Europeans do (we endorsed him way back when Clinton was still leading the primaries). But Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize is just¿awesome. He's been in office for nine months and hasn't ... Arab world hopes for more from Obama US reaction to Obama's win of Nobel Peace Prize Surprise, and Some Scoffing, at Honor for Obama |
Times Online | Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune. Anthony Marsh » |
guardian.co.uk | Agency predicts health care bill will cost $829 billion CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday. From left: Sens. ... US Senate health bill cost put at $829 billion CBO Says Health Bill Would Cost $829 Billion Over 10 Years |
Washington Post | President Obama tries to heal rifts over war strategy in Afghanistan Times Online President Obama turned to leading figures in Congress yesterday for advice on his Afghanistan war strategy as concerns grew that he has » |
