Telegraph.co.uk | 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 unveil offshore drilling plans for oil, natural gas Obama to » |
The Hindu | 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 |
Kansas City Star | Obama appointment to labor board sparks opposition CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Craig Becker, a nominee to the National Labor Relations Board, has drawn criticism from conservatives. Sen. John McCain: "This is clear payback by the administration to organized labor" (CNN) -- One of President Obama's Saturday ... Obama uses recess appointments to fill 15 posts Obama Bypasses Senate, Makes Appointments to NLRB, Treasury Obama makes 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP |
Globe and Mail | 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 » |
CBC.ca | 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 Democrats seek political advantage from healthcare |
CBC.ca | In Senate, GOP has last chance to change health care overhaul San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" Hours after President Barack Obama signed sweeping health care legislation into law Tuesday, the Senate began a debate on another piece of the package, giving Republicans one last chance to alter the ... Gap in health care bill's protection for children Obama signs historic healthcare reform into law Republicans Look to Voters for 'Final Say' on Health Care Reform |
New York Times (blog) | House heads toward historic vote on health care USA Today The preliminaries are over. After more than a year of haggling, the US House of Representatives is fin » |
National Post | 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 ... As healthcare reform vote nears, some lawmakers still deciding On Eve of Healthcare Vote, Democrats Fight Brushfires but Remain Confident Health-Bill Horse Trading |
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 |
Washington Post | Obama's health-care reform speech in Ohio convinces a few skeptics Washington Post Connie Anderson, whose cancer-stricken sister wrote to President Obama, with him Monday in Ohio. (Charles Dharapak/associated Press) The House will vote on a package of amendments that would then need to be passed by the Senate. ... Democrats may use shortcut to pass healthcare overhaul Obama's Base Joins the Fray Over Health Vote |
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CNM News Network | US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims Reuters WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative c » |
National Post | Health Care and Student Loan Programs Collide New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The chairmen of the Senate and House education committees said on Thursday that they would fight to attach President Obama's proposed overhaul of student lending programs to the budget reconciliation package, ... Student loan overhaul seems likely to join Senate health-care bill Dems Dealt Blow on Health Care Reconciliation Democrats Poised To 'Finish The Job' On Health Care |
Globe and Mail | 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 ... Slim Overtakes Gates, Buffett to Become Forbes Richest Person Forbes rich list topped by Mexican mobile phone titan Carlos Slim Mexico's Carlos Slim overtakes Gates in world rich list |
FOXNews (blog) | Poll: Republican resurgence among young adults Christian Science Monitor A new poll shows 18- to 29-year-old Republicans are more politic » |
Globe and Mail | President Obama Pushes Congress to Pass Health Care Reform ABC News At a campaign-like r » |
Globe and Mail | Obama Hails Iraqi Vote Voice of America US President Barack Obama said Sunday's parliamentary elections in Iraqi were a milestone in that country's history. The president said it is clear that the future of Iraq belongs to its people. As the vote count began, President Obama went before ... Obama keeps troop withdrawal plan after Iraq poll Millions of Iraqis defy bomb and rocket attacks to vote Iraqi voters undaunted by attacks that kill 36 |
