Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

White House trumpets reports on job creation - Washington Post


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Boston Globe


White House trumpets reports on job creation

Washington Post


The White House on Friday embraced reports showing that the $159 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package has created or saved about 640000 jobs, even as Republicans and ...


Jobs created with stimulus funds lag in Texas

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Globe and Mail


Series even: Burnett outduels Yankees nemesis Martinez

USA Today


By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY NEW YORK â€" The New York Yankees' secret weapon was camouflaged  »


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Swine flu vaccine is here and you still have your shot - Houston Chronicle


Los Angeles Times


Swine flu vaccine is here and you still have your shot

Houston Chronicle


Mahely Hernandez , right, and her sister, Edith Tristan, wait at the Northside Health Center with their children, Aziel, 9 months old, and Jordan, 2. Harris County has exhausted its supply of the ...


Vaccine Shortage Is Political Test for White House

New York Times


State swine flu deaths rise to 14

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Focusing on key swine flu issues

Los Angeles Times


Salt Lake Tribune -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Milford Daily News


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

UN staff killed in Kabul attack - BBC News


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UN staff killed in Kabul attack

BBC News


At least three United Nations employees have been killed and some injured in an attack in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, the UN says. Heavy gunfire and an explosion were heard at a guesthouse used by the UN, after militants entered the ...


Dawn attack rocks central Kabul

Aljazeera.net


Milita! nts in Kabul house battle Afghan forces

Reuters


Three UN staff killed in Kabul shootout

Times Online


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Monday, October 26, 2009

Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times


Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance

Washington Post


The Senate majority leader, after haggling behind closed doors with members of his Democratic caucus, realized that he couldn't cobble together the 60 votes he needed to pass health-care legislation with a government-run health plan. ...


Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Scientists aim to dispel fears on H1N1 flu vaccine - Los Angeles Times


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Scientists aim to dispel fears on H1N1 flu vaccine

Los Angeles Times


Those who think the vaccine was rushed into production can be reassured, experts say. It is 'made just like  »


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Friday, October 23, 2009

Senate, House May Be Moving Closer on Public Option - Bloomberg


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Senate, House May Be Moving Closer on Public Option

Bloomberg


Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats are leaning toward including a government-run insurance plan in US health-care legislation that would  »


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Thursday, October 22, 2009

US Clears 66 Executives For at Least $1 Million in Total Pay - Bloomberg


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US Clears 66 Executives For at Least $1 Million in Total Pay

Bloomberg


Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration pay cuts ordered for seven taxpayer-rescued US firms leaves 66 executives -- about half those reviewed -- with total long-term compensation of at least $1 million. Multimillion-dollar packages ...


3 AIG execs get bonus OK from pay czar

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US unveils broad effort to limit executive pay

Houston Chronicle


bofa Executive Tops Pay Czar's List

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

White House to push for big pay cuts - CNNMoney.com


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White House to push for big pay cuts

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Obama's pay czar will demand 50% decline in compensation, on average, for top earners at seven firms that received the most bailout funds. By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer Washington attorney Kenneth Feinberg has been actively reviewing pay ...


Obama's Pay Play

Forbes


Feinberg Said to Order 50% Pay Cuts at Rescued Firms

Bloomberg


Obama administration to order executive pay cuts at bailed-out firms

Washington Post


The Associated Press -ABC News -Times Online


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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

US lobbied Afghanistan\'s Karzai to accept runoff - CNN


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US lobbied Afghanistan's Karzai to accept runoff

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a blizzard of personal meetings in Kabul, Afghanistan, and in telephone conversations from Washington, US officials lobbied Afghan President Hamid Karzai to abide by the nation's constitution and accept a runoff election. Sen. ...


Obama troop plan hangs in balance as Afghan vote set

Reuters


Hamid Karzai agrees to contest run-off after Afghanistan poll

Times Online


Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff

The Associated Press


Bloomberg -Voice of America -BBC News


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Monday, October 19, 2009

US Should Not Wait on Afghan Election to Make Troop Decision, Lawmakers Say - FOXNews


Los Angeles Times


US Should Not Wait on Afghan Election to Make Troop Decision, Lawmakers Say

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Members of Congress from both parties say President Obama shouldn't delay moving forward with a new strategy until there's a credible government in place in Afghanistan. By Judson Berger A defaced election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is ...


us presses Karzai over election outcome

Reuters


Clinton says Karzai set to announce his intentions

The Associated Press


Karzai to weigh in on Tuesday: US

AFP


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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Snowe pushes health care compromise as positions harden - CNN


USA Today


Snowe pushes health care compromise as positions harden

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key figure in the contentious health care debate c »


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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Healthcare overhaul bill clears Senate Finance Committee - Los Angeles Times


New York Times


Healthcare overhaul bill clears Senate Finance Committee

Los Angeles Times


Sen. Olympia Snowe is the sole Republican to side with Democrats as the bill passes, 14 to 9. Her support for the bill requiring health insurance for  »


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Monday, October 12, 2009

Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says - CNN


Washington Post


Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis. Sen. Max Baucus' Finance Committee is likely to vote ...


White House blasts health insurance sector report

Reuters


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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ - The Associated Press


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Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ

The Associated Press


RAWALPINDI, Pakistan â€" Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan's army headquarters Saturday after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the nuclear-armed country's most powerful ...


Pakistan: six soldiers killed and 15 taken hostage in terror attack

Telegraph.co.uk


Armed militants hold hostages at Pakistani army HQ

CNN International


Gunmen hold soldiers hostage inside Pakistan army HQ

Times Online


Aljazeera.net -Washington Post -Xinhua


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Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

White House weighs Pakistan's role in winning war - The Associated Press


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White House weighs Pakistan's role in winning war

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Recognizing the US can neither win in Afghanistan nor succeed more broadly against al-Qaida without Pakistan's cooperation, President Barack Obama's war council is weighing a new role for Pakistan in the 8-year-old struggle in the region. ...


Obama team tries to hash out new plan for Afghanistan

CNN International


Afghan War Draws Comparisons to Vietnam

Voice of America


Speaking Up About Afghanistan When It Counts

FOXNews


msnbc.com -New York Times -Washington Post


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Obama confronts scepticism over Afghanistan - guardian.co.uk


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Obama confronts scepticism over Afghanistan

guardian.co.uk


President Barack Obama is confronting division and scepticism within his own party, and accusations of indecision from the opposition Republicans, as he considers c »


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