Reid plan ups pressure on moderates
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats - and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Ken Salazar Evan Bayh Dick Durbin Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(Politico)
2009-11-19
Obama meets Wen as China visit winds down
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama continued courting China in talks with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, opening an opportunity to press him on the economic and currency strains that have shadowed his goodwill visit.
Nations:North Korea South Korea People:Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S.
2009-11-17
Govt report: Over $98B wasted in improper payments
WASHINGTON - More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
WASHINGTON - Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Activities:2009 Fort Hood Shootings Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Senate weighs long-term care program
WASHINGTON - Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly and the disabled avoid going into nursing homes, Democratic officials say.
People:Edward Kennedy Harry Reid Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
White House: Israeli housing plans dismaying
WASHINGTON - The White House rebuked Israel with heavy criticism Tuesday after the Jerusalem city government moved toward the construction of 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim for the capital of their future state.
People:Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Israel-U.S. Mideast Peace Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Obama wraps up China trip with PM talks, Great Wall
BEIJING (AFP) - US President Barack Obama wraps up his trip to China on Wednesday with a mix of diplomacy and sightseeing, meeting Premier Wen Jiabao for a working lunch and visiting the Great Wall.
Nations:North Korea China South Korea People:Lee Myung-Bak Barack Obama Kim Jong Il Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-11-17
Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month
BEIJING - President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global warming.
Nations:China Sweden Mexico India Brazil Denmark People:Barack Obama Hu Jintao Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11 attacks - never turning the courtroom into the circus of anti-U.S. tirades that some fear Mohammed will create at his trial in New York.
Activities:2001 Moussaoui Trial CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
EU rejects Palestinian statehood appeal
BRUSSELS - The European Union rejected requests Tuesday that it support a Palestinian plan for gaining recognition as an independent state at the U.N. Security Council without Israeli consent.
Nations:Sweden People:Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:Mideast Peace
2009-11-17
AP POLL: Tax the rich to pay for health bill
WASHINGTON - When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.
People:Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals
BEIJING - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.
Nations:China North Korea Pakistan Denmark Afghanistan People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S.
2009-11-17
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