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 ... 19572 Texas jobs credited to stimulus White H! ouse touts 1 million jobs from stimulus Stimulus role in saving, keeping jobs is inflated |
Washington Post | House ethics panels to probe Waters, Richardson Los Angeles Times The inquiry will focus on whether the Southern California congresswomen violated the law or House rules. Richardson's case involves Washington Mutual; Waters' a bank in which her husband owned stock. By Jeff Gottlieb The House Ethics Committee ... Rep. Waters facing ethics probe Graves cleared in ethics complaint House Ethics Committee Widens Probe of Waters |
Aljazeera.net | FBI Gunfight Leaves Mich. Suspect Dead ABC News FBI agents hoping to break up an » |
San Francisco Chronicle | Bay Bridge closed after rod snaps, cars hit San Francisco Chronicle Authorities said they are shutting down the Bay Bridge in both directions after pieces of the cantilever section fell during the late-afternoon commute, striking three vehicles on the upper deck, the California Highway Patrol said. ... Bay Bridge drivers vent, joke and 'freak out' @Twitter Bay Bridge set for immediate closure Bay Bridge to Close After Cable Break Accident |
New York Times | WRAPUP 1-us Senate healthcare bill includes public option Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Monday the US Senate's healthcare overhaul will include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out, handing liberals an early victory ... Utah lawmakers dislike Reid's public-option proposal Cheers and jeers for Nevada's Harry Reid Obama says 'now's the time' to pass health care |
guardian.co.uk | Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times Two copters collide in midair. In a separate incident, a chopper goes down following a firefight with insurgents. Three US civilians and 11 troops are killed. By Laura King Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Eleven US troops and three American ... NATO Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan Kill 14 Americans Afghanistan Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans Afghan crashes kill 14 Americans |
ABC News | Twin Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, at Least 100 Killed Voice of America Iraqi police say two car bombs have claimed the lives of more than 100 people in central Baghdad. More than 200 others have been wounded in the Sunday blasts. The attackers struck just outside the Green Zone, the heavily fortified ... Scores killed, at least 500 wounded in bomb attacks in Baghdad Baghdad blasts: 132 people killed in worst attack in two years Baghdad blast toll 'passes 130' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistan troops retake Taliban stronghold in Waziristan Reuters DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday. ... Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Leader's Hometown Army captures Pakistani Taliban leader's hometown Pakistan military captures village of Taliban chief: army |
guardian.co.uk | Pilots should have had warning of airport approach The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, ... Wandering Flight Spurs Nap Probe |
New York Daily News | Body Found in Dump Matches Somer Thompson Birthmark, Clothing ABC News But a birthmark and clothing told them that they had, indeed, found 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who disappeared Monday while walking home from school in her Orange Park, Fla., neighborhood. "We feel very comfortable ... Investigators believe landfill body is Fla. girl Sheriff: Somer Thompson's body found in landfill Search for Somer Thompson: Experts say landfill forensics search isn't easy |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran to consider uranium proposal Aljazeera.net The UN's atomic watchdog says Iran has agreed to consider a deal on its nuclear programme, which could see it ship out most of its enriched uranium to Russia. The move would strip Iran of most of the material it would need to build a nuclear weapon, ... Iranian negotiators agree to nuclear enrichment plan Iran Says It Is Ready to Consider Accepting Uranium Shipments Iran nuclear talks reach draft deal to export enriched uranium |
BBC News | Karzai Agrees to Runoff Election in Afghanistan New York Times Altaf Qadri/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and SHARON OTTERMAN KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai conceded Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed presidential election, ... Gates: US Effort Not On Hold During Afghan Election Dispute Hamid Karzai agrees to take part in Afghan presidential run-off Afghan election panel orders runoff vote for 7 November |
BBC News | Pakistan Troops Battle Militants in South Waziristan Voice of America By VOA News Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire on Sunday with militants defending their heartland in the mountains of the South Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Pakistani troops, backed by fighter jets, continue to advance into the ... Pakistan Presses Into Taliban Stronghold |
Times LIVE | Pakistani forces drive into Taliban stronghold CNN International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out on Saturday in the country's vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes and at least four soldiers slain in skirmishes, the military ... Pakistan Begins Offensive in South Waziristan Pakistan hits Taliban, Al Qaeda strongholds Pakistan Begins Attacks on Militants in Waziristan |
guardian.co.uk | Bank of America: $2.2 billion loss CNNMoney.com Nation's biggest bank is hit by bad loans. Outgoing CEO Ken Lewis c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Bomb Explodes Outside School in Pakistani City of Peshawar FOXNews A bomb exploded in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, reportedly killing one child and injuring as many as five others. Police said a car bomb exploded near a school in the Gulshan Rehman colony on the outskirts of Peshawar. ... Militant attacks kill at least 36 in Pakistan Gunmen, Bombers Hit 4 Sites in Pakistan; 37 Die Gunmen, bomber hit 4 sites in Pakistan, 38 die |
Telegraph.co.uk | UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan BBC News Gordon Brown has announced plans to send 500 more troops to Afghanistan but only if key conditions are met. The troops will be sent as long as they have the necessary equipment, if other Nato » |
Washington Post | Health Care Votes: Where Key Committee Members Stand ABC News The Senate Finance Committee will vote today on the fate of the health care bill proposed by the chairman, Sen. Max Baucus. The legislation by the Montana Democrat has been hailed as one most likely to get some bipartisan support and pass ... Democrats look beyond looming health vote Key Senate panel gears up for US health care vote U.S. healthcare overhaul poised for big step forward |
guardian.co.uk | As Pressure Grows, Obama Addresses Gay Rights Group Washington Post President Obama, struggling to keep promises he made during last year's campaign, renewed his pledge to end the military's ban on openly gay service members as he appeared at a fundraising dinner for the nation's largest gay advocacy group on Saturday ... Obama Pledges Again to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell&! #39; Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell' Obama vows to end 'don't ask, don't tell' |
RTE.ie | 6 Soldiers Killed in Pakistani Army Headquarters Attack Voice of America By VOA News Military officials in Pakistan say they are trying to capture two gunmen who were part of a deadly attack at the army's headquarters Saturday in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. Authorities say four other attackers and at least six soldiers were ... Six soldiers dead in attack on Pakistan army HQ Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquarters; 10 dead Deadly clash near Pakistan army HQ |
Times Online | Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to President Obama Bloomberg Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,†the Nobel Committee said. ... Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize Barack Obama Wins Nobe! l Peace Prize US President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize |
Boston Globe | Health bill would cost $829B, help cover 94 pct The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to r » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Barack Obama rules out cutting troops in Afghanistan Telegraph.co.uk US President Barack Obama has ruled out cutting the number of troops deployed in Afghanistan or turning the war into a counter-terror campaign. In comments to congressmen during a meeting on America's Afghan strategy late on Tuesday night, ... Obama weighs options on anniversary of Afghan war Obama Rules Out Large Reduction in Afghan Force Obama and the General |
