Late-innings hardball in health care push
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:24:30 GMT
AP - With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.
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Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:29:49 GMT
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
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Officials: 2 US missile attacks kill 9 in Pakistan
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:05:53 GMT
AP - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at vehicles and hit a militant hide-out in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least nine insurgents, two officials said.
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US, Israel to try and heal worst rift in years
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:29:53 GMT
AP - The United States and Israel stepped back Tuesday from their deepest rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem that quickly became a test of U.S. and Israeli commitment to peace talks and one another.
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Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:03 GMT
AP - A secular coalition challenging the Iraqi prime minister in the country's historic parliamentary elections has narrowly pulled ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although it still trails in the crucial province-by-province count.
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FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:00 GMT
AP - Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug cartels have launched an offensive against U.S. government employees.
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Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:02:36 GMT
AP - A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.
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Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:04 GMT
AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising the nation's banks.
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Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:10:27 GMT
AP - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."
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Woods will return to golf at Masters on April 8
(AP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:14 GMT
AP - For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other. Woods said Tuesday he will end more than four months of seclusion and play at Augusta National in three weeks, shielded by the most secure environment in golf as he competes for the first time since a sex scandal shattered his image.
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Democrats defend health strategy as vote nears
(Reuters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:11:23 GMT
Reuters - Under heavy Republican attack, Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday defended plans to pass a healthcare overhaul without a direct vote as President Barack Obama's top domestic priority neared a make-or-break showdown.
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World Bank tells China to tighten policy
(Reuters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:44:43 GMT
Reuters - The World Bank raised its 2010 growth and inflation forecasts for China and recommended a tighter monetary policy as well as a stronger exchange rate to restrain inflation expectations and asset bubbles. |
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U.S. affirms bond with Israel as Palestinians riot
(Reuters) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:57:36 GMT
Reuters - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem on Tuesday as the United States, which has slammed Israeli settlement plans as undermining peace efforts, played down strains in its alliance with the Jewish state.
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Holder defends criminal trials for 9/11 suspects
(Reuters) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:43:35 GMT
Reuters - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended plans to prosecute some terrorism suspects in traditional criminal courts, urging lawmakers to avoid politicizing the decision and inflaming public fears. |
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Fed renews "extended period" low-rate vow
(Reuters) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:31:16 GMT
Reuters - The Federal Reserve renewed its pledge on Tuesday to keep interest rates near zero for an "extended period" even as it sounded more upbeat about jobs. |
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Thai "red shirts" take protest to PM's home
(Reuters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:51:24 GMT
Reuters - Thousands of anti-government protesters headed to the heavily guarded home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in the fourth day of protests aimed at forcing him to call elections.
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U.S. missile strikes kill 6 militants in Pakistan
(Reuters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:35:07 GMT
Reuters - Two missile strikes by pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Wednesday killed at least six militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary, intelligence officials and residents said.
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China stands firm on yuan as U.S. ups pressure
(Reuters) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:32:28 GMT
Reuters - China said on Wednesday it "could not be any clearer" in its repeated commitment to a stable exchange rate after the U.S. Congress threatened to levy duties on some Chinese exports if it fails to revalue its currency.
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Riots rock Jerusalem amid diplomatic spat with US
(AFP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:58:21 GMT
AFP - Israel counted the cost Wednesday after hundreds of Palestinians clashed with security forces across east Jerusalem, amid the worst diplomatic spat in decades between Israel and its key US ally.
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Red-shirt protesters decamp to Thai PM's residence
(AFP) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:30:45 GMT
AFP - Red-shirted protesters on Wednesday decamped to the residence of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva but their four-day rally in support of their deposed political hero appeared to be petering out.
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