![]() ABC News | Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health Debate New York Times WASHINGTON — Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill as Democrats and Republicans squared off over the ... Senate Democrats push crucial health voteBoston Globe Reid, Democrats Face First Big Senate Test on Health-Care BillBloomberg Big day for health care debateBeaufort Observer Wall Street Journal -Reuters -NewsOK.com all 5,006 news articles » |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy BBC News The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ... EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first presidentU.S. Daily Hymn to Belgium's EU presidentguardian.co.uk New EU president raises fears in aspirant TurkeyReuters Bloomberg -Voice of America -The Associated Press all 2,749 news articles » |
![]() ABC News | Attorney: Court hearing for Fort Hood suspect to be held in hospital CNN Suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, has a hearing Saturday about pretrial confinement. NEW: Saturday's hearing is to take place in Maj. Nidal Hasan's room in intensive care Retired Army Col. John Galligan says he'll argue proceedings ... Texas: Hearing in Fort Hood CaseNew York Times Fort Hood shooter talked with radical cleric: reportAFP Army general to head another Hasan probeUnited Press International Bloomberg -U.S. News & World Report -Boston Globe all 1,647 news articles » |
![]() Novinite.com | U.N. Official Seeks Global Action on Iran Wall Street Journal BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the ... Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From IranVoice of America France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear programXinhua Frustration as Iran Stalls on DealNew York Times News & Observer -CNN International -The Associated Press all 1,379 news articles » |
![]() Globe and Mail | Dems Seek Fundraising Boost in War With Palin FOXNews President Obama's political arm, Organizing for America, has sent a fundraising e-mail seeking to raise $500000 in the next week to stop a "dangerous" Palin from derailing the Democrats' effort to overhaul health care. Sarah Palin signs her autograph ... What has Sarah Palin set her sights on now?CNN Sarah Palin, the cynical mean girlBoston Globe "Going Rogue" is going bigThe Associated Press Los Angeles Times -kypost.com -Washington Post all 5,513 news articles » |
![]() New York Times | UC Berkeley students end occupation San Francisco Chronicle (11-20) 21:44 PST BERKELEY, CALIF. -- Forty protesters who barricaded themselves inside Wheeler Hall for 11 hours Friday didn't win back the 38 custodial jobs they demanded, nor did they persuade the UC regents to rescind their decision to increase ... Berkeley Protest Ends PeacefullyWall Street Journal Calif. college student fees on the riseWashington Post Students seize building at UC BerkeleySan Jose Mercury News Pittsburgh Post Gazette -The Associated Press -Voice of America all 734 news articles » |
![]() Channel 4 News | UN official urges countries to learn from Cuba on children's protection Xinhua HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that countries in the world ... Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After ConventionVoice of America UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the ChildBBC News UN says more children in school and fewer dyingThe Associated Press WalesOnline -Bloomberg -Aljazeera.net all 818 news articles » |
![]() ProPublica | Stimulus working despite debate, analysts say Kentucky.com WASHINGTON — Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Barack Obama signed into law last February was way too small. ... 1 million stimulus jobs? House panel investigatesLos Angeles Times GAO finds fault with stimulus jobs data but touts transparencyWashington Post Stimulus-Jobs Tally in DoubtWall Street Journal USA Today -Elmira Star-Gazette all 805 news articles » |
![]() BBC News | Florida: Sentencing in Tower Plot New York Times By REUTERS A federal judge in Miami sentenced Narseal Batiste, the ringleader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago, to 13 ½ years in prison. Earlier this week, Mr. Batiste's four co-conspirators received sentences ranging from five to eight ... UPADATE 1-Miami man gets 13-year sentence for Sears Tower plotReuters Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison termThe Associated Press Sears Tower bomb plot leader Narseal Batiste jailedBBC News ABC7Chicago.com -AFP -United Press International all 969 news articles » |
![]() Trend News Agency | Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. ... Majority of Americans Like Obama Personally But Not His Policies, Poll FindsFOXNews Obama: Below 50 percent approvalUSA Today Obama approval drops below 50%msnbc.com Washington Times -Boston Globe -United Press International all 99 news articles » |