Health Bill clears US Senate hurdle | Ireland On-Line
Sweeping health care legislation cleared its first hurdle in the US Senate on a party-line vote. The 60-39 vote paved the way for a historic debate after Thursdayâs Thanksgiving holiday on the legislation. The measure is designed to extend coverage
Obama faces tough Senate battle on health care | The News International
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead. After a knife-edge vote on Saturday night, battle
Obama Trumpets Asia Trip As Boost To US Economy | WSOC-TV
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the
India not to raise China-US joint statement with Obama | The Pioneer
Akhilesh Suman | New Delhi Even as there is so much of hullabaloo in the country about the recent US-China Joint Statement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided not to raise the issue with Barack Obama during his interaction with the US President.
US Senate set to hold Bernanke hearing | Oman Tribune
Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on Dec. 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in
WRAPUP 1-Healthcare reform faces challenges in U.S. Senate | Reuters
(For full coverage of U.S. healthcare reform, click [ID:nN20512341]) * Conservative Dems backed debate, uncommitted to bill * Public option remains controversial provision WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's U.S. healthcare overhaul
Healthcare reform faces challenges in U.S. Senate | Reuters
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades. In the first
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Nasser, The Obama administration destroys a supposed ally | The Panama News
Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Bir Zeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories The report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, which the head of the mission, Judge Richard Goldstone,
Paulson's golden investors have to commit $10 million | International Business Times
BOSTON - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus. In return, Paulson & Co, one