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U.s. Lawmakers Pass Health Care Reform
RadioFreeEurope
U.S. lawmakers have passed landmark health care reform legislation. Democrats in the House of Representatives got more than the 216 votes needed to pass the bill which should expand medical coverage t...
Us Congress Sends Obama Historic Health Overhaul
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Sunday sent a historic health care overhaul to President Barack Obama, bringing the United States closer than ever before to guaranteed coverage for all ...
Us Passes Obama's Healthcare Reform Bill
New Zealand Herald
Shrink President Barack Obama's controversial healthcare reform bill has been passed in the United States today, bringing to an end an exhaustive lobbying campaign which has stirred passions on both s...
Trial Of 'incompetent' Surgeon Begins
New Zealand Herald
An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling today pleaded not guilty to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily h...
U.s. Forces On Taliban's Heels
USA Today
Capt. Claude Lambert's Delta company tried to figure out what was happening. A few hours later, a U.S. ammunition depot across the river was attacked. A rocket-propelled grenade exploded, injuring an ...
Toyota Shareholders Sue Over Stock Price Drop
USA Today
Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public abou...
Woods: I Was A 'disgusting' Person
The Independent
He blamed himself. He said sorry to his wife, his mother, his children, his friends, and his fans. He admitted having become a “disgusting” person. And in the manner of a man who has rec...
Obama Stands On Edge Of Revolution In Healthcare
The Independent
After a debate that has consumed US politics for nine months, the House of Representatives was last night poised to pass the most sweeping healthcare reform in nearly half a century – reshapin...
10 Afghans Killed In Suicide Attack
CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten Afghan civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in a suicide attack Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, a provincial spokesman said.
Immigration Rally Draws Thousands
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington's National Mall on Sunday to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigra...
U.s. Congress Passes Health Care Reform Bill
C News
Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California walks to the floor as the House prepares to vote on health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (ALEX BRANDON/The Associated Press)...
Us House Passes Key Health Vote
BBC
The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to pass a landmark healthcare reform bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's agenda.The bill passed by 219 votes to 212, with no Republican bac...
Fast Broadband 'for All By 2020'
BBC
Super-fast broadband will be available to every home in the UK by 2020, the prime minister is to promise later.In a speech, Gordon Brown is expected to call super-fast broadband "the electricity ...
Live - Bangladesh V England
BBC
0317: TMS is under way - and I'd like to alert you to some interesting guests they've lined up for the intervals today. At lunch (0530 GMT), they hope to speak to Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mu...
Two Dead After Plane Crash At Raaf Base
The Daily Telegraph
he saw the plane crash at the Darwin RAAF base about 10.15am."We just heard this loud bang and then looked and saw the plane explode," one witness said.Police, St John Ambulance and firefigh...
Two Dead After Plane Crash At Raaf Base
The Courier Mail
he saw the plane crash at the Darwin RAAF base about 10.15am."We just heard this loud bang and then looked and saw the plane explode," one witness said.Police, St John Ambulance and firefigh...
Tight Vote Delivers Obama Health Dream
The Australian
BARACK Obama has achieved a breakthrough in his push to overhaul US healthcare, after a congress vote today backed legislation extending health insurance to millions of Americans without cover.
Stern Hu Trial Begins In Shanghai
The Australian
THE highly sensitive trial of four staff of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto opened today in a case that has strained ties with Canberra and raised concerns about doing business in China.
Obama Wins Backing For Health Overhaul
IOL
Washington - The US House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a ...
Sarkozy Reviews Options After French Poll Defeat
Reuters
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Health Care Bill Passes In House
CBS News
Pelosi Urges House to "Make History" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays homage to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy by reading a quote to the House. Pelosi urged the House to "make history" by voting yes.
For Victims, Pope's Apology Falls Short
CBS News
Pope's Apology Not Enough? In a letter to Irish Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by members of the clergy. As Mark Phillips reports, there were some complain...
Thrashers Beat Flyers Again
Philadelphia Daily News
The Flyers have 10 games remaining, time enough to sharpen their game for the playoffs, time enough to get their golf clubs in order in case the postseason goes on without them. The chance the latter...
Congress Braced For Nov. 2 Repercussions
Philadelphia Daily News
They were cajoled in the Oval Office and called from Air Force One. Interest-group attack ads saturated television in their districts, and their office phones never stopped ringing. Undecided House D...
State's Inmate Numbers Rising
Philadelphia Daily News
HARRISBURG - Although the number of state prisoners nationwide is on the decline for the first time in almost 40 years, Pennsylvania's prison population continues to spike - with no relief in sight. ...
Bonusgate Juror Excused Because Of Illness
Philadelphia Daily News
Former House Democratic Whip Mike Veon (left) leaves the Dauphin County Courthouse with his defense attorneys, Dan Raynak (right) and Joel Sansone. Veon is one of four defendants in the Bonusgate tria...
Editorial: Making The Hard Choices
Philadelphia Daily News
Nearly every big city is wrestling with budget deficits again this year. But not every city is balancing its budget the same way. In Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter is proposing to raise taxes for the sec...
Pope’s Letter Does Little To Assuage Irish Anger
International Herald Tribune
Ireland met with a deeply skeptical and often angry response from many Catholics here on Sunday, with one prominent victim calling it ineffectual and demanding that the pope forcibly remove the head o...
Netanyahu And Obama Will Talk On Tuesday
International Herald Tribune
George J. Mitchell, President Obama's Middle East envoy, left, extended an offer for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with the president, a sign of ease in the recent discord. The offer fo...
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