Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:58 GMT
Obama pushing on health care end game
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:15:51 GMT
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans
(AP)
 AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in east Jerusalem is overshadowing Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:17:02 GMT
Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list
(AP)
AP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:07:28 GMT
Car detectives crowd around Monday's runaway Prius
(AP)
 AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:04 GMT
How the AP-GfK poll on Obama was conducted
(AP)
AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Obama, the direction of the country and health care was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from March 3-8. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,002 adults. Interviews were conducted with 702 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:06:05 GMT
Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base
(AP)
 AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:08 GMT
Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks
(AP)
 AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:01 GMT
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:15 GMT
Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties
(AP)
 AP - Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:53:21 GMT
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead
(AP)
 AP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:23:35 GMT
Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare
(Reuters)
Reuters - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:44:39 GMT
Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:33 GMT
Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:20:26 GMT
UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead
(Reuters)
 Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:02:48 GMT
Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote
(Reuters)
Reuters - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:40:59 GMT
Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:09:20 GMT
Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:03:09 GMT
Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
(Reuters)
Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:43:31 GMT
Ahmadinejad arrives in Afghanistan: govt
(AFP)
 AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew into Kabul on Wednesday for summit talks on a visit overlapping with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was in Afghanistan to review a US troop surge.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:09:30 GMT
Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan, five killed
(AFP)
 AFP - Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan Wednesday, killing up to five people and sparking clashes with police, officials said.
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