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Health Bill Faces First U.S. Senate Test
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition
Crapo: Read the Senate health bill yourself The Hill
Chronic Disease Health Care Reform Associated Content
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1st Senate Vote Looms On Health Legislation
KPHO Phoenix - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic
Health care reforms vote in Senate Eircom.net
Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation Boston Globe
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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
Citing progress on a trip that took him from Tokyo to Seoul, Obama noted that 'Asia is a region where we now buy more goods and do more trade with than any other place in the world - commerce that supports
Obama Cites Asia Trip as Boost to U.S. Economy FOXNews.com
Obama Reports on Asia Trip as GOP Hits Health Bill Effort Roll Call Online
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Obama asks for patience on economy
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism
Obama asks for patience on economy (Reuters) Yahoo! News
Obama Calls For Patience On Economy Forbes.com
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Dalai Lama praises Obama on Tibet issue
AFP via Yahoo! - 3 Hours ago
NEW DELHI (AFP) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet 'very seriously' with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.
Dalai Lama praises Obama for taking up Tibet with China Sify
Dalai Lama hopes PM will raise Tibet issue in US Yahoo! India
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Obama's approval rating falls below 50%
Washington Times - 4 Hours ago
For the first time in his presidency, President Obama's job approval rating has slipped below 50 percent in the Gallup Polls daily tracking survey. Mr. Obama dropped to 49 percent in the national survey
Gallup: Obama approval below 50 percent KION 1460
Obama's job approval rating drops below 50% India Today
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Obama touts Asia trade to create jobs
The Age - 4 Hours ago
US President Barack Obama, back from a tour of Asia, called Saturday for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive the troubled US economy. Facing
Washington: Obama touts Asia trade to create jobs Daily Telegraph Australia
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Obama's health-care budget-buster
Washington Post - 10 Hours ago
The day after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform produced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University poll of a national
What are the positive aspects of Obama's health-care reform plan? Columbus Business First
Obamas brace for battle on health care reform TheStar.com.my
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Obama's team in hunt for jobs
Herald Sun - 29 Minutes ago
Under pressure: US President Barack Obama is facing a battle to reduce unemployment. Source: Herald Sun President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued
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Obama visit: a new era of US-China relations
Telegraph - 46 Minutes ago
Standing on the parapet of the Great Wall of China, Barack Obama thrust his hands deep into the pockets of his coat and took a moment to inhale the frigid winter air blowing in from the Mongolian steppe.
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Barack Obama: the politics of hypocrisy and cynicism
Telegraph - 58 Minutes ago
It was supposed to be all about the end of politics as usual. But while President Barack Obama has been happy to bring about change while abroad by doing all he can to diminish the superpower status of
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Barack Obama visit signals new era of USChina relations
Telegraph - 58 Minutes ago
Mr Obama will surely hope that his week-long tour of Asia, including his maiden trip to China, is judged more favourably by historians of the US-China relationship than by those daily chroniclers charged
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Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour
Time - 91 Minutes ago
President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinese cooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currency issues to Iran. That's a sign of the shifting balance of power between
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Bill McKibben -- Obama should act urgently on climate change
Washington Post - 3 Hours ago
Both are young and charismatic. Both were elected last fall to replace discredited incumbents (Nasheed's predecessor ruled the island nation for three decades and kept him in a political prison for years).
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Obama's tough Mid-East conflict lessons
BBC - 3 Hours ago
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen considers how the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has taught US President Barack Obama hard and humiliating lessons. Nearly 500,000 Jewish people live
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Senate's magic number on Saturday: 60
CNN - 4 Hours ago
magic number 60? Se Sen. Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the , said it's about 'working hard to bring all Democrats together for the 60 votes necessary to proceed to this historic debate.' Durbin
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The Clinton Tapes by Taylor Branch: review
Telegraph - 8 Hours ago
Bill Clinton loved political drama so much he even enjoyed his own defeats, says Toby Harnden, delighting in The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House by Taylor Branch For those hoping for
Review: The Clinton Tapes, by Taylor Branch Globe and Mail
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Obama abroad
Washington Post - 10 Hours ago
Obama's trip was a success or an embarrassment. Below are contributions from Michael Auslin, Michael Green, Victor Cha, Danielle Pletka, Douglas E. Schoen, Richard C. Bush, Elizabeth C. Economy, David
Obama in Asia Washington Post
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Presidents Clinton and Bush to Keynote at 2010 BIO International ...
Zibb - 11 Hours ago
Company: Bio International Inc (BIOU) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has announced that Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the 42nd and 43rd Presidents of the United States, will
Presidents Clinton and Bush to Keynote at 2010 BIO International Convention Individual.com
Medical News: BIO Announces Presidents Bill Clinton And George W. Bush To Provide BioFind
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Obama targets financial crime
Reuters - 13 Hours ago
By James Vicini and Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday to crack down on financial fraud, an increasingly important political issue after
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Wall Street Journal Online - 14 Hours ago
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Lib Dems can keep fraudster's £2½m
The Scotsman - 15 Hours ago
THE have been told they can keep a donation of £2.4 million from a convicted fraudster. The Electoral Commission ruled the party had taken the money in good faith from a third party, 5th Avenue Partners.
Lib Dems can keep fraudster's £2½m The Scotsman
Lib Dems can keep fraudster's £2½m The Scotsman
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Obama: US Troops in Korea Could Move to Afghanistan
Donga.com - 15 Hours ago
U.S. President Barack Obama has hinted at possibly moving American forces stationed in Korea to Afghanistan. In a speech to American troops at the U.S. Air Force base in Osan near Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi
Obama Weighs Troop Increase in Afghanistan US News
Obama says U.S. troops in S. Korea will be sent to Afghanistan Balita.org
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Dalai Lama praises Obama on Tibet issue
AFP via Yahoo! - 3 Hours ago
NEW DELHI (AFP) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet 'very seriously' with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.
Dalai Lama hopes PM will discuss Tibet issue with Yahoo! India
I am a hopeless professor: Dalai Lama Times of India
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Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood
Vancouver Sun - 22 Minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested
Sen. Kerry's Daughter Arrested In LA On DUI Pittsburgh Channel
John Kerry's daughter DUI charge The Age
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