Telegraph.co.uk | White House releases six-month log of visitors Washington Post During his first six months in office, according to information released Friday, President Obama met frequently at the White House with labor leaders, senators, lobbyists, business executives and liberal activists as he sought to ... Hey, let's go trick or treat at the White House! Mr & Mrs show fails to charm hostile voters Obama's celebrate first H » |
Washington Post | Stimulus saved or created 640239 jobs: White House Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama White House on Friday said it believed grants and loans from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan approved early this year had saved or created 640329 jobs so far. The stimulus, pushed through the US Congress in ... White House Data Show 650000 Jobs From Stimulus |
Reuters | Obama Says US Has 'Long Way to Go' to Full Recovery Bloomberg Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said US economic growth in the third quarter affirms that the recession is abating, adding that the nation has “a long way to go†to fully recover and reduce ... Meltdown 101: Why did GDP rise _ and will it last? Nation's GDP rises 3.5 percent in third quarter INSTANT VIEW: GDP up 3.5 percent; jobless claims f » |
PakTribune.com | Deadly Blast in Pakistan Casts Shadow Over Clinton's Visit New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan â€" The arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pakistan was overshadowed Wednesday by a devastating car bomb that tore through a market in the northwest city of Peshawar, an attack aimed at civilians and ... Pakistan Bombing Shows Greater Ch » |
guardian.co.uk | 8 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The US military suffered another day of heavy losses in Afghanistan on Tuesday as roadside bombs killed eight soldiers, two military officials told CNN. An Afghan civilian working with NATO troops also was killed in the ... Deadliest month yet for US troops in Afghanistan US: 8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombings Eight more US troops dead in Afghan war's blackest month |
Telegraph.co.uk | Helicopters crash: Afghanistan takes heavy toll on US choppers Christian Science Monitor US helicopters are flying in Afghanistan and Iraq three to five times more than they would in peacetime. With two helicopter crashes, Afghanistan saw its worst day for US deaths in more than four years on Monday. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The ... DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crashes 14 Americans die in Afghanistan chopper crashes Obama remembers 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan |
ABC News | Baghdad blasts: 132 people killed in worst attack in two years Telegraph.co.uk Iraq suffered its deadliest terrorist attack in more than two years when two car bombs killed at least 132 people in the centre of Baghdad. By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent Another 500 were wounded when the bombs targeting government ... Twin Baghdad blasts kill scores Obama: Iraq attacks an attempt to derail progress Obama condemns 'outrageous' Baghdad bombings |
CNN International | Obama declares H1N1 emergency CNN Hundreds of residents line up for free H1N1 vaccinations Friday at an Encino, California, clinic. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus. ... Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency National Emergency: Obama Makes Formal Declaration on Swine Flu Obama declares swine flu a national emergency |
New York Daily News | Home Sales in South Rise 9 Pct From a Year Ago New York Times By AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- September home sales in the South jumped more than 9 percent from last year as buyers snapped up bargain-priced homes and foreclosures. The region registered 178000 home resales last month, the National Association of Realtors ... Home sales jump 9.4 percent to highest level in two years INSTANT VIEW 4-US Sept existing home sales rebound Home sales jump in September |
AFP | Washington's bank pay crackdown CNNMoney.com Federal Reserve proposes sweeping review of pay plans at 28 largest US banks. 'Pay czar' expected to issue demands to cut executive pay at biggest bailout firms. By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer Including salary, bonuses, stock and options, ... Fed to Propose Guidelines on Bank Compensation, Review 28 Largest Firms Fed Plans to Vet Banker Pay to Discourage Risky Practices US FED: Fed Proposes Compensation Reviews Of Banking Firms |
Times LIVE | Sudbury neighbors react to terrorist arrest Boston Globe SUDBURY â€" Neighbors said today that terrorism suspect Tarek Mehenna never struck them as someone who had violence in his heart â€" or in his future. Cafic Maalouf, 47, who lives down the street from the Mehanna family, ... Mass. Man Arrested in Terrorism Case P! rosecutors: Mass. man planned terror attacks on m » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Vatican welcomes Anglicans into Catholic church CNN International ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church. The Vatican says more Anglicans have expressed an interest in joining the Catholic Church. ... Rome rules on admitting Anglicans Pope makes it easier for Anglicans to convert Vatican Welcomes Disaffected Anglicans, Their Married Priests |
Voice of America | Suicide attack on Iran's Guards kills 31 Los Angeles Times A lone bomber in tribal dress infiltrates what was to have been a reconciliation meeting between Shiite and Sunni tribesmen. Five Guard commanders are killed. At least 28 people also are wounded. By Jeffrey Fleishman and Ramin Mostaghim Reporting from ... Iran summons Pakistani envoy over terrorist attack In depth: Sistan-Baluchestan Iran bombing kills 5 Revolutionary Guard leaders |
New York Times | Insurers Vow to Fight Health Bill Drugmakers Support Bloomberg Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The US health-care overhaul that emerged yesterday from the Senate Finance Committee after a month-long debate won support from every health industry group except insurers, who said the failure ... Snowe Stays in the Spotlight De! ms One Step Closer to Health Care Bill but Hurdles Remain Liberals Push to Shift Health Care Bill Left |
New York Times | UPDATE 1-US healthcare overhaul poised for big step forward Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's push for sweeping healthcare reform was poised to clear a key Senate hurdle on Tuesday, opening a new phase in the raging debate over his top domestic ... Senate Panel Convenes Ahead of Health Vote |
Telegraph.co.uk | Two Americans Share Nobel in Economics New York Times In a departure from prevailing economic theory, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded Monday to two social scientists for their work in demonstrating that business people, including competitors, often develop ... Who's Happy About the Nobel in Economics? American is first woman to win Nobel in economics Ostrom, Williamson share Nobel economics prize |
guardian.co.uk | Gay rights advocates march on DC, divided on Obama The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Thousands of gay and lesbian activists were expected to converge Sunday in a march from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to push for civil rights protections from the federal ... Obama to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Military Policy |
Globe and Mail | Gunmen hold hostages inside Pakistan army HQ Times Online Militants are holding several security officers hostage inside an intelligence wing of Pakistan's army headquarters today after they and others attacked the complex earlier in the day, killing at least six soldiers. The militants, armed with assault ... Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQ Pakistan: terrorist attack kills six soldiers in Rawalpindi Gunmen Assault Pakistan Army Headquarters, at Least 6 Troops Dead |
ABC News | Head-to-head: Obama's Nobel prize ! BBC News The prestigious Nobel peace prize has been given to US President Barack Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples". But the decision by the Nobel Committee is controversial as Mr Obama ... Iraqis Question Merit of Peace-Prize |
Times Online | Obama to Consult with Biden, Clinton on Afghan Policy Voice of America By VOA News US President Barack Obama convenes a high-level strategy session on Afghanistan Thursday, the latest in a series of meetings reviewing the US approach in the war there. He will meet at the White House with Vice President Joseph Biden and ... White House weighs Pakistan's role in winning war Obama team tries to hash out new plan for Afghanistan Taliban claim they pose no threat to west |
Telegraph.co.uk | Most Americans see Afghan fight worth US bloodshed: poll AFP NEW YORK â€" A solid majority of Americans are willing to see some of their countrymen die to achieve a terror-free Afghanistan, but US misgivings about sending more troops remain, a poll released Wednesday said. Sixty-five percent of US voters "are ... Obama's Afghanistan options: bad, worse and worst ! Afghan Taliban say they pose no threat to the West 8 years in, Obama weighs Afghanistan options |
