guardian.co.uk | As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise New York Times WASHINGTON â€" As President Obama and top advisers drafted his eagerly awaited health care speech to Congress, new details emerged Monday about fees and coverage limits under a proposal being floated by the chairman of a ... Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students A message students should hear Obama to Deliver School Speech, Critics Say It's Questionable |
guardian.co.uk | White House Official Resigns After GOP Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â€" White House officials on Sunday tersely accepted the resignation of Van Jones, the administration's special adviser for environmental jobs, after a number of his past statements became fodder for conservative critics and ... Prison van crash...Adviser resigns...Volcano explosions Trent Franks welcomes Jones exit Glenn Beck: conspiracies, President Obama and Van Jones |
Washington Post | Obama wants kids, parents to take responsibility The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Classrooms are filling up as kids head back to school, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's two children are among them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Duncan said students should take more responsibility for doing well in ... Reaction to Obama's school speech is tragic, sinister and sicken! ing Obama Talks To The Children, Ctd Presidents Obama's Speech To Be Shown Loc » |
guardian.co.uk | Washington Post Foreign Service Washington Post KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept. 4 -- NATO launched an investigation Friday into a predawn airstrike in which an American fighter jet bombed two hijacked fuel trucks in northern Afghanistan, killing scores of people and prompting accusations that many of the ... Afghan officials say NATO-led airstrike killed mostly civilians Los Angeles Times The Afghan village devastated by Nato strike on Taliban After Afghan strike, charred flesh and burning rage |
Xinhua | Arson caused California blaze, officials say CNN LAKE VIEW TERRACE, California (CNN) -- A massive fire that has charred nearly 145000 acres in Southern California and destroyed dozens of homes north of Los Angeles was caused by arson, a US Forest Service spokeswoman said Thursday. ... California wildfire started by arson - officials Even charred landscape offers clues about wildfire Arson fire is 'most unacceptable' crime, sheriff says |
Washington Post | Obama Aides Aim to Simplify and Scale Back Health Bills New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress next week in an effort to r » |
Washington Post | Huge wildfire portends bad Calif. fire season The Associated Press LOS ANGELES â€" Firefighters reported progress Tuesday against a gigantic blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that might be just a preview of even greater dangers ahead. The peak Southern California fire season hasn't even started yet. ... Fire crews across Bay Area assisting with Los Angeles wildfire Fierce California fires tear into tattered budget A Twitter Timeline of the California Wildfires |
