BBC News | US to Resume Military Airlift of Injured Haitians New York Times The White House said Sunday it would resume a United States military airlift of Haitians seriously injured in the earthquake â€" some with devastating burns, head and spinal chord trauma, amputations and other wounds â€" to American ... Post-quake Haitian orphans dream of safer, better future Baptist Group Accused of Child Trafficking Americans detained in Haiti were 'trying to rescue children' |
Reuters | Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial plan Washington Post AP NEW YORK -- A letter and a speech may have doomed plans to bring the Sept. 11 terror trial to New York. The letter written by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Washington earlier this month set a whopping $200-million-a-year ... Terrorism trials could move away from Manhattan US abandons plan to hold 9/11 trial in NYC US government weighs other sites for 9/11 trial |
National Post | After Obama speech, Democrats confused about path ahead Washington Post The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza discuss President Obama's State of the Union speech and the Republican response by Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell. By Paul Kane and Shailagh Murray A day after President Obama c » |
Globe and Mail | Obama pivots to job creation in speech San Francisco Chronicle (01-28) 04:00 PST Washington - -- President Obama sharply shifted his attention to job creation in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to try to win back independent voters and blunt a potenti » |
CNN | Feds ban truckers from texting while driving San Jose Mercury News Truckers, bus drivers and other commercial drivers are prohibited from texting while behind the wheel under a new federal rule announced today by US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Commercial operators who text while driving may ... New rule for truck, bus drivers: No texting US bans "texting" by truckers, bus drivers DOT bans texting while driving buses, trucks |
RTE.ie | US Home Sales Tumble New York Times By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned US homes fell at the fastest pace on record last month as the boost from a popular tax credit faded, industry data showed on Monday. The National Association of Realtors said existing home ... Existing US Home Sales Decreased More Than Forecast Existing home sales plummet 16.7% in December US home sales see steep drop in December |
Washington Post | White House says no reset button for Obama Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's senior adviser says the president isn't hitting the reset button as he begins his second year in office. The Senate's top Republican suggests that Obama should do just that. Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett says ... Adviser Says Obama Is Pursuing Health Care Changes Whose Fault Is the Health Debacle? â€" Obama's Health care Options the day after |
CNN | Obama Assails Supreme Court Ruling On Political Advertising W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Haitian Government to Relocate 400000 Displaced by Quake Voice of America Photo: AP Haitian government officials say an estimated 400000 residents displaced by last week's earthquake will be moved to new villages to be set up outside the devastated capital, Port-au-Prince. Officials said Thursday they will provide ... Aid makes it to Haiti, but not onto streets As aid begins to flow, Haiti considers fate of millions of homeless Haiti port opening raises hopes |
Globe and Mail | President Obama, Democrats: Not Going to Rush Health Care ABC News Newly-elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown arrives in Washington, DC today as the man of the hour. President Obama goes one-on-one with George Stephanopolous. Two months ago, few would have heard of the state senator, ... Pa. politicos hear message in Mass. vote Senate loss sends shock waves through Dems Brown 'Excited, Ready' To Hit Washington |
Reuters | Will Massachusetts momentum play here? Chicago Sun-Times There is no understating the symbolism or the substance of what happened Tuesday. Malcontent voters in this most Democratic of Democratic states plopped a Republican into the iconic Teddy Kennedy's Senate seat. ... Brown ready to go to DC 'without delay' Revolution in Kennedy country A Different RX for Health Care Reform |
CBC.ca | By phone, ads, or in person, a frenzy to get out the vote Boston Globe Democrats are hoping a coordinated get-out-the-vote effort for Attorney General Martha Coakley will knock down the wildfire that has vaporized her lead in the polls over Republican state Senator Scott Brown in today's special US ... Independents may settle Mass. race today Tight Massachusetts race alarms California Dems Massachusetts votes in crucial election for Obama |
New York Times (blog) | Martin Luther King service organizers hope to keep volunteers The Star-Ledger - NJ.com They will gather food for the hungry and paint shelters for the homeless. They will read to children and play bingo with the elderly. They will clean, plant, donate blood, write letters to soldiers or prepare emergency supplies for ... King murder: 'Nightmare was that I was awake' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last visit to the state 'King Holiday': An » |
Reuters | Aid teams struggle to help Haitians Aljazeera.net Relief workers are still struggling to help thousands of people affected by a earthquake in Haiti, amid difficulties in distributing relief supplies to those who need it most. International relief organisations and teams from the United Nations are ... World Pledges Quake Aid, Haitians Still Waiting Tens of thousands neglected at quake epicentre The extent of the damage in Haiti's villages |
Reuters | Analysis: Senate race underscores voter anger Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- The ill winds of an angry electorate are blowing against Democrats, the warning signs clear in a closer-than-expected Massachusetts Senate race that may doom President Barack Obama's health care agenda and foreshadow the ... Amid tight race, Coakley's campaign goes full-bore Narrow Senate Race Unnerves Democrats on Health Care Democrats Accuse Brown of 'Radical' Ties as Senate Election Nears |
Boston Globe | Democrats see progress on health care bill compromise USA Today By Evan Vucci, AP By John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" President Obama agreed Thursday to soften a proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans, but work continues on several remaining sticking points in the health care legislation â€" including the ... 'Cadillac' tax on hatchback care? Tentative Tax Deal Marks Health Care Breakthrough Obama pledges campaign for health-care bill and Democrats |
Globe and Mail | Haitian Hospitals Struggle with Flood of Injured Voice of America Hospitals in Haiti are struggling to cope with the flood of people injured in Tuesday's earthquake, as bodies pile up in severely damaged areas. International aid is streaming into the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, in response to the crisis. ... Tens Of Thousands Feared Dead In Haiti Quake Haiti Despairs as Quake Deaths Mount |
The Hindu | Fierce Quake Devastates Haitian Capital New York Times SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic â€" A devastating earthquake struck Haiti late Tuesday afternoon, causing the collapse of the National Palace, leveling countless shantytown dwellings and bringing even more suffering to a ... 'Serious Damage' to UN Headquarters in Haiti Fierce Earthquake Rocks Haiti |
ABC News | Reid's words on race echo earlier ones by Obama San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" Long before Sen. Harry Reid offered a view about what it takes to be a successful black political figure in America, Barack Obama did too. It was no surprise that Obama promptly accepted Reid's apology over the weekend for a ... Reid's Race Comments: Was There Truth In His Comments? Reid's political future up in the air after 'Negro' comment? How Harry got his groove back |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama Orders Intelligence Shakeup W » |
The Guardian | Analysis: Dodd Retirement May Help Banking Bill New York Times By AP The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd's decision to retire at the end of the year increases the chances of a Senate ... Johnson seen taking over as Senate banking panel chief Democrats Take Hit as Dodd Leaves |
Boston Globe | Obama Says Failed Attack Could Have Been Disrupted New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama said Tuesday that the United States government had sufficient information to uncover the terror plot to bring down an airplane on Christmas Day, but intelligence officials “failed to connect those dots†that ... Obama Meets With Security Team |
