12/14/2009 3:58:36 PM
 Reuters | US Senate Democrats: Health Bill To End 'Doughnut Hole' Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Leading Senate Democrats on Monday said that a House-Senate compromise on health-care legislation would close a "doughnut hole" in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. ... Senate Democrats scramble for healthcare votes Lieberman supported Medicare expansion Amid contentious health care issues, there's a lot lawmakers agree on |
12/14/2009 3:24:31 PM
 Los Angeles Times | Obama presses 'fat-cat bankers' to lend, but has no real leverage Christian Science Monitor President Obama on Monday urged top bank executives to increase lending to small businesses, citing the government bailouts they received last year. President Barack Obama (right) speaks during a meeting with financial services industry leaders in the ... Obama urges banks to find ways to increase lending Obama pushes bankers to increase lending to boost economy Banks: Real Reform and Pitchforks |
12/14/2009 3:50:32 PM
 Boston Globe | 22 million missing Bush White House e-mails found The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Computer technicians have found 22 million missing White House e-mails from the administration of President George W. Bush and the Obama administration is searching for dozens more days' worth of potentially lost e-mail from the Bush years ... Millions of Bush administration e-mails recovered Millions of Lost Bush Administration E-Mails Are Recovered White House to Restore Millions of Bush-era Emails |
12/14/2009 4:01:47 PM
 Globe and Mail | Tensions Flare in Copenhagen Wall Street Journal COPENHAGEN -- Tensions flared Monday at the United Nations climate summit, as representatives from a group of poor nations briefly walked out of the conference to protest the slow pace of negotiations, ... Copenhagen climate change talks stall Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks UN Climate Talks Resume in Denmark, May Continue Through Night |
12/14/2009 3:00:43 PM
 BBC News | US pushes for 'additional pressure' on Iran AFP WASHINGTON â€" The administration of President Barack Obama pushed Monday for tougher sanctions on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions after driving home the point that its near year-long diplomatic engagement with Tehran had yielded little. ... Clinton Rejects Iranian Spy Charges Against American Hikers US says Times report shows greater need for sanctions against Iran US-Iranian tensions rise after move to try American hikers |
12/14/2009 1:31:33 PM
 CBC.ca | Silvio Berlusconi will need weeks of treatment after Milan attack Times Online Silvio Berlusconi will need weeks of treatment for the physical injuries and mental trauma suffered when he was assaulted by a mentally ill man in Milan on Sunday, his doctors have said. The Italian Prime Minister's nose was broken and he lost two ... Silvio Berlusconi attack stirs up Italy Berlusconi Attacker Apologizes for 'Cowardly' Act, Ansa Says Berlusconi has fractured nose, broken teeth after attack |
12/14/2009 12:46:40 PM
 New York Daily News | Supreme Court Takes Texting Case New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether a police department violated the constitutional privacy rights of an employee when it inspected personal text messages sent and received on a government pager. ... Supreme Court may hear appeal on workers' text message privacy Justices will determine privacy of government workers' messages Supreme Court to hear text message privacy case |
12/14/2009 3:54:52 PM
 CBS News | Postal Service Cuts List of Branches for Closure Bloomberg Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The US Postal Service, which has said it may lose $7.8 billion this year, cut the list of facilities it's evaluating for closure by 30 percent to 168. The agency today reduced the number of stations and ... Beating Long Lines at the Post Office Busiest Mailing Day of the Year Postal Service: Monday is Denver's busiest mailing day |
12/14/2009 12:53:43 PM
 China Daily | New Pipeline From Central Asia Feeds China New York Times MOSCOW â€" With the turn of a ceremonial valve, China's president, Hu Jintao, opened a big natural gas pipeline from central Asia to China on Monday, significantly increasing China's access to the fuel and providing the first major ... Chinese president's Central Asia tour boosts friendship, cooperation: FM Central Asian Gas Pipeline Opens China's Hu unveils landmark Turkmenistan pipeline |
12/14/2009 10:30:28 AM
 New York Times (blog) | Tenn. Rep. Gordon won't seek re-election next year The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Rep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements. Gordon, 60, won re-election easily last year, garnering 74 percent of the vote ... Fourth House Dem retires Bart Gordon announces he will retire from US House Tenn. Rep. Gordon won't seek re-election |
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