12/18/2009 7:58:27 PM
 Reuters | Defense bill clears key Senate hurdle Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington - The Senate is poised to vote today on a $630-billion defense appropriations bill that also extends several expiring social programs. The bill, almost three months overdue, will provide $128 billion for ... Tensions Mount as Senators Haggle Over Health Bill Reid Prepares to Unveil Health Bill as Christmas Deadline Looms Senate Health-Care Talks Come Down To Wire |
12/18/2009 10:53:37 PM
 Telegraph.co.uk | Copenhagen summit battles to save climate deal BBC News Delegates at the climate summit are battling to prevent the talks ending without reaching a final deal. Earlier, a US-led group of five nations - including China - tabled a last-minute proposal that President Barack Obama called a "meaningful ... Obama brokers a climate deal, doesn't satisfy all Chinese premier stresses cooperation against climate change Climate agreement sparks anger |
12/18/2009 10:43:27 PM
 Duluth News Tribune (registration) | Major Snowstorm Hits Atlantic Coast New York Times A major winter storm was moving up the Atlantic Coast on Friday night, with forecasters expecting accumulations of one to two feet of snow in some areas by Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service. ... Snowstorm may bury holiday shopping Big snowstorm hits East Coast as millions begin holiday travel Storm Warnings as Snow Bears Down on Mid-Atlantic |
12/18/2009 5:34:21 PM
 ABC News | US holds 3 in alleged narcoterrorism case Washington Post US prosecutors have charged three alleged al-Qaeda associates with conspiring to engage in narcoterrorism, attacking what experts say is a widespread source of illicit funding for terrorist groups across the globe. ... US arrests three Africans in 'al-Qaeda cocaine sting' Associates of Al Qaeda Group Charged With Drug Trafficking Arrests in Africa connect Al Qaeda, drug traffickers |
12/18/2009 8:21:55 PM
 Times Online | Neo-Nazis suspected of raid on Auschwitz 'to rewrite history' Times Online The slickly organised theft of one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust sent a wave of outrage around the world yesterday. The sign that hung over the gates of Auschwitz extermination camp, where more than a million people died during the Second ... Hunt for Auschwitz Arbeit Macht Frei sign thieves Poland: Sign at Auschwitz Is Stolen Nazi sign featured at Auschwitz is stolen |
12/18/2009 2:43:27 PM
 Reuters | Dollar, Oil Gain After Iran - Iraq Oilfield Row New York Times By REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US dollar gained broadly on Friday on improved economic sentiment and a safe-haven bid after Iranian soldiers crossed into Iraq and took up positions in a disputed southern oilfield, which also lifted oil prices. ... Oil rises above $73 on Iran-Iraq tension Iraq Says Iran Violated Border, Calls for Withdrawal Iranian Forces Occupy Iraq Oil Well -Iraqi Officials |
12/18/2009 6:36:02 PM
 CBS News | US says nuclear agreement is near Washington Post President Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are "quite close" on a nuclear pact. (Susan Walsh/associated Press) By Mary Beth Sheridan President Obama said Friday the United States and Russia are "quite close" to reaching an agreement ... US and Russia Close on Arms Pact, Leaders Say US, Russia making progress on nuke deal, Obama says US and Russia 'close' to arms deal |
12/18/2009 10:51:03 AM
 Globe and Mail | Pakistan Ministers Are Called Before the Courts New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan รข€" A sweeping Supreme Court decision that reopened corruption cases against thousands of politicians, including President Asif Ali Zardari, reverberated through the government on Friday as important ... Who's in charge of nuclear-armed US ally Pakistan? Pakistani corruption court stops ministers leaving country Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik faces arrest as crisis deepens |
12/18/2009 6:23:11 PM
 KOMO News | States get more time to comply with Real ID Washington Post The Obama administration will abandon a Dec. 31 deadline for states to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday. Delaying the requirement, which faces ... Delay in REAL ID implementation means driver's licenses may still be used at ... Real ID Act Postponed by Department of Homeland Security Feds back off on drivers license requirement |
12/18/2009 4:19:25 PM
 The Canadian Press | Obama hosts community banks at White House Tuesday Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that President Barack Obama would host a meeting with community bankers next week, marking his latest bid to boost credit for small businesses amid double-digit unemployment. ... Obama vs. the Banks Fat Cat Bankers Payback time: Taxpayers bailed out banks, now it's the banks' turn |
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