Nearly 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since 1967 US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel’s approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.Mr Biden, in Israel as part of US attempts to kick-start the peace process, [...]
WASHINGTON—The government’s top health official summoned health-insurance chief executives to the White House Thursday and told them they need to disclose more data justifying sharp premium increases. The dressing-down, part of which was televised, was part of a campaign by the White House to build support for its health overhaul as President Barack [...]
WASHINGTON—Looking to push the “long and wrenching debate” over health care into its final stages, President Barack Obama asked lawmakers to schedule a vote on overhaul legislation “in the next few weeks.” “No matter which approach you favor, I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health-care [...]
I just finished reading a very unsettling blog post by serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg, whose new startup fabulis has apparently had its bank account blocked by Citibank over posting “objectionable content” on its company blog, at least according to a bank employee he spoke to on the phone. Fabulis is described on the [...]
Barack Obama says healthcare reform is a top priority for his administration US President Barack Obama has unveiled new plans to reform US healthcare and revive stalled legislation on the issue, aiming for bipartisan support.One of the key proposals gives the US government [...]
AP - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has a new way to communicate directly to people — Twitter.[Read more...]
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, seeking to give new momentum to his languishing health-care legislation, said he would sit down with Republican and Democratic lawmakers this month to exchange ideas on an issue that has deeply divided the parties. With the GOP united against the Democratic bill, Mr. Obama said Sunday he would ask Republicans “to put [...]
WASHINGTON—U.S. regulators Friday urged banks to continue lending to credit-worthy small businesses, responding to growing criticism from Capitol Hill and the White House that regulators’ aggressive post-crisis supervision is cutting off credit. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other state and federal regulators in a joint statement said they were concerned about [...]
AP - Wounded in Massachusetts, frustrated Democrats on Wednesday urged the White House to focus on jobs and the economy — not the health care overhaul that’s now at risk — and pressed President Barack Obama to more forcefully make their case against Republicans ahead of potentially disastrous elections this fall.[Read more...]
MEDFORD, Mass.—Voters headed to the polls across Massachusetts Tuesday in a closely watched special election that threatened to tip the Senate’s balance of power and undermine President Barack Obama’s policy agenda. More Video News Hub: Senate Seat in Limbo A Hotly-Contested Election GOP Underdog Rises in Senate Race [...]
Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
(AP)US attacks East Jerusalem plans
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
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Troop bomb training ‘inadequate’
Massacres Shake Uneasy Nigeria
Biden urges Israel to take risks for peace
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US eyes chance for Mid-East peace
‘Insurance for all’ plan for dogs
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
(AP)US denies W Bank building breach
Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51
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Venables breaches ‘not made public’
Iraqi Voters Defy Violence
Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead
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‘Hundreds dead’ in Nigeria attack
Pakistan seeks identity of American suspect
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Oscar joy for The Hurt LockerOfficers: Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida
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Iraq poll hit by deadly attacks