Washington Bureau - NOAM N. LEVEYReporting from Washington Senate Democratic leaders, having negotiated critical last-minute commitments, Friday stood on the verge of achieving the 60 votes they need to begin consideration of the most expansive healthcare legislation to go before the ...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse." David ...Read More
As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November). Their comments are an insult. Van Rompuy is not to be ...Read More
(NECN: Brian Burnell, Hartford, Conn.) - The health care showdown moves to the U.S. Senate. A test vote is set for Saturday. Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes. Republicans today tried to peel off some moderate Democrats.
The vote of ...Read More
In terribly tragic Miley Cyrus news, a tour bus transporting the singer's crew members was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., earlier today.
Cyrus, 16, was not on board, multiple sources have confirmed, and, according to her website. Miley ...Read More
(CNN) -- It's been a confusing week for women.
On Monday, it started with breast cancer.
A federal advisory board made a controversial recommendation that women begin routine mammograms at age 50, rather than at 40. The United States Preventive Services Task ...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled "Education for Every Child" here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ...Read More
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The "unspeakable violations" that happen almost everyday to children all across the globe need to be a thing of the past, chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman said here on ...Read More
"Going Rogue" is going big.
Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. In 2004, Bill Clinton's "My Life" debuted with sales of 400,000 copies. The ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
Gallup said ...Read More
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