Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation

Categories: Top Stories| Nov 21, 2009

Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation WASHINGTON—A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and ...Read More

Nebraska's regents reject stricter rules

Categories: Politics| Nov 21, 2009

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska's governing board voted yesterday not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office. The Board of Regents, which is ...Read More

US president Barack Obama's job approval rating drops below 50%

Categories: Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 21, 2009

WASHINGTON: US President BarackObama's job approval rating has dipped below the 50% mark, the first time afterhe was sworn in January this year. The latest Gallup Daily trackingresults, released yesterday said that 49% of Americans approve of the job Obamais doing ...Read More

India gets wary of Obama

Categories: World| Nov 21, 2009

China , Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia,Afghanistan, Pakistan... US president Barack Obama ran through the gamut ofnations as he articulated another elegant Asia policy speech in Tokyo this week.Conspicuous by its absence was India. Was India not on his radar? Or was ...Read More

Ethics Committee Admonishes Sen. Burris, but No Punishment Doled Out

Categories: Politics| Nov 20, 2009

Ethics Committee Admonishes Sen. Burris, but No Punishment Doled Out WASHINGTON | The Senate ethics committee Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it. Burris was appointed by disgraced ...Read More

Army relents, allows media to Palin book event

Categories: Politics, Top Stories| Nov 20, 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of ...Read More

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

Categories: Politics, Top Stories| Nov 20, 2009

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event RALEIGH, N.C.—The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against ...Read More

The Coming Deficit Disaster

Categories: Health| Nov 20, 2009

President Barack Obama took office promising to lead from the center and solve big problems. He has exerted enormous political energy attempting to reform the nation's health-care system. But the biggest economic problem facing the nation is not health care. ...Read More

Lou Dobbs: Senate, White House A Possibility

Categories: Politics| Nov 20, 2009

Lou Dobbs: Senate, White House A Possibility West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) – Former CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is not ruling out running for Senate or making a run for the White House in 2012. Dobbs, 64, has been answering questions about his future since leaving ...Read More

Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists

Categories: U.S.| Nov 20, 2009

Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. -- A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, ...Read More