Colts win a close one, Saints roll to stay unbeaten
BALTIMORE, Maryland (AFP) - Indianapolis eked out yet another narrow win on Sunday while New Orleans rolled past Tampa Bay as the Colts and Saints remained unbeaten in the National Football League.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Tomlin Tony Romo Reggie Bush Drew Brees Ben Roethlisberger Brett Favre Activities:2009 NFL Source:(AFP)
2009-11-22
Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
WASHINGTON - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.
People:Timothy Geithner Christopher Dodd Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:111th Congress 2008 U.S. Financial Rescue
2009-11-22
Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views
NEW YORK - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
Activities:Sept 11 Terror Attack CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-11-22
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
WASHINGTON - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Dick Durbin Bernie Sanders Barack Obama Charles Schumer Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-11-22
59 and counting: Health care bill nears test vote
WASHINGTON - And then there was one.
People:Patrick Leahy Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-11-21
Time Warner, News Corp reported interested in MGM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
People:Kirk Kerkorian Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-21
Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
LONDON - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.
Nations:China Ukraine Argentina Singapore Egypt Malaysia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Reid plan ups pressure on moderates
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats - and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Ken Salazar Evan Bayh Dick Durbin Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(Politico)
2009-11-19
Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava
KINSHASA, Congo - A U.N.-run radio station says a passenger plane overshot a runway in eastern Congo and landed in lava, injuring 20 people.
Nations:Congo Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Obama meets Wen as China visit winds down
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama continued courting China in talks with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, opening an opportunity to press him on the economic and currency strains that have shadowed his goodwill visit.
Nations:North Korea South Korea People:Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S.
2009-11-17
Govt report: Over $98B wasted in improper payments
WASHINGTON - More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
WASHINGTON - Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Activities:2009 Fort Hood Shootings Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
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