President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work.
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6
Mar 10
Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul
President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work.
6
Mar 10
Afghan: Marjah chief’s crime record will be probed
Afghan government officials are not rushing to oust the man they chose to bring fresh and credible governance to a town just seized from the Taliban, but his newly disclosed violent criminal record in Germany will be investigated further, officials said Saturday.
6
Mar 10
Afghan: Marjah chief’s crime record will be probed
Afghan government officials are not rushing to oust the man they chose to bring fresh and credible governance to a town just seized from the Taliban, but his newly disclosed violent criminal record in Germany will be investigated further, officials said Saturday.
6
Mar 10
Leading Pakistani Taliban deputy believed killed
A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents who have attacked Pakistan and threatened U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
6
Mar 10
Leading Pakistani Taliban deputy believed killed
A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents who have attacked Pakistan and threatened U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
28
Feb 10
Chile president says 708 killed in quake
President Michelle Bachelet says that Chile’s earthquake killed at least 708 people – sharply increasing the known death toll.
28
Feb 10
Hawaii beaches peaceful again after tsunami threat
Hawaii’s peaceful beaches were again filled with sun-soaking tourists as life returned to normal Sunday following a scare from a tsunami that raced across the world, setting off mass evacuations and safety worries across the Pacific.
28
Feb 10
White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care
The White House called for a “simple up-or-down” vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama’s chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.
27
Feb 10
Tsunami races across Pacific, threatens Hawaii
A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, threatening Hawaii as it rushed toward the U.S. West Coast and hundreds of islands from the bottom of the planet to the top.
27
Feb 10
Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean – roughly a quarter of the globe.
27
Feb 10
Obama warns Americans to heed tsunami warnings
President Barack Obama says the U.S. is preparing for a tsunami that could reach American shores and he wants people in Hawaii, American Samoa and Guam to follow the instructions of local authorities.
27
Feb 10
Troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah
Marines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday – part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan’s dangerous south.
16
Feb 10
Civilian death toll rises in Afghan offensive
Three more Afghan civilians were killed in the assault on a southern Taliban stronghold, NATO forces said Tuesday, highlighting the toll on the population from an offensive aimed at making them safer.
16
Feb 10
Haiti president: 3 years needed to move rubble
It will take three long years to clear the rubble left by Haiti’s devastating earthquake, said President Rene Preval who admitted even he’s still afraid to sleep under concrete in case another quake strikes.
