House Votes To Extend Jobless Benefits NPR Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:13 PM PDT Under the bill, which passed 331-83, jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve. Democrats said relief was needed despite positive signs that their policies were reviving the economy. Republicans said the high jobless rate proved the Obama administration's economic strategies weren't working. | Obama, China vow action on climate change The San Francisco Examiner Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:12 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS â" President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. | Immigration agency launches new Web site KLTV 7 Tyler Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:12 PM PDT The Obama administration has launched a new Web site officials hope will make citizenship and other immigration services more accessible. | Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costs KLTV 7 Tyler Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:12 PM PDT Congress' chief budget officer is contradicting President Barack Obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their Medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul. | US weighs less ambitious options in Afghan war thewest.com.au Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AFP) - As President Barack Obama weighs his options for the Afghan war, some lawmakers and analysts are pushing more modest strategies that would require a smaller US force and rely more on drones. | Obama offers free trade commitment to China's Hu thewest.com.au Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (AFP) - US President Barack Obama Tuesday told Chinese President Hu Jintao that the United States was "firmly committed" to free trade, despite a dispute over Chinese tire imports, an official said. | Severe flooding kills 7 in US Straits Times Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:11 PM PDT ATLANTA - SEVERE flooding in north Georgia has killed seven people, submerged homes, knocked out power and turned streams into rivers while refilling reservoirs after a lengthy drought in the southeastern United States. Governor Sonny Perdue asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency for Georgia because of the flooding, which a state climatologist said was the worst ... | GOP raps Dems for hushing insurers on Medicare San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:09 PM PDT Republican lawmakers rebuked the Obama administration Tuesday for telling health insurance companies to stop warning elderly customers they'll lose benefits in health care legislation, which some equated to a gag order. At least one prominent insurer has... | Obama team wants to continue surveillance law MSNBC Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:06 PM PDT The Obama administration promised Congress on Tuesday to negotiate stronger privacy protections for Americans under terrorism surveillance but insisted on retaining current authority to track suspects and obtain records. | | |
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