Daily News Alert | Thursday, November 26, 2009 12:03 AM PST |
Obama to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:11 pm PST
 AP - Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress over higher costs for businesses and homeowners. Full Story | Top |
A stream of WH health care visits
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:12 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Full Story | Top |
Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15 pm PST
 AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights. Full Story | Top |
Obama will unveil Afghan troops move at West Point
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:38 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy. Full Story | Top |
Honduras Supreme Court backs Zelaya ouster
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:23 pm PST
 Reuters - Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office, dimming the possibility of his reinstatement after a June coup, court sources said. Full Story | Top |
Clinton says Iraqi election might be delayed
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:20 am PST
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament. Full Story | Top |
Greece to restore birthplace of classical theater
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:55 am PST
AP - The ruined theater under the Acropolis where the works of Euripides and other classical playwrights were first performed some 2,500 years ago will undergo partial restoration over the next six years, Greek officials said Wednesday . Full Story | Top |
Will talk of Afghan 'off-ramps' prompt Taliban to hang tough?
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:59 pm PST
 McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama will unveil his long-awaited Afghanistan strategy in a prime-time address from West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 1, the White House said Wednesday, but the administration's advance remarks have sparked concern that talk of an eventual U.S. withdrawal will encourage Islamist insurgents to persevere. Full Story | Top |
Obama to Take 17% U.S. Emission Cut Vow to Copenhagen
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30 pm PST
Bloomberg - Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen for climate-change talks, where he’ll offer to cut U.S. emissions about 17 percent by 2020 in an effort to help break a deadlock between rich and poor nations. Full Story | Top |
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