Alexander Haig dies, praised by President Obama
Daily Record Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:12 PM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) รข€" Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85. |
Dalai Lama doesn't fault Obama for low-key meeting
Seattle Times Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:10 PM PST
The Dalai Lama says he isn't offended by the low-key reception he received from President Barack Obama during his visit to the White House earlier this week. |
One year on, U.S. stimulus package not all it's cracked up to be
People's Daily Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:04 PM PST
One year after U.S. President Barack Obama passed his massive stimulus bill, most experts agree the economy would be worse off today than had he done nothing back then. But the package did not come without a price and is no panacea for an ailing economy. "One year later, it is largely thanks to the Recovery Act that a second depression is no longer a possibility," Obama said on Wednesday of the ... |
Government was told of Toyota claims in 2004
AsiaOne Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:00 PM PST
DETROIT/LOS ANGELES - The largest US auto insurer alerted regulators earlier than first believed about a worrying trend of accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp vehicles , while the Obama administration's top transportation official said on Friday he would not relax pressure on the carmaker. |
GRUMPY NATION
David Shribman via Yahoo! News Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:58 PM PST
This is the winter of everyone's discontent. The left is angry about the demise of a sweeping overhaul of health care. The right is angry about the growth of Washington's power. Democrats are angry at Republican intransigence. Republicans are angry at Democratic arrogance. Liberals think Barack Obama has left his progressive moorings. Conservatives think the president is a closet Communist. |
HEALTHIER KIDS GROW UP TO BE HEALTHIER ADULTS
Cynthia Tucker via Yahoo! News Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:58 PM PST
WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, first lady Michelle Obama launched her campaign against childhood obesity with a round of TV appearances in which she discussed her struggles to help her young daughters maintain a healthy weight. She had hardly finished speaking when the roar of her critics erupted: Did she say "chubby"? How dare she embarrass her daughters! She shouldn't say "diet"! |
LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES
KMIZ-TV Columbia-Jefferson City Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:45 PM PST
After a key witness took back his testimony, convicted killer Ryan Ferguson asked an appeals court to send his case back to circuit court. 3 days ago One year ago today President Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus bill intended to create jobs. |
A cautionary tale in healthcare reform
Los Angeles Times Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:44 PM PST
Two decades ago, New York passed a law requiring insurers to accept all applicants, even those with pre-existing conditions. Now, premiums in the state are the highest in the nation by some estimates. Spurred by heart-wrenching stories of sick people denied health coverage, the state of New York did what many of President Obama's critics say he should do now -- it passed a relatively simple law ... |
Rupert Cornwell: Spending cuts and tax increases are a dangerous formula
Independent Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:41 PM PST
It was, of course, pure coincidence. On the very same day that President Obama set up a special commission to tackle America's debt crisis, a man who believed he had been ruined by the country's tax system flew a single-engine plane into the building in Austin, Texas, that housed the local office of the Internal Revenue Service, the US equivalent of HM Revenue and Customs. |
Obama: No 'political theater'
Washington Post Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:35 PM PST
Obama warns lawmakers against grand-standing at upcoming summit, touts "common ground." |
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