U.S. Plan For Troop Exit Hinges On Iraq Elections
NPR Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:12 PM PST
Parliamentary elections Sunday in Iraq will not only decide who will run the country and test its nascent democracy. The outcome could affect the U.S. role as it begins its phased exit of 100,000 American troops. The Obama administration has pledged to withdraw most U.S. combat troops by the end of August and have the rest of them out by the end of next year. |
U.S. Base to Stay on Okinawa, Japanese Official Says (Update2)
Bloomberg Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:10 PM PST
March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government will keep a U.S. military base on Okinawa, meeting the demands of the Obama administration, even if that means alienating a coalition partner and local people, a vice defense minister said. |
Flights between Los Angeles, Cuba to resume
KPCC Pasadena Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:09 PM PST
A change in U.S. policy toward Cuba is reviving weekly flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Havana. Restrictions govern most Americans’ travel to Cuba. But the Obama administration loosened some of those constraints a couple of months ago. |
Alabama's White House visit set
The Times-Journal Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:09 PM PST
TUSCALOOSA â€" The national champion Alabama football team’s visit to the White House is set. The Crimson Tide will leave Monday morning for Washington, D.C. The team will spend time with area youth as part of a service project during the visit and then meet President Obama. |
Federal disaster declaration made
The Martinsburg Journal Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:06 PM PST
CHARLES TOWN - Federal funds are on the way to help portions of the state with expenses related to a December snowstorm, and local officials say they aren't giving up hope that some of that money could make its way to the Eastern Panhandle. President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a "major disaster" existed in portions of West Virginia. |
News to share around the water cooler
Erie Times-News Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:04 PM PST
Consumers could collect on-the-spot rebates of $1,000 or more for buying insulation, water heaters or other equipment to make their homes burn energy more efficiently under a new rebate program to be announced by President Barack Obama. |
Senate extends jobless benefits deadline
CNN Money Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:03 PM PST
After days of intense infighting, the Senate voted late Tuesday night to extend the deadline for the jobless to apply for extended unemployment benefits. Several hours later, President Obama signed the measure. |
Toyota woes could lead to tougher regulations
San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:00 PM PST
The Obama administration is considering requiring all cars and trucks sold in the United States to have brakes that can override gas pedals to prevent sudden acceleration problems like those that led to reports of deaths and the recall of millions of... United States - Toyota - Lead - Presidency of Barack Obama - Business |
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