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Stage is set for historic healthcare vote - Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2010Stage is set for historic healthcare vote Los Angeles Times House Democrats scrap plans to use a controversial move and are expected to pass the biggest change since Medicare. By Noam N. Levey and Kim Geiger After a frenzied push to nail down final commitments and resolve lingering disputes in their ranks, ... Obama Urges Dems to Come Together for Health Care The Take: Historic win or not, Democrats could pay a price Sunday's vote on health care still a cliffhanger |
Make That the Nas-Tea Party » - New York Daily News (blog)
March 21, 2010 Bellingham Herald | Make That the Nas-Tea Party » New York Daily News (blog) Democrats were angered, shocked and disappointed after reports that some Tea Party activists let more than their opinions on health care reform be known today, calling revered civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga. ... Tea Party Activists Make Last Stand Against Health Care Vote First Coast Tea Party Members Rally in DC Hagerstown-area residents rally against health bill |
Pillay rebukes Israel, Palestinians - Jerusalem Post
March 21, 2010 The Hindu | Pillay rebukes Israel, Palestinians Jerusalem Post A top UN official has rebuked both Israel and the Palestinians for failing to carry out independent investigations into human rights abuses in Gaza in the winter of 2009, as demanded by the Goldstone Report. With regard to Palestinian ... Netanyahu did one thing right in the Jerusalem settlements debacle Binyamin Netanyahu holds out olive branch to Palestinians ahead of US trip Time to break the fog of Middle East politics |
Pope Benedict accused of ignoring abuse allegations against Hullerman - Times Online
March 21, 2010 Times Online | Pope Benedict accused of ignoring abuse allegations against Hullerman Times Online NOT long after a portly, jovial priest in the German industrial city of Essen was accused of sexually abusing three boys in 1979, he was offered a new home in Munich by Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. Ratzinger, who was Archbishop of ... Australian clerical abuse victims want apology Arrogant, corrupt, secretive – the Catholic church failed to tackle evil Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses |
In Fargo, no panic this time as Red River rises - Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2010 Seattle Post Intelligencer | In Fargo, no panic this time as Red River rises Los Angeles Times The North Dakota city has prepared early for flooding, a lesson learned from last year's near-disaster. A boat carries four people across a flooded road in Harwood, a town north of Fargo, ND The Red River is expected to crest 19 feet above flood stage ... Fargo may avoid catastrophic floodwaters Expected Red crest down another half-foot at Fargo In Fargo-Moorhead, all is calm as flood crests near |
Lazio to meet with Edwards, officials - Evening Observer
March 21, 2010 Kansas City Star | Lazio to meet with Edwards, officials Evening Observer On the heels of his endorsement by the state Conservative Party Saturday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio is scheduled to meet today with local officials in Chautauqua County. A meeting with Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards and ... Conservative Party backs Lazio for governor Lazio Endorsed by Conservative Party Broome GOP chairwoman Debra Preston still supports Lazio for governor |
Stewart Udall, Interior Chief to Kennedy, Johnson, Dies at 90 - BusinessWeek
March 21, 2010 Seattle Times | Stewart Udall, Interior Chief to Kennedy, Johnson, Dies at 90 BusinessWeek March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Stewart Udall, an advocate for the American West who oversaw the addition of 2.4 million acres to national parks and pushed for landmark environmental legislation as US Interior secretary under ... Stewart L. Udall, 90, Conservationist in Kennedy and Johnson Cabinets, Dies Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90 Stewart Udall dies in Santa Fe at 90 |
Thai protest talks scheduled; resolution unlikely - Reuters
March 21, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk | Thai protest talks scheduled; resolution unlikely Reuters BANGKOK, March 21 (Reuters) - Opposition activists prepared for talks with Thailand's government on Sunday to seek a way out of an intractable political conflict, but with neither side willing to budge, a resolution seems far from ... Thai red-shirts begin procession around Bangkok Thai red shirts seek to woo Bangkok Thailand PM seeks talks after Red Shirts protest halts Bangkok |
DC antiwar march draws thousands on seventh-anniversary of Iraq invasion - Washington Post
March 21, 2010 Washington Post | DC antiwar march draws thousands on seventh-anniversary of Iraq invasion Washington Post As the US-led invasion of Iraq reaches its seventh anniversary, thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Washington to call for the United States to bring its soldiers home from Iraq and Afghanistan and refocus on domestic issues. ... US protesters mark Iraq invasion Symbolic Coffins Mark Anti-War Protests in Washington Iraq Inquiry asks to question George Bush's senior officials |
Kansas is shocked by Northern Iowa - Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2010 Globe and Mail | Kansas is shocked by Northern Iowa Los Angeles Times AP Leading by one point against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the three-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock. Taking his shot at history, Farokhmanesh let fly from the wing. ... Northern Iowa Upsets Overall No. 1 Seed Kansas Northern Iowa's poise down the stretch fuels upset of No. 1 Kansas Northern Iowa shocks KU out of the NCAA Tournament |
