guardian.co.uk | Pakistani security attacked; 17 dead CNN ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Militants launched a string of bold attacks against Pakistani law enforcement on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, police officials said. A bomb disposal squad member removes a suicide jacket from a body at the FIA in ... Militants attack 3 police sites in Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan: assault over at Lahore commando compound Militants ambush Pakistan police, 19 killed |
USA Today | Interest groups battle to deflect health taxes The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Insurance companies, unions, medical device makers and others in the health care industry are furiously lobbying lawmakers to shift burdens onto someone else â€" anyone else â€" before they find themselves saddled with billions of dollars in ... Senate must mesh health bills for vote Snowe went 'back and forth' till end Senate Has 'Miles to Go' on Health Care After Committee Vote |
Washington Post | As Panel Votes Today, Democrats Look Ahead Washington Post The Senate Finance Committee will hold a landmark vote on health-care reform legislation Tuesday that is expected to underscore the deep partisan divisions that have emerged and hardened over five months of debate ... U.S. healthcare overhaul poised for big step forward Health care bill faces key vote in Senate Health Insurers Make Solo Attack on Overhaul Before Panel Vote |
BBC News | Suspect in 1968 hijacking at JFK is captured CNN International NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man accused of playing a role in the 1968 hijacking of a Pan Am flight from New York to Puerto Rico was captured Sunday, federal officials said. Luis Armando Pena Soltren surrendered to federal authorities at New York's JFK ... US arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker LI men rec » |
BBC News | Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell' The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Saturday, but offered no timetable or specifics for acting on that promise. He acknowledged to a cheering crowd ... Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military Obama Pledges Again to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Obama vow on gay military policy |
guardian.co.uk | Turn Down The Peace Prize? Washington Post Within hours of the announcement that this year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to President Obama, some began c » |
Los Angeles Times | Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban Washington Post Marines take up positions during an operation in Helmand. US officials said Thursday that the emerging goal is to weaken the Taliban to the degree that it cannot ch » |
