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If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative - San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2010 New York Times (blog) | If bill fails, Pelosi has strategic alternative San Francisco Chronicle (03-16) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday traded fire with Republicans over a procedural rule that would allow House members to pass sweeping health care changes without a direct up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed ... Undecideds feeling the pressure on Obama bill Understanding the Â'self-executing rule' Democrats Consider New Moves for Health Bill |
Late-innings hardball in health care push (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
Officials: 2 US missile attacks kill 9 in Pakistan (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at vehicles and hit a militant hide-out in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least nine insurgents, two officials said.
US, Israel to try and heal worst rift in years (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - The United States and Israel stepped back Tuesday from their deepest rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem that quickly became a test of U.S. and Israeli commitment to peace talks and one another.
Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - A secular coalition challenging the Iraqi prime minister in the country's historic parliamentary elections has narrowly pulled ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although it still trails in the crucial province-by-province count.
FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug cartels have launched an offensive against U.S. government employees.
Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.
Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising the nation's banks.
Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises (AP)
March 17, 2010
AP - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."
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