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Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare
Posted 6 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
Israeli minister apologizes to Biden over homes plan
Posted 10 minutes agoJERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister apologized on Wednesday after Israel embarrassed visiting Vice President Joe Biden by announcing plans to build 1,600 more homes for Jewish settlers.
Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius
Posted 4 hours agoLOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.
UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead
Posted 2 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.
Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote
Posted 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast
Posted 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats
Posted 6 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.
Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
Posted 6 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
Bomber's death deals fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Posted 1 hour agoCANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.
9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say
Posted 14 hours agoGENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.
Salon's red carpet awards
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Posted 2 days agoSlide show: Oscar's fashion winners and losers -- the tacky, the inspired and what we call the "Mullet Surprise"
