Reuters
Pelosi promises health care reform winCNN"I don't see (failure) as a possibility. We will have something" Nancy Pelosi says Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Wednesday that Congress will pass a health care reform bill, despite recent setbacks that have raised new …Pelosi: no healthcare bill not a possibilityWashington PostDems Vow to Resurrect [...]
Washington Post
Hopes abound for State of the Union addressSan Jose Mercury NewsGary Grieg, left, lighting director for the crew that will broadcast the Republican response by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to President Obama's State of the Union speech Wednesday, works on a rehearsal on the floor of the House of …Five things to look for [...]
CBC.ca
Apple's latest creation: It's an iPad!CNETWhen Apple dropped the Newton line of palm-computing devices in the late nineties, many people were severely disappointed. The project was abandoned by Apple, but diehard Newton fans hunkered down and kept the systems going for years …Apple's iPad Plays Games, Surprise!PC WorldApple Introduces Highly-Anticipated IPad TabletWall Street JournalApple's Jobs [...]
USA Today
Elizabeth Edwards tells her sister: 'I've had it.'USA TodayAfter three years of standing by her husband, Elizabeth Edwards, 60, has decided to try life on her own, reports People magazine. "She said, 'I've had it. I can't do this. I want my life back,'" her sister, Nancy Anania, tells People in its Feb. …John [...]
WNCT
Sen. John McCain Backs President Obama's Proposed Budget FreezeABC NewsSen. John McCain will support President Obama's plan to freeze much of the federal budget for the next three years, but said the president must also promise to veto any bills that are stuffed with pork barrel spending items. …CBO Projects 2010 Budget Deficit at .35 [...]
BBC News (blog)
France moves toward partial burqa banCNN InternationalParis, France (CNN) — French lawmakers Tuesday recommended a partial ban on any veils that cover the face — including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. The ban on the "voile integrale" — which literally means "total veil" …France should denounce, ban Muslim [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
UK Afghanistan ambassador Mark Sedwill given Nato roleBBC NewsThe UK's ambassador in Kabul is to be the new Nato senior civilian representative for Afghanistan. It is expected Mark Sedwill, who has been based in Afghanistan for about a year, will work on its development and the implementation of civilian aid. …British envoy named NATO's Afghan [...]
WNCT
Sen. John McCain Backs President Obama's Proposed Budget FreezeABC NewsSen. John McCain will support President Obama's plan to freeze much of the federal budget for the next three years, but said the president must also promise to veto any bills that are stuffed with pork barrel spending items. …CBO Projects 2010 Budget Deficit at .35 [...]
BBC News (blog)
France moves toward partial burqa banCNN InternationalParis, France (CNN) — French lawmakers Tuesday recommended a partial ban on any veils that cover the face — including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. The ban on the "voile integrale" — which literally means "total veil" …France should denounce, ban Muslim [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
UK Afghanistan ambassador Mark Sedwill given Nato roleBBC NewsThe UK's ambassador in Kabul is to be the new Nato senior civilian representative for Afghanistan. It is expected Mark Sedwill, who has been based in Afghanistan for about a year, will work on its development and the implementation of civilian aid. …British envoy named NATO's Afghan [...]
