Kamis, 29 Oktober 2009

News

News

Pelosi hopes new health plan is poised to pass (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., waves as he leaves the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, following a ceremony where former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - After months of contentious negotiating, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to unveil a retooled health care overhaul plan intended to bridge differences among Democrats and open a history-making floor debate on extending health insurance to nearly all Americans.

UN re-evaluates Afghan mission after bloody attack (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT

Smoke rises from a U.N. guest house during a gunbattle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Gunmen attacked the guest house early Wednesday, killing at least seven people including three U.N. staff, officials said. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an assault on the upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Traumatized U.N. staff in Afghanistan were under orders to stay home Thursday, one day after Taliban militants stormed a guest house in the capital and killed eight people in a brazen attack that is forcing the world body to re-evaluate its mission in the war-ravaged nation.

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:07 AM PDT

U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division go on an early morning patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.

Obama seeks new powers to dismantle nonbank firms (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:43 AM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks during the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association conference, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, helping to trigger the worst financial crisis in seven decades, the Obama administration is pressing Congress for the power to dismantle other nonbank firms considered so large and influential that they could bring down the entire economy.

Economy expected to grow in 3Q, heralding recovery (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT

AP - The economy appears back on its feet after being knocked over by the worst recession since the 1930s.

Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT

FILE - In a Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama announces $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of jobs to try to stabilize American confidenceat during a speech on the economy in Wakarusa, Ind. The federal government overstated by thousands the number of jobs it created or saved with contracts awarded to businesses under President Barack Obama's economic recovery program, according to a review by The Associated Press of employment data released in the stimulus program's first progress report. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)AP - An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports.

4 charged in alleged gang rape of California girl (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:10 AM PDT

This undated booking photo provided by the Richmond Police Department shows Manuel Ortega. Ortega, 19, is charged with rape, robbery and kidnapping in connection with the assault of a 15-year-old girl following a Richmond High School homecoming dance on Saturday night, Oct. 24, 2009. According to police, the attack lasted more than two hours and was witnessed by as many as 20 people. (AP Photo/Richmond Police Department)AP - Four teens could appear in court as early as Thursday after being charged in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California.

Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:50 PM PDT

RETRANSMITTED FOR IMPROVED QUALITY - President Barack Obama, left is greeted by Air Force Col. Manson Morris, right, during his arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign.

Fox News Channel, Obama administration talking (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:49 PM PDT

AP - Fox News Channel and the Obama administration are talking.

Lee, Utley, Phils top Yanks in World Series opener (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches to the New York Yankees during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - The ho-hum catch that tickled his teammates, the behind-the-back snag that looked so easy.

House Democrats to unveil health bill (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:58 PM PDT

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives finished work on Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a surtax on the wealthy to help pay for it.

Car bomb kills 90 in Pakistan as Hillary Clinton visits (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 06:15 AM PDT

Reuters - A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 90 people in Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after Washington's top diplomat arrived pledging a fresh start in sometimes strained relations.

White House says attackers in Kabul will not win (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT

A woman passes a U.S. soldier from Stryker Brigade on patrol in Kandahar city OctoberReuters - The United States vowed on Wednesday it would not be intimidated after an attack on a U.N. guest house in Kabul, as the Obama administration dodged reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother was being paid by the CIA.

Senators eye extending home credit to end of April (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd listens to testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat and top Republican each voiced support on Wednesday for extending and expanding a soon-to-expire tax credit aimed at boosting the fragile housing market, though a vote on the measure could be delayed until next week.

Obama honors slain soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:01 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Air Force Col. Manson Morris as he steps off Marine One at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama saw first hand the human cost of the Afghanistan war as he welcomed home on Thursday 18 soldiers and Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed in Afghanistan this week.

IAEA says had "good trip" to Iran enrichment site (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:15 AM PDT

IAEA nuclear inspectors (C) arrive at the Imam Khomeini International airport, 35 km (22 miles) south of Tehran, October 25, 2009. The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's mission to a newly disclosed plant in Iran said on Thursday the inspectors had what he termed a good trip but he declined to give any details. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's mission to a newly disclosed plant in Iran said on Thursday the inspectors had what he termed a good trip but he declined to give any details.

Madoff right-hand man DiPascali stays in jail (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:44 PM PDT

New York swindler Bernard Madoff, pictured in March 2009. Investors duped in Madoff's massive, decades-long Wall Street scam lost 21.2 billion dollars cash, the court-appointed liquidator said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)Reuters - Epic fraudster Bernard Madoff's longtime deputy Frank DiPascali must stay in jail at least until more is disclosed about his cooperation in the government's investigation of Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday.

New home sales drop, durable goods orders up (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT

Show attendee Michael Long looks over high-end kitchen appliances in the Samsung booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2008. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly tumbled in September, their first drop in six months, underscoring the hazards to an economic recovery even as businesses appeared to be stepping up investment.

Pakistan bomb kills 92 as Clinton visits (AFP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT

Shops burn following a deadly car bomb blast in Peshawar. A huge car bomb ripped through a crowded market in Pakistan killing 92 people and underscoring the gravity of the extremist threat destabilising the nuclear-armed Muslim state.(AFP/A Majeed)AFP - A huge car bomb ripped through a crowded market in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 92 people and underscoring the gravity of the extremist threat destabilising the nuclear-armed Muslim state.
Diposting oleh admin di 01.15

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar