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Why Has Congress Set a Christmas Deadline for Health Care Reform?
Washington - Until 8:30 a.m. on a snowy Saturday, few outside Senate majority leader Harry Reid's conference rooms knew exactly how he amended the $849 billion Senate healthcare bill …
Bringing the World Out of Denial
“Santiago never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” -Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist” Although most people are …
The Week the IAEA Applied a Nuclear Double Standard
In 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed that a member state had violated its Safeguards Agreement by carrying out covert uranium conversion and enrichment activities and plutonium …
To Sway Nelson, a Hard-Won Compromise on Abortion Issue
The Washington Post's Paul Kane reports on the behind-the-scenes negotiations inside majority leader Reid's office between abortion rights supporters and anti-choice Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska: The Democrats …
Ayatollah Montazeri, Iranian Cleric, Dies at 87
The New York Times is reporting that revolutionary-turned-reformer, Ayatollah Montazeri, died of heart failure early Sunday: Beirut, Lebanon - Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the plain-spoken senior Shiite cleric …
Plight of Contractor Raped in Iraq Spurs Push in Congress
Washington - Four years ago, Jamie Leigh Jones, a 20-year old Texas contract employee working in Iraq, was drugged, stripped, beaten and gang-raped by her co-workers on her fourth …
CBO: Senate Health Care Bill $871 Billion, Cuts Deficit
Washington - The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said on Saturday. The Congressional …
Copenhagen Summit: Major Powers Broker Compromise Voluntary Climate Pact (2)
The US, China, India, South Africa, and Brazil agreed to a voluntary climate pact. President Obama acknowledged that ‘we have much further to go.’ The deal did not produce …
Hopenhagen or Dopenhagen?
In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, an eclectic group made up primarily of corporations and media outlets put forward the notion …
Treacherous Snow Storm Strikes East Coast
Washington - A treacherous, frightful wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers and shoppers on …