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Israel under pressure over East Jerusalem homes - BBC News
March 10, 2010 The Hindu | Israel under pressure over East Jerusalem homes BBC News Israel is coming under growing international pressure following its approval of new housing for Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem. Britain, France, the EU and the Arab League have all added their protests against the decision. ... Joe Biden, in Ramallah, stymied by new settlement construction Are peace talks doomed to fail before they start? Israeli housing plan threatens potential peace talks with Palestinians |
Gov. Quinn pushes tax hike in budget address - WQAD
March 10, 2010 Christian Science Monitor | Gov. Quinn pushes tax hike in budget address WQAD SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Pat Quinn again urged the Illinois General Assembly to raise the state income tax. His plea came as he unveiled a 2011 state budget that includes deep cuts in education and social services and relies on borrowing billions of ... Quinn calls for raising income tax to 4 percent Quinn calls for education tax in annual budget address Quinn budget to mean painful choices for Ill. |
Obama pushing on health care end game - The Associated Press
March 10, 2010Obama pushing on health care end game The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system. ... Student Loan Reform: What's It Doing in the Health Care Debate? Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz The Unkindest Cut |
Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal - The Associated Press
March 10, 2010 CBS News | Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, they were the first women to fly US military planes. ... Michigan woman is among World War II pilots honored Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Receive Congressional Medal, Six ... Woman Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Congressional Gold Medal |
Obama Tells Haitian Leader That US Aid Will Continue - New York Times
March 10, 2010 The Hindu | Obama Tells Haitian Leader That US Aid Will Continue New York Times WASHINGTON — Even as the United States military withdraws the forces it sent urgently to Haiti after its devastating earthquake in January, President Obama on Wednesday pledged a lasting commitment to aid and ... Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti Barack Obama says situation in quake-hit Haiti 'dire' Obama meets Preval, warns Haiti situation 'dire' |
Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.
Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.
German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
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