Obama Pulls Plug on Part of Health Overhaul Law

Obama Pulls Plug on Part of Health Overhaul Law


Obama Pulls Plug on Part of Health Overhaul Law

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT

The Obama administration says it is unable to go forward with a major program in the president's signature health care overhaul law — a new long-term care insurance plan.


PC is jailed for lying under oath

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT

A Greater Manchester Police officer is jailed for 12 months after he lied under oath to escape a driving ban.


Cuban Communists mull term limits

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:23 PM PDT

The Communist Party of Cuba has announced that it will take up President Raul Castro's unprecedented call for term limits for all government officials.


Radioactive Hot Spots in Tokyo Point To Wider Problems

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Reports that cesium had accumulated as far away from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as Tokyo have raised new concerns about how far the contamination had spread.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | October 14, 2011

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Italy's prime minister survives a close confidence vote; and criticism grows for Republican candidate Herman Cain's tax reform plan.


Obama Sends Military Advisers to Uganda

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama said on Friday he was sending about 100 U.S. military advisers to Uganda to support central African allies pursuing Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and other rebel commanders.


Kansas City Bishop Indicted in Reporting of Abuse by Priest

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:20 PM PDT

The indictment is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.


'Al-Qaeda' aids Somali refugees

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

A man claiming to be from al-Qaeda distributes aid in Somalia, highlighting the group's links with al-Shabab militants.


US sends troops to help fight LRA

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:04 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama says he is sending about 100 US soldiers to Uganda to help regional forces battle the notorious Lord's Resistance Army.


Angolan court frees demonstrators

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Angola's Supreme Court orders the release of 18 youths jailed last month for protesting against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 32-year rule.


City Room: Man's Leg Pinned Under Police Motorcycle at Protest

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:46 AM PDT

A video of the man, identified as a legal observer for the National Lawyers Guild, shows him writhing in pain after apparently being run over.


Denver Protest Site Dismantled

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:43 AM PDT

At a Colorado offshoot of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, the police met little resistance, though two dozen arrest had been made by midmorning.


Arts & Leisure: Chris Martin of Coldplay Discusses ‘Mylo Xyloto’

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT

With the release of "Mylo Xyloto" this month, Coldplay has had to prove itself a worthy inheritor to the biggest-band-in-the-world title and savior of the commercial viability of rock.


Police Charge Kansas City Bishop

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Kansas City's Catholic Bishop is facing a criminal charge for not telling police about child pornography that was found on a priest's computer.


Under-pressure Perry's jobs plan

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Rick Perry attempts to shore up his White House bid with a jobs-creation plan, and defends his wife's claim his campaign has been "brutalised" by opponents.


Thailand flooding: Fear brings people together

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Thailand's rice bowl is now Thailand's nightmare.


U.S. troops to help hunt 'army' leaders

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army.


The mystery of Hussein Harmoush

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Gofran Hejazi does not know whether to refer to herself as a wife... or a widow.


Mixed ruling on Alabama migrants

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:43 AM PDT

A US appeals court upholds and blocks key provisions of an Alabama immigration law that is seen as the toughest of its kind in the US.


U.N. council approves withdrawal of some Haiti troops

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday agreed to withdraw nearly 3,000 blue-helmeted troops and police, bringing the unpopular force's size close to where it was before a devastating earthquake in January 2010.


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