A Blueprint for Rolling Back ObamaCare (Part 1)

A Blueprint for Rolling Back ObamaCare (Part 1)

A Blueprint for Rolling Back ObamaCare (Part 1)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:03 PM PST

Repealing and replacing ObamaCare will take years; here's several good first steps.


GM turnaround on the cards

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:06 PM PST

US government's role as majority shareholder ends as car maker raises $20.1bn from markets.


Powers should stop threatening Iran: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

Reuters - World powers should stop threatening Iran if they want to achieve results at talks on Tehran's nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.


Summit marks changes for Nato‎

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:43 PM PST

Big security changes in Afghanistan could be on the way as Lisbon summit sees "turning point" for Nato‎


Powers should stop threatening Iran: Ahmadinejad

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

BAKU (Reuters) - World powers should stop threatening Iran if they want to achieve results at talks on Tehran's nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.

Pietersen goes cheaply in final Ashes leadup (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:13 PM PST

England are working their way towards Australia A's first innings total on the second day of the four-day tour match at Bellerive Oval. Alastair Cook (pictured) scored 60 off 109 balls before he got a leading edge to O'Keefe in the 38th over and was taken by Clint McKay at deep mid-on after putting on 87 runs for the third wicket with Jonathan Trott.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Kevin Pietersen went cheaply as England worked their way towards Australia A's first innings total on the second day of the four-day tour match at Bellerive Oval on Thursday.

Nuclear standoff could hurt Iran's cancer patients (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:04 PM PST

AP - The human impact from the wrangling between Iran and the West over its nuclear program could fall first in nuclear medicine clinics around the country, where hundreds of cancer patients a week get treatment with radioactive isotopes.


Carrefour to stay in Malaysia, Singapore (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:23 PM PST

Malaysian shoppers pass a branch of the French supermarket Carrefour in Kuala Lumpur. The firm said it had decided to retain its presence in Malaysia and Singapore, after a planned auction of its outlets in the south east Asian nations failed to attract bids that would have justified proceeding.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - French retail giant Carrefour said Thursday it had cancelled a planned sale of its stores in Malaysia and Singapore, deciding instead to build up its market share in the Asian nations.

Physicists capture antimatter

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST

Swiss-based institute creates and, for the first time, traps antimatter atoms, one of the biggest mysteries of science.


Israel awaits US assurances on moratorium proposal (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:46 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a press conference in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Israel would be allowed to finish hundreds of apartments already under construction in West Bank settlements even if it agrees to a U.S.-drafted deal to renew a freeze on new construction, a diplomat familiar with the details said Monday. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - As diplomatic efforts gathered steam, Israel on Thursday awaited a crucial document from the U.S. meant to persuade government hard-liners to renew a ban on settlement construction so that the stalled Mideast peace talks could resume.

Aircraft carrier plan shows China naval ambitions (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:43 PM PST

Chinese J-10 fighter jets perfom in Zhuhai at the Airshow China 2010. China has a nuclear arsenal and the world's second-largest defence budget after the United States -- although experts believe China spends more than it reveals -- but its military capabilities beyond its borders are limited.(AFP)AFP - The new generation of combat aircraft China proudly showed off at the Zhuhai Air Show in the country's south this week could soon be taking off from a prestigious runway: an aircraft carrier.

Frank Rich Mishandles the Money

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:25 PM PST

More tax revenue won't address the real problem: governmental hubris.


Thinking Of Buying An Indexed Annuity? Read This First

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:06 PM PST

It's a financial product that is both legal and terrible.


Sunshine Policy failed to change North Korea: report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:32 PM PST

Reuters - South Korea's peaceful "Sunshine Policy" toward North Korea failed, a government report has found, saying there have been no positive changes to Pyongyang's behavior despite a decade of mass aid and encouragement.


Sunshine Policy failed to change North Korea: report

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:32 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's peaceful "Sunshine Policy" toward North Korea failed, a government report has found, saying there have been no positive changes to Pyongyang's behavior despite a decade of mass aid and encouragement.

Death toll from Indonesia's volcano climbs to 275 (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:01 PM PST

Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Sleman, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Thousands of villagers returned to ash-covered homes along the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano Monday, after the government said some areas well away from the fiery crater appeared out of danger from another eruption. (AP Photo)AP - The number of people killed by a series of eruptions at Indonesia's most volatile volcano in recent weeks has risen to 275.

Labour leader told to weaken union influence (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:49 PM PST

Labour Party's Shadow Home Secretary Alan Johnson, in Manchester, north-west England, in September. Johnson criticised the system which brought his colleague Ed Miliband to the head of the Labour party, saying it gave the country's trade unions too much power.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The shadow finance minister Thursday criticised the system which brought his colleague Ed Miliband to the head of the Labour party, saying it gave the country's trade unions too much power.

Toyota to sell plug-in hybrid in US, Europe, Japan (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:33 PM PST

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, center, arrives at a Lexus showroom in Tokyo by a Tesla roadster, foreground, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Toyoda received as a gift Friday from Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk the car priced at 19 million yen (US$232,000), or 4 million yen (US$49,000) more than usual because of a special paint job. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Toyota is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid car in the U.S., Japan and Europe in 2012, targeting sales of 50,000 vehicles a year at 3 million yen ($36,000) each without subsidies, as the automaker strengthens its green lineup to keep pace with growing competition.

US 'Honeymoon Killer' to be deported from Australia (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:39 PM PST

A section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. US citizen David Watson, prosecuted for the manslaughter of his newly-wed wife while on a diving holiday to the natural site, is to be deported to US after Australia received assurances he will not face execution there.(AFP/HO/Great Barrier Reef Marine Park/File)AFP - An American man dubbed the "Honeymoon Killer" over his wife's death on a diving trip is to be deported after Australia received assurances he will not face execution, officials said Thursday.

Madagascar officers in coup claim

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:14 PM PST

A group of military officers in Madagascar say they have taken over the island, on the day of a controversial referendum about a new constitution


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