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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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NATION AND WORLD
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack Obama's signature issue. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. ATLANTA (AP) -- The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NEW YORK (AP) -- A stronger dollar and more discouraging signs of a subdued economic recovery triggered a broad sell-off in stocks. Major indexes tumbled more than 1 percent Thursday, including the Dow Jones industrials, which fell about 133 points. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget experts say the new Senate health care bill would make a government health plan widely available. The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that about two-thirds of the U.S. population would have a public plan available in their state. A federal judge on Wednesday afternoon ruled that former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson can stay out of jail pending the appeal of his conviction. Appeals generally take about a year to complete but could take longer. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate's top Democrat is poised to outline a new health care bill designed to meet President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage without adding to the deficit. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Louisiana congressman sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges is hoping he can remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction. William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, was sentenced Friday to the longest prison term ever imposed on a congressman. BEIJING (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's worried that spending too much money to help revive the economy could undermine a fragile U.S. recovery and throw the economy into a double-dip recession. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has formed a new task force to target financial fraud - replacing an earlier corporate fraud task force. Attorney General Eric Holder says the new group will have a broader scope - and incorporate state investigators as well as federal agencies - to investigate and prosecute financial crimes that worsened the market collapse. WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich. That finding from a new Associated Press poll will be welcome news for House Democrats, who proposed doing just that in their sweeping remake of the U.S. medical system, which passed earlier this month and would extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's the cost, Mr. President. Americans are worried about hidden costs in the fine print of health care overhaul legislation, an Associated Press poll says. That's creating new challenges for President Barack Obama as he tries to close the deal with a handful of Democratic doubters in the Senate. WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-wife of the Washington-area sniper who was executed this week says she has fully healed from the abusive marriage she endured with him, and is helping her children cope with knowing their dad won't be a part of their lives. WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the central bank will keep a close eye on the sliding U.S. dollar even as he pledged anew to keep interest rates at record-lows to nurture the economic recovery. |
