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Obama Open to Health Overhaul Without Public Plan
President Barack Obama on Tuesday signaled flexibility on a key health-care issue, suggesting he is open to an overhaul that doesn’t include a government-run program to compete with private insurers.
At a White House news conference, Mr. Obama said he hasn’t laid down any absolutes about what must be included in health-care legislation except that it [...]
Lost Jobs Forcing More Americans Out Of Homes
The nation’s foreclosure crisis — once largely confined to only a few corners of the country — is spreading to new areas as the economy teeters. The foreclosure rates in 40 of the nation’s counties that have the most households have already doubled from last year, a USA TODAY analysis of data from the listing [...]
Survey Finds ‘Sexting’ Becoming A Common Teen Experience
A new survey on kids in cyberspace finds that one in five teens have “sexted” — sent or received sexually suggestive, nude or nearly nude photos through cellphone text messages or e-mail.
Most teens who sexted sent the photos to girlfriends or boyfriends, but 11% sent them to strangers, according to the study made public today [...]
Iran’s Supreme Leaders Says Election Results Are Valid
Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not give in to pressure over the disputed presidential election, effectively closing the door to compromise with the opposition.
Iran also said it was considering downgrading ties with Britain, which it has accused of spying and fomenting days of unprecedented street protests over the vote.
“On the current [...]
North Korea Threatens U.S.; “Will Wipe the United States Off The Map”
North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days.
Off China’s coast, a U.S. destroyer was tailing a North Korean ship suspected of transporting illicit weapons to Myanmar in what could be the [...]
Opinion/Weidner: Who’s To Blame For the Economy? Bill Clinton Did It (and Others Helped)
On Wall and Main streets they call William Jefferson Clinton the “comeback kid,” but it’s not because of some election-day surprise.
It’s because most everything he did regarding financial services regulation has come back to haunt us.
If it wasn’t apparent before, the former president’s handiwork became clear last week when President Obama announced sweeping financial services [...]
Overlooked Story Of The Day: Confidence In Obama’s Stimulus Plan Falling
Americans’ confidence in President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan is waning, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll found, even as his overall approval rating remains high.
Fifty-two percent of respondents said that the stimulus package has succeeded or will succeed in restoring the economy, down from 59% two months ago, the poll found. The [...]
Ford Gets $5.9B Gov’t Loan To Upgrade Factories
A congressional official says the Energy Department is lending $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and providing about $2.1 billion in loans to Nissan Motor Co . and Tesla Motors Inc. from a $25 billion fund to develop fuel-efficient vehicles.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu was announcing the first loan recipients Tuesday at Ford’s Research and Innovation [...]
Do We Eat Too Much? How The Food Companies Keep Us Fat
As head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David A. Kessler served two presidents and battled Congress and Big Tobacco. But the Harvard-educated pediatrician discovered he was helpless against the forces of a chocolate chip cookie.
In an experiment of one, Dr. Kessler tested his willpower by buying two gooey chocolate chip cookies that he [...]
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Is Missing. Or Is He?
UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.: Mark Sanford told his staff where he would be and that he would be “difficult to reach” before setting out last Thursday night to points unknown, according to his communications director Joel Sawyer. “The governor put in a lot of time during this last legislative session, and after the session winds down [...]
