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Iran Is Warned Over Nuclear ‘Deception’
President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying the country has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years.
Appearing before reporters in Pittsburgh, Mr. Obama said that the Iranian nuclear program “represents a direct challenge to the [...]
UNREST IN PITTSBURGH: Tear Gas Greets Protesters At G20
As the two-day Group of 20 summit brought leaders of the world’s industrialized nations here Thursday, the police were out in force, patrolling on bicycles, foot and horseback, by river and by air.
In the afternoon, protesters trying to march toward the convention center where the summit is being held encountered roaming squads of police officers [...]
LATEST NEW YORK TIMES POLL: Public Wary to Obama on War and Health Care, Poll Finds
President Obama is confronting declining support for his handling of the war in Afghanistan and an electorate confused and anxious about the proposed health care overhaul as he prepares for pivotal battles over both issues, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
But Mr. Obama is going into the fall having retained considerable political [...]
Seniors Have Real Concerns Over Proposed Cuts In Medicare To Pay For New Program
Senator Bill Nelson of Florida desperately wants to expand health insurance coverage because one in five Floridians is uninsured. As a former state insurance commissioner, he wants to crack down on insurers. And as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, he can shape legislation to achieve both goals.
But Mr. Nelson, a Democrat, has a [...]
Forced Gov’t Mandate To Buy Insurance Minus Price Controls May Increase Health Care Costs Taxpayers
With lawmakers reluctant to limit what insurers may charge, there’s little to slow soaring premiums. Coupled with millions of new customers, that adds up to higher costs for taxpayers and consumers.
Reporting from Washington – In the drive to bring health coverage to almost every American, lawmakers have largely rejected restrictions on how much insurers can [...]
Protesters Decry Ahmadinejad, Gadhafi At U.N. Conference
Thousands of protesters descended on the area near the United Nations on Wednesday, shouting their condemnation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad just hours before his scheduled speech before the General Assembly.
Other protesters gathered near the U.N. building to decry the presence of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who spoke earlier in the day.
More than 400 protesters [...]
Christine Amanpour/CNN: White House ‘Confused’ On Iran
President Obama spoke Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly as he tackles a range of thorny international issues with his counterparts.
Obama said Iran and North Korea “must be held accountable” if they continue to ignore international nuclear weapons treaties.
Iran recently reiterated its unwillingness to give up its nuclear program, which the United States and other [...]
Bankrate Money Makeover: One Couple Tries To Retire Early
Joanne DeWald, 43, and her husband Pat Schintz, 50, of New Jersey, are seeing some rebound in their investments after the losses of 2008. Still, they wonder if early retirement is in their future. Joanne and Pat work for the same manufacturing company — Joanne as a graphic designer for more than 20 years, and [...]
Obama Considers Strategy Shift in Afghan War – NYTimes.com
President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and focus more on rooting out Al Qaeda there and in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
The options under review are part of what administration officials described as a [...]
Obama Retreats From His Original Position In Middle East Peace Talks
President Obama, who has met immovable resistance from Israel over his demand for a full freeze on settlements in the West Bank, is largely setting that issue aside as a first step toward restarting Middle East peace talks.
Rather, Mr. Obama, unable to extract that concession from Israel or other confidence-building moves from Arab states, seems [...]
