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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:12:59 -0500
Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:26:50 -0500
Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:48:25 -0500
Palestinians complain to Biden about settlement plan
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's efforts to get indirect peace talks underway.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:48 -0500
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:39:57 -0500
Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new "Icesave" debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:33 -0500
Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius
LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:35 -0500
Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:40:59 -0500
Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:03:09 -0500
Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:10:45 -0500
Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.