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.

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.

Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president – Reuters


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CANBERRA (Reuters) – A leading Southeast Asian militant, wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings, was the man killed in police raids in Jakarta, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday. "Today I can announce to you that after a
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Israel to start formally monitoring Palestinian incitement – Ha’aretz


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Israel is to begin officially monitoring incitement in the Palestinian Authority and will periodically issue a report on it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
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Chief justice unsettled by Obama’s public criticism of Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times


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John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporation campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were 'very troubling.' By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington – Chief
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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.

Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty – Reuters


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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
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NY voters dislike governor, want to keep him

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York voters think scandal-tarred Governor David Paterson should remain in office but cannot do a good job, and that he acted unethically but will not get a fair hearing, a poll said on Tuesday.

Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic efforts to spur job creation advanced in Congress on Tuesday as a $149 billion package of tax breaks and unemployment aid cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate.