House passes health care bill on close vote
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous....
Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent....
Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
Saturday, November 07, 2009
If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they''re likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets....
House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers....
Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off
Saturday, November 07, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night over disagreement on pensions and the impact of possible national health care overhaul, and Pennsylvania''s governor walked away from the negotiations....
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
Saturday, November 07, 2009
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change....
Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software....
Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For months he had warned it was coming but that didn''t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent....