Obama to take health bill that's not all he wants
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Signaling he''d meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he''s willing to sign a bill even if it doesn''t deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure....
Iran boosts nuclear enrichment, drawing warnings
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a 'significant regime of sanctions.'...
Murtha's death sets stage for marquee House race
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha''s district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat - and some longtime Murtha supporters say they''re open to voting for a GOP candidate....
NY governor says he'll step aside only 'in a box'
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or 'in a box.'...
Haiti parents testify they gave kids to Americans
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Parents of some of the children who 10 U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake told a judge Tuesday that they freely handed over their kids, the Americans'' lawyer said....
Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?...
LA-area foothills under mudslide threat
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) -- Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and left Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm arrived....
Relatives in eastern Cuba say woman has turned 125
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
HAVANA (AP) -- Relatives in eastern Cuba claim to have held a 125th birthday party for a woman named Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, but it is not clear if she is really that old....
