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Obama postpones Asia trip

Updated: 03/13/10 12:01 AM
WASHINGTON -- President Obama agreed Friday to postpone a high-profile trip to Asia, signaling his commitment to swift action on his health care bill as Democrats in Congress prepared for action next week and expanded the bill's scope to include a popular student aid initiative.

Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers

Updated: 03/12/10 7:48 PM
In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, 10,000 people who helped clear mountains of debris from Lower Manhattan filed lawsuits blaming New York City for failing to protect them from the toxic dust.

Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 7

Updated: 03/13/10 12:43 AM
A suicide attacker struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 26.

Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care

Updated: 03/12/10 2:18 PM
President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.

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Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.

Dems look to health vote without abortion foes

House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.

Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage

Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.

For Obama, big agenda and small window for results

President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.

Ex Edwards aide avoids jail again in sex tape flap

Updated: 03/12/10 6:58 PM
A former aide to John Edwards avoided jail again Friday in a dispute over a tape that allegedly shows the past presidential candidate and his lover in a sexual encounter.

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