InfoAnda - Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to Senate

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

US union accuses China of rigging green energy trade | 10 September 2010
Apple to sell all iTunes music without anti-piracy software | 7 January 2009
Israel pays U.N. £6.5 million over Gaza damage | 23 January 2010

Taiwan stocks edge higher, helped by tech shares | 20 October 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to Senate

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to Senate AFP - Wednesday, March 24 Send IM Story Print The US Capitol in Washington. President Barack Obama will sign his historic health care overhaul into law at the White House on Tuesday before waging an all-out push to win over wary US voters ahead of November elections. WASHINGTON (AFP) - – President Barack Obama is preparing to sign his historic health care overhaul into law at the White House before waging an all-out push to win over wary US voters ahead of November elections. Obama was to sign the key legislation in the White House's East Room at 11:15 am (1515 GMT), as his Republican foes in the US Senate plotted political war on the last piece of his blueprint for near-universal coverage. Related article: History of US health care reform battle Senior White House adviser David Axelrod said Obama had never been happier than late Sunday, when the House of Representatives passed the core of his plan. "I haven't seen the president so happy about anything, other than his family, as long as I've known him and worked with him," Axelrod told CNN on Monday. "Even election night he was not as excited as last night." On Thursday, Obama will launch the first of a series of campaign-style events on the bill's behalf in Iowa, the state that propelled him on the road to the White House. Despite unanimous Republican opposition to the bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her tactics to pass the controversial measure. "You strive for bipartisanship when you can. When you find your common ground, that's great. If you don't find your common ground, you have to stand your ground," she told ABC television. Related article: Obama faces fierce 'post-game' battle on health care The House also passed a stand-alone package of changes that Senate Republicans now plan to fight in hopes of bruising vulnerable Democrats ahead of the autumn ballot. "Democrat leaders may have gotten their votes. They may have gotten their win. But today is a new day," said Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "I have a message for our Democrat friends: Enough is enough." Obama's rival in the 2008 White House race, Republican Senator John McCain, went further, vowing in an interview with a radio station in his home state of Arizona that "there will be no (bipartisan) cooperation for the rest of the year." Speaking on ABC, he warned Democrats would pay "a very heavy price" politically and vowed Republicans would repeal the measure. Facts: Obama health care plan Overturning the plan was a mathematical impossibility in this election cycle because Republicans cannot win the two-thirds majority in the House and Senate needed to override Obama's veto. And the Senate rules for taking up the measure make it unlikely Republicans can block it, though they could force a change that would require another politically difficult House vote. So Republicans planned to offer some carefully targeted amendments aimed at turning up the heat on swing-district Democrats, then gauge their own members' appetite for a free-for-all fight against the bill, two party sources said. McConnell signaled his intent to zero in on items like planned cuts to the hugely popular government-run Medicare program for the elderly, and tax increases on the wealthy. Related article: What's at stake in bill Republicans also began announcing plans to fight some of the reform's provisions, including a requirement that Americans purchase health care, in the courts, challenging the constitutionality of the legislation. Democrats, riding high after ushering in the most sweeping US social policy changes in more than four decades, said they welcomed the fight and dared their rivals to take a public stand on the measure's most popular items. Obama's 2008 presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe, scoffed at the threat and vowed Democrats would not passively take their hits like a "pinata." "We're going to go out there and not just talk about what we're for, but what the Republicans are voting against," he told ABC. Republicans will target Democratic House members from some 50 districts carried by Republican presidential nominees McCain in 2008 and George W. Bush in 2004, said Tony Fratto, a former spokesman for the Bush White House. "Those guys had a tough uphill climb to begin with. Some of them walked the plank and made tough votes... which put them in a tough position. And the health care votes will make it even worse," said Fratto, now a strategic consultant. Democrats have acknowledged the challenge, rallying money and volunteers to help vulnerable party members -- led by Obama himself, who says he is all too aware of the potential political cost. And they have defied Republicans attacking the bill to explain to voters why they oppose provisions like banning the insurance company practice of dropping people from coverage for pre-existing conditions or when they get sick. Fratto said Republicans would avoid that minefield, focusing instead on taxes and spending. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Turkish PM warns judiciary over attacks on reforms Reuters - 52 minutes ago Obama to sign U.S. healthcare overhaul into law Reuters - 1 hour 34 minutes ago Sarkozy wants to eradicate all ETA bases in France Reuters - 1 hour 35 minutes ago Netanyahu stands firm on Jerusalem 'building' AFP - 2 hours 9 minutes ago Detained Suu Kyi says would snub Myanmar polls Reuters - 2 hours 11 minutes ago News Search Top Stories Trade protection given to cool water shark Germany digs in against Greek rescue Last Supper is growing by Biblical proportions Sharks get hammered at UN wildlife trade meet Auschwitz attic trove names 'Angel of Death': historian More Top Stories » Related Full Coverage Obama's PresidencyWhat change will Obama bring? Will it affect the rest of us globally? All Full Coverage » Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended With health vote, Obama claims a new place in history Auschwitz attic trove names 'Angel of Death': historian Gene study highlights cancer risk for "never smokers" Germany digs in against Greek rescue Last Supper is growing by Biblical proportions More Most Viewed » Experts confirm asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 'Britain's Fritzl' raped daughters for over 25yrs Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert Prince Philip in strip club gaffe More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

Other News on Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Top Turkish judges attack Erdogan's planned reforms
Pressured Sarkozy to reshuffle government after vote disaster
US-TECH Summary
U.S. holds firm against Israel settlement policy
Foundem confident of EU formal probe into Google
UN wildlife body rejects bids to reopen ivory trade
Europe split amid rising Greek anger
Middle East envoy urges calm after settlement row
Ugandan rebels kill 10 and kidnap dozens in CAR |
Activists launch anti oil-sands online game
Karzai holds peace meeting with militant group
Trout Season Set To Begin Throughout Country
BA strike sparks business warning, political row
EBay, NRF to take on organized retail crime
Website Aims To Put More Money In Taxpayers' Pockets
Starz Announces New "Camelot" Series For 2011
A judge may google to confirm intuition: court
E-Trade Taps Freiberg As CEO, Proposes Reverse Stock Split
Elephant trade ban reaffirmed for Tanzania, Zambia |
Finnish high tech exports fall 45 pct in 2009: customs
Rapper T.I. Sued Over His Akoo Clothing Line
Tim Berners-Lee to head new institute of web science
Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Philippines |
Suspected Rabid Fox Bites 4 People, 1 Dog
AT&T to sell Palm smartphones
Showtime Offers Free Preview Weekend To Over 50 Million Homes
AT&T to sell Palm smartphones
New Study Shows Plus-Size Models In Ads Unlikely To Work
Clinton, Bush join forces in Haiti
Nestlé Under Fire For "Censorship" Of Online Protest Against Palm Oil-Related Deforestation
Obama's healthcare overhaul faces new hurdles
Aziz Ansari To Host MTV Movie Awards, Announces New Tour Dates
US warns of possible Al-Qaeda attacks near Yemen
China's sandstorms blast Beijing with dust, sand
Typhoid, cholera feared in cyclone-hit Fiji
White House all-a-Twitter in historic healthcare vote |
Thai 'Red Shirts' vow to shut down Bangkok with new rally
EBay, NRF to take on organized retail crime |
Senators form Internet freedom caucus |
Kidnapping reflects fears of Pakistan minorities
Connecticut bill would lessen teen sexting charge |
China, South Korea sweep Asian film awards
A judge may google to confirm intuition: court |
Pakistan police: Plot foiled on hotels, diplomats
TV and Internet use together growing |
Pakistan foils plot to bomb Western targets
Activists unveil anti oil-sands game |
German firm to build SE Asia's top commercial solar park
Sri Lankan protesters against Akon throw stones
India's Tata Motors invests in Myanmar
Boy George considers Culture Club reunion
Roadside bomb kills 1 in southwest Pakistan
Rio Tinto exec admits to some bribery charges
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
North Korea to put US citizen on trial
EU ups pressure on Merkel to aid Greece
Rio Tinto officials plead guilty to China bribery
Wagner's grandson dies at age 90
Okay to be gay in Malaysian films, if character repents
Pamphlet tells Brazil slum dwellers how to deal with police
Sri Lankan protesters against Akon throw stones
A list of winners at the 4th Asian Film Awards
Fans flock to Texas SXSW festival in record numbers |
Miley Cyrus mentors American Idol singers |
Craig Ferguson sees Conan debacle as wake-up call |
Wagner's grandson dies at age 90 |
New York museum adds @ symbol to design collection |
TV and Internet use together growing |
Israeli soldier killed in "friendly fire" near Gaza
British ex-ministers suspended in lobbying row
Netanyahu in U.S.: Jerusalem not a settlement |
Karzai holds peace meeting with militant group
Sprint, Radioshack ex-CEOs go into phone recycling
EU ministers vow to act against Iranian media censorship
British Airways counts cost of strike, fears new action
Football dominated cybersquatting complaints in 2009: WIPO
Rio staff face secrets charge after admitting bribes |
Gates, Toshiba team up for nuclear reactor: report
Australia's Rudd kicks off re-election bid |
Interpol launches G8 'most wanted' child sex offender site
Mariah Carey's Next Album Reportedly Canceled
Billboard Error An Embarrassment To Florida Career College
At Least 11 States Have Plans To Sue Over Constitutionality Of New Health Care Reform Bill
Israeli soldier killed in friendly fire near Gaza |
Google Routes China Traffic To Hong Kong Site
Japan government to face big fund shortage in 2011/12: Nikkei |
Supreme Court Declines to Block Chinese Muslim Transfers From Guantanamo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Calls For Better Protection Of Water Resources
Ice cream sales a lifeline for Haitians in Caracas |
U.S. Markets Rally On Gains In Heatlhcare Sector
Williams-Sonoma Q4 Profit Grows On Sales Strength, Announces Dividend Hike
Auschwitz attic trove names 'Angel of Death': historian
Google lifts censorship of Chinese search engine
Netanyahu, Clinton show no sign Israeli-US gap narrowed
U.S. judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee
Obama to sign health bill Tuesday
Connecticut bill would lessen teen "sexting" charge
Google risks China's ire with slap to censorship |
New NY Times video program features inside look at newspaper
Senators form Internet freedom caucus
Sprint, Radioshack ex-CEOs go into phone recycling |
Gates, Toshiba team up for nuclear reactor: report |
US man held in N.Korea deeply religious: colleagues
Owner Postpones Auction For "Sex" Website
'Monster parents' plague Japan's schools
Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactor
Discovery's "Life" outperforms "Planet Earth"
NZ dollar seeks direction; debt flat
Sunday's "Breaking Bad" most-watched ever
Honda sees India, Southeast Asia boosting sales
Sarah Palin near deal for reality show |
Nissan eyes green tie-up with Daimler: report
Nepal orders 3 Tibetans jailed for protest freed
TV and Internet use together growing
Seoul shares up on builders; Kumho Tire falls
Craig Ferguson sees Conan debacle as "wake-up call"
Anger over Taiwan's failure to intercept Russian plane
Sunday's Breaking Bad most-watched ever |
New Zealand growth pace to pick up
Perez Hilton announces music countdown radio show |
Seoul shares open higher on autos, techs
Google stops China censorship, Beijing condemns move
Discovery's Life outperforms Planet Earth |
Rio staff face secrets charge after admitting bribes
Pakistani army chief in talks with US defense chiefs
Campaigns start in Malaysia Chinese party election
China media accuse Google of violating promises
Israeli settlements an economic choice, says study
Britain expels Israeli diplomat over passports |
Ex-SS assassin given life sentence in Germany
Cracks in Great Chinese Firewall, even without Google
Britain to expel Israeli diplomat: media
Thailand extends security law for protests |
DRAM market upturn to last three years: research
Sarkozy faces strikes after election drubbing
Iraq's divided vote may deepen Kirkuk dispute
Maoists bomb railway in India, derail high-speed train |
Turner Sports to offer tech package for NBA game
Skype questions Egypt ban on mobile Internet calls
Iraq's two main Shi'ite blocs discuss merger |
New abuse charges against Catholic clergy in Germany |
German court gives ex-Nazi life for Dutch killings |
Venezuela arrests Chavez critic for conspiracy |
Detained Suu Kyi says would snub Myanmar polls |
Greece wants European solution to debt crisis |
Opera applies for its browser to get iPhone access
Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to Senate
Fire in multistory building in India injures 18
Man stabs, kills 8 children at Chinese school
Top US officials head to Mexico as violence escalates
Army dominates Pakistan agenda for U.S. talks
Japan Democrats' No. 2 moves to defuse criticism
Chinese doctor hacks eight schoolchildren to death
Communist former rebel leader found dead in India
Google risks China's ire
Chaos as freak storm batters Australia's Perth
Indian military to weaponize world's hottest chili
UN envoy backs talks with Afghan militants
Ewan McGregor Joins Madonna's Upcoming Film Cast
Family Releases Photos Of Beaten Deerfield Beach Middle School Girl
Veteran Skydiver Dies After Rough Landing
Missouri, Illinois Men Charged With Dog Fighting
Toyota Warned Of Electronic Issues In '02
Discovery's "Life" outperforms "Planet Earth"
Walnuts May Protect Against Prostate Cancer
Substituting Polyunsaturated Fat May Reduce Heart Health Risk More Than Cutting Bad Fat
Diane Sawyer To Host Peabody Awards Ceremony
Director Michael Bay Adds New Cast Members To "Transformers 3"
Sixth Season Of "Weeds," Three New Series To Premiere On Showtime
Cracks in Great Chinese Firewall, even without Google |
Nintendo to launch 3D-capable DS in 2010/11 |
European court rules Google's ad model is legal |
Bollywood's Bachchan rules out retirement
Japan life insurer raising $11 billion from IPO
Indian star says he enjoys actor-filled family
Sarah Palin near deal for reality show
Google's action angers China, divides Web users
DRAM market upturn to last three years: research |
Shell, PetroChina to develop natural gas field in China
India launches ultra-luxury Maharaja train service
Turner Sports to offer tech package for NBA game |
High-level China, US talks set for late May
Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA |
China's Geely expects Volvo deal by month's end
Perez Hilton announces music countdown radio show
India must double infrastructure spending: PM
Hong Kong's Sun Yat Sen film falls short at Asian awards
Shell, PetroChina set gas exploration deal
S.Korea bond prices tumble on policy remarks
Fans flock to SXSW festival in record numbers |
S.Korea govt official says time to talk about exit
Japan's Dai-ichi Mutual Life IPO to be biggest since Visa
TV and Internet use together growing |
Fans flock to SXSW festival in record numbers |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01