HURRY, HARRY, BEFORE ELECTION!
apnews.myway.com — Health care talks slip back behind closed doors Wednesday as Senate leaders start trying to merge two very different bills into a new version that can get the 60 votes needed to guarantee its passage. All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who has said he wants to complete the wedding quickly and get historic health care... (Submitted by bettverboten) More...
Women more likely to be expelled under 'don't ask don't tell
apnews.myway.com — Women are far more likely than men to be kicked out of the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays in uniform, according to government figures released Thursday that critics said reflect deep-seated sexism in the armed forces. (Submitted by ChronicColonic) More...
Iran says advanced missiles can target any threat
apnews.myway.com — Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday and warned they can reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast. The launch capped two days of war games and was condemned as a provocation by Western powers, which are demanding Tehran come clean about a newly revealed nuclear.. (Submitted by mysticdave) More...
Fines proposed for going without health insurance
apnews.myway.com — Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as President Barack Obama met Democratic leaders to search for ways to salvage his health care overhaul. (Submitted by cajungal) More...
E-mails from public overload House Web site
apnews.myway.com — Jeff Ventura, a spokesman for the House's chief administrative officer, said traffic data could not be released without the lawmakers' consent. But anecdotally, he said, the spike in e-mail volume was widely believed to be a result of the health care debate. "It is clearly health care reform," Ventura said. "There's no doubt about it." (Submitted by Charlotte_Web) More...
NKorea plans to fire missile toward Hawaii
apnews.myway.com — North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program. (Submitted by inboxnews) More...
April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months
apnews.myway.com — The U.S. death toll for April rose to 18, the military said Friday, making it the deadliest in seven months for American forces in Iraq. The sharp increase from the previous month came as a series of bombings also pushed Iraqi deaths to their highest level this year. (Submitted by anderzole) More...
2 gay men killed in Iraq after Shiite cleric condemns gays
apnews.myway.com — BAGHDAD (AP) - The bodies of two gay men have been found in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City after a leading cleric repeatedly condemned homosexuality, an Iraqi police official said Saturday. The killings come after Shiite cleric Sattar al-Battat repeatedly condemned homosexuality during recent Friday prayers, saying Islam prohibits homosexuality (Submitted by momzilla54) More...
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