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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:52:00 GMT

Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. "We are encouraged by progress on a new START treaty," Clinton said
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:52:00 GMT

Clinton Responds to New Israeli Proposals

(IsraelNN.com) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded publicly on Friday to the proposals presented to her by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu last night in a phone call. Clinton called the Israeli proposals “useful and productive,�
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:51:00 GMT

Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty, after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Russian and US negotiators have been in intense talks to agree a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:51:00 GMT

Obama Refinance Plan - Get Approved For 4.5% Fixed Interest Rates

Homeowners, Relief is Here! President Obamas mortgage refinancing stimulus program will allow millions of homeowners to easily save a lot of money every month. Mortgage modification and refinance right now is easier, and better, than ever. Here is how to
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:49:00 GMT

Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty, after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Russian and US negotiators have been in intense
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:48:00 GMT

Obama sends Harper beer for hockey wager

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has cashed in on his bet with Barack Obama over the Olympic men's gold-medal hockey game. The U.S. president's top representative in Canada, Ambassador David Jacobson, delivered a case of Molson Canadian to 24
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:47:00 GMT

Colorado Youth Rally for Change on Capitol Hill

Carly Stafford of Littleton, CO will travel to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 23 through Thursday, March 25, 2010 to meet with congressional leaders and gain their support for epilepsy public health programs and more research toward a cure for
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:47:00 GMT

Clinton says agreement with Russia near on nukes

MOSCOW -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are 'on the brink' of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. After meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Clinton said she expects
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Obama sends Harper beer for hockey wager

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has cashed in on his bet with Barack Obama over the Olympic men's gold-medal hockey game. The U.S. president's top representative in Canada, Ambassador David Jacobson, delivered a case of Molson Canadian to 24
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Colorado Youth Rally for Change on Capitol Hill

Carly Stafford of Littleton, CO will travel to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 23 through Thursday, March 25, 2010 to meet with congressional leaders and gain their support for epilepsy public health programs and more research toward a cure for
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Clinton says agreement with Russia near on nukes

MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. After meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Clinton said she expects
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:44:00 GMT

Levy to formally announce GOP bid for guv today

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:44:00 GMT

NYT: Frenemies Obama, Clinton forge alliance

WASHINGTON - On a snowy Thursday shortly before her weekly meeting with President Obama last month, Hillary Rodham Clinton got a distressing phone call: her husband, Bill Clinton, was in a hospital with chest pains and needed an urgent heart procedure.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:43:00 GMT

Illinois Youth Rally for Change on Capitol Hill

Epilepsy Foundation Presents the Eighth Annual Kids Speak Up! Program WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Monica Manly of Calumet City, Il, will travel to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 23 through Thursday, March 25, 2010 to meet with
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 GMT

Teacher faces disciple for Obama effigy

Central Falls, Rhode Island (CNN) -- The teacher at an embattled Rhode Island school who displayed an effigy of President Obama in his classroom is under disciplinary review, according to the school superintendent. The Obama effigy was an apparent
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 GMT

Jailed U.S. Political Prisoner in Los Angeles Gets OK from Sheriff for TV Interview

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 GMT

Opinion: Has Obama rediscovered 'burbs?

Editor's note: Lawrence C. Levy is executive director of the at Hofstra University and a former columnist and editorial writer for Newsday. (CNN) -- Barack Obama has edited the Harvard Law Review. He has presided over the most sophisticated election
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 GMT

Illinois Youth Rally for Change on Capitol Hill

Epilepsy Foundation Presents the Eighth Annual Kids Speak Up! Program WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Monica Manly of Calumet City, Il, will travel to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 23 through Thursday, March 25, 2010 to meet with
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 GMT

GOP Strategy: Delay, Block, Repeal

As Democrats focus on advancing health overhaul legislation in the House, Senate Republicans are plotting ways to delay or block the effort,
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:40:00 GMT

Obama bill to be tipped over the line by a good set of numbers

AN INDEPENDENT analysis of the US Democrats' proposed healthcare reforms looks like gaining enough support to push the package into law. The Congressional Budget Office, which is charged with assessing the true cost of legislation, concluded that the
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:39:00 GMT

Obama's choice: putting health first

BARACK Obama's first overseas trip of 2010 was always at risk of colliding with a domestic political agenda. For weeks he has looked in danger of being scuppered not only by obstructionist Republicans, but also by members of his own party unconvinced by
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:38:00 GMT

U.S. Licenses Firm to Boost Iran Internet Access, Clinton Says

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. issued a license to a company to boost Internet access for Iranians, though the government in Tehran will likely attempt to block U.S. efforts, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Were doing a lot, let me just put it
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:38:00 GMT

Fund-Raiser for Obama and Clinton Admits Fraud

A wealthy businessman who raised money for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions, Reuters reported. Hassan
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:34:00 GMT

Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty, after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Russian and US negotiators have been in intense talks to agree a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty, after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Russian and US negotiators have been in intense talks to agree a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Obama to Meet With Netanyahu Next Week

President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Fox News has learned. 
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Only President Barack Obama can start a crisis with an old friend

Why did President Obama choose to turn a gaffe into a crisis in U.S.-Israeli relations? And a gaffe it was: the announcement by a bureaucrat in the Interior Ministry of a housing expansion in a Jewish neighborhood in north Jerusalem. The timing could not
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Clinton says agreement with Russia near on nukes

MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are 'on the brink' of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. After meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Clinton said she expects a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:00 GMT

Outline of Kerry-Graham-Lieberman appears to hew to Obama’s clean energy principles

by Brad Johnson Cross-posted from the Wonk Room . Photo: Wonk RoomDetails of the comprehensive green economy legislation being negotiated by a bipartisan trio of senators are leaking out, as draft language nears completion.  In a meeting yesterday
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:00 GMT

Brave faces hide dismay over Obama

OFFICIALLY, the federal government understands and is ''relaxed'' about being bumped by Barack Obama, but parliamentarians and staff who had scrambled to find beds and flights are disappointed they will now have to wait three months to see the US
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:00 GMT