Huffington Post:
One Republican lawmaker out of 177 crossed party lines to support the health care reform legislation offered by Democrats.Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, the Louisiana Republican who hails from a decidedly Democratic New Orleans distr (Read More)
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RECOVERY! Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss. “Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more govern (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
A judge in the Royal Courts of Justice must decide the fate of Baby RB, who has a rare genetic condition. His mother believes he should be allowed to die; his father disagreesIt is an unceremonious setting for a decision of l (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
• Leak reveals cuts of £350m• Business fury over jobs planGordon Brown stands accused today of misleading the public over his much-vaunted plans to help young people through the recession. Leaked documents show the government (Read More)
The Guardian:
David Cameron's concern over loss of sovereignty has led opponents to accuse him of endangering public safety by questioning the European arrest warrants that fast-track extradition requestsThe Tories are to consider pulling (Read More)
The Guardian:
by Anushka AsthanaStudents studying subjects such as languages, history and philosophy have access to less than nine hours a week "contact time" with lecturers or tutors, research reveals today.The study by the National Union (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
House Minority Leader John Boehner accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi of secretly promising Democratic supporters of abortion rights that the restrictions that would strengthen a ban on federal funding to end pregnancies would not (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
After successfully selling MyBlogLog to Yahoo, it was surprising to see Lookery founder Scott Rafer write a blog post announcing his company's "orderly shutdown". In heartbreaking detail he took full responsibility for the co (Read More)
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The Nickel District Conservation Authority has been granted a total of $871,997 in funding courtesy of the province's Drinking Water Source Protection and Water Erosion Control Infrastructure (WECI) programs. (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Stream Processors, a chip design firm focused on video processing, is shutting its doors and is engaged in an asset sale, VentureBeat has learned.Jack Horng, an officer for the company, said that Stream Processors will be for (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
The House of Representatives is set to vote on major health care reform legislation today. Check this page throughout the day for the latest news, or follow live streaming video and Twitter updates HERE. 9:20 AM ET -- Bishops (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.Obama scheduled a visit late Saturday (Read More)
The Guardian:
The prime minister tells G20 taxpayers must be protected from bearing the cost of failure by world's banksThe prime minister, Gordon Brown, has called for a new "economic and social contract" with the world's banks to ensure (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Al Gore was born to be the most powerful man on Earth, but fell just short of his political destiny. Can the former law-maker now win his place in history as the man who helped save the planet?Perhaps the best way to understa (Read More)
Xconomy:
IPO, funding, Semiconductors Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: MaxLinear, a fabless RF chipmaker based in Carlsbad, CA, filed a registration statement today for an initial public stock offering, marking only the second IPO in the (Read More)
LA Times:
Pelosi and others work into the night to try to clear roadblocks on the healthcare overhaul bill. With a historic floor vote looming on th (Read More)
L.A. Times - National News:
Pelosi and others work into the night to clear roadblocks: including issues on abortion funding and healthcare for illegal immigrants. Wit (Read More)
www.ft.com:
Lord Mandelson will on Monday launch a contentious review into university funding with a wide-ranging remit covering 'soft loans' to students as well as whether to raise top-up fees. (Read More)