1. Senate leaders have started the task of combing two health care measures that have come out of committees. A second Republican is signaling she may be able to support the bill. Susan Collins of Maine is joining Olympia Snowe when endorsing the go...
1.A key Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country's health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage. Maine Senator Olympia Snow was the only Republican to vote in favor....
1.An improtant health care vote is set for today in the center Finance Committee.The 829-billion-package is expected to pass since democrats hold the 13-10 majority in the committee.Today's vote comes one day after an Issurance-funded study found th...
1.Gay rights supporters took to the streets of Washington, demanding President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military. Thousands marched from the White House to the US capital. Activists have planned a 50-state...
1. President Barack Obama says Don't ask, don't tell is coming to an end. Obama promised to change the policy on gays in the military during a speech to the Human Rights Campaign last night but he didn't offer a timetable. 2. Dozens of hostages have...
This is AP news minute. 1.Reaction around the globe to President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is mixed. The committee calls an early vote of confidence for his efforts towards global peace. Critics said the award is premature. 2.President Obama...
1.A senior administration official says President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan with the president willing to send only the number of troops needed to keep al-Qaida at bay. The president's final decision...
1. At least a dozen people are dead after a powerful car bomb went off in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The blast destroyed vehicles and blew in the walls of shops. A hospital official says at least 84 people were wounded. 2. Thousands of panic South...
1. Polls indicate President Obamas numbers are starting to rise again. 56% of people polled in a new AP-GfK survey say they approve the president's job performance. That's up from 50% last month and the first time since Obama took office that his ra...
1. Don't get rid of your snuggy, but the government releases its winter heating forecast this morning and it's good news for consumers. Natural gas supplies are at record levels, making some new facilities which back their heating costs to drop betw...
1. President Barack Obama is asking a group of doctors to help push his call for health care reform. Aides said the White House hopes for key action this week as the Senate Finance Committee refuses his health care overhaul bill. 2. A suicide bombin...
This is AP news minute. The Philippines are just calling for international help as it deals with massive flooding that has claimed at least 240 lives, dozens more remain missing. Officials say they may not have enough resources to deal with another...
1. There are reports Poland and France plan to jointly push for film maker Roman Polanski's release from detention. Polish news agency PAP also says the two countries will ask the US to offer clemency. Polanski was arrested Saturday over charges he...
1. President Barack Obama says Iran has two weeks to allow international inspectors into a nuclear fuels plant whose existence was only recently revealed. Obama said Thursday that Iran must follow through on promises of transparency in its nuclear p...
1. Officials say a second earthquake hit Indonesia early today. The one-two punch toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people. The death toll already tops 500 but is expected to go higher. Officials say at least 500 buildings collapsed or we...
