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Just browse and read. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za44789170/Where+Passage+of+Obama%27s+Health+Care+Bill+Stands As of this afternoon, here's where passage of health care reform legislation into law stands: By a vote today of 16 to 12, the House Budget Committee passed a package of changes to the Senate health care refo http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za44718259/Greek+bailout+tops+EU+finance+ministers%27+agenda BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za44638466/Paul+Krugman+Debunks+Obama+Health+Care+Bill+Myths Economist Paul Krugman, reliable liberal touchstone and Nobel Prize laureate, writes in his New York Times column today about President Obama's health care reform bill, 'For a real piece of passable legislation http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za44624765/Calling+All+Conservative+Moms Are you a politically active conservative woman who has juggled parenting and politics with equal success? Are you raising your children with conservative family values and a strong sense of political purpose, all while staying involved in the pol http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za44492887/Panicky+White+House+Pushing+%28Too%21%29+Hard+to+Close+Health+Care+Deal The White House is scrambling frantically to force the House to pass the Senate health care reform bill. (See a summary of how we got to this desperate point at House Health Care Vote Hinges on Trust (or Fea http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za44470131/Congressman+Eric+Massa%27s+Naked+Confrontation+with+Rahm+Emanuel The strange confrontation between Congressman Eric Massa and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Congressional gym shower is just the latest allegation of questionable behavior being lodged against the Obama administration over the way it http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za44466314/POLL%3A+Do+You+Believe+Former+NY+Rep.+Eric+Massa%3F http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za44348062/House+Health+Care+Vote+Hinges+on+Trust+%28or+Fear%29+of+Obama If House Democrats had the requisite votes to pass the Senate health care reform bill, Speaker Pelosi would be calling for a vote today. This very hour, if possible. But Democrats don't have the votes right now http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za44341353/Congressman+Eric+Massa%27s+Naked+Confrontation+with+Rahm+Emmanuel The strange confrontation between Congressman Eric Massa and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Congressional gym shower is just the latest allegation of questionable behavior being lodged against the Obama administration over the way it http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za44283699/Suspect+arrested+in+Pakistan+not+Gadahn%3A+officials KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani security agents denied on Monday that an American al Qaeda spokesman wanted in the United States for treason had been arrested, saying there had been confusion over the identity of a detained suspect. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za44288343/Top+20+Conservatives+to+Follow+on+Twitter These days, if you're not using the microblogging site Twitter, you're missing out on a huge social networking tool and an opportunity to surround yourself with an online community of your choosing. The trouble with Twitter, however, is that it can http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za44105096/Obama+Urges+Passage+of+%27My+Proposal%27+for+Health+Care+Reform Speaking to a roomful of health professionals yesterday, President Obama finally... FINALLY!... expressed specific support for what he termed 'my proposal' for health care reform. Per President Obama, his prop http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43959333/Jim+Bunning+Falsely+Scapegoated+for+Questioning+Unfunded+Stop-Gap I can appreciate the sentiment of Senate Democrats, but I loathe their tactics. First, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asks for a unanimous consent on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits until the end of the year. It's a noble idea, but http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za43952318/Obama+Team+Causes+Democratic+Chaos+in+2010+Senate+Races For Democrats lately, the 2010 Senate election races feel more like a flailing game of musical chairs than thoughtfully plotted strategy by DNC Chair Tim Kaine and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold con http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43883107/Democrats+Prepare+Nuclear+Option+for+ObamaCare http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43736214/Democrats+struggle+to+advance+jobs+bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Congress on Friday struggled to make headway on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- as the government prepared to shut off funding for many of the measures they hope will bring down the unemployme http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za43723354/Obama+Health+Care+Summit%3A+Saturday+Night+Live+Fodder The best I can say about President Obama's bipartisan health care summit is that it yielded interesting moments of clarity, particularly about Obama's views. And that it should prove to be rich fodder for Satu http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43668646/Obama%27s+Health+Care+Summit+Dog+%26+Pony+Show http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43546796/Democrats+slam+insurers+before+healthcare+summit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats turned up the heat on health insurers on Wednesday, attacking the industry for greed and lack of competition before a White House summit that President Barack Obama hopes will revive his healthcare overhaul. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43546794/Greek+strike+halts+transport%2C+people+back+reform ATHENS (Reuters) - A one-day general strike crippled Greece's transport and public services on Wednesday but is unlikely to halt government austerity measures to tackle a debt crisis that has rocked the euro zone. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43546795/Russia+warns+West+against+%27crippling%27+Iran+sanctions MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat warned the West on Wednesday against trying to paralyze Iran by targeting the Islamic Republic's energy and banking sectors with crippling sanctions. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za43506410/Three+Reasons+to+Not+Take+Obama%27s+Health+Plan+Seriously+%28Yet%29 President Obama's newly released, long awaited health care reform package is not to be taken seriously. At least not yet, for three rational reasons: Reason #1 - No one has any objective idea as to what the P http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43472881/U.S.+raps+Europe+for+underfunding+defense WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe has demilitarized too much since the end of the Cold War and its underfunded defense budgets are undermining shared security goals, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43440323/CPAC+Marks+Major+Conservative+Shift There is no question that the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was different than those of years past. More than ever, right-leaning Americans are looking toward conservatives for answers, and for the first time, the message from http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43421551/Germany+surge+to+top+of+pile%2C+Canada+hung+over VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Germany joined the United States at the top of the Winter Games medals table on Monday as Canada awoke to an Olympic-size hangover following their demoralizing loss to the United States men's ice hockey team. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za43364214/Cancel+Obama%27s+Hyper-Political+Health+Summit%3A+Pass+Bill+by+Reconciliation The fate of health care reform legislation remains an enigma, fully 13 months after President Obama took office and kicked-off the debate. The fault lies squarely on President Obama for his lack of imaginati http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43280271/Obama+unveils+new+fund+to+address+housing+woes HENDERSON, Nevada (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the U.S. housing crisis. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43255712/Tame+inflation+supports+Fed%27s+low+rate+vow WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices edged higher in January, while prices excluding food and energy fell for the first time in 27 years, supporting the Federal Reserve's contention it would keep its benchmark interest rate low for an 'extended per http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43257110/Best+iPhone+Apps+for+Conservatives As more and more iPhone applications become available through Apple's iTunes store, more and more developers are catching on to the fact that political apps are in high demand. Just two months ago, only two or three apps were available specifically http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43255713/American+flight+reopens+Haiti+commercial+air+links PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - American Airlines on Friday flew the first commercial passenger flight into Haiti since the January 12 earthquake, reopening major commercial airline links with the quake-hit Caribbean country. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43210995/China+says+Obama+hurt+ties+by+meeting+Dalai+Lama BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43113468/Tiger+Woods+to+apologize%2C+discuss+future+on+Friday WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, the superstar golfer who took an indefinite break from the game in December after admitting marital infidelity, will make a public statement on Friday about his playing future. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43116888/Accused+New+York+bomb+plotter%27s+father+gets+bail NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of an Afghan-born airport shuttle driver accused of plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack on New York City was granted $50,000 bail on Wednesday pending charges he conspired to destroy evidence. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za43104958/Tea+Party+Revival%3A+The+Conscience+of+a+Conservative+Reborn A new book has cracked our Top 10 List of Conservative Nonfiction, and it deals with the Tea Party movement. Tea Party Revival: The Conscience of a Conservative Reborn by Dr. B. Leland Baker is an excellent glimpse into the underlying ideology of th http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za43046482/Senate+Democratic+Prospects+Are+Dismal+in+2010 Fellow liberals, I've been studying the latest on the Senate 2010 races, and let's face it: the prospects are dismal for Democrats. By my count, eight Senate seats (eight!) may quite possibly change political http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42989934/Taliban+chief%27s+capture+seen+as+start%2C+more+needed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The capture of the Taliban's top military commander in Pakistan followed months of behind-the-scenes prodding by U.S. officials who saw inaction by Islamabad as a major threat to their Afghan war strategy. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za43003523/New+media+can+help+fight+repression%3A+watchdog+group TOKYO (Reuters) - An increase in online journalists and freelancers has made the press more vulnerable to repression, but new media are also helping raise awareness about such attacks, a watchdog group said on Tuesday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za42977704/Biden+%26+Cheney+Duke+It+Out+Over+Terrorism Joe Biden should stick to 'The Daily Show.' His interview with Jon Stewart on the Comedy Central talk show was just as silly as his appearance on the Sunday talk shows this week, where he attempted to preempt the criticisms of former Vice President http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42893817/India+says+investigating+local%2C+foreign+leads+to+blast PUNE, India (Reuters) - India's government said it had little idea who was behind a bomb in a tourist eatery in western India that killed nine people, with sources saying they were looking at the possible involvement of Islamist militants. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42843963/Clinton+back+at+work+on+Haiti+after+heart+procedure NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was back to work on Haiti relief and doing 'very well' on Friday a day after a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42831469/Obama+plays+bigger+role+in+picking+9+11+trial+site WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is taking a more direct role in the decision where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the White House said on Friday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42782236/Rep+Patrick+Kennedy+won%27t+seek+re-election%3A+report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Patrick Kennedy, the son of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, will not seek re-election to Congress this November, according to media reports on Thursday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za42771169/Debra+Medina+Shocks+Glenn+Beck+on+%27Truther%27+Question Texas Republican Debra Medina, running closely behind Kay Bailey Hutchison for her party's nomination for governor, shocked conservatives today when she mishandled what should have been an easy question from Glenn Beck about allegations that she is http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za42760469/Obama%27s+Jobs+Snowjob The White House is touting last week's drop in unemployment claims as a testament to the 'success' of President Barack Obama's $787 billion 'emergency' stimulus package passed a year ago this month. The real reason for the dip in claims, however, mi http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za42753410/%27Race+to+the+Top%27+Mandates+Radical+Education+Reform+Agenda If more Americans, both liberal and conservative, understood the direction that President Obama is already taking reform of K-12 education, the uproar would far exceed that for health care reform. As if Americ http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42742297/Senate+banking+chief+hopeful+for+financial+reform+bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd voiced optimism on Thursday that his committee could craft a bipartisan financial reform bill. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42644161/Iran+says+nuclear+fuel+deal+%27still+on+the+table%27 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic's escalation of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42650995/Pakistan+has+%27credible+information%27+Mehsud+dead ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday it had information suggesting Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in January. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za42542162/RIP+John+Murtha%2C+Grand+American+Patriot+and+Great+Democrat I'm terribly saddened to report that Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) passed away today from complications after surgery. Congressman Murtha is a hero for courageously and forcefully speaking out in 2005 against the I http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za42532551/An+Interview+with+National+Tea+Party+Founder+%26+Leader+Michael+Johns Nationwide Tea Party organizers held their first-ever national convention this weekend in Nashville, Tenn., solidifying the political movement as much more than merely a phenomenon. The American Tea Party movement has quickly emerged into the most i http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42496732/G7+talk+on+Greece+fails+to+soothe+investors%2C+euro+dips TORONTO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The euro and growth-linked currencies fell on Monday as investors unwound risky trades amid growing worries about eurozone's debt problems, dismissing assurances from European finance ministers at the weekend. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42471339/Iran+says+arrests+people+hired+by+CIA TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it had arrested seven people accused of stoking unrest after last year's disputed election, including some who it said were employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42471338/NATO+should+be+global+security+forum%3A+Rasmussen MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - NATO should develop closer ties with China, India, Pakistan and Russia and become the forum for consultation on global security, the alliance's head said on Sunday, but a senior Russian politician reacted with skepticism. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42448085/Mudslide+kills+11+people+in+rain-sodden+Mexico VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (Reuters) - A mudslide in central Mexico has killed at least 11 people after days of heavy rain that had already caused flooding and fatalities elsewhere in the country. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za42368814/Two+senators+urge+bonus+tax+at+bailed-out+firms WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators on Thursday proposed legislation that would impose a one-time tax on bonuses paid to executives of companies bailed out with taxpayer money. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za42322951/Two+Supreme+Court+Justices+May+Retire+in+2010 The best political news in the last few weeks for liberals... other than President Obama (finally!) smacking down snarky Congressional Republicans last Friday... is the ABC News report today that 'Lawyers for http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za42232243/Paul+Ryan%27s+%27Roadmap%27+%282.0%29 http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za42106835/Blue+Dogs+Fire+Preemptive+Fiscal+Warning+on+Obama+Budget Last week, House Blue Dog Democrats issued a 2010 Blueprint for 15 Fiscal Reforms in anticipation of... (or preemptive strike on?)... both President Obama's State of the Union address and his fiscal 2011 budg http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41967083/Obama%27s+Visit+to+the+GOP%3A+Let%27s+Give+Credit+Where+It%27s+Due Although President Barack Obama didn't completely erase the bad feelings he and his administration have helped to foster among conservatives over the last year, he did earn back quite a bit of political capital by meeting with the House Republican C http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41932045/Bin+Laden+urges+abandoning+dollar%3A+Al+Jazeera+tape DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden urged an end to reliance on the U.S. dollar as one solution to the global financial crisis and blamed developed countries for climate change, in an audiotape said to be of the al Qaeda leader. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41900239/Obama%27s+Policies%2C+Plans+in+2010+State+of+the+Union+Address I thought President Obama delivered a sensational, pragmatic first State of the Union address, and so did my husband, who is usually bored silly by any political speech that lasts more than, say, five minutes. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41889723/U.S.+formally+embraces+Copenhagen+climate+deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday formally notified the United Nations that it has embraced the Copenhagen Accord setting nonbinding goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that was negotiated last month. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41889080/State+of+the+Union%3A+What+We+Didn%27t+Hear http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41825251/Toyota+safety+recall+spreads+to+Europe%2C+China TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp extended its safety recall of millions of its most popular cars to Europe and China on Thursday in a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest auto maker. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41830945/State+of+the+Union+Live+Blog+%26+Analysis 9:06 p.m.: President Barack Obama has just entered the chamber, and is shaking hands as he prepares to take to the podium. 9:11 p.m.: The president opens with a discussion about unity throughout the life of the United States of America. He claims th http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41821819/Haiti+pleads+for+better+aid+effort%2C+survivor+found PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti appealed to foreign governments and charities on Wednesday to do more to help earthquake victims as rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after her Port-au-Prince home collapsed around her. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41820957/The+%5BSad%5D+State+of+the+Union LIVE BLOGGING BEGINS AT 9 P.M. EST President Barack Obama has his work cut out for him tonight. In just a few hours, the president will address the country to deliver his first State of the Union address since becoming president a little over a year http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41803606/State+of+the+Union+Advice%3A+Never+Bet+Against+Barack+Obama I hope pollster Charlie Cook of The Cook Political Report was wrong when he recently commented on MSNBC that State of the Union addresses don't impact a president's approval standings... because President Obama http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41796595/Pelosi%3A+no+healthcare+bill+not+a+possibility WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent difficulties, saying no bill was not an option. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41751729/London+talks+aim+to+bolster+Yemen%27s+al+Qaeda+fight LONDON (Reuters) - A meeting of Western and Gulf foreign ministers on Wednesday will aim to bolster Yemen's fight against al Qaeda by helping it to tackle the poverty that can create a breeding ground for militants. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41751728/Koreas+exchange+fire+near+sea+border%2C+markets+drop SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea on Wednesday exchanged what appeared to be artillery fire near a disputed sea border with the South off the west coast of the peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported government officials as saying. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41727344/Obama%27s+Democratic+Party+Takeover ANALYSIS Now that a takeover of the national health care system is beyond his grasp, President Barack Obama has set his sights on a new target: the entire Democratic Party. Capitol Hill Democrats have been running for cover in the wake of last we http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41704808/Iran+seeks+U.S.+extraditions+over+scientist+killing TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran called on the United States on Tuesday to extradite members of a 'terrorist group' which the Islamic Republic has linked to this month's killing of a university scientist in Tehran. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41696295/Chinese+media+scorn+U.S.+over+Google+dispute BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media stepped up their war of words with the United States over Internet control on Tuesday, with a top newspaper claiming a U.S. conspiracy and saying China can live without Google. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41682018/Are+Bland+Obama+Appointees+to+the+Senate+Hurting+Democrats%3F Under the Obama administration, Democrats have hand-picked a record four U.S. senators to partial terms of one year or less, three of them as 'placeholders' for other liberal candidates waiting in the wings. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41592945/Obama+turns+to+former+campaign+manager+for+help WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has asked David Plouffe, an architect of his 2008 election victory, to help improve Democratic fortunes in the November congressional elections where the party faces a tough battle. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41592944/%27Basterds%2C%27+Bullock%2C+Bridges+big+SAG+winners LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quentin Tarantino's World War Two movie 'Inglourious Basterds' won its biggest award so far on Saturday, taking the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41586747/Venezuela+tells+cable+to+cut+anti-Chavez+station CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela ordered cable networks on Saturday to stop broadcasting an opposition station that President Hugo Chavez pushed off free-access television in 2007 in a case that sparked international criticism. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41532860/Good+News+Liberal+Postmortems+for+MA+Senate+Race Several good news postmortems have occurred for liberals since Democrats' devastating loss several days ago of the Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Ted Kennedy for 47 years. First, judging by his http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41525398/Britain+raises+terror+threat+level+to+%27severe%27 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain raised its terrorism threat level to 'severe' -- the second highest level -- on Friday, days before London hosts major international meetings on how to deal with militancy in Afghanistan and Yemen. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41521553/Scott+Brown%27s+American+Revolution President Barack Obama still doesn't get it. Even after the Massachusetts electorate virtually slapped him in the face for ignoring their wishes, Obama went on TV Wednesday and told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that it is George W. Bush's fault that http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41518860/Russia+hopes+for+prompt+U.S.+nuclear+deal MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister said on Friday he expected an agreement would be reached soon on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41499788/U.S.+warns+against+having+same+airport+security+systems TOLEDO (Reuters) - The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41499787/From+spas+to+banks%2C+Mexico+economy+rides+on+drugs ZAPOPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - At a modern factory in a city whose main claim to fame is an image of the Virgin Mary revered for granting miracles, Mexican pharmaceuticals firm Grupo Collins churns out antibiotics and other medicines. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41497129/Dramatic+Obama+bank+plan+wins+cautious+backing+in+Europe PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - French and British politicians offered support on Friday for U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to curb banks' size and risk-taking, which has stunned markets and could rewrite the world's financial order. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41441545/Pelosi+says+Senate+health+bill+cannot+pass+House WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to pass the House of Representatives without changes. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41432939/US+Airways+jet+lands+when+religious+item+mistaken+as+bomb PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A US Airways passenger plane was diverted to Philadelphia on Thursday after a religious item worn by a Jewish passenger was mistaken as a bomb, Philadelphia police said. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41387738/Who+is+Scott+Brown%2C+Anyway%3F Just hours after his special election victory over one-time favorite Martha Coakley, Republican Scott Brown was being heralded as the new savior of the GOP. Which means former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can breathe easier today. Brown, the Bay State's http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41381222/Obama+Loses+Liberals+in+MA+Senate+Race+For+Good+Reason Republican Scott Brown won the U.S. Senate seat in blue state Massachusetts yesterday because Democrats did not vote to support President Obama's weak-kneed, hyper-political, sleight-of-hand agenda, especially http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41356637/Obama%27s+TSA+pick+withdraws+after+Republican+roadblock WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration, Erroll Southers, withdrew on Wednesday because of Republican concerns he would try to unionize the security force and doubts about the veracity o http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41332775/Scott+Brown+Claims+Victory+in+Massachusetts http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41263079/Turnout+heavy+in+crucial+Massachusetts+Senate+poll BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts voters streamed to the polls on Tuesday in a close election for a new U.S. senator that could derail Democrats' dominance in Washington and scuttle President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare reform. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41249904/U.S.+troops+deploy+as+Haiti+aid+operation+picks+up PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. Black Hawk helicopters swooped down on Haiti's wrecked presidential palace to deploy troops and supplies on Tuesday as a huge international relief operation to help earthquake survivors gained momentum. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1028za41237612/Coakley+Loss+Could+Improve+Chances+for+Single+Payer+Option Despite all the gloom and doom, losing the Massachusetts Senate seat could provide liberals an enormously opportune opening to add the single payer or Medicare buy-in options back to health care reform legislat http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41228636/Share+Your+Story%3A+My+Tea+Party+Experience The Tea Party movement took off in 2009, starting with a Tax Day protest in every major American city on April 15. From there, it became a national phenomenon. We've all seen the pictures online taken by professional photographers, and we've all rea http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41201674/Kabul+%27under+control%27+after+brazen+Taliban+assault KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen launched a brazen assault on the center of Kabul on Monday, with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at several locations and militants battling security forces from inside a shopping center engulfed in flames. http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41209909/Man+arrested+in+JFK+airport+security+breach NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man has been arrested in connection with a security breach that prompted the evacuation of an American Airlines terminal at JFK International Airport in New York on Saturday, authorities said on Sunday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41186325/Obama%27s+Tax+on+Banks+is+a+President%27s+Tax+on+Us+All I'm no fan of billionaire bankers. I'm not even a fan of millionaire bankers. Nevertheless, I have to side with bank executives when it comes President Barack Obama's new proposal to tax banks. Read more...Obama's Tax on Banks is a President's Tax http://hdlns.com/g3zf499za41136128/Russia%27s+Medvedev%3A+progress+made+on+START+treaty%3A+report MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have brought their positions closer over a new START Treaty to curb strategic nuclear weapons, the RIA news agency quoted President Dmitry Medvedev as saying on Saturday. http://hdlns.com/g3zf1027za41102469/Giving+Conservatives+a+Bad+Name+for+More+than+30+Years Whether he is predicting the end of the world, or claiming that Haiti is 'cursed,' televangelist Pat Robertson is no stranger to controversy. Unfortunately, Robertson is often mistakenly identified with the mainstream conservative movement, rather t