Iraqi officials raise toll in Baghdad bombings to 86, the deadliest attack this yearBAGHDAD — A truck bomb exploded across the street from Iraq’s Foreign Ministry near the Green Zone Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 86 people. Rep. Frank lashes out at protester at Mass. meeting who held poster depicting Obama as HitlerDARTMOUTH, Mass. — Rep. Barney Frank lashed out at protester who held a poster depicting President Barack Obama with a Hitler-style mustache during a heated town hall meeting on federal health care reform. Report: NKorea sending officials to Seoul to attend ex-President Kim Dae-jung’s funeralSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. 2 employees of Wash. company that hired undocumented workers plead guilty in federal courtSEATTLE — Two members of a family that owns an engine company in Washington state pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of knowingly hiring undocumented workers. Analysis: Liberals say ‘no more compromise,’ call for end to one-sided health care negotiationWASHINGTON — Frustrated liberals have a question for President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers: Isn’t it time the other guys gave a little ground on health care? What’s the point of a bipartisan bill, they ask, if we’re making all the concessions? Bill Clinton meets Obama to discuss North Korea tripWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday met Bill Clinton at the White House to discuss the former president’s trip to North Korea earlier this month. FACT CHECK: White House health care rhetoric ignores concession on government-run planWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has indicated a willingness to drop a government-run health care plan from any overhaul. The White House says that’s not a shift. Actually, it is. Indian diplomat in Chicago accused of ‘divide and rule’ policyCHICAGO - Simmering tensions between members of the Indian American community in Chicago and Indian Consul General Ashok Kumar Attri have come out in the open with prominent community members accusing the diplomat of dividing the community. Obama tells VFW that veterans’ health care not impacted by overhaul he has championedPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says a proposed overhaul of the nation’s health care system is not going to change how veterans get their medical services. Obama to talk about Iraq, Afghanistan while praising war veterans, at VFW parleyPHOENIX — A commander in chief fighting two wars, President Barack Obama plans to thank veterans for their service on Monday while pressing his commitments to wind down the Iraq war and redouble efforts in Afghanistan. London snarls at Washington over unpaid traffic finesLONDON - A transatlantic row is brewing - over unpaid traffic penalties. Two weeks after the installation of a new US ambassador to Britain, transport authorities in London are fuming over America’s unpaid fines of nearly 3.5 million pounds, including 2.8 million pounds in congestion charges. Iraq’s prime minister says attacks likely to continue ahead of electionsBAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Saturday that insurgents will likely intensify their attacks in the run-up to January national elections in an attempt to destroy national unity and political stability. Obama takes health care argument to Colorado town lauded for universal access to health careDENVER — For three decades, doctors in a small Colorado town have agreed to share the expense of treating the poor, lowering costs for everyone and recently gaining praise from Democrats as a model of what health care overhaul should look like. India seeks to bar US trade sanctions against countries that don’t accept climate policyBONN, Germany — India wants the new global climate change agreement to ban trade barriers targeting nations that refuse to accept limits on their carbon emissions, the chief Indian climate negotiator said Friday. Traveling through 7 African nations, Clinton always in shadow cast by US presidentsSANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa. Thousands expected to attend Eunice Kennedy Shriver public wake at Cape Cod churchBARNSTABLE, Mass. — The hearse carrying the body of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, followed closely by her family, has arrived at the Cape Cod church where a public wake is being held. State Department tries to explain why Clinton snapped at student in CongoWASHINGTON — The State Department struggled Tuesday to explain Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s face-off with a Congolese student and suggested that the questioner’s nervousness sparked the outburst with the mention of her husband’s name. President Obama to meet with leaders of Mexico and Canada in GuadalajaraWASHINGTON —President Barack Obama will fly to Mexico for a two-day summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Russia: Obama, Medvedev discuss Georgia days before anniversary of warMOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday spoke with President Barack Obama about Georgia, just days before the anniversary of last year’s Russia-Georgia war, a Kremlin statement said. AP Sources: Dozens of Gitmo cases referred for possible criminal trials in DC, NY, VAWASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation’s capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday as a second strategy for trying the detainees emerged within the Obama administration. Obama’s ‘Beer Summit’ has Harvard professor and cop acting like ‘best buds’CAMBRIDGE - President Barack Obama’s initiative to host a ‘Beer Summit’ for a black Harvard professor and a Cambridge, Massachusetts, cop has led to the latter two acting like best buds these days, sharing light moments with each other, and making plans to enjoy time and to go to a Red Sox game together. A self-professed lover of policy, Al Franken relishes opportunity to get to work in the SenateWASHINGTON — Just weeks into his Senate term, Al Franken’s portfolio compares favorably to any of the Senate’s freshman members. He loves policy. He has signed on as co-sponsor to a half dozen bills, asked thoughtful questions of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and immersed himself in a thorny debate over health care reform. White House says Aquino played ‘crucial role’ in restoring Philippine democracyWASHINGTON — The White House said Friday that former Philippines President Corazon Aquino will be remembered for her “crucial role” in moving the country to democratic rule through non-violent protest. Economy appears poised to grow in current quarter, after figures show recession is fadingWASHINGTON — At long last, the worst recession since World War II appears on the verge of ending. Obama, Biden, Cabinet retreat across street from White House to discuss past and future agendaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, senior officials and Cabinet members were gathering away from the White House this weekend to discuss administration progress at the six-month mark and plot a course ahead. Meltdown 101: What does GDP report mean to you and your pocketbook? Plenty, so pay attentionWASHINGTON — The worst bite from the recession into the U.S. economy may well be past — but that doesn’t mean an end to the pain, especially when it comes to job losses. AP source: Senate bipartisan group seeks Medicare savingsWASHINGTON — Congressional officials say a bipartisan group of senators has tentatively agreed on a plan to squeeze an additional $35 billion out of Medicare over a decade and larger sums in the years beyond. NJ blogger accused of threatening to kill Chicago-based federal judges called FBI informantCHICAGO — A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a potential plot to assassinate President Barack Obama, his lawyer said Tuesday. AP source: Obama to host professor and police officer at center of racial dispute over arrestWASHINGTON — The professor, the policeman and the president are ready to share a beer — and maybe a few thoughts about race and law enforcement in America. AP Sources: American informant was ‘gold mine’ of al-Qaida secretsNEW YORK — When the American-born al-Qaida recruit Bryant Neal Vinas was captured in Pakistan late last year, he wasn’t whisked off to a military prison or a secret CIA facility in another country to be interrogated. |
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