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What Obama Will Compromise On in 2010
posted: 5 MINUTES AGO
President Barack Obama's first year in the White House is ending with a heavy dose of compromise. To accomplish his other goals, Obama will likely have to keep up the give and take. A sampling of what his 2010 compromises could look like.
Still Searching for bin Laden
posted: 1 HOUR 3 MINUTES AGO
Most experts agree that the United States' best opportunity to kill or capture Osama bin Laden came in the earliest days of the U.S.-led response in Afghanistan, when bin Laden fled from Kabul to Jalalabad to Tora Bora. Now, Peter Bergen, the author of "The Osama Bin Laden I Know," has written a definitive account of the U.S.-orchestrated attack on Tora Bora for The New Republic.
US Economic Rebound Not Too Strong
posted: 17 MINUTES AGO
The economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, as the recovery got off to a weaker start than previously thought. But all signs suggest the economy will end the year on stronger footing.
FBI: Hacker Stole Millions from Citigroup
posted: 42 MINUTES AGO
The FBI is looking into what the government says was a cyberattack on Citigroup (C), probably from inside Russia. The Wall Street Journal reports that the action "resulted in a theft of tens of millions of dollars by computer hackers."
Woman Gives Birth on Board Helicopter
posted: 7 MINUTES AGO
Tyson Junior apparently wanted to make a grand entrance. The newborn, whose family lives in a remote village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, was born in a helicopter when his mother went into labor Dec. 15, KPNX reported.
Votes Nudge Health Care Forward
posted: 2 HOURS 16 MINUTES AGO
Two down, one to go. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul easily cleared its second 60-vote test in the Senate early Tuesday morning.
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