TOP 100 GOVERNMENT SITES
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| Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.... hosted.ap.org |
Afghan leader: Help needed to pay for larger army KABUL (AP) -- After meeting Tuesday with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said it may be five years before his army is ready to take on insurgents - a blunt warning that the planned exit strategy for U.S. troops from Afghanistan 18 months from now could grind slowly through 2014.... hosted.ap.org |
Senators Settle a Wall St. Impasse Two senators negotiating new Wall Street regulation said they expect to resolve their differences next month. feeds.nytimes.com |
AP IMPACT: Road projects don't help unemployment WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ten months into President Barack Obama's first economic stimulus plan, a surge in spending on roads and bridges has had no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry, an Associated Press analysis has found.... hosted.ap.org |
BOE Likely to Praise Obama Plan BOE is likely to welcome the fresh impetus U.S. plans to place limits on the size and activities of commercial banks will give to global efforts to prevent taxpayer bailouts of financial institutions. online.wsj.com |