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Most popular news on 10 September 2009 |
FACT CHECK: Obama uses iffy math on deficit pledge
AP - President Barack Obama used only-in-Washington accounting Wednesday when he promised to overhaul the nation's health care system without adding "one dime" to the deficit. By conventional arithmetic, Democratic plans would drive up the deficit by billions of dollars.
Walmart's Project Impact: A Move to Crush Competition
Time.com - More crafts, better clothes, cleaner stores, friendlier service. Will Walmart's Project Impact make the chain even more dominant?
Ellen DeGeneres named 4th 'American Idol' judge
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing her way into the fourth judge's seat on "American Idol."
Obama heckled by GOP during speech: 'You lie!'
AP - In an extraordinary breach of congressional decorum, a Republican lawmaker shouted "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday.
Obama: Time for 'bickering' is over on health care
AP - Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.
Police raid ends hijacking in Mexico; 1 arrested
AP - A Bolivian religious fanatic briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday, police said. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed.
Suspect in slayings well-known in his neighborhood
AP - Walter Ellis was anything but unknown in his north side neighborhood in Milwaukee — a mix of condemned and run-down houses with some nicer, newer homes.
Obama disapproval on health care up to 52 percent
AP - Public disapproval of President Barack Obama's handling of health care has leaped to 52 percent, according to Associated Press-GfK poll that underscores the country's glowering mood as the White House made a renewed pitch for an overhaul.
Obama offers compromises to get health care bill passed
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out a series of compromises he's willing to make to get a health care overhaul through a nervous Congress this year, including diluting his vision for a new public insurance program and embracing ideas floated by Republicans.
Hugh Hefner files for divorce from wife
Reuters - Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, host to an ever-changing coterie of scantily-clad young women at the Playboy Mansion, has filed for divorce from the estranged wife who many people forgot he had ever married.
Police: Ohio robbery suspect asked victim for date
AP - Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.
GOP complains Obama still stuck on bad plan
AP - President Barack Obama's Republican adversaries remain ready to rumble in the aftermath of his impassioned push to reform America's health care system.
OPEC leaves crude output targets unchanged
AP - OPEC is leaving its production quotas unchanged, opting to take a cautious approach in a market awash in crude and a global economy still in the early stages of recovery.
Zombie master Romero's film targets discrimination
Reuters - Zombie master George A. Romero had no particular conflict in mind when making "Survival of the Dead," the sixth installment in his long-running horror franchise, but rather discrimination in general.
Steve Jobs strides back onto Apple stage
Reuters - Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
Lockerbie bomber weak, pale in public appearance
AP - The ailing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sitting in a wheelchair, as he was visited by a group of African parliamentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance in the hospital where he is being treated for prostate cancer.
CBS' `Big Brother' gaining in viewers
AP - CBS is nearing summer's end as the only major broadcaster with more viewers than last summer, helped in part by a revived "Big Brother" franchise.
FDA panel backs Glaxo's cervical vaccine for women
AP - Drugmaker Merck likely will face U.S. competition for its vaccine Gardasil, after federal experts recommended rival GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix also be approved to prevent the virus that causes most cervical cancers.
Outburst and ovations
The Yahoo! Newsroom - There was a lot riding on President Obama's primetime speech on health care reform. Billed as a "make or break" moment, his address before Congress was designed to bring clarity and calm nerves. Sources say he was editing until the final hours, right around when new polls showed a jump in disapproval ratings on his handling of the issue. The stage was set for a pivotal moment in the contentious debate.
Stephen Farrell's Release: Questions About British Raid
Time.com - New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was rescued from Taliban capture. But his Afghan translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed. Did the British military jump the gun?
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