Day: December 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported Thursday….

Lieberman, Nelson and Snowe may be key votes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet users looking for gift cards and other free merchandise are being steered to Web pages inviting them to send e-mails to Congress expressing their views on President Barack Obama’s push to reshape the country’s health system….

The House pushed forward Thursday with legislation for governing Wall Street in what would be the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Lawmakers hope to finish the bill on Friday. Senate action is expected sometime early next year….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says curling up with the first family’s dog and clicking through food and design shows on television provide moments of peace amid a busy schedule….

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a dilemma no parent wants to face – fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one….

President Obama and Congressional Republican leaders met on Wednesday to discuss how to create more jobs and air philosophical differences on stimulus measures.

OSLO (AP) — President Barack Obama’s decision to break with tradition and not follow the lead of past Nobel Peace Prize winners bewildered some Norwegians. Others thought he was being impolite….