12/24 Reuters: Top News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Top News Senate health bill clears final hurdle December 23, 2009 at 8:29 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades. Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified December 23, 2009 at 7:59 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure. U.S. plane overshoots Jamaica runway, dozens hurt December 23, 2009 at 7:51 pm KINGSTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said. Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoax December 23, 2009 at 7:17 pm FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado couple who riveted America with a bogus claim their son had floated away in a balloon received a 90-day jail term for the father on Wednesday, and both face thousands of dollars in restitution. U.S. pay czar Feinberg OKs compensation at some bailout firms December 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg on Wednesday approved compensation plans for several executives and top-paid employees at three firms that have received taxpayer aid. Iran's Ahmadinejad mocks Obama, "TV series" nuke talks December 23, 2009 at 5:15 pm LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday mocked U.S. President Barack Obama's "extended hand" offer made earlier this year and said his country's cooperation on its nuclear program had been spurned. U.S. agencies responsible for nuclear data leak : GAO December 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several federal agencies share responsibility for the inadvertent publishing by a government office of sensitive U.S. nuclear power information on the Web last May, Congressional investigators said on Wednesday. Blizzard forms in Midwest, Plains December 23, 2009 at 2:34 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - A blizzard is set to blanket the central United States on Wednesday, likely shutting roads, reducing visibility to near zero and causing power outages in its wake, forecasters said. Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoax December 23, 2009 at 2:32 pm FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - The Colorado man who sparked a mass rescue effort and riveted the media with a bogus claim that his son floated away in a helium balloon was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail, most of that on a work-release basis. NY's Tavern on the Green to sell art, chandeliers December 23, 2009 at 11:03 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's famed restaurant and celebration spot Tavern on the Green has asked a bankruptcy court to approve the sale of its tableware and art, including Tiffany stained glass, murals and etched mirrors, at a mid-January auction. Senate healthcare bill creates new insurance program December 23, 2009 at 9:18 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new government insurance program that would help the elderly and disabled stay in their homes is headed for passage in the Senate's sweeping healthcare revamp despite doubts about its viability and cost. Moderate Republican seeks Biden's old U.S. Senate seat December 23, 2009 at 8:24 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican. He's also a key figure in next year's election. U.S. military: no change to Iraq pregnancy policy December 23, 2009 at 7:38 am BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. commander in northern Iraq does not expect to order a court martial for soldiers who become pregnant, but has not rolled back a controversial new policy on pregnancy, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Health bill clears second Senate hurdle December 23, 2009 at 7:18 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats cleared the second of three 60-vote hurdles on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, moving its version of the landmark legislation one step closer to passage before Christmas. Iran forces clash with protesters in cities: report December 23, 2009 at 4:46 am TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian opposition website said on Wednesday that security forces clashed with supporters of late dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in at least two cities, including his birthplace. No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident December 23, 2009 at 1:41 am MIAMI (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.internationalnews@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.