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NewsTrust - U.S. - Most Recent Stories: News (Mainstream) Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:14 -0800 http://newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif NewsTrust http://newstrust.net/subjects/us/top_stories/news/mainstream http://newstrust.net/subjects/us/top_stories/news/mainstream NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://newstrust.net/ Madagascar's lemurs in trouble Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/452174 http://newstrust.net/stories/452174 <span><a href="/sources/seattle_times">Seattle Times</a> - By Robyn Dixon - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - Its endless virgin forests have been decimated and Madagascar has been left paralyzed and lawless in the wake of a coup this year — perfect conditions for the pillaging of the lemurs' remaining habitat.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/452174">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/452174">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/452174">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Africa Foreign Policy Corruption Wall Street Plays Hardball Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/427557 http://newstrust.net/stories/427557 <span><a href="/sources/business_week">Business Week</a> - By Theo Francis - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - Across the nation, local governments and related public entities, already reeling from the recession, face another fiscal crisis: billions of dollars in fees owed to UBS, Goldman Sachs (GS), and other financial giants on investment deals gone wrong.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/427557">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/427557">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/427557">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Finance U.S. Economy Blacks hit hard by economy's punch Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/450015 http://newstrust.net/stories/450015 <span><a href="/sources/washington_post">Washington Post</a> - By V. Dion Haynes - Nov. 24 (News Report) - Joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for the general U.S. population. And last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/450015">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/450015">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/450015">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Racism The Black Experience Jobs U.S. Economy Lieberman's Stand: No Public Option Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/448960 http://newstrust.net/stories/448960 <span><a href="/sources/wall_street_journal">Wall Street Journal</a> - Nov. 24 (News Analysis) - The Connecticut senator says any public option will compel him to block a final vote on the health bill. His objection, he says, is based on fiscal risk.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/448960">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/448960">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/448960">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care U.S. Congress U.S. Senate Democratic Party Scenes from Iowa's recession Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/447665 http://newstrust.net/stories/447665 <span><a href="/sources/desmoines_register">Des Moines Register</a> - By Michael Bugeja - Nov. 23 (Special Report) - They arrive at Gray's Lake Park in the morning, basking on borrowed time of a mild mid-November, realizing the winter can arrive any day like layoffs without warning. They are the unemployed, strolling with friends, partners or retirees, or sometimes alone. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone knows someone else out of work in what some call "The Second Depression." They are neighbors, acquaintances, family members, colleagues, friends. They may be you. They belong to "The New Poverty," people who followed the rules, paid bills and mortgages on time and whose lives were scuttled by Ponzi and subprime schemes happening far away.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/447665">3.8 average</a> - <a href="/stories/447665">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/447665">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Fed under fire as public anger mounts Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/447260 http://newstrust.net/stories/447260 <span><a href="/sources/associated_press">Associated Press</a> - By Tom Raum - Nov. 23 (News Analysis) - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is always fair game for criticism and second-guessing, usually over interest rate actions. But this year the criticism is much broader as Congress responds to widespread public anger that the Fed bailed out Wall Street but not ordinary Americans, and with unemployment in double digits.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/447260">3.4 average</a> - <a href="/stories/447260">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/447260">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Finance Money U.S. Economy U.K. started planning early for war, leaked papers show Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/452316 http://newstrust.net/stories/452316 <span><a href="/sources/seattle_times">Seattle Times</a> - By David Stringer - Nov. 23 (News Report) - "Tony Blair consistently denied to Parliament and public that the U.K. government was preparing for war in Iraq, yet these documents show that planning began as far back as 2002," Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, said Sunday. The revelations prove Blair took Britain into "an illegal and disastrous war on false pretenses," Salmond said.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/452316">3.0 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/452316">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/452316">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> United Kingdom War in Iraq Corruption War Law The Cost of Dying Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/449709 http://newstrust.net/stories/449709 <span><a href="/sources/cbs_news">CBS News</a> - By Steve Kroft - Nov. 23 (Special Report) - Every medical study ever conducted has concluded that 100 percent of all Americans will eventually die. This comes as no great surprise, but the amount of money being spent at the very end of people's lives probably will. Last year, Medicare paid $50 billion just for doctor and hospital bills during the last two months of patients' lives - that's more than the budget of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Education. And it has been estimated that 20 to 30 percent of these medical expenditures may have had no meaningful impact. Most of the bills are paid for by the federal government with few or no questions asked. You might think this would be an obvious thing for Congress and the president to address as they try to reform health care. But what used to be a bipartisan issue has become a politically explosive one - a perfect example of the costs that threaten to bankrupt the country and how hard it's going to be to rein them in</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/449709">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/449709">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/449709">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care U.S. Economy Medicare Sarah Palin's Going Rogue going great guns at the tills Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/446988 http://newstrust.net/stories/446988 <span><a href="/sources/the_guardian">The Guardian</a> - By Alison Flood - Nov. 23 (Other) - Former vice-presidential candidate?s memoir racks up 300,000 sales on its first day in shops Sarah Palin's memoir, Going Rogue, has become one of the bestselling non-fiction books in history after it sold 300,000 copies in its first day on sale. Palin's publisher HarperCollins told American press that Going Rogue has proved so popular it has been forced to print an extra 300,000 books after an initial print run of 1.5m, with about 300,000 sold on 17 November – its day of publication – alone. Going Rogue is currently sitting at the top of Amazon.com?s bestseller list, ahead of Stephenie Meyer, Dan Brown and Stephen King. Palin's first-day sales are behind Bill Clinton?s, whose 2004 memoir My Life sold 400,000 in its first 24 hours, but ahead of Hillary Clinton's, whose autobiography Living History broke records when it was published in 2003, selling 200,000 copies on publication day. The figures are nonetheless a long way behind fiction sales</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/446988">2.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/446988">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/446988">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Sarah Palin Books Eugene Robinson - Eugene Robinson on our tolerance for health reform Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/449944 http://newstrust.net/stories/449944 <span><a href="/sources/washington_post">Washington Post</a> - By Eugene Robinson - Nov. 23 (News Analysis) - The uproar over the on-again, off-again guidelines on when women should have mammograms is proof of the blindingly obvious: Health-care reform that actually controls costs -- rather than just pretending to do so -- would be virtually impossible to achieve.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/449944">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/449944">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/449944">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care Weighing Jobs and Deficit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/445531 http://newstrust.net/stories/445531 <span><a href="/sources/wall_street_journal">Wall Street Journal</a> - By Elizabeth Williamson - Nov. 23 (News Report) - The White House is lukewarm about proposals by congressional Democrats to introduce broad legislation to create jobs, instead favoring targeted measures that would be less likely to inflate the deficit, administration officials said. There is as yet no agreement within the White House or in Congress on how to try to curb the U.S. jobless rate. But the differences in opinion suggest that rifts could emerge among Democrats as they wrestle with how to beat back the highest unemployment rate in a generation.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/445531">3.0 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/445531">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/445531">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Jobs U.S. White House Obey wants 'war surtax' to fund Afghan effort - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/447801 http://newstrust.net/stories/447801 <span><a href="/sources/the_hill">The Hill</a> - By Michael O'Brien - Nov. 23 (News Report) - Any troop increase for Afghanistan should come with a "war surtax" on high income Americans, a top House chairman said Monday. Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, warned that if President Barack Obama decides to send additional troops to Afghanistan, it should be funded with the new tax."If we have to pay for the healthcare bill, we should pay for the war as well," Obey told ABC News in an interview.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/447801">3.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/447801">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/447801">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Taxes War Iraq report: Secret papers reveal blunders and concealment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/446640 http://newstrust.net/stories/446640 <span><a href="/sources/daily_telegraph">Daily Telegraph</a> - By Andrew Gilligan - Nov. 23 (News Report) - On the eve of the Chilcot inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the 2003 invasion and its aftermath, The Sunday Telegraph has obtained hundreds of pages of secret Government reports on “lessons learnt” which shed new light on “significant shortcomings” at all levels. They include full transcripts of extraordinarily frank classified interviews in which British Army commanders vent their frustration and anger with ministers and Whitehall officials.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/446640">3.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/446640">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/446640">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> United Kingdom War in Iraq Advocacy Groups May Reshape Message During Holidays Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/443059 http://newstrust.net/stories/443059 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Katharine Q. Seeleye - Nov. 22 (News Analysis) - The Senate debate on health care, set to begin the week after Thanksgiving, is now on course to collide with the holiday season. One question for advocacy groups on all sides will be whether to keep up their barrage of pointed commercials, even as chestnuts roast and stockings are hung.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/443059">3.3 average</a> - <a href="/stories/443059">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/443059">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Advertising Lobbying Health Care Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/442609 http://newstrust.net/stories/442609 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Andrew Rice - Nov. 22 (Special Report) - Fearing food shortages, investors from wealthy countries are snapping up land in poor countries to grow food there. Is this development or exploitation?</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/442609">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/442609">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/442609">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Food Farming Global Economy Poverty Hostility between British and American military leaders revealed Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/444988 http://newstrust.net/stories/444988 <span><a href="/sources/daily_telegraph">Daily Telegraph</a> - By Andrew Gilligan - Nov. 22 (News Report) - The deep hostility of Britain's senior military commanders in Iraq towards their American allies has been revealed in classified Government documents leaked to the Daily Telegraph. In the papers, the British chief of staff in Iraq, Colonel JKTanner, described his US military counterparts as “a group of Martians” for whom “dialogue is alien,” saying: “Despite our so-called ‘special relationship,’ I reckon we were treated no differently to the Portuguese.”</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/444988">3.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/444988">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/444988">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> United Kingdom War in Iraq POLITICO 44: GOP sens. write Napolitano Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/446112 http://newstrust.net/stories/446112 <span><a href="/sources/politico">The Politico</a> - By Kendra Marr - Nov. 22 (News Report) - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 11 of his Senate colleagues blasted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday for supporting the legalization of undocumented immigrants.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/446112">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/446112">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/446112">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Immigration U.S. Senate Obama Administration Republican Party Nidal Hasan Emails Could Indicate Fort Hood Shooting Was A Terrorist Plot Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/437215 http://newstrust.net/stories/437215 <span><a href="/sources/associated_press">Associated Press</a> - By Pamela Hess, Anne Gearan - Nov. 21 (Breaking News) - WASHINGTON – The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/437215">3.2 average</a> - <a href="/stories/437215">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/437215">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Terrorism Department of Defense U.S. Senate Obama Aims to Allay Auto Lobby Concern on Korea Trade Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/437216 http://newstrust.net/stories/437216 <span><a href="/sources/bloomberg">Bloomberg</a> - By Edwin Chen, Julianna Goldman - Nov. 21 (News Report) - President Barack Obama said he is committed to pushing through a free trade agreement with South Korea that has been stalled by the U.S. auto lobby and unions, who argue it doesn’t do enough to open up Korean markets. Obama’s joint press conference in Seoul today with South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak was a last chance on his four- nation Asia trip to show he opposes protectionism. The accord has been held up in Congress, where lawmakers are demanding wider access for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. Lee said today he is willing to reopen talks on the auto industry.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/437216">3.1 average</a> - <a href="/stories/437216">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/437216">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Cars North Korea Transportation Lobbying Obama Administration On the Hill: Legislative Pileup Looms in the Senate Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/439391 http://newstrust.net/stories/439391 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Carl Hulse - Nov. 21 (News Analysis) - While Republicans dispute that they are pure obstructionists, there is evidence to suggest that they are using their procedural power to slow even legislation and nominations that they know they have no chance of blocking. And in some cases, many Republicans do not truly expect to prevail.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/439391">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/439391">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/439391">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Senate Democratic Party Republican Party U.S. Congress Republicans Hope For Just One Defection Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/436935 http://newstrust.net/stories/436935 <span><a href="/sources/npr">National Public Radio</a> - Nov. 21 (News Analysis) - No Republicans will vote Saturday night to advance the Senate's health care bill to open debate, Republican Whip Sen. John Kyl says. That leaves the fate of the vote in the hands of a few moderate Democrats, all of whom are needed to reach the 60 votes needed to push the bill forward. Host Scott Simon speaks with Kyl on his party's chances of defeating the bill.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/436935">1.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/436935">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/436935">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care Republican Party U.S. Congress What to watch for in today's debate Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/436346 http://newstrust.net/stories/436346 <span><a href="/sources/politico">The Politico</a> - By Chris Frates - Nov. 21 (News Analysis) - Nancy Pelosi did it. Can Harry Reid? Two Saturdays ago, Pelosi passed health reform on a squeaker of a House vote. Today, Reid can’t spare a single Democrat as the Senate decides whether to start debate. If not, President Barack Obama’s reform hopes suffer immeasurable harm.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/436346">3.2 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/436346">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/436346">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care U.S. Congress Democratic Party Republican Party The $100 Million Health Care Vote? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/430568 http://newstrust.net/stories/430568 <span><a href="/sources/abc_news">ABC News</a> - By Jonathan Karl - Nov. 20 (News Report) - The health care bill includes a $100 million section for increasing medicaid subsidies to the state of Louisiana. The Note, authored by ABC News' Rick Klein, covers politics, the White House, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, and all latest political campaigning for the 2012 presidential race. Washington's first and most influential tipsheet, The</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/430568">3.2 average</a> - <a href="/stories/430568">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/430568">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Health Care Senate girds for Saturday vote and long battle on health care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/433179 http://newstrust.net/stories/433179 <span><a href="/sources/mcclatchy">McClatchy</a> - By David Lightman - Nov. 20 (News Report) - The Senate Thursday began what promises to be a bitter, lengthy battle over the future of health care in America, and taxes, abortion, affordability and federal deficits emerged as key flashpoints.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/433179">3.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/433179">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/433179">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care U.S. Congress Taxes Abortion Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/434442 http://newstrust.net/stories/434442 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Malia Wollan, Tamar Lewin - Nov. 20 (News Report) - The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, with students occupying buildings at Santa Cruz and Berkeley. On the Berkeley campus, at least 40 students took over a classroom building, Wheeler Hall, barricading themselves on the second floor. Hundreds of students surrounded the building, huddled under umbrellas, tarps and plastic, chanting slogans like: “Fee hike! We strike!”</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/434442">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/434442">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/434442">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Education Reform