Here’s a new one: “Many people were happy” before Obamacare, when their pre-existing health problems kept them from getting private insurance. That’s what Republican Tom Cotton said, anyway, in Tuesday’s debate with Sen. Mark Pryor in the Arkansas Senate race. Cotton said that the previous coverage for these folks…
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Watch: Michelle Obama dances with a turnip – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWatch: Michelle Obama dances with a turnipUSA TODAYThe first lady was responding to Iman Crosson — a Barack Obama impersonator with the Twitter handle of @Alphacat — who posed this question: "How many calories do you burn every time you 'turn up?' " Michelle Obama is …
Obama visits NJ today for Democratic fundraiser – The Star-Ledger
The Star-LedgerObama visits NJ today for Democratic fundraiserThe Star-LedgerTRENTON — President Obama is scheduled to visit New Jersey today for the first time since May 2013, when he toured the Hurricane Sandy-devastated Jersey Shore with Republican Gov. Chris Christie.Stile: Obama no longer drawing a Jersey crowdNorthJersey.comPelosi …
Obama, Bill Clinton to campaign for Michigan Dems – The Detroit News
The Detroit NewsObama, Bill Clinton to campaign for Michigan DemsThe Detroit NewsMichigan's election has drawn many high-profile politicians including Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as well as former Florida … "Democrat candidates …Obama to visit …
Dems pull back in Kentucky Senate race, as Grimes faces grumbling from the left – Fox News
PoliticoDems pull back in Kentucky Senate race, as Grimes faces grumbling from the leftFox NewsDemocratic Party honchos are pulling back on their support of Alison Lundergan Grimes, the groomed candidate who represented the party's best hope for unseating Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. The Democratic … She also …
Obama holds Ebola meeting as White House defends handling of outbreak
By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama convened a high-level meeting about the Ebola outbreak on Wednesday after abruptly postponing a political trip in what was a sign of growing concern about the deadly virus. The White House strongly defended the government's …
Saving Kobane – Aljazeera.com
Aljazeera.comSaving KobaneAljazeera.comOn August 7, US President Barack Obama ordered airstrikes to stop the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Iraqi Kurdistan's regional capital, Erbil. For many Kurds, the airstrikes underscored what they felt has been a genuine …Turkey Has Been Consistent, Just …
Lawmaker’s costly swearing-in bash busts tradition
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-thousand guests have been invited to an expensive soiree Wednesday to celebrate the swearing-in of the first Latino to head the California Senate in more than a century.
Syria-Iraq fight gets a name: ‘Inherent Resolve’
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East — remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks against Saddam Hussein? — but the Pentagon has finally named its fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria: Operation Inherent Resolve.
Philippines police file charges against U.S. Marine in murder case
MANILA (Reuters) – Police in the Philippines filed murder charges on Wednesday against a U.S. Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former U.S. naval base of Subic Bay. The Philippine government also wants to take custody of Private First Class …
‘Praying for justice’: Detroit residents speak up in historic bankruptcy
By Peter Suciu DETROIT (Reuters) – Ordinary Detroit residents sounded off with passion and anger on Wednesday as they gave a federal judge their views on the city's plan to exit its historic municipal bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes began a hearing on Sept. 2 to determine if Detroit'…
Young Age And Alcohol Consumption Are Risk Factors For Sexual Assault – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsYoung Age And Alcohol Consumption Are Risk Factors For Sexual AssaultHeadlines & Global NewsFifty percent of women are sexually assaulted by someone they know, rather than a stranger. (Photo : The Lion). When considering preventative strategies for sexual assaults, it is very important that risk factors, such as …
Poor sanitation kills 150000 children annually in Nigeria – The Punch
Hindu Business LinePoor sanitation kills 150000 children annually in NigeriaThe PunchPoor sanitation and the intake of unsafe water, which results in diarrhea kills about 150,000 children in Nigeria annually, the United Nations Children's Education Fund has said. It called on parents to make children see the need to always wash their …
‘Speeding pensioner on mobility scooter doing 25mph in Tesco hit and nearly … – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk'Speeding pensioner on mobility scooter doing 25mph in Tesco hit and nearly …Mirror.co.ukA shaken shopper says he was knocked down and injured by a mobility scooter doing 25mph – inside a SUPERMARKET. Bruce Storr, 67, was doing his weekly shop in Tesco when an elderly man came …
Family describes children’s cross-border heart surgery experience – BBC News
BBC NewsFamily describes children's cross-border heart surgery experienceBBC NewsNorthern Ireland's health minister has backed the establishment of an all-Ireland children's heart surgery centre in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It means surgery in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital will cease. One family from Banbridge, …
Ebola-Infected Health Worker in Dallas Took a Flight on Monday – New York Times
New York TimesEbola-Infected Health Worker in Dallas Took a Flight on MondayNew York TimesDallas fire rescue workers wearing protective gear on Wednesday taped off a door at the Village Bend East apartments, where a second health care worker who has tested positive for Ebola lives. Credit Sana Syed/City …
How to depict the death penalty
A new exhibition aims to humanise condemned prisoners. From the sword to the electric chair, the death penalty has inspiredpowerful art, writes Jason Farago.
Chris Noth Has A Lot To Say About ‘Sex And The City’ And Carrie Bradshaw
Chris Noth has not played Mr. Big since 2010, but he recently got frank about the “Sex and the City” series during an interview with News.com.au, including a discussion about how his character has been misunderstood all these years. “One of the things I tell people is that [Big] …