Archive for June 19th, 2009

AP – Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Small else.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Military: US airstrikes likely killed 26 civilians (AP)

Written by on Friday, June 19th, 2009 in 258603.

In this photo taken Saturday, June 13, 2009, the Afghan flag flies on the mud roof of an Afghan National police post seen from a guard tower of a U.S. Marine base near the town of Golestan in Afghanistan's Farah Province. In announcing his new Afghan policy, President Barack Obama said strengthening local security forces was a priority. The administration is aiming for a trained, equipped and professional force of 82,000 police by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP – A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concluded in a report released Friday.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Democrats push for new government health plan (Reuters)

Written by on Friday, June 19th, 2009 in 258605.

From left, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-Fla., Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., take part in health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters – Democrat lawmakers on Friday proposed guaranteeing health coverage for nearly every American, despite mounting concerns the cost of doing so could torpedo the Obama administration’s healthcare reform effort.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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