Archive for March, 2010
Recharging debate, Obama expands offshore drilling (AP)
AP - Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to drilling Wednesday, widening the politically explosive hunt for more homegrown oil and gas.
LA City Council rejects utility rate hike – San Jose Mercury News
 MyFox Los Angeles | LA City Council rejects utility rate hike San Jose Mercury News AP LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council has rejected an electricity rate hike approved by the Department of Water and Power board, sending it back to the utility to be reworked. The City Council voted during an emergency meeting Wednesday night, ... Who's watching the DWP? No DWP rate hike ... for now Commissioners Approve Power Rate Hike |
Car blast kills two in Russia’s Dagestan: agency (Reuters)
Reuters - Two people were killed in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan overnight when a blast ripped through their car, which was believed to have been carrying explosives, Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate – Reuters
 MiamiHerald.com | Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate Reuters KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter US debate over abortion that nearly derailed landmark healthcare reform legislation last month and is expected to remain ... Anti-abortion activist to be sentenced Lawmakers again try to tighten late-term abortion laws in Kansas Killer of Kansas abortion doctor faces life sentence |
Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate (Reuters)
Reuters - The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter U.S. debate over abortion that nearly derailed landmark healthcare reform legislation last month and is expected to remain a factor in U.S. midterm elections.
Seniors wary of health overhaul impact on Medicare (AP)
AP - Seniors aren't celebrating President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
