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One glance into Gleason's Gym reveals a snapshot that recalls the glory days of boxing, a time when the Sweet Science ruled the sporting landscape and New York was the center of its universe.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Republicans lost a bid to remove more than $400 billion in cuts to Medicare from Democrats’ health-care overhaul legislation.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the private sector must take the lead in creating jobs as the U.S. economy recovers and that persistently high unemployment “cuts deep” for the millions out of work.
After a half-day brainstorming session with some of the nation's top CEOs, small-business leaders, union reps and economists, Obama said he'd heard many "exciting ideas and proposals." He said there were some ideas that could be put to work almost immediately and others that would become part of legislation for Congress to consider.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday about the newly announced U.S. war plan and other issues. Here are some questions and answers from the interview:
The Senate cast its first votes on remaking the nation's health care system Thursday, approving an amendment to safeguard coverage of mammograms and preventive screening tests for women under a revamped system.
Lynn Giese calls Sarah Palin the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in a long time, and the 57-year-old housewife says she'd work tirelessly for the former Alaska governor were she to run for president in 2012.
President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation," including some ideas he said could put into action quickly. He cited an expanded program to help make more U.S. homes energy-efficient as an example.
WASHINGTON -- Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate took its first vote on legislation to overhaul the health system, approving a plan to guarantee that women can receive mammograms and other preventive health screenings without making co-payments.
Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.
Casting its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the Senate rejected a Republican bid Thursday to stave off Medicare cuts and approved safeguards for coverage of mammograms and other preventive tests for women.
Wealthy Fort Lauderdale investor George Levin and his Banyon hedge funds sank $775 million into Scott Rothstein's legal-settlement deals -- accounting for most of the money sucked into the lawyer's massive Ponzi scheme, court records show.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan gradually based on security in local areas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers as he sought to deflect Republican criticism of a target July 2011 troop-drawdown date.
Retired Air Force Col.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate took its first vote on legislation to overhaul the health system, approving a plan to guarantee that women can receive mammograms and other preventive health screenings without making co-payments.
