WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama’s top Democratic ally in the House of Representatives said Thursday that lawmakers there would include a government-run plan in sweeping legislation to overhaul health care.
 
“I fully support a public option. A public option will be in the bill that passes the House of Representatives,” said Pelosi, who told reporters [...]

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By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press
 
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper met Thursday with some of the most powerful politicians in the United States, defending Canadian interests as America’s single largest trading partner.
Harper took the unusual step of paying a visit to the majestic Capitol building to meet with Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Republican John Boehner [...]

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By Mike Eckel, The Associated Press
 
MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday praised the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defence system in Eastern Europe, calling it a “responsible move.”
The Russian leader made the comments on state-run TV just hours after President Barack Obama announced he was shelving the project, [...]

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HALALA USA TO TAKE THEIR HEALTHCARE PLAN TO WESTERN KENYA
Sons and daughters of mulembe members of Halala organization in the United States Gathered in Towson, Maryland the last weekend of August 2009 to collectively endorse the implementation of a mobile clinic in Western Kenya.
They all came from all over United States as far as Massachusetts, [...]

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By Agwanda Powerman
A 3 day training for officers commanding stations (OCS) in Nyanza and Western province kicked off in Kisumu this morning with renewed calls for the force to observe basic human rights.
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights commissioner Sam Tororei says 70% of the police executions are as a result of excessive use of [...]

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