Posts Tagged ‘speaker-nancy’

AP – Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier’s shadow.

AP – Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama’s signature issue by year’s end.

Reuters – President Barack Obama held talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, giving his visit an unusually low profile as U.S. efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks remain stalemated.

AP – Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint said a 48-year-old man told investigators he wanted to “nudge” the victim, but didn’t want to hurt him.

Reuters – A weakened Tropical Storm Ida drenched the U.S. Gulf Coast and oil installations on Monday, shutting down nearly 30 percent of Gulf energy production.

AP – Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday the House was prepared to approve a sweeping healthcare overhaul that would extend insurance coverage to millions of the uninsured.