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...hope that pro-life Democrats were going to go quietly into the night was shattered in the final hours before the House passed its version of the health care bill on Nov. 7. Sixty-four pro-life Dems joined most Republicans in voting for an amendment authored by Representative Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, which aims to ensure that no federal dollars can go - directly or indirectly - to funding abortions in the new health-insurance marketplace that is envisioned by the bill. Pro-choice advocates insist that the amendment goes too far, beyond the decades-old Hyde Amendment, the federal...
...Nov. 24, the Obamas will host their first state dinner, in honor of India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. The elaborate formalities that U.S. Presidents have reserved for visiting heads of state have been retained since the 19th century, and the first dinner hosted by Michelle and Barack Obama is a highly anticipated event: some 400 guests are expected to attend. So who's getting all this attention? A beturbaned 77-year-old former economist, who in May was sworn in for his second term as leader of the world's second most populous country and its largest democracy. Singh...
Quotes By: "Things changed. And the United States recovered from difficult economic situation ... it has shown remarkable capacity to bounce back." - On the eve of his trip to Washington, on the economic situation in America (Times of India, Nov...
...have no apprehension that our relations with the United States would in any way suffer because of the change of headmistress." - On his relationship with Obama, compared with his good relationship with President Bush, in an interview with CNN (CNN, Nov...
...Clearly the worst is behind us." - On the financial crisis' effect, at a World Economic Forum meeting (New York Times, Nov...