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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that budget analysts said would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and dramatically expand health coverage.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy is on a moderate growth path and inflation pressures are contained, data showed Thursday, backing up the Federal Reserve's vow to keep benchmark interest rates ultra-low for some time.

MANISTEE, Mich./WACO, Texas/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to the Republican Party they had no intention of being its lapdog.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia scheduled for next week to focus on the final push for a U.S. healthcare overhaul, the White House said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former political fundraiser for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions.

In der Gesundheitspolitik hat sich Schwarz-Gelb auf einen Minimalkonsens geeinigt: Irgendetwas muss sich ändern. Doch zur Kopfpauschale ist es noch ein weiter Weg.

Er hat seinen Frieden mit dem Scheitern gemacht: Alex Chilton, der 1967 mit den Box Tops den Hit "The Letter" sang, ist 59-jährig gestorben. Von Jörg Wunder

Jede Woche präsentieren Autoren Auszüge ihrer Bücher auf ZEIT ONLINE. Diese Woche liest Maximilian Steinbeis aus seinem Buch "Pascolini".

A oposição comemorou nesta quinta-feira a decisão do ministro Joelson Dias, do TSE (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral), de condenar o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva por prática de propaganda eleitoral antecipada. Na avaliação dos oposicionistas, a condenação será a primeira de uma série a atingir o presidente e a ministra Dilma Roussefff (Casa Civil), pré-ca […]

O governador de São Paulo, José Serra (PSDB), minimizou nesta quinta-feira a greve dos professores estaduais e negou que não tenha ido a um evento na manhã de hoje devido à presença de professores protestando no local. No final da manhã, estava programada a presença de Serra na inauguração de um viaduto no Jaraguá (zona norte de SP), mas ele não foi. Cerca d […]

Pela primeira vez desde que assumiu o governo do Distrito Federal, Wilson Lima (PR) se reuniu nesta quinta-feira com o presidente do STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal), Gilmar Mendes, responsável por analisar o pedido de intervenção federal no DF. Lima não quis comentar o teor do encontro, mas foi ao Supremo acompanhado do procurador do Distrito Federal, Marcelo […]

The man featured in a startlingly clear surveillance video shooting a gun aboard a TTC bus last year broke down Thursday at his sentencing hearing as he apologized to the community.

Brian McKeever won gold in the 10km cross-country race Thursday, while Viviane Forest won gold in the downhill.

A Cobourg pastor working on a church video with toy guns was stopped by police who swarmed to a downtown intersection to find four armed masked men.

EFEEl juez de la Audiencia Nacional Eloy Velasco dictó una orden de detención internacional contra él.Cubillas ocupó un cargo en el Gobierno de Hugo Chávez.El ministro de Interior venezolano afirma que hay una "campaña de agresión desprestigio mediáticos".El Gobierno venezolano ha solicitado a Interpol Madrid que envíe a Venezuela los antecedentes […]

EFEEl juez de la Audiencia Nacional Eloy Velasco dictó una orden de detención internacional contra él.Cubillas ocupó un cargo en el Gobierno de Hugo Chávez.El Gobierno venezolano ha solicitado a Interpol Madrid que envíe a Venezuela los antecedentes penales y los procedimientos que haya respecto al presunto etarra Arturo Cubillas, contra el que el juez de la […]

EFELa Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas rechazó la propuesta de prohibir su comercio. Se rechazaron sendas propuestas de Mónaco y España para proteger al  atún rojo, una especie muy mermada por la sobreexplotación. Además, la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza ha alertado sobre el peligro de extinción de […]

Les cas de plus en plus nombreux de tuberculose résistante aux traitements, souvent  mortels, menacent sérieusement la santé publique car ils sont trop peu diagnostiqués, s'est alarmée jeudi l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS).

Barack Obama a reporté une deuxième fois son voyage en Asie pour être présent à Washington au moment du vote.

La cour d'appel de Paris a reconnu la filiation entre un couple et ses deux jumelles nées d'une mère porteuse aux Etats-Unis, mais elle a refusé la transcription de l'acte de naissance dans l'état civil français.

Le premier ministre grec n'exclut pas de demander l'aide du Fonds monétaire international pour assainir les comptes du pays.

La mort, mardi en Seine-et-Marne, du brigadier-chef Jean-Serge Nérin, attribuée à ETA, ravive les questions sur l'état des forces etarras en France.

Il presidente Cei: «Tra gli impegni irrinunciabili dei cattolici rientra l'attenzione alla res publica»

Il Csm frena sull'ispezione: solo risoluzione. Atti relativi al premier, venerdì la decisione sul trasferimento a Roma

Il presidente del Consiglio nel capoluogo campano per lanciare la candidatura di Caldoro: «Rivoluzione liberale dopo il voto. Io Paperone? Loro sono la Banda Bassotti» Consulta: «No a sospensione Dl salva-liste prima del voto»

Il politico Pdl: «Santoro mai messo a tacere». L'esponente Pd: «Arresto di Frisullo, tempistica sospetta»

L'esponente dell'Idv e il presidente dei senatori del Pdl a confronto: il video

Mar 18 - Gloria Steinem reflects on the feminist movement today and her contribution to society, just ahead of her 76th birthday. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Mar 18 - A spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund says Greece has not asked for financial assistance. Conway Gittens reports.

Mar 18 - President Obama signed a new jobs bill, as he expressed hope the U.S. economy may soon be adding jobs instead of losing them. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Mar. 18 - Traditional tuna fishermen in Spain and Italy fear for their livelihoods as CITES debates a proposal to ban the catching of bluefin in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Mar 18 - Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock pulls out of the London premiere of her new film, amid reports her husband cheated on her. Gemma Haines reports.

The latest on efforts to pass health bill: • Pelosi says bill would save $138B • Obama postpones Asia trip to wait for vote • GOP leader hopes bill "never, ever, ever passes"

President Obama has repeatedly said that failure to pass a health care reform bill is simply not an option.

A million sandbags have been filled and are ready to protect Fargo, North Dakota, where the Red River surged nearly 3 feet in 24 hours.

An American woman who authorities say called herself "Jihad Jane" is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, accused of conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the U.S. Justice Department said.

The murderer of a 16-year-old girl faces electrocution Thursday after a letter bragging about his crimes got him a cell on Virginia's death row.