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Op-Ed: HHS chief Sebelius on health care reform (The Newsroom)
17 Mar 2010 at 10:08pm

The Newsroom - If you want to understand why we need to reform our health insurance system, you need to know about Americans like Natoma Canfield. Natoma is a 50-year-old cancer survivor from Medina, Ohio, who wrote to President Obama last December. Like a growing number of Americans, she's self-employed and can't get health insurance through her job. But until this January, she always made sure to maintain a policy for herself on the individual market. It was the responsible thing to do.




Op-Ed: Health bill is malpractice (The Newsroom)
17 Mar 2010 at 12:59pm

The Newsroom - Tom Coburn is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He is also a practicing physician and author of the "Patients' Choice Act" along with Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina and Representatives Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Devin Nunes of California.



Israel crisis: US must keep up the pressure (The Christian Science Monitor)
17 Mar 2010 at 5:12pm
The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration appears to be turning down the rhetoric in its heated exchange with Israel over last week’s surprise announcement of 1,600 more Jewish housing units in East Jerusalem. It should not, however, relieve pressure on Israel to show that it is ready to compromise in making peace with the Palestinians.
Kucinich: 'Yes,' Then a Fight for Health Care as a Right (The Nation)
17 Mar 2010 at 4:57pm
The Nation - The Nation -- Like tens of millions of Americans, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich does not believe that the health care reform legislation proposed by President Obama and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate goes far enough.
New Rule: Chai Noon (HuffingtonPost.com)
16 Mar 2010 at 1:58pm
HuffingtonPost.com - Read Bill Maher's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com

NYT > Global Home
NYT > Global Home

Struggling Governments Get Creative to Raise Income
by By MATTHEW SALTMARSH
17 Mar 2010 at 8:56pm
Authorities in Europe and the U.S. are turning to “stealth taxes” to avoid drawing attention to the tightening fiscal noose.
Marja Residents Report Taliban Intimidation
by By ROD NORDLAND
17 Mar 2010 at 8:07pm
Though fighters have left town, agitators have remained in Marja waging a campaign of intimidation, local leaders said.
Israel Seeks to Mend Rift With the U.S.
by By ISABEL KERSHNER
17 Mar 2010 at 8:15pm
Israeli officials said they were working on a plan to defuse tensions over building in East Jerusalem.
Nigerian President Dismisses Cabinet
by By ADAM NOSSITER
17 Mar 2010 at 10:28pm
DAKAR, Senegal — The acting president of Nigeria dissolved his cabinet in an assertion yet of his authority over a country where his rule has been challenged.
Fire at Tombs Leads to Deadly Clash in Uganda
by By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and JOSH KRON
17 Mar 2010 at 10:06pm
Riots erupted at a shrine in a sign of continuing troubles between the government and a traditional kingdom.

NYT > Opinion
NYT > Opinion

Editorial: Will China Listen?
17 Mar 2010 at 6:33am
It's time for European nations and others to join the U.S. in speaking up against China’s manipulation of its currency.


Editorial: A Good Deal for the Everglades
17 Mar 2010 at 10:24pm
Florida’s deal to buy land from the United States Sugar Corporation is a vital step toward restoring the Everglades.


Editorial: Taxi Rip-Off
17 Mar 2010 at 5:02am
Modern technology uncovered a scam in which thousands of taxi drivers overcharged passengers. More technology can help stop it.


Editorial: San Patricio
17 Mar 2010 at 10:28pm
The day of all days in the Irish-American calendar is a fitting time to remember that nearly all of us were immigrants once.


Letters: Time for Change in the Postal Service?
17 Mar 2010 at 4:38am


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