Obama says it's now Senate's turn on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to ``take the baton'' on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation's health care system. ``For years we've been told that this couldn't be done,'' Obama said in a brief statement from the Rose Garden. ``But last night the House proved different.'' More »Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. Fares for travel around the holidays have been rising since late summer. Christmas fares are now running 4 percent below a year ago, and the gap is likely to disappear soon. More »Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic. Wen Jiabao's promise at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit was warmly received by African leaders and officials, most of whose nations confront a miasma of despair further accentuated by a global financial crisis that is only now showing signs of abating. More »