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The Looming Deadline for Healthcare Reform
On Tuesday, President Obama was "cautiously optimistic" about his Christmas Eve deadline for healthcare reform from the Senate. Since then, a "kill the bill" movement’s been gaining force among Democrats. We get a progress report. Also, the US expresses readiness to join $100 billion climate aid fund, and Islamic militants intercept spy videos from Predator drones.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenOn Tuesday, President Obama was "cautiously optimistic" about his Christmas Eve deadline for healthcare reform from the Senate. Since then, a "kill the bill" movement’s been gaining force among Democrats. We get a progress report. Also, the US expresses readiness to join $100 billion climate aid fund, and militants in Iraq used $26 software to hack into live video feeds from US Predator drones.
Banner image: Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) speaks to reporters about the healthcare reform bill being debated in the Senate, on December 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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3 storiesUS Ready to Join $100 Billion Climate Aid Fund
Hillary Clinton arrived in Copenhagen today, hoping to put new life into the climate talks. She said the US will join other countries in raising $100 billion a year by the year 2020 to help poor nations adjust to global warming. Bryan Walsh is in Copenhagen for Time magazine.
Read the story8 minThe Looming Deadline for Healthcare Reform
The President and Democratic leaders have an agenda for healthcare reform . Pass the Senate version by Christmas Eve, and a compromise out of both Houses for a White House signing ceremony before the State of the Union Address in late January or early February.
Read the story36 minMilitary Drones Hacked over Iraq
Predators and other unmanned drones are increasingly important to the Pentagon for surveillance and aerial bombing. The Pentagon knew for a decade that drones might be vulnerable to computer hacking, but assumed that enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan couldn't exploit that fact.
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