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Splits widen for Democrats over health reform
President Barack Obama’s mission to reform US healthcare vaulted another legislative hurdle over the weekend, but the scramble to secure his own party’s votes sheds light on the messy compromises that may be needed to get it to the finish line
Editorial Comment: Aftermath of the Fort Hood atrocity
The reluctance to consider the Fort Hood atrocity a terrorist act is both striking and bizarre
Opinion: Put space at the heart of US-India relations
After the end of the Soviet Union, the US has had no real peers in outer space – India can help Washington pursue its goals at lower cost, write Karl Inderfurth and Raja Mohan
Singh’s visit to “consolidate” US-India ties
Attempt to revive good relations amid concerns that India has slipped down on the US priority list
Health bill passes first US Senate test
A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first US Senate hurdle as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need
‘Civilian surge’ to help Afghanistan
As training for 36 officials begins in the US, questions about political goals remain
Editorial: Deficit attention
The political class on both sides of the Atlantic must come to terms with the fact that success over the next decade will be defined by saving money, not spending it
Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform Saturday evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
Foreign policy tests Obama-Clinton bond
A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton’s relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies
House vote puts focus on tougher Fed scrutiny
Ron Paul, the Texan Republican congressman, edges closer to realising a decades-long ambition to impose tougher congressional scrutiny on the Federal Reserve
