http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293646,lawmakers-set-for-major-vote-on-us-health-reform.html Washington - The US House of Representatives could vote Saturday evening on a landmark health reform bill that is aimed at cutting costs and extending coverage to Americans who lack insurance. The House vote would mark the biggest victory yet for Pre... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:04:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293646,lawmakers-set-for-major-vote-on-us-health-reform.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293642,un-council-calls-on-afghan-government-to-fight-graft-unite-country.html New York - The UN Security Council called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government to fight corruption and the drug trade while also improving security and promoting national unity in the wake of an election marred by fraud. The council also sai... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293642,un-council-calls-on-afghan-government-to-fight-graft-unite-country.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293640,amid-mourning-authorities-seek-answers-in-fort-hood-rampage.html Fort Hood, Texas - As investigators tried to determine the motive behind the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the largest US military installation in the world, mourners struggling to cope with their loss held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the dea... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:52:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293640,amid-mourning-authorities-seek-answers-in-fort-hood-rampage.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293638,40-years-on-sesame-street-still-takes-the-high-road.html Los Angeles - It has won over 100 Emmys, been shown in more than 125 countries and on Tuesday it will celebrate a rare achievement in an age of ever-shifting tastes: Sesame Street will be 40 years old. Sesam... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:22:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293638,40-years-on-sesame-street-still-takes-the-high-road.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293635,bitterness-of-war-hits-home-adds-to-obamas-dilemma--feature.html Washington - The shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, illuminated the growing toll two wars have taken on the US military, as President Barack Obama nears a key decision in his young presidency about what to do in Afghanistan. The suspected gunman, ... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:52:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293635,bitterness-of-war-hits-home-adds-to-obamas-dilemma--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293634,analysis-double-digit-unemployment-puts-pressure-on-obama.html Washington - US President Barack Obama on Friday signed legislation that extended unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who can't find work. But US households may need much more help than that, after government figures showed the countr... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:28:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293634,analysis-double-digit-unemployment-puts-pressure-on-obama.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293627,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise--summary.html Washington - At least one person was killed and five others injured in a shooting Friday at a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida. The suspect, Jason Rodriguez, opened fire in the morning at the offices of his former employer in downtown Or... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:22:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293627,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293624,extra-alleged-fort-hood-gunman-was-headed-to-afghanistan.html Washington - The Army psychiatrist alleged to have been the gunman in the shootings that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas, was to be deployed to Afghanistan, the US Army confirmed Friday. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was set ... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293624,extra-alleged-fort-hood-gunman-was-headed-to-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293619,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise-.html Washington - At least one person has been killed and five injured in a shooting at a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, the city's fire department said Friday. The 16-storey building in downtown Orlando was in lock down, ambulances were o... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293619,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise-.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293618,authorities-seek-answers-to-fort-hood-rampage--summary.html Washington - US authorities were digging into the background of the Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying out the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, to determine a motive for the attack that killed 13 people. The alleged gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan,... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293618,authorities-seek-answers-to-fort-hood-rampage--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293616,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise--update.html Washington - At least one person has been killed and five injured in a shooting at a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, the city's fire department confirmed Friday. The building was in lock down, ambulances were on scene and police were s... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293616,at-least-one-dead-in-shooting-at-orlando-high-rise--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293612,extra-obama-orders-flags-flown-at-half-staff.html Washington - US President Barack Obama ordered the flags of all federal government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Friday in remembrance of the victims of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. This is a modest tribute to those who lost their liv... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293612,extra-obama-orders-flags-flown-at-half-staff.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293610,extra-pentagon-to-hold-moment-of-silence.html Washington - The Pentagon will hold a moment of silence on Friday to mourn the 13 victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, an Army spokeswoman said. The moment of silence will take place at 2:34 EST (1934 GMT), Colonel Catherine Abbott said. ... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293610,extra-pentagon-to-hold-moment-of-silence.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293593,death-toll-rises-to-13-in-fort-hood-attack-.html Washington - The death toll rose to 13 Friday in the deadly shooting at the US Army base in Fort Hood by an army psychiatrist who likely shouted Allahu Akbar as he opened fire. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim, likely yelled the Muslim religious c... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293593,death-toll-rises-to-13-in-fort-hood-attack-.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293580,us-muslim-group-condemns-fort-hood-attack--update.html Washington - A prominent American Muslim group Friday condemned the attack on a Texas military base that has claimed the lives of at least 13 people. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR) called the shootings by the Army ps... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:40:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293580,us-muslim-group-condemns-fort-hood-attack--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293570,napolitano-says-too-early-to-speculate-on-fort-hood-terror-link.html Brussels - United States Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed her condolences to the victims of the Texas army base shooting Friday and said it was too early to rule out terrorist links. This was a horrific act of violence, even ha... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293570,napolitano-says-too-early-to-speculate-on-fort-hood-terror-link.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293563,extra-us-army-shooter-likely-shouted-allah-akbar-death-toll-rises.html Washington - A top US Army official confirmed Friday that the suspect in the killing of at least 13 people at a Texas army base likely shouted Allah Akbar (God is great) before opening fire. Army Lieutenant General Robert Cone, commander of the For... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293563,extra-us-army-shooter-likely-shouted-allah-akbar-death-toll-rises.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293552,profile-us-military-gunman-a-muslim-opposed-iraq-war.html Washington - The US Army psychiatrist who killed 12 people in a shooting rampage on a Texas military base is a devout Muslim who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday. The shootings on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texa... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293552,profile-us-military-gunman-a-muslim-opposed-iraq-war.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293492,twelve-killed-in-us-army-base-shooting-rampage--summary.html Washington - A US Army officer opened fire on a base in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others. Clarifying earlier official reports that the shooter had been shot dead, Lieutenant General Robert Cone, the base commander, said: A... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:46:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293492,twelve-killed-in-us-army-base-shooting-rampage--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293485,preview-major-vote-on-us-health-reform-expected-saturday.html Washington - Lawmakers are gearing up for the biggest vote yet in the United States on a landmark health reform bill that is designed to cut skyrocketing health costs and extend coverage to millions of Americans who lack insurance. The House of Repre... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293485,preview-major-vote-on-us-health-reform-expected-saturday.html