http://www.humsurfer.com/cat/News/hot Community news sharing for Indians en http://www.humsurfer.com/moderate-dems-pivotal-in-saturday-health-care-vote Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is indisputable: to deliver $100 million or more in federal funds to the state. And in the process clear the way for one of three moderate http://www.humsurfer.com/us-health-reforms-face-biggest-test-yet-in-senate Another month, another milestone: US President Barack Obama's long struggle to enact far-reaching health reforms faces another hurdle Saturday in the US Senate. It is perhaps the most important vote to date, yet just another step in the hugely divisive process that has engulfed much of Obama's first year in office. The chamber is expected to vote http://www.humsurfer.com/obamas-job-approval-rating-drops-below-50 The latest Gallup Daily tracking results, released yesterday said that 49 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as the President, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency. Although the current decline below 50 percent has symbolic significance, most of the recent decline in support for http://www.humsurfer.com/gop-health-test-recommendations-could-affect-care Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. "This is how rationing starts," declared Jon Kyl of Arizona, the party's second-in-command in the http://www.humsurfer.com/obama-job-approval-rating-drops-50 WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance. A survey by Quinnipiac University on http://www.humsurfer.com/us-senate-unveils-health-care-bill The US Senate has unveiled a health care reform bill that was estimated to cost nearly $900 billion. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a press conference Wednesday that the overhaul health care reform bill would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans, Xinhua reported. Citing an analysis by the Congressional Budget http://www.humsurfer.com/obama-job-approval-rating-drops-under-50-percent Washington: President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance. A survey by Quinnipiac University on http://www.humsurfer.com/obama146s-job-approval-rating-at-below-50 WASHINGTON: The US President Mr Barack Obama’s job approval rating has dipped below the 50 per cent mark, the first time after he was sworn in January this year. Although the current decline below 50 per cent has symbolic significance, most of the recent decline in support for Mr Obama occurred in July and August. He began July at 60 per http://www.humsurfer.com/obamaamp39s-approval-rating-slips-below-50-percent Novosti) US President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent for the first time since he took office, according to the latest Gallup poll. Gallup's daily 'tracking' poll showed that 49 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as the president. It said that most of the decline in support for Obama occurred in http://www.humsurfer.com/obama39s-job-approval-rating-below-50 The latest Gallup Daily tracking results, released yesterday said that 49% of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as the President, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency. Gallup said the ongoing, contentious debate over national healthcare reform and the continued economic crisis are the possible http://www.humsurfer.com/two-pakistanis-linked-to-mumbai-attacks-arrested-in-italy Two Pakistani nationals suspected of being involved in the Mumbai terror attacks have been arrested in Italy. They were arrested in the northern city of Brescia in Italy, Britain's 'Sky News' reported today. The men are believed to have provided logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai. Police sources claim the http://www.humsurfer.com/fatherson-duo-arrested-in-italy Reports from Italy said that a father and son duo were arrested in a raid in Brescia in northern Italy and their links to the Mumbai terror attackers has been established. The two suspects, who managed a money transfer agency, helped fund the Mumbai terror attacks, according to the Italian police. Stefano Fonzi, the head of anti-terror police in http://www.humsurfer.com/italy-faces-growing-jihadist-threat NEW DELHI: Like other European states, Italy has become increasingly fearful that the Lashkar s infrastructure could support operations by autonomous Islamist cells operating on its soil. In October, Libyan national Mohamed Game attacked an Italian Army barracks in Milan, armed with an improvised explosive device carried on his body. The device http://www.humsurfer.com/pak-fatherson-duo-linked-to-2611-attacks-held-in-italy The two men, who ran a money transfer agency, were arrested in an early morning raid from the northern Italian city of Brescia, police said. The duo has been identified by the police as Mohammad Yaqub Janjua, 60, and Aamer Yaqub Janjua, 31. They have been accused of aiding and abetting international terrorism as well as illegal financial activity. http://www.humsurfer.com/italy-arrests-2-pakistanis-for-mumbai-attacks The two, father and son, were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, police in the northern Italian city said. The suspects managed a money transfer agency and helped fund the Nov. 26 attacks, police said in a statement. The day before the attacks they transferred money to activate an Internet phone account that was used by the attackers and http://www.humsurfer.com/ibnlokmat-attack-sena-mp-sanjay-raut39s-kin-wanted Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's brother Sunil Raut has been named as the prime accused by the police in the attack on the office of IBN-Lokmat Marathi news channel. "Sunil Raut has been named as a wanted accused in the complaint. He is the prime accused who allegedly instigated the mob to vandalise the office premises of the channel http://www.humsurfer.com/defiant-shivsena-blames-ibn-for-its-attack-on-channel Despite the all round condemnation of the Friday's attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune, defiant Shiv Sena has come out in the open, blaming anti-Thackeray bias of the channel. Shiv Sena said that media coverage on party supremo Bal Thackeray provoked Shiv Sainiks to launch the attack http://www.humsurfer.com/defiant-shiv-sena-blames-ibn-for-its-attack-on-channel Despite the all round condemnation of the Friday's attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune, defiant Shiv Sena has come out in the open, blaming anti-Thackeray bias of the channel. Shiv Sena said that media coverage on party supremo Bal Thackeray provoked Shiv Sainiks to launch the attack http://www.humsurfer.com/sena-unrepentant-for-news-channel-attack Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has slammed the attack in Pune, but has a stern word of advice for the media. "Any kind of unwanted, untoward or unwarranted violence should be condemned. Violence is not the solution for anything and doesn't justify any claim. But I also think that as media professionals or actor or business people, we http://www.humsurfer.com/channel-attack-17-sent-to-police-remand The 17 were produced before the Vikhroli metropolitan magistrate, which remanded them to two day police custody. All the accused have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including attempt to murder, outraging the modesty of women and assault. The police had today sought the custody of the arrested accused in order to