Press review | 10/11/2009

 

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Stage victory for Obama

Stage victory for Obama

 

After heated debate over healthcare reform in the US, the House of Representatives passed the healthcare bill on the weekend, a move widely viewed as a victory for US President Barack Obama. One goal of the reform is to assure coverage for the roughly 36 million US citizens currently without medical insurance.

With articles from the following publications:
The Economist - United Kingdom, Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland, To Vima Online - Greece

POLITICS

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Germany

More military power for Medvedev

ECONOMY

Rzeczpospolita - Poland

E-cars ideal for city driving

CULTURE

The Guardian - United Kingdom

Sesame Street turns 40

Dilema Veche - Romania

Ionesco belongs to all of us

SOCIETY

De Volkskrant - Netherlands

Fear of vaccination is a bad counsellor