Saturday, February 27, 2010

Hawaii prepares evacuations ahead of tsunami - Reuters


The Hindu


Hawaii prepares evacuations ahead of tsunami

Reuters


HONOLULU (Reuters) - Hawaii prepared to start evacuations ahead of a tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Chile, a civil defense official on the US island said on Saturday. "Get off the shore line. We are closing  »


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Friday, February 26, 2010

New York's Paterson Won't Seek New Term - Wall Street Journal


Washington Post


New York's Paterson Won't Seek New Term

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Obama hosts summit to rescue health bill - Washington Post


Washington Post


Obama hosts summit to rescue health bill

Washington Post


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama launches a last-ditch bid to salvage his st »


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Cantor: White House Health Care Bill Is a 'Non-Starter' - ABC News


National Post


Cantor: White House Health Care Bill Is a 'Non-Starter'

ABC News


House Minority Whip Eric Cantor today expressed little hope for bipartisan agreement on a health care bill when Republicans and Democrats meet Thursday in a joint summit c »


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Monday, February 22, 2010

Health insurance rate hikes targeted - CNN


Kansas City Star


Health insurance rate hikes targeted

CNN


President Obama is set to unveil his proposal to overhaul health care on Monday morning. Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration will propose legislation that would  »


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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Alexander Haig Remembered as Soldier-Statesman - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Alexander Haig Remembered as Soldier-Statesman

New York Times


By AP The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Soldier and statesman, Alexander Haig never lived down his televised response to the 1981 ...


Alexander M. Haig Jr., at 85; was Reagan's secretary of state

Boston Globe


Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Obama Presses Parties on Health - Wall Street Journal


New York Times (blog)


Obama Presses Parties on Health

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Friday, February 19, 2010

O'Keefe and Young Conservative Troublemakers Hit CPAC - The Washington Independent


FOXNews


O'Keefe and Young Conservative Troublemakers Hit CPAC

The Washington Independent


On the way from the press room to a Thursday night reception I snapped the quick photo below of James O'Keefe (left), who made it to CPAC after  »


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Why does the West love the Dalai Lama? - BBC News


BBC News


Why does the West love the Dalai Lama?

BBC News


A US president is again choosing to meet the Dalai Lama despite Chinese opposition. But why is this Tibetan spiritual and political leader such a popular figure in the West? To the Chinese government and to many of its people he is an ...


China braced for Barack Obama meeting Dalai Lama

Telegraph.co.uk


China on the Dalai Lama

CNN International


Tibetans herald Obama-Dalai Lama meeting with fireworks

The Guardian


USA Today -UPI.com -Reuters


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Biden: US got 'money's worth' from stimulus act - The Associated Press


USA Today


Biden: US got 'money's worth' from stimulus act

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON รข€" Vice President Joe Biden asserted in an interview Wednesday that taxpayers have "gotten their money's worth" out of the $787 billion stimulus program that Congress passed during the depths of the recession. In an interview broadcast on ...


Please, Mr. President, No More Stimulus!

FOXNews


One Year On, Obama Administration Notes Gains Of Stimulus Package

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

How significant is Mullah Baradar's arrest? - BBC News


The Guardian


How significant is Mullah Baradar's arrest?

BBC News


The capture of top Taliban militant commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the Pakistani city of Karachi is the most important catch for the American CIA and the Pakistani intelligence service since March 2007. Back then, operatives of ...


Taliban commander captured

CNN International


Taliban commander held in Pakistan: US officials

Reuters


Afghanistan's No. 2 Taliban leader captured in Pakistan

MiamiHerald.com


The Associated Press -New York Times -The Guardian


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Monday, February 15, 2010

Clinton expected to seek Saudi Arabia's help in confronting Iran - Washington Post


Washington Post


Clinton expected to seek Saudi Arabia's help in confronting Iran

Washington Post


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton begins a difficult diplomatic assignment Monday in Saudi Arabia, a key US  »


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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Nato aims to add to Afghan gains - BBC News


The Guardian


Nato aims to add to Afghan gains

BBC News


Thousands of US, UK and Afghan troops are trying to consolidate gains on the second day of a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. They are advancing carefully, clearing thousands of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the ...


NATO, Afghan Troops in Second Day of Operation in Taliban Stronghold

Voice of America


Afghan flag-raising in NATO offensive draws gunfire

Reuters


Gunfire As Some Taliban Fight Marines In Marjah

KITV Honolulu


CNN -The Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk


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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

Clinton could return home today - NECN


Sydney Morning Herald


Clinton could return home today

NECN


(NECN/ABC) - Former President Bill Clinton could go home as early as Friday, just one day after having minor heart surgery. Six years after a quadruple bypass, Mr. Clinton had chest pains that sent him back to the hospital. Clinton, the UN's Special ...


Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace'

CNN


Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious

FOXNews


No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows

Washington Post


DNAinfo -OK! Magazine -WTOC


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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary, Cracks Down on Opposition - Voice of America


Reuters


Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary, Cracks Down on Opposition

Voice of America


Photo: AP Hundreds of thousands of people r »


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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Iran TV: Higher Uranium Enrichment Process Started - Voice of America


Reuters


Iran TV: Higher Uranium Enrichment Process Started

Voice of America


Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level, defying international efforts to curb its nuclear activity. Iranian state television quoted officials who said the process started Tuesday at Iran's Natanz facility in the presence of ...


Iran still open to talks on nuclear fuel swap

Press TV


US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks

Reuters


Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV

The Guardian


Ha'aretz -New York Times -Times Online


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Monday, February 8, 2010

Middletown Explosion: Relief Centers Set Up For Employees, Family Members - Hartford Courant


ABC News


Middletown Explosion: Relief Centers Set Up For Employees, Family Members

Hartford Courant


Where: Not-yet-operational 620-megawatt Kleen Energy power plant on the Connecticut River in Middletown. Size: The 96 percent complete plant was to be one of the largest in New England in recent years. Operations: The Kleen Energy plant is meant to ...


Marshals Seek Deadly Conn. Gas Plant Blast's Cause

ABC News


5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant

Washington Post


Officials search for cause of deadly explosion at Kleen Energy plant

NECN


New York Times -Boston Globe -Los Angeles Times


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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Sarah Palin lashes Obama at first Tea Party convention - BBC News


Globe and Mail


Sarah Palin lashes Obama at first Tea Party convention

BBC News


Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has spoken at the first US Tea Party convention, urging a return to conservate principles. Speaking in Nashville, Mrs Palin c »


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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Tea party groups aim to form PAC - Boston Globe


Los Angeles Times


Tea party groups aim to form PAC

Boston Globe


NASHVILLE - Organizers of the National Tea Party Convention said yesterday that participants would form a political action committee aimed at electing up to 20 candidates this f »


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Friday, February 5, 2010

Missionary Stumbles on Road to Haiti - Wall Street Journal


Globe and Mail


Missionary Stumbles on Road to Haiti

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

House Faces Tough Vote on $1.9T More Debt - FOXNews


Kansas City Star


House Faces Tough Vote on $1.9T More Debt

FOXNews


AP The debt measure set for a House vote Thursday would raise the cap on federal borrowing to $14.3 trillion. WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives are counting on new budget deficit curbs to help smooth the way for a bill ...


Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes

Washington Post


Congressional Democrats are nay-saying Obama's budget

Los Angeles Times


Rove: The President's GOP Outreach Comes Too Late

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