Sunday, February 28, 2010

Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes

New York Times


TOKYO â€" The threat of lethal destruction from tsunami waves receded on Sunday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alarms for the entire Pacific Basin. Evacuations of many coastal areas were canceled after sm »

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami - Times Online


The Hindu


Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami

Times Online


A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami. The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country's largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am ...


Chile devastated by major earthquake

Telegraph.co.uk


Tsunami threatens Hawaiian islands: US agency

Reuters


Chile well prepared

BBC News


AFP -Xinhua -ABC Online


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Friday, February 26, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010

NY Governor Suspends Aide, Seeks Investigation - New York Times


FOXNews


NY Governor Suspends Aide, Seeks Investigation

New York Times


By AP ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence involving a former girlfriend. ...


Unanswered Questions in the Paterson Mess

NBC New York


Gov. Paterson Suspends Aide

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

GOP Expects Little From Obama's Health Forum - New York Times


National Post


GOP Expects Little From Obama's Health Forum

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Republican Congressional leaders on Tuesday rejected President Obama's ch »


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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


FOXNews (blog)


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

Obama wants power to block excessive insurance rate hikes - CNN


National Post


Obama wants power to block excessive insurance rate hikes

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  »

Sunday, February 21, 2010

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


Telegraph.co.uk


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

Boston Globe


Alexander Haig Jr. also served as White House chief of staff during the Nixon administration. He was a four-star general. (Mark Wilson/Globe Staff/File 1988) By Mark Feeney Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I'm in control ...


Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Officials: Texas plane crash targeted feds - msnbc.com


Times Online


Officials: Texas plane crash targeted feds

msnbc.com


Bystanders watch as firefighters battle the blaze at the Echelon building in Austin, after a sm »

Thursday, February 18, 2010

'Dubai police chief 99% sure Israel behind Hamas killing' - Ha'aretz


CBC.ca


'Dubai police chief 99% sure Israel behind Hamas killing'

Ha'aretz


Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim said he is 99 percent sure Israel was involved in the January killing of a Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh at a Dubai luxury hotel, ...


U.A.E. Authorities Probe U.S. Credit-Card Accounts in Hamas Killing

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Toyota President To Head Task Force For Global Quality - Wall Street Journal


Times Online


Toyota President To Head Task Force For Global Quality

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Iran Accuses US of Deceit in the Persian Gulf Region - New York Times


The Guardian


Iran Accuses US of Deceit in the Persian Gulf Region

New York Times


Locked in a sharpening confrontation with the United States, Iran accused Washington on Tuesday of practicing “modern deceit,” using “fake words” to disguise its intentions in the Persian Gulf region, state media reported. ...


Iran hits back at Clinton 'dictatorship' warning

BBC News


Iran rejects US military dictatorship comments

The Associated Press


Analysis: Is Russia as 'orderly' as we think?

Jerusalem Post


Telegraph.co.uk -AFP -Ynetnews


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Monday, February 15, 2010

Cheney criticizes Obama on national security policy, and Biden fires back - Washington Post


Reuters


Cheney criticizes Obama on national security policy, and Biden fires back

Washington Post


Vice President Biden and his predecessor, Richard B. Cheney, engaged in a virtual debate Sunday that highlighted how little progress has been made over the past year -- and across consecutive administrations -- in resolving the central ...


Biden and Cheney talk terrorism and war, and agree on little

Los Angeles Times


Biden bickers with Cheney across TV airwaves

USA Today


Cheney and Biden Spar on Separate Sunday Talk Shows

ABC News


The Associated Press -New York Daily News -W »


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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings - Los Angeles Times


CTV.ca


Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings

Los Angeles Times


Amy Bishop is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors. A Massachusetts police chief discloses that Bishop fat »


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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Mixed GOP response to WH health summit invite - San Jose Mercury News


Politics in Minnesota


Mixed GOP response to WH health summit invite

San Jose Mercury News


WASHINGTONâ€"Congressional Republicans sent mixed signals after President Barack Obama ch »

Friday, February 12, 2010

Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' - CNN


CBC.ca


Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace'

CNN


"While he eats a lot better than he used to," he still indulges, one friend tells CNN. (CNN) -- Though Bill Clinton has received lots of attention for getting healthy since his 2004 heart surgery -- losing weight, exercising more, improving his diet ...


No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows

Washington Post


Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious

FOXNews


Bill Clinton would 'have had a heart attack at some point' without surgery ...

New York Daily News


ABC News -9&10 News -W »


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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Iran Declares New Achievement on Enrichment - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Iran Declares New Achievement on Enrichment

New York Times


PARIS â€" Ignoring United States threats of more stringent sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying Iran had produced a first batch of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent and that ...


Clashes reported as Iran marks Revolution Day

Reuters


Ahmadinejad: Iran produces first 20 percent-enriched uranium

CNN International


Iran marks revolution as opposition clashes with police

Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk -AFP -Aljazeera.net


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama - Washington Post


Washington Post


In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama

Washington Post


Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new ...


For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talk

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV - The Guardian


CBC.ca


Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV

The Guardian


Iran began enrichment of higher-grade uranium today, state TV said, ignoring the threat of further UN sanctions by the US and its  »

Monday, February 8, 2010

Search Goes Through The Night For More Explosion Victims - Hartford Courant


BBC News


Search Goes Through The Night For More Explosion Victims

Hartford Courant


MIDDLETOWN â€" - A devastating explosion that was heard and felt for miles destroyed a power plant Sunday morning as workers purged a natural gas piping system, killing at least five and injuring many ...


Marshals Seek Deadly Conn. Gas Plant Blast's Cause

ABC News


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

Washington Post


5 dead in blast at Conn. plant

Boston Globe


New York Times -Los Angeles Times -TheDay.com


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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Palin Assails Obama at Tea Party Meeting - New York Times


ABC News


Palin Assails Obama at Tea Party Meeting

New York Times


NASHVILLE â€" As Sarah Palin left the stage at the inaugural National Tea Party Convention here Saturday night, the crowd erupted into chants of “Run Sarah Run!” Sarah Palin at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville. ...


Sarah Palin to Tea Party Convention: 'This is about the people'

Los Angeles Times


Tea Party Activists Ponder How to Win Elections

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Tea party groups aim to form PAC - Boston Globe


Globe and Mail


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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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Wednesday, February 3, 2010