Sunday, February 28, 2010

Chile orders curfew amid quake chaos - ABC Online


Telegraph.co.uk


Chile orders curfew amid quake chaos

ABC Online


Massive quake: A highway and cars destroyed by the tremor in Concepcion. (Reuters: Jose Luis Saavedra) The Chilean Government has imposed a curfew on some of the areas worst affected by Saturday's devastating earthquake, ...


Chile earthquake: death toll continues to rise

Telegraph.co.uk


Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent

The Associated Press


Death toll rises after Chile earthquake

The Guardian


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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Updated tsunami warning system in action - msnbc.com


CTV.ca


Updated tsunami warning system in action

msnbc.com


The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Chile demonstrate how much more information is available about potential seismic threats, more than five years after the catastrophic Indian Ocean quake and tsunami. ...


Earthquake in Chile

Washington Post


Chile Quake Is One of the Biggest in a Century

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Paterson Drops Out of Governor Race - New York Times


CBC.ca


Paterson Drops Out of Governor Race

New York Times


Gov. David A. Paterson attended a town h »


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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Summit or not, live-on-TV health session unusual - Washington Post


FOXNews (blog)


Summit or not, live-on-TV health session unusual

Washington Post


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

Don't Expect Miracles From Health Confab - Wall Street Journal


National Post


Don't Expect Miracles From Health Confab

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Duabi hit squad may have used diplomatic passports - Times Online


Times Online


Duabi hit squad may have used diplomatic passports

Times Online


The hit squad that killed a senior Hamas official in Dubai may have entered the country using diplomatic passports, senior officials in the Emirates said yesterday, c »

Saturday, February 20, 2010

TAKE-A-LOOK-Obama tries to revive healthcare reform effort - Reuters


Reuters


TAKE-A-LOOK-Obama tries to revive healthcare reform effort

Reuters


US President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and health advocates say. ...


Live From Washington! It's Obama health care drama

Forbes


Obama Presses Parties on Health

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Friday, February 19, 2010

President Obama: Not Welcome in Las Vegas? - ABC News


New York Daily News


President Obama: Not Welcome in Las Vegas?

ABC News


When President Obama visits most US cities, he receives a warm welcome, with local leaders lining up to greet Air Force One. But not so in Las Vegas. Mayor Oscar Goodman not only skipped the airport when the president arrived Thursday ...


Obama to announce new help for homeowners

USA Today


President Obama Announces Aid for Struggling States

FOXNews (blog)


In Nevada, Obama Pushes For More Housing Help

KGMI


Las Vegas Review - Journal -Reuters -New York Times


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Dick Cheney: 'Barack Obama is a One-Term President' - ABC News


ABC News


Dick Cheney: 'Barack Obama is a One-Term President'

ABC News


Former Vice President Dick Cheney r »


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Obama Starts Push to Cast Stimulus Bill as a Success - New York Times


New York Daily News


Obama Starts Push to Cast Stimulus Bill as a Success

New York Times


WASHINGTON รข€" President Obama defended his year-old economic recovery package on Wednesday, arguing that the package, major legislative achievement of his presidency so far, has created or saved as many as 2 million new jobs, ...


Obama, GOP debate success of stimulus at one-year mark

CNN


Obama touts success of stimulus package on anniversary of signing

Washington Post


Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy

The Associated Press


USA Today -FOXNews -BBC News


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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Monday, February 15, 2010

Announcement staggers Indiana Democrats - Indianapolis Star


Reuters


Announcement staggers Indiana Democrats

Indianapolis Star


Stunned Indiana Democrats today were left to analyze why Sen. Evan Bayh decided not to seek re-election and figure out where the party would go without its leader. Mike O'Connor -- a former deputy mayor under one of Bayh's ...


Bayh won't seek Senate re-election, source says

CNN


Bye Bayh: Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Big Blow to Democrats

ABC News


Indiana's Evan Bayh won't seek re-election to Senate

MiamiHerald.com


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Sunday, February 14, 2010

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


Times Online


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

Troops Take Positions in Taliban Haven - New York Times


CBC.ca


Troops Take Positions in Taliban Haven

New York Times


Marines came under attack in Marja, a Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province, after going to check a building they had bombed earlier in the day. More Photos > By DEXTER FILKINS KABUL, Afghanistan รข€" American, Afghan and British troops occupied crucial ...


Nato's mission control at Kandahar Airbase, Afghanistan

BBC News


Briton among two killed in huge push in Afghanistan

The Guardian


Coalition Forces Launch Massive Assault on Major Taliban Stronghold

Voice of America


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Friday, February 12, 2010

Clinton Out of Hospital After Heart Surgery - ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Clinton Out of Hospital After Heart Surgery

ABC News


Former President Bill Clinton left New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia this morning after stent surgery on Thursday afternoon. Drs. Richard Besser and Harlan Krumholz discuss Bill Clinton's health. ...


Health Buzz: President Clinton's Stent Procedure and Other Health News

U.S. News & World Report


After heart procedure, former president Bill Clinton released from hospital

Washington Post


Bill Clinton Released from Hospital

Seattle Post Intelligencer


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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Retire - FOXNews


USA Today


Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Retire

FOXNews


Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican lawmaker for nine terms, will retire at the end of this term. Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican lawmaker for nine terms, will retire at the end of this term. ...


Report: Fla. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart will retire

USA Today


Source: Diaz-Balart expected not to run again

MiamiHerald.com


The Fix: GOP Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to retire

Washington Post


New York Times (blog) -Naples Daily News -The Washington Independent


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

East Coast storm grounds thousands of flights - CNN


WBAL Radio


East Coast storm grounds thousands of flights

CNN


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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Toyota fights back as problems escalate - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Toyota fights back as problems escalate

BBC News


By Jorn Madslien Having already lost most of its friends - both within the motor industry and outside, with no one coming out to defend it over its rec »


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Monday, February 8, 2010

New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates

Reuters


PARIS (Reuters) - Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday. "We must still try and find a ...


War and Conflicts Iran Orders Boost in Uranium Enrichment

Voice of America


Parliament backs Iran Pres. decision over 20% enrichment

Press TV


Why uranium enrichment is so important

CNN International


Ynetnews -Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor


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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Palin 'Would Be Willing' to Take On Obama in 2012 - FOXNews


Globe and Mail


Palin 'Would Be Willing' to Take On Obama in 2012

FOXNews


Sarah Palin has President Obama in her sights, telling FoxNews.com she "would be willing" to ch »

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Blizzard hits US mid-Atlantic; two killed - Reuters


The Hindu


Blizzard hits US mid-Atlantic; two killed

Reuters


WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A blizzard producing heavy snow and powerful winds pummeled the US mid-Atlantic on Saturday, causing at least two fatalities and paralyzing travel in the region. Snowf »

Friday, February 5, 2010

Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20000 Jobs Lost in January - New York Times


MiamiHerald.com


Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20000 Jobs Lost in January

New York Times


The United States economy shed 20000 jobs in January, the government said Friday, deepening concern that relief from the deepest economic downturn in a generation would be slow to come. But the unemployment rate fell to 9.7 ...


Jobless Rate Rises; U.S. Shed Jobs

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Toyota woes limit gains in Japanese shares - BusinessWeek


CBC.ca


Toyota woes limit gains in Japanese shares

BusinessWeek


Japanese shares rose Wednesday but the advance was tempered by a slump in Toyota's stock amid news of new quality problems in the US and Japan involving its popular Prius hybrid. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average added 33.24 points, or 0.3 percent ...


Car maker sees fiscal year profit despite major rec »


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