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

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Obama hopes talks will resuscitate the stalled health care debate - CNN


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Toyota's President to Offer 'Full Responsibility' - New York Times


The Guardian


Toyota's President to Offer 'Full Responsibility'

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Toyota's elusive president goes before a House committee on Wednesday, one day after the company's highest ranking American executive came under blistering criticism for its response to problems with sudden unintended ...


Toyota CEO apologizes for rec »


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

SCENARIOS: The next acts in the Toyota safety crisis - Reuters


CBC.ca


SCENARIOS: The next acts in the Toyota safety crisis

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, struggling with a fast-moving crisis that has tarnished its reputation for quality, is set to face US lawmakers this week seeking answers about the cause of the largest carmaker's safety woes and how it handled ...


Toyota admits it took 'too long' on safety rec »


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Monday, February 22, 2010

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, former US secretary of state, dies

BBC News


Henry Kissinger on Alexander Haig

CBS News


Alexander Haig, 1924-2010

Austin American-Statesman


Voice of America -Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor


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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Obama Presses Parties on Health - Wall Street Journal


Washington Post


Obama Presses Parties on Health

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Texas Plane Crash: Did Suicidal Pilot Joe Stack Have Explosives on Board? - ABC News


Sydney Morning Herald


Texas Plane Crash: Did Suicidal Pilot Joe Stack Have Explosives on Board?

ABC News


The sheer volume of flames and smoke pouring from the Austin office building where a suicidal pilot slammed his plane at full speed has prompted authorities to investigate whether he had some kind of explosive on board ...


Officials: Texas plane crash targeted feds

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IRS Worker: Austin Attack "Unfair"

CBS News


Witness becomes rescuer in Austin plane incident

CNN


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Miliband denies going soft on Israel over 'Mossad' killing - Times Online


The Guardian


Miliband denies going soft on Israel over 'Mossad' killing

Times Online


The Foreign Secretary insisted today that Britain was not "going through the motions" over the cloning of six British passports in a suspected Mossad assassination after Israel's Ambassador denied he was rebuked by the Government. ...


Prosor tight-lipped on 'forged passports' in Dubai hit

Ha'aretz


Factbox: Israel's Mossad intelligence agency

Reuters


Israel plays down diplomatic row over Dubai killing

AFP


The Associated Press -CNN International -Christian Science Monitor


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Biden worried about another terrorist attack - The Associated Press


USA Today


Biden worried about another terrorist attack

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Vice President Joe Biden says he's less worried about another Sept. 11-style attack than a strike by a lone bomber like the man who tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane last Christmas. Discussing US vulnerability in an interview on ...


Stimulus funds going to slashed programs

USA Today


A year later, administration touting stimulus' success

NECN


Biden: 'The recovery act is working' for Michigan

Detroit Free Press


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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Bin Laden associate is most senior Afghan Taliban leader caught since '01 - msnbc.com


ABC News


Bin Laden associate is most senior Afghan Taliban leader caught since '01

msnbc.com


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban's top military commander has been arrested in a joint CIA-Pakistani operation in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the No. 2 behind Afghan Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar and a close ...


How significant is Mullah Baradar's arrest?

BBC News


Taliban commander captured

CNN International


Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar: Are other Taliban leaders hiding in Karachi?

Christian Science Monitor


Reuters -MiamiHerald.com -The Associated Press


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Monday, February 15, 2010

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


The Guardian


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  »

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 ...


Marines, Afghan troops seek to secure their hold on Marja

Los Angeles Times


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

Voice of America


Afghan flag-raising in NATO offensive draws gunfire

Reuters


The Associated Press -CNN -Telegraph.co.uk


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Friday, February 12, 2010

Former US President Clinton Doing Well After Heart Procedure - Voice of America


Telegraph.co.uk


Former US President Clinton Doing Well After Heart Procedure

Voice of America


Photo: AP Former President Bill Clinton's cardiologist says Mr. Clinton has been up and walking around following a procedure to improve blood flow to his heart. The former president underwent the procedure Thursday after feeling discomfort in his chest ...


Clinton could return home today

NECN


Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace'

CNN


Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious

FOXNews


DNAinfo -Washington Post -OK! Magazine


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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Obama Report: 95, 000 Jobs to Come Each Month - New York Times


Reuters


Obama Report: 95, 000 Jobs to Come Each Month

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) -- A White House report predicts the United States is likely to average 95000 more jobs each month this ...


Obama: recovery not complete until jobs restored

Reuters


Obama Report: 95000 Jobs to Come Each Month

ABC News


The Jimmy Carter Jobs Credit

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Magnitude 4.3 quake jolts parts of northern Illinois, USGS reports - CNN


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Magnitude 4.3 quake jolts parts of northern Illinois, USGS reports

CNN


(CNN) -- An early morning earthquake rattled northern Illinois on Wednesday, shaking an area about 50 miles west-northwest of downtown Chicago, the US Geological Survey said. The 4.3-magnitude quake hit just before 4 am CT (5 am ET), with an epicenter ...


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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map - New York Times


Kansas City Star


On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" When Republicans take President Obama up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care this month, they will carry with them a fairly well-developed set of ideas intended to make ...


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Monday, February 8, 2010

Obama Asks Republican Lawmakers to Discuss Health Care Overhaul - Bloomberg


Washington Post


Obama Asks Republican Lawmakers to Discuss Health Care Overhaul

Bloomberg


Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama invited Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate to a Feb. 25 meeting to discuss ways to get an overhaul of the US health-care system through Congress. ...


Clinton-Era Health Aides Push to Save Obama's Plan

ABC News


Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care

Washington Post


Obama invites Republicans to healthcare session

Reuters


The Detroit News -NPR -BBC News


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Sunday, February 7, 2010

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


New York Times (blog)


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

The Tea Party is still taking shape - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times


The Tea Party is still taking shape

Washington Post


Six hundred tea party leaders arrived Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, for the first-ever three-day National Tea Party Convention. Organizers announced the creation of a political action committee c »

Friday, February 5, 2010

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


GOP seeks to block Obama's labor pick

Boston Globe


Congressional Democrats are nay-saying Obama's budget

Los Angeles Times


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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Obama takes jobs pitch to NH - Boston Globe


Los Angeles Times


Obama takes jobs pitch to NH

Boston Globe


NASHUA - Promising jobs and asking for patience, President Obama yesterday pitched his economic plan to a receptive New Hampshire audience, defending his proposals to cut deficits and ease unemployment even as lawmakers back in ...


New US bank plan offers lending incentive -Geithner

Reuters


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