Friday, July 31, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Times: Manny, Ortiz tested positive in '03 - MLB.com

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sotomayor clears first hurdle toward Supreme Court - USA Today


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Sotomayor clears first hurdle toward Supreme Court

USA Today


As expected, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, by a vote of 13-6. The nomination now goes to the Senate floor, next week. Oval colleague Joan Biskupic reports from the hearing room: " »


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Questions on race aspect of Henry Louis Gates case show sublety of ... - New York Daily News


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Questions on race aspect of Henry Louis Gates case show sublety of ...

New York Daily News


Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s anger at the Cambridge police officers who arrived at his home was tot »


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Monday, July 27, 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Obama Watch - Boston Herald


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Obama Watch

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President Obama tries to get back on message this week, and the message again is health-care reform. Obama heads south for town h »


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Black males' fear of racial profiling very real, regardless of class - Los Angeles Times


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Black males' fear of racial profiling very real, regardless of class

Los Angeles Times


Several African American professionals find professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s recent encounter with police  »


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor - New York Times


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Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor

New York Times


By ANAHAD O'CONNOR More than two dozen federal agents and police officers descended on the Houston office of Michael Jackson's personal physician on Wednesday and seized medical records, and a lawyer for the doctor said the authorities were looking for ...


Source: Propofol the Focus of Raid on Dr. Conrad Murray's Houston ...

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Michael Jackson Investigation Focusing on Manslaughter

People Magazine


Lawyer: Police seek Jackson manslaughter link

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Treasuries Rise as Bernanke Sees 'Extended Period' of Low Rates - Bloomberg


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Treasuries Rise as Bernanke Sees 'Extended Period' of Low Rates

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July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress policy makers sees little evidence of inflation and will keep interest rates “exception »


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Monday, July 20, 2009

Clinton: 'Doing Everything We Can' to Free US Soldier From Taliban - ABC News


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Clinton: 'Doing Everything We Can' to Free US Soldier From Taliban

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"How can it frustrate me, it's so ridiculous, there's no basis for it," Clinton said when asked whether she is frustrated by reports of marginalization. "[I] could not be more satisfied working with the president," she ...


Clinton: US will do everything to free soldier

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US doing 'everything' to free soldier held by Taliban: Clinton

AFP


Military Denounces Video of Soldier

Washington Post


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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Civilian Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, 16 Killed - Voice of America


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Civilian Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, 16 Killed

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By VOA News The NATO  »


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

An Appraisal Cronkite's Signature: Approachable Authority - New York Times


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An Appraisal Cronkite's Signature: Approachable Authority

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The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. Menachem Begin, left, and Anwar Sadat being interviewed by Walter Cronkite during Sadat's trip to ...


And That's the Way Cronkite Was . . .

Washington ! Post


Walter Cronkite remains gold standard for journalists

New York Daily News


News roundup: Revered journalist Cronkite dies at age 92

USA Today


The Associated Press -msnbc.com -WCBS-TV New York


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Friday, July 17, 2009

Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings; 8 People Die - Bloomberg


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Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings; 8 People Die

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July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bombs tore through the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta, killing eight people and injuring at least 51 others in Indonesia's first terrorist attack in almost four years. ...


Asian Shares End Mostly Higher But Jakarta Stks Dn On Blasts

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Tiptoeing through the Senate - Baltimore Sun


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Tiptoeing through the Senate

Baltimore Sun


AP WASHINGTON â€" - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped pointed questions on abortion and gun rights from senators Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon grilling on the road ...


Morning Fix: Winners and Losers, Sotomayor Day Three

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How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, Alito

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Sotomayor avoids specifics on hot issues

Philadelphia Inquirer


San Francisco Chronicle -New York Times -Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judge - Los Angeles Times


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Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judge

Los Angeles Times


On the second day of her confirmation hearing, the judge talks about personal prejudices, affirmative action, abortion, the 2nd Amendment and more. On the second day of her confirmation hearing, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was asked about her views on a ...


Sotomayor sidesteps Hatch

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Sotomayor answers GOP critics

Philadelphia Inquirer


Analysis: Sotomayor is no one's clone

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Detroit Free Press -Boston Globe -New York Times


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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

No roadblocks seen in Sotomayor hearing - Philadelphia Inquirer


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No roadblocks seen in Sotomayor hearing

Philadelphia Inquirer


WASHINGTON - Sonia Sotomayor told her up-from-the-bootstraps story yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee and declared that a judge's role is "not to make law; it is to apply the law. ...


Analysis: Old arguments flare at hearings

The Associated Press


GOP aims! to paint Sotomayor as biased

Los Angeles Times


Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say

New York Times


Washington Post -Boston Globe -USA Today


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Saturday, July 11, 2009

AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program - The Associated Press


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AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program

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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said ...


Cheney ordered CIA to conceal program: report

AFP


Cheney told CIA to withhold information: report

Reuters


AP-Domestic Surveillance-Hayden

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Politico -New York Times -Seattle Times


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Friday, July 10, 2009

Report: Bush surveillance program was massive - The Associated Press


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Report: Bush surveillance program was massive

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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, ...


Report: Domestic surveillance program relied on flawed analysis

CNN


Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded 'Limited' Results, Report Says

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Report Says Wiretaps Got Too Little Legal Review

New York Times


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Declaration of the leaders of the major economies forum on energy ... - guardian.co.uk


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Declaration of the leaders of the major economies forum on energy ...

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The Guardian has been passed a draft of the communique that is due to be issued by world leaders at the Major Economies Forum later today. You can read it below World leaders at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy. Photograph: Haraz N Ghanbari/AP Climate ...


World leaders to work on climate change deal

Xinhua


Ban blasts G8 emissions targets

BBC News


Michelle Obama moved by tour of ruins of earthquake-hit L'Aquila

Times Online


AFP -The Associated Press -Washington Post


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Jackson's Kids Not First Famous Family to Mourn in Public - ABC News


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Jackson's Kids Not First Famous Family to Mourn in Public

ABC News


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city - Los Angeles Times


New York Times


140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city

Los Angeles Times


Firefighters are seen dousing a bus in Urumqi, the main city in Xinjiang, where China's ethnic Uighur minority is concentrated. Eight hundred people were injured and hundreds held as demonstrations against racial discrimination erupted into street ...


Scores Killed in Clashes in Western China

New York Times


Over 100 killed in ethnic unrest in China

CNN


China riots: death toll from Xinjiang unrest rises

Telegraph.co.uk


The Associated Press -Voice of America -Xinhua


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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Zelaya vows to return to Honduras - Los Angeles Times


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Zelaya vows to return to Honduras

Los Angeles Times


The ousted president says he'll return today to the country, which sits in legal limbo after the military coup that removed him. By Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- What happens when a government announces that it is withdrawing ...


US Misread Scale of Honduran Rift

Washington Post


Zelaya's Vow to Return to Honduras Stirs Controversy

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