Monday, August 31, 2009

Dugard, 2 girls seemed normal, some say - USA Today


Telegraph.co.uk


Dugard, 2 girls seemed normal, some say

USA Today


To some people who had contact with them, Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two daughters led seemingly ordinary lives that gave little hint of the squalid conditions in which they lived. Dugard helped Phillip Garrido, ...


Bone fragment found as California kidnap probe expands

Reuters


Wh! y did Jaycee stay?

Christian Science Monitor


Bone fragment found next door to Jaycee Dugard kidnapping ...

San Jose Mercury News


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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Interrogations Probe Is Political, Ch... - Washington Post


ABC News


Interrogations Probe Is Political, Cheney Says

Washington Post


Former vice president Richard B. Cheney on Sunday condemned the Justice Department's decision to investigate suspected CIA prisoner abuses, reiterated his claim that enhanced interrogation techniques worked in revealing terror plots, ...


Cheney lashes out at Obama administration

Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Kennedy carried to Arlington, laid be... - The Associated Press


Washington Post


Kennedy carried to Arlington, laid beside brothers

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest alongside slain brothers John and Robert on h »


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Friday, August 28, 2009

Coalition Launches Petition Drive to ... - Washington Post


Coalition Launches Petition Drive to Quickly Replace Kennedy

Washington Post


A coalition of liberal groups is urging Massachusetts political leaders to honor one of the last wishes of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy by changing state law to  »


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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Kidnapped California girl found 18 ye... - Reuters


Los Angeles Times


Kidnapped California girl found 18 years later

Reuters


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California girl abducted at age 11 in 1991 has been found alive, police said on Thursday, adding her kidnapper apparently fathered two children with her and kept  »


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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Watch the HBO documentary \"Teddy: In ... - CNN


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Watch the HBO documentary "Teddy: In His Own Words" on CNN at 7 ...

CNN


Editor's note: Watch a special airing of the HBO documentary "Teddy: In His Own Words" on CNN at 7 ET Wednesday night. (CNN) -- Using archival footage and photographs, producers Peter Kunhardt and Sheila Nevins made the HBO documentary "Teddy: In His ...


Ted Kennedy, Liberal Lion Of the Senate

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Prosecutor to investigate CIA interro... - CNN


guardian.co.uk


Prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder has asked federal prosecutor John Durham to examine whether CIA interrogations of suspected terrorists were illegal, the Justice Department said Monday. President Obama wants the FBI to question terror ...


Special prosecutor for CIA abuses

Boston Globe


Holder's Pick for CIA Investigation Known as Tough, Diligent

Washington Post


SCENARIOS-Opening the CIA interrogation box

Reuters


Los Angeles Times -New York Times -Times Online


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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Obama family arrives on Cape Cod - Boston Herald


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Obama family arrives on Cape Cod

Boston Herald


President Barack Obama and his family arrived on Cape Cod at 2:37 pm on the first leg of their travels to Martha's Vineyard for vacation, reports the Cape Cod Times. They arrived at Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod on ...


An Obama family vacation at Martha's Vineyard

Los Angeles Times


Vineyard Vacation: Obamas Plan Later Arrival to Avoid Hurricane Bill

ABC News


Martha's Vineyard Abuzz For Obama Family Vacation

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Gordon Brown in new storm over freed ... - guardian.co.uk


Los Angeles Times


Gordon Brown in new storm over freed Lockerbie bomber

guardian.co.uk


Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago, while senior Labour figures warned of an economic backlash from angry ...


FBI chief: Bomber's release 'a mockery'

CNN International


FBI director blasts release of Lockerbie bomber

AFP


FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release

The Associated Press


Bloomberg -BBC News -Times Online


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Friday, August 21, 2009

London Condemns Reception Lockerbie B... - Voice of America


Telegraph.co.uk


London Condemns Reception Lockerbie Bomber Received in Tripoli

Voice of America


The British government has condemned the hero's welcome Libya gave to the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it was deeply upsetting for the loved ones of the 270 victims of ...


Lockerbie Bomber Arrives in Libya After Release

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Scotland Lets Lockerbie Convict Retur... - New York Times


New York Times


Scotland Lets Lockerbie Convict Return to Libya

New York Times


A man protested as a police convoy escorted Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from Greenock prison to Glasgow airport on Thursday. The termin »


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Iraq: Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at... - The Associated Press


Times Online


Iraq: Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 95

The Associated Press


BAGHDAD â€" A truck bomb exploded across the street from Iraq's Foreign Ministry near the Green Zone Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 95 ...


No change in US drawdown despite Iraq bombings: Pentagon

AFP


Baghdad Struck by Deadly Bombings; 95 People Killed

Bloomberg


95 killed on Iraq's deadliest day since US handover

CNN


New York Times -Voice of America -Christian Science Monitor


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Peace Talks With Taliban Top Issue in Afghan Vote - New York Times


Newsweek


Peace Talks With Taliban Top Issue in Afghan Vote

New York Times


Supporters of Abdullah Abdullah, a candidate for the Afghan presidency, gathered to see him on Monday at a stadium in Kabul. By CARLOTTA G »


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Monday, August 17, 2009

Florida News Preview - MiamiHerald.com


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Florida News Preview

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AP MIAMI - Panhandle residents bear heavy rains as Tropical Storm Claudette lands. Meanwhile Hurricane Bill becomes the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season and is expected to become a major storm in the next few days. ...


Claudette weakens, but hurricane forms in Atlantic

Buffalo News


H! urricane Bill Forms; Claudette Weakens Over Florida

Bloomberg


Nation Digest: Tropical Storm Claudette Threatens Florida Coast

Washington Post


New York Times -Houston Chronicle -USA Today


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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Myanmar Releases American Prisoner - New York Times


Washington Post


Myanmar Releases American Prisoner

New York Times


BANGKOK â€" An American man who was sentenced to seven years of hard labor last week for intruding into the home of the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released Sunday and left the country together with a visiting American ...


American at centre of Suu Kyi case deported

ABC Online

Webb Wins Release of US Activist, Urges Freedom for Suu Kyi

Bloomberg


Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma

Washington Post


Xinhua -Reuters India -CNN International


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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Huge car bomb kills 7 near NATO headquarters in Kabul - Los Angeles Times


Times Online


Huge car bomb kills 7 near NATO headquarters in Kabul

Los Angeles Times


Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Insurgents struck at the main symbol of the Western military presence in Afghanistan today, killing at least seven people and injuring nearly 100 others in a massive car bombing five days before ...


Car Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside NATO HQ, Near US Embassy

Voice of America


Taliban claim blast at NATO base in Kabul

Reuters


Blast in Kabul kills 7, injures dozens

CNN


New York Times -Times Online -BBC News


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Friday, August 14, 2009

Air Traffic Controllers Question FAA Suspension of Employees in ... - ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Air Traffic Controllers Question FAA Suspension of Employees in ...

ABC News


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Study Finds Big Storms on a 1000-Year Rise - New York Times


Washington Post


Study Finds Big Storms on a 1000-Year Rise

New York Times


The North Atlantic Ocean has spawned more hurricanes and tropical storms over the last decade than it has for 1000 years, according to a new study. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. ...


'Many hurricanes' in modern times

BBC News


Tropical St! orm Guillermo strengthens in Pacific

The Associated Press


Tropical Storm Ana Expected to Usher in Hurricane Season

ABC News


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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Analysis: Health care debate a long-running story - The Associated Press


Seattle Post Intelligencer


Analysis: Health care debate a long-running story

The Associated Press


CHAPEL HILL, NC â€" President Barack Obama's campaign for a health care overhaul is an intense inst »


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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Myanmar's Suu Kyi found guilty in security case - Reuters


BBC News


Myanmar's Suu Kyi found guilty in security case

Reuters


YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty to 18 months in detention for violating an internal security law, a ruling certain to anger the West and further isolate the ...


Burmese Activist Found Guilty; House Arrest Extended

New York Times


Suu Kyi Sentenced to 18 Months House Arrest

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Monday, August 10, 2009

"Three amigos" summit dominated by swine flu, trade - Reuters


BBC News


"Three amigos" summit dominated by swine flu, trade

Reuters


GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather on Monday to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on ...


US, Mexico Clash On Trade, Drugs

Voice of America


Obama Promises Calderon Solution to US-Mexico Trucking Spat

Bloomberg


Backgrounder: Previous North American Leaders' Summits

Xinhua


BBC News -ABC News -FOXNews


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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Sotomayor, veteran judge, is rookie on high court - The Associated Press


FOXNews


Sotomayor, veteran judge, is rookie on high court

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Sonia Sotomayor has gained admission to the Marble Palace. Now she has to figure out how the Supreme Court works. When do you speak up? How do you find your way around a building torn apart by renovation? If someone knocks at the door ...


Sotomayor won't have sway right away

Kansa! s City Star


Friends: Justice Sotomayor Has a Fun Side

CBS News


Sonia Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Los Angeles Times


Greenville News -New York Daily News -Washington Post


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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Hughes was a master of light, right notes - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


Hughes was a master of light, right notes

Los Angeles Times


The filmmaker's world was white, comfortably middle-class and suburban. His view encompassed an easy sentimentality, a measured angst, an outrageous sense of fun. By BETSY SHARKEY, Film Critic Filmmaker John Hughes burned brightest in the '80s, ...


Hughes struck chord with Gen X

MiamiHerald.com


John Hughes: We were  »


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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Agreement on a Vote to Extend Car Program - New York Times


ABC News


Agreement on a Vote to Extend Car Program

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Leaders of both parties had reached a deal that could  »


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