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Washington Post | Iran soon to set time for atom plant inspection Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it would set a date soon for international inspection of a newly declared nuclear inst » |
Daily Nation | Germany gets mandate to extend nuclear life cycles Reuters FRANKFURT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's majority for a new centre-right government means she can rewrite a national nuclear phaseout deal by » |
RTE.ie | Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland Reuters ZURICH, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Film-maker Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, the Zurich Film Festival said in a statement on Sunday. Polanski's arrest on Saturday evening was in connection with an arrest warrant ... Festival says director Polanski in Swiss custody Polanski arrested on rape charges, film festival says Filmmaker Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland |
Telegraph.co.uk | Miliband will not rule out force as Iran defiant Times Online The Foreign Secretary has refused to rule out the prospect of military action in Iran after the discovery of a secret nuclear facility. But David Miliband said the the UK was "100 per cent committed" to a diplomatic resolution to the row and urged the ... Obama accuses Iran of pattern of evasion Iran focus on diplomacy: Miliband New plant proves Iran seeking nuclear weapons: Israel |
Times Online | TOPWRAP 2-G20 takes helm of world economy, to revamp bank rules Reuters PITTSBURGH, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Group of 20 will take on the role of caretakers of the global economy, giving rising powers such as China more clout, and roll out tougher rules on bank capital by the end of 2012, ... G20 Leaders Talk Economics; Protestors Face Tear Gas Pittsburgh braces for more clashes at G-20 summit Officials: G-20 to supplant G-8 as international economic council |
Times Online | Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say CNN (CNN) -- A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found. Researchers found those who received the vaccine combination were 31 percent less likely to contract HIV. ... UN agencies say AIDS vaccine results promising AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time in Thai Study AIDS vaccine "important step" against disease |
guardian.co.uk | Obama Considers Strategy Shift in Afghan War FOXNews President is reportedly considering one plan put together by Vice President Joe Biden that would scale back US forces and instead put emphasis on rooting out Al Qaeda there and in Pakistan. Sept. 19: Members of the US Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry ... Obama Is Considering Strategy Shift in Afghan War Congress Presses on War Plan |
MiamiHerald.com | NewsGov. Paterson's plight is of his own making New York Daily News Gov. Paterson didn't have to spend Monday uncomfortably greeting the leader of the free world knowing full well the man wants him out of office. Paterson initi » |
CBS News | US General Warns 'Failure' in Afghanistan Without New Troops Voice of America By VOA News The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan is warning that the mission "will likely result in failure" if more troops are not sent within the next year. The New York Times and The Washington Post published portions of a ... Nato commander in Afghanistan warns of 'mission failure' McChrystal Assessment Paints Dire Picture of Afghan War |
New York Daily News | 3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements CNN International AURORA, Colorado (CNN) -- Federal agents have charged a 24-year-old Colorado resident, his father and another man with making false statements as part of an extensive terror investigation that stretches to Pakistan. Najibullah Zazi is accused of making ... Father, son arrested in terrorism investigation Suspect in terrorism probe arrested in Colorado Zazi, father held in terror probe |
BBC News | Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â" President Obama said Friday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce criticism aimed at his administration in the contentious national debate over health care, but rather that the cause was a sense of ... In media blitz, Obama says vitriol isn't racism-based Obama says government role in health care is the issue, not race TV Hosts Wait in Line for Obama |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama changes missile defense policy, focuses on blocking Iranian ... D » |
USA Today | Senate health care plan a 'building block' San Francisco Chronicle (09-17) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus stood alone Wednesday, delivering his long-awaited health care plan without one Republican at his side and a chilly welcome from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... Deep divisions over long-awaited health care plan Baucus moves forward, unveils health plan Guarded Optimism Among Insurers, but Some Health Sectors Remain ... |
FOXNews | Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama Washington Post President Obama speaks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, one of two appearances in Philadelphia to help raise funds for Sen. Arlen Specter's campaign. (By Charles Dharapak -- Associated Press) Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that he ... House rebukes Wilson for heckling Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke Text of the resolution passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives: |
Times Online | Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Los Angeles Times Though it was not his first film or even his breakthrough -- he'd already had that three years earlier with "Dirty Dancing" -- my favorite memory of Patrick Swayze came in 1990 with the romantic thriller "Ghost" with Demi ... Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 Screen star Patrick Swayze, 57 Patrick Swayze: 23 Key Roles |
guardian.co.uk | Bizarre ending dethrones Williams Boston Globe NEW YORK - Serena Williams, the defending US Open champion, lost her semifinal match to Kim Clijsters in the most shocking and improbable manner last night, stunning the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium. When a lineswoman c » |
New York Times | In Health Care Battle, a Truce on Abortion New York Times âAnd one more misunderstanding I want to clear up: Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.â Did that apparently unqualified statement by President Obama to a ... 'Special Report' Panel Reacts to Obama's Health Care Address Congressman's outburst shakes up contest Obama takes health care pitch on road |
Washington Post | Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down Los Angeles Times Although President Obama accepted the Republican congressman's apology for his 'You lie' remark, Democrats are c » |
FOXNews | S. Carolina Republican Heckles President New York Times Rep. Joe Wilson, pictured here pointing at other Republican members of Congress, received criticism for shouting out that the president lied during the speech. By CARL HULSE WASHINGTON â" It was a rare breach of the protocol that governs ritualistic ... A Speech Focused on Two Constituencies: Independents, Seniors Obama wins with speech-watchers, poll says Obama plays down importance of public option |
guardian.co.uk | News Analysis After Recess, Health Talk Steps Lively New York Times WASHINGTON â" The conventional wisdom, here and around the country, is that the centerpiece of President Obama's domestic agenda â" remaking the health care system to cut costs and cover the uninsured â" is on life support and that ... Time for Obama to Stand T » |
Times Online | As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise New York Times WASHINGTON â" As President Obama and top advisers drafted his eagerly awaited health care speech to Congress, new details emerged Monday about fees and coverage limits under a proposal being floated by the chairman of a ... School Speech Released in Bid to Quell Controversy |
Telegraph.co.uk | Secretary Endorses Obama's Talk for Students New York Times Criticism of President Obama's plans to address the nation's students, which has bubbled up on conservative radio talk shows and in c » |
Washington Post | Obama wants kids, parents to take responsibility The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" Classrooms are filling up as kids head back to school, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's two children are among them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Duncan said students should take more responsibility for doing well in ... Reaction to Obama's school speech is tragic, sinister and sickening Obama Talks To The Children, Ctd Presidents Obama's Speech To Be Shown Loc » |