Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Iran soon to set time for atom plant inspection - Reuters


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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 »


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Monday, September 28, 2009

Germany gets mandate to extend nuclear life cycles - Reuters


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  »


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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland - Reuters


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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

The Associ! ated Press


Polanski arrested on rape charges, film festival says

CNN


Filmmaker Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland

ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk -AFP


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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Miliband will not rule out force as Iran defiant - Times Online


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

Reut! ers


Iran focus on diplomacy: Miliband

BBC News


New plant proves Iran seeking nuclear weapons: Israel

AFP


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Friday, September 25, 2009

TOPWRAP 2-G20 takes helm of world economy, to revamp bank rules - Reuters


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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

Voice of America


Pittsburgh braces for more clashes at G-20 summit

The Associated Press


Officials: G-20 to supplant G-8 as international economic council

CNN


Carlisle Sentinel -BBC News -San Jose Mercury News


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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say - CNN


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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

Reuters


AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time in Thai Study

Bloomberg


AIDS vaccine "important step" against disease

Forbes


Telegraph.co.uk -The Associated Press -BBC News


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Obama Considers Strategy Shift in Afghan War - FOXNews


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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

New ! York Times


Congress Presses on War Plan

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

NewsGov. Paterson\'s plight is of his own making - New York Daily News


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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 »


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Monday, September 21, 2009

US General Warns 'Failure' in Afghanistan Without New Troops - Voice of America


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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'

guardian.co.uk


McChrystal Assessment Paints Dire Picture of Afghan War

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements - CNN International


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

Los Angeles Times


Suspect in terrorism probe arrested in Colorado

Reuters


Zazi, father held in terror probe

Denver Post


The Associated Press -BBC News -CNN


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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism - New York Times


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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

Los Angeles Tim! es


Obama says government role in health care is the issue, not race

Boston Globe


TV Hosts Wait in Line for Obama

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Senate health care plan a 'building block' - San Francisco Chronicle


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

The Associated Press


Baucus moves forward, unveils health plan

Detroit Free Press


Guarded Optimism Among Insurers, but Some Health Sectors Remain ...

New York Times


Chicago Tribune -MiamiHerald.com -Washington Post


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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama - Washington Post


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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

Philadelphia Inquirer


Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke

The Associated Press


Text of the resolution passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives:

USA Today


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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance - Los Angeles Times


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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

People Magazine


Screen star Patrick Swayze, 57

Philadelphia Inquirer


Patrick Swayze: 23 Key Roles

Entertainment Weekly


BBC News -New York Daily News -Denver Post


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Monday, September 14, 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bizarre ending dethrones Williams - Boston Globe


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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 »


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Friday, September 11, 2009

In Health Care Battle, a Truce on Abortion - New York Times


New York Times


In Health Care Battle, a Truce on Abortion

New York Times


“And 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.” Did that apparently unqualified statement by President Obama to a ...


'Special Report' Panel Reacts to Obama's Health Care Address

FOXNews


Congressman's outburst shakes up contest

MiamiHerald.com


Obama takes health care pitch on road

Boston Globe


Christian Science Monitor -Voice of America -The Associated Press


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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson\'s outburst isn\'t dying down - Los Angeles Times


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 »


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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

S. Carolina Republican Heckles President - New York Times


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

Washington Post


Obama wins with speech-watchers, poll says

CNN


Obama plays down importance of public option

Reuters


BBC News -The Associated Press -W »


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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

News Analysis After Recess, Health Talk Steps Lively - New York Times


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 »


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Monday, September 7, 2009

As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise - New York Times


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

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Secretary Endorses Obama\'s Talk for Students - New York Times


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 »


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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Obama wants kids, parents to take responsibility - The Associated Press


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

Fort Worth Star Telegram


Obama Talks To The Children, Ctd

Atlantic Online


Presidents Obama's Speech To Be Shown Loc »


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