Telegraph.co.uk | Chile troops impose curfew in quake-stricken towns Reuters CONCEPCION, Chile, March 1 (Reuters) - Chile's government scrambled on Monday to provide aid to thousands of homeless in coastal towns devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis as 10000 troops moved into stricken areas to quell ... Some scientists defend tsunami warnings Bachelet Appeals for Aid as Aftershocks Continue Japan lifts » |
The Hindu | Chile earthquake: Photos CNN A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early on Saturday, February 27, leaving hundreds of people dead, destroying parts of southern Chile and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. A bridge is left destroyed outside of ... Wary Chileans sleep outside; quake affects millions Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever Massive 8.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Chile |
Reuters | Obama's social secretary to resign Boston Globe WASHINGTON - White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner, a breach for which she was heavily criticized. The president and Michelle Obama ... White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers Steps Down White House social secretary Desiree Rogers to step down Rogers Quits White House Post |
Globe and Mail | At summit, Republicans prove they aren't putting America's health first Washington Post Republicans say the country can't afford President Obama's health-care proposals. (Marvin Joseph/the Washington Post) By Steven Pearlstein I'm not sure what else was accomplished at Thursday's Blair House summit, but surely one result is that we ... Health care summit underscores divisions Democrats looking hard at 51-vote shortcut for health reform Healthcare summit reveals chasm between parties |
Telegraph.co.uk | Tilikum known as dangerous whale at SeaWorld Orlando Orlando Sentinel SeaWorld Orlando has always known that Tilikum, a 12000-pound orca that killed trainer Dawn Brancheau on Wednesday, could be a particularly dangerous killer whale. SeaWorld trainers were forbidden from swimming with ... Animal trainer killed at SeaWorld Tilikum, the killer whale Killer whale attack at SeaWorld: Instincts shock when tragedies strike |
National Post | Impact of bipartisan summit to be felt beyond health care USA Today By Cliff Owen, AP By John Fritze and Richard Wolf, USA TODAY That's what President Obama will be seeking Thursday at a televised summit with Republicans and Democrats on his st » |
New York Times (blog) | Obama's health care bill revision seeks compromise USA Today WASHINGTON â€" A $950 billion, 10-year health care proposal released by President Obama on Monday mirrors a bill passed by the Senate last year but revises some of its most contentious provisions, from taxes to Medicare. ... Obama stays on offense with health-care proposal ObamaCare at Ramming Speed |
Reuters | USA beats Canada 5-3, has shot at top seed in quarterfinals USA Today By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Kevin » |
CANOE | Conservatives wrap up meeting, eye midterm elections CNN Washington (CNN) -- Conservatives wrapped up a three-day meeting in the nation's capital on Saturday and headed back home looking ahead to midterm elections they hope will be a springboard to take back the White House in 2012. ... CPAC Convention is Open Season on Obama Ron Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll Ron Paul Wins Presidential Straw Poll at CPAC |
The Hindu | Austin pilot 'was always even-keeled' Los Angeles Times Joe Stack, who authorities believe flew his plane into an IRS office, wasn't an angry guy, family and friends say. They can't rec » |
Washington Post | Man Angry at IRS Crashes Plane into Office CBS News A building in Austin, Texas was in flames after being hit by a plane that the pilot apparently plowed into because he was angry at the US government and the IRS. Don Teague reports. Raw video from a plane that crashed into an Austin, TX office building ... Tax Protester Crashes Plane Into IRS Office |
Reuters | One year later, political battle rages over stimulus' effectiveness Los Angeles Times Meanwhile, fresh data shows the US economy continuing to make a gradual, if halting, recovery. President Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden at left, defends the $787-billion economic stimulus program. "One year later, it is largely thanks to the ... Judging stimulus: Jobless rate high, growth real A year into stimulus, large chunk remains Obama, GOP debate success of stimulus at one-year mark |
FOXNews (blog) | Obama's nuclear power push faces obstacle: Waste CNN President Obama is facing criticism from both the left and the right when it comes to nuclear energy. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama's announcement Tuesday of loan guarantees for nuclear power plants may encourage new construction, but a problem ... Obama touts bipartisanship along with nuclear energy Obama Unveils Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Plant |
FOXNews (blog) | Democratic Sen. Bayh of Indiana won't run for reelection Washington Post Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana announced Monday that he will not seek a third term in November, a decision that, coming on the heels of other Democratic departures, could imperil the party's prospects of retaining ... Bayh exits Senate against backdrop of angry voters Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate State legislators 'shocked' at Bayh's departure |
Times Online | UK role in Afghan Operation Moshtarak 'goes to plan' BBC News The first stage of a major Nato offensive in southern Afghanistan involving 1000 UK troops has gone to plan, the Ministry of Defence has said. British soldiers are among 15000 Nato troops searching for the Taliban in Marjah and Nad Ali in Helmand ... Success in media, but true test is still to come in Afghanistan US and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah |
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The Guardian | Three killed by woman in University of Alabama shootings The Guardian AP A woman opened fire in a biology department meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus yesterday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critic » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Bill Clinton hospitalized CNN New York (CNN) -- Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Thursday after undergoing a procedure to insert two stents into one of his coronary arteries, his office said. Clinton, 63, was hospitalized at the Columbia campus of New ... Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious Bill Clinton gets stents in artery after having chest pains Stents Are Increasingly Common but Not Without Risk |
BBC News | Charlie Wilson, lawmaker of movie fame, dies at 76 Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former US Representative Charlie Wilson, the swashbuckling Texan chronicled in film for helping secure billions of dollars to fund covert US operations against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s, died on Wednesday of cardiac ... Former Texas congressman Charlie Wilson dies Former congressman Charlie Wilson dead at 76 Charlie Wilson, Former Congressman From Texas, Dies at 76 |
Washington Post | Obama, Republicans spar over starting point for health care summit CNN President Obama meets with congressional leaders, including (from left) Reps. Steny Hoyer, John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama said Tuesday his televised health care summit with Republican leaders on February 25 should ... President Obama to GOP leaders: Stop 'grandstanding' and get to work on jobs ... Obama, congressional leaders emerge from meeting with pledge to work together President Obama: 'Put Aside Matter of Party' of Jobs Bill, Health Care |
FOXNews (blog) | Rep. Murtha Dead at 77 FOXNews Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war to enter Congress and one of the House's most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center after complications from g » |
Globe and Mail | At least 5 dead in Connecticut power plant blast Reuters MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 12 injured on Sunday when a massive explosion rocked a large gas-fired power plant being built in Middletown, Connecticut, the town's mayor said. Fire officials said a natural gas ... Owners of Conn. Power Plant Cooperating in Probe Middletown explosion: was power plant blast caused by gas leak? 26 explosion victims treated at Middlesex Hospital |
CNN International | Obama Pledges to Press Ahead on Goals New York Times Susan Walsh/AP By JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON â€" President Obama said Saturday that the Democratic Party should not simply “regroup, lick our wounds and try to hang on†during a ch » |
The Guardian | Tea Party Movement Produces New Political Organization FOXNews In a bid to advance the tea party movement from holding r » |
The Hindu | Sen. Brown, R-Mass., is sworn in USA Today Republican Scott Brown has become the junior senator from Massachusetts today after being sworn in a week earlier than expected on the Senate floor. Brown, 50, was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden more than two weeks after his upset victory in the ... Scott Brown Sworn In by Vice President Biden Brown to get Kennedy's office space Mr. Brown's next stop: Washington, DC |
