Wednesday, March 31, 2010

At least 12 killed in suicide blasts in Russia - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


At least 12 killed in suicide blasts in Russia

Washington Post


MOSCOW -- Two suicide bombers, including one wearing a police uniform, killed at least a dozen people Wednesday in a coordinated attack in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, authorities said, just two days after a pair of female ...


Medvedev vows not to  »

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Large Hadron Collider smashes protons, record - Los Angeles Times


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Large Hadron Collider smashes protons, record

Los Angeles Times


The $10-billion structure at Geneva collides particles at three times previous energy levels. It hopes to find sm »

Monday, March 29, 2010

Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption

Washington Post


SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan is doomed to fail if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not help rein in corruption and improve governance in the battleground city of Kandahar, the senior US ...


Opinion among Afghans is divided on Obama's visit

Los Angeles Times


Corruption that besets Afghan Government is headache for White House

Times Online


Barack Obama r »

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis - The Associated Press


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Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis

The Associated Press


VATICAN CITY â€" Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with questions about his handling of cases of pedophile priests and the Vatican acknowledging its "moral credibility" was on ...


Pope: I 'will not be intimidated' by sex abuse accusations

Times Online


As Archbishop, Benedict Focused on Doctrine

New York Times


Focus is on Benedict in sex abuse scandal

Sydney Morning Herald


BBC News -Reuters -Montreal Gazette


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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Lights out in Sydney as world begins Earth Hour - ABC Online


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Lights out in Sydney as world begins Earth Hour

ABC Online


Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark along with millions of homes at the start of Earth Hour, a global switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change. Landmarks across Australia were being plunged into darkness, ...


Earth Hour 2010 gets underway in Australia, Pacific islands

Reuters


Landmarks go dark, millions unplug for Earth Hour

The Associated Press


Sydney dims lights for Earth Hour

The Hindu


Xinhua -GMA news.tv -Monsters and Critics.com


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Friday, March 26, 2010

Housing Aid to Focus on Jobless, Underwater Mortgages - CNBC


Los Angeles Times


Housing Aid to Focus on Jobless, Underwater Mortgages

CNBC


The Obama administration plans to implement new measures to slow the pace of home foreclosures, even as concern grows about the effectiveness of the federal government's expensive intervention program. CNBC.com has learned that the White House on ...


New Plan to Cut Some Mortgage Balances

W »


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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Iowa City first stop on Obama healthcare blitz - Reuters


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Iowa City first stop on Obama healthcare blitz

Reuters


WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to travel to Iowa on Thursday for his first big speech touting healthcare reform since signing the most sweeping new US social policy in decades into law. ...


Will health care fight sway independent vote?

CNN International


Obama returning to Iowa City to pitch benefits of health-care law

Washington Post


GOP forces another House vote on health care legislation

CNN


New York Times -W »


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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Senate on health bill's final chapter, maybe - The Associated Press


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Senate on health bill's final chapter, maybe

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" The No. 2 Senate Democrat accused Republicans Wednesday of refusing to accept the finality of health care changes, a day after President Barack Obama signed the most sweeping medical system remake since Medicare. ...


With reform virtu »


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Republicans target Democrats on healthcare reform - Reuters


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Republicans target Democrats on healthcare reform

Reuters


Opponents of the proposed US health care bill are pictured during a r »


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Monday, March 22, 2010

Democratic leadership: "We've got the votes" - Los Angeles Times


Reuters


Democratic leadership: "We've got the votes"

Los Angeles Times


After a year of debate over healthcare, the House's leaders today demonstrated the votes needed to deliver a victory for President Barack Obama's long-sought pursuit of legislation offering coverage for ...


House Dems hope to have votes on health care

USA Today


Hoyer: Dems will have votes for health care bill

Washington Post


US Democrats confident will have healthcare votes

Reuters


BusinessWeek -The Guardian -Seattle Times


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Sunday, March 21, 2010

House is expected to pass historic healthcare overhaul - Los Angeles Times


Reuters


House is expected to pass historic healthcare overhaul

Los Angeles Times


The hard-fought measure would be a victory for President Obama - and, he says, for the American people. By Noam N. Levey and Michael Muskal The House of Representatives was poised Sunday to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare system and, ...


Stage set for historic health care reform vote

CNN


Speaker Pelosi bets House on health care reform

San Francisco Chronicle


Major US Health Care Vote Scheduled for Sunday

Voice of America


ABC News -Washington Post -New York Times


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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Nation split on health care bill - Buffalo News


ABC News


Nation split on health care bill

Buffalo News


WASHINGTON … As House Democratic leaders and President Obama Friday pushed for passage of health care reform on Sunday, new signs emerged regarding just how split the American people … and the interest groups that represent subsections ...


Obama to Capitol Hill Saturday on health care

Washington Post


Budget estimate key to health bill passage

San Francisco Chronicle


House Democrats see momentum on health bill

Reuters


San Jose Mercury News -Detroit Free Press -Los Angeles Times


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Friday, March 19, 2010

A look at the health care overhaul bill - Washington Post


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A look at the health care overhaul bill

Washington Post


By AP AP -- Congressional Democrats have released a final version of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill in advance of a House vote planned for Sunday. Some features of the legislation, which makes changes to the bill the Senate passed ...


Proposed Changes in the Final Health Care Bill

New York Times


Health Showdown Is Set

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Health bill picking up key votes - Los Angeles Times


New York Times (blog)


Health bill picking up key votes

Los Angeles Times


President Obama and Democratic leaders gathered momentum for their sweeping healthcare overhaul Wednesday, picking up support from Democratic factions where defections were most feared: liberals, abortion opponents and ...


Obama team wrapping up health package

USA Today


Obama lobbies holdouts as health care vote nears

San Francisco Chronicle


Democrats Hunt Votes for Deal on Health

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Democrats make final pitch to moderates on health bill - Wall Street Journal


New York Daily News


Democrats make final pitch to moderates on health bill

W »

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Slaughter House Rules - Wall Street Journal


New York Times (blog)


Slaughter House Rules

W »


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Monday, March 15, 2010

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill - The Associated Press


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Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it fin »


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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Pacquiao wins by taking chances - FOXSports.com


Times Online


Pacquiao wins by taking chances

FOXSports.com


Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated c »


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Saturday, March 13, 2010

New York Cabs Gouged Riders Out of Millions - New York Times


New York Times


New York Cabs Gouged Riders Out of Millions

New York Times


About 3000 New York City taxi drivers routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would norm »

Friday, March 12, 2010

Board's Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction - New York Times


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Board's Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction

New York Times


KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€" Like so many other public school parents, Reshonda Sanders felt confused on Thursday as she tried to comprehend why nearly half of the schools here, including her own alma mater, are to close for good at the end of ...


Few details about ambitious KC school closing plan

The Associated Press


District Tackles Woes Money Didn't Fix

W »

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Mich. Lawmaker Threatening to Derail Health Care - ABC News


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Mich. Lawmaker Threatening to Derail Health Care

ABC News


AP Rep. Bart Stupak has become the unofficial leader of a sm »

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

California Prius incident probed - Detroit Free Press


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California Prius incident probed

Detroit Free Press


WASHINGTON -- As Toyota sought to contain the f »


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Obama hits road to make case for health reform - San Francisco Chronicle


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Obama hits road to make case for health reform

San Francisco Chronicle


(03-08) 04:00 PST Glenside, Pa. -- Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-st »


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Monday, March 8, 2010

Some readers think 'Avatar' was robbed - msnbc.com


Reuters


Some readers think 'Avatar' was robbed

msnbc.com


"The Hurt Locker" took home the top two Academy Awards Sunday night, for best picture and for Kathryn Bigelow as best director. But while the film, which follows the dangerous daily existence of an Army bomb defusal team, was a critical favorite, ...


Oscar wins could boost 'Hurt' revenue

Hollywood Reporter


James Cameron, Golden Globes lead Oscar losers

Reuters


'Hurt Locker' hauls in best picture, best director, 4 more

USA Today


ABC News -The Associated Press -Boston Herald


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Sunday, March 7, 2010

In Baghdad, mortar rounds mark Iraq election day - Los Angeles Times


Globe and Mail


In Baghdad, mortar rounds mark Iraq election day

Los Angeles Times


Reporting from Baghdad - Dozens of mortar rounds thudded across Baghdad on Sunday morning and at least 12 people were killed as Iraqis went to the polls in an election testing the stability of the country's still-fragile democracy. ...


Iraqis vote in general election

BBC News


Explosions Kill 16 People on Iraq Election Day

New York Times


Mortar shells fired at polling stations in Iraq

Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America -W »


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