Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tsunami waves from Chilean quake arrive in Japan - CNN


Reuters


Tsunami waves from Chilean quake arrive in Japan

CNN


(CNN) -- Tsunami waves from the deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile rippled across the Japanese coast on Sunday, but the initial ones did not appear large enough to cause damage. Authorities urged residents to stay away because a second and third ...


Japan Breathes Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes

New York Times


Major earthquake strikes Chile; Hawaii escapes without tsunami damage

Washington Post


Shaken Santiago counts itself lucky

BBC News


Times Online -Reuters -Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, February 27, 2010

8.5-magnitude quake hits Chile - Reuters


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8.5-magnitude quake hits Chile

Reuters


SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.5 earthquake struck near Concepcion, Chile, early on Saturday, the USGS reported, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital of Santiago. A Reuters witness reported shaking ...


Massive earthquake strikes Chile

BBC News


Powerful earthquake rattles Chile

CNN International


Huge earthquake hits Chile

Telegraph.co.uk


Xinhua -ABC Online


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Friday, February 26, 2010

Afghanistan capital Kabul hit by suicide attack - BBC News


CBC.ca


Afghanistan capital Kabul hit by suicide attack

BBC News


Explosions and gunfire in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, have left at least 14 people dead, officials say. A suicide bomber detonated explosives near Kabul's main shopping centre. Several sm »


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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Whale kills trainer in front of SeaWorld audience in Orlando - Washington Post


National Post


Whale kills trainer in front of SeaWorld audience in Orlando

Washington Post


SAYING GOODBYE: The family of Army Staff Sgt. Rusty H. Christian -- wife Amber Christian, left, mother Donna B »


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Stage set for healthcare political drama - Washington Post


Reuters


Stage set for healthcare political drama

Washington Post


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Politicians in Washington turned up the heat on their healthcare dispute ahead of a televised political drama on Thursday billed by the White House as a peace gesture but seen by wary Republicans as a trap. ...


Democrats warm to Obama's plan to pass health bill

Boston Globe


GOP Expects Little From Obama's Health Forum

New York Times


Impact of bipartisan summit to be felt beyond health care

USA Today


Deseret News -San Francisco Chronicle -Los Angeles Times


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Monday, February 22, 2010

ObamaCare at Ramming Speed - Wall Street Journal


New York Times (blog)


ObamaCare at Ramming Speed

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases - Washington Post


National Post


Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases

Washington Post


President Obama will c »


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Saturday, February 20, 2010

CPAC Convention is Open Season on Obama - ABC News


Washington Post


CPAC Convention is Open Season on Obama

ABC News


This year's CPAC convention was an  »


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Witness becomes rescuer in Austin plane incident - CNN


The Hindu


Witness becomes rescuer in Austin plane incident

CNN


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold - New York Times


National Post


White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold

New York Times


Shaun White was the defending champion in the event, having won gold at the Turin Games in 2006. By JOHN BRANCH WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia â€" Shaun White won the gold medal in the men's halfpipe competition Wednesday at Cypress Mountain with a ...


Shaun White wins gold in halfpipe; American Scott Lago claims bronze

USA Today


White takes Olympic gold ... with a McTwist

The Associated Press


White soars to gold again with big ride

Chicago Tribune


Salt Lake Tribune -Kansas City Star


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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Nuclear Industry Gets Lift, No 'Renaissance' From US Loan Aid - BusinessWeek


FOXNews (blog)


Nuclear Industry Gets Lift, No 'Renaissance' From US Loan Aid

BusinessWeek


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Monday, February 15, 2010

Top Taliban Military Chief Captured in US-Pakistani Raid - FOXNews


Indian Express


Top Taliban Military Chief Captured in US-Pakistani Raid

FOXNews


AP Feb. 14: A US soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in Marjah, Afghanistan. Feb. 14: A US soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in Marjah, Afghanistan. ...


Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander

New York Times


Top Taliban commander captured in Pakistan: report

Reuters


Taliban's No. 2 Commander Captured in Pakistan

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

US, Afghan Troops Expand Control in Taliban Stronghold - FOXNews


Times Online


US, Afghan Troops Expand Control in Taliban Stronghold

FOXNews


Feb. 14: A US Marine from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines runs during a heavy gun battle in the town of Marjah, Afghanistan. Feb. 14: A US Marine from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines runs during a heavy gun battle in the ...


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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Key posts seized in Taliban stronghold - Seattle Times


Reuters


Key posts seized in Taliban stronghold

Seattle Times


US, Afghan and British troops seized crucial positions across the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Saturday, encountering sporadic fighting... By DEXTER FILKINS BRENNAN LINSLEY / AP US Army flight medic Sgt. Michael Patangan, right, and US Marines carry ...


Taliban leaders flee as marines hit stronghold

Times Online


Troops secure objectives in mission

The Press Association


Marja offensive a test for NATO's ability in uprooting Taliban

Xinhua


MiamiHerald.com -Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian


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Friday, February 12, 2010

Snowboarder threads Games rings in opening ceremony - Washington Post


CTV.ca


Snowboarder threads Games rings in opening ceremony

Washington Post


VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A single snowboarder shot through the Olympic rings in a very Canadian opening salvo for the 2010 Winter Games on Friday, a feat made  »

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious

FOXNews


AP Former President Bill Clinton is said to be in “good spirits” following a procedure known as angioplasty, which involved surgeons placing two stents in one of his coronary arteries. ...


Bill Clinton gets stents in artery after having chest pains

Los Angeles Times


Clinton's Heart Procedure: Common for Bypass Patients

TIME


Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Routine Stent Surgery; Stress May Have Triggered ...

ABC News


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Former Rep. Charlie Wilson dies; led US support of Afghans against Soviets - Washington Post


Times Online


Former Rep. Charlie Wilson dies; led US support of Afghans against Soviets

Washington Post


Former US representative Charlie Wilson, a flamboyant 12-term East Texas Democrat who used his control of CIA purse strings to finance and arm an Afghan insurgency that drove out the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, ...


Looking Back: An Interview with Charlie Wilson

Seattle Post Intelligencer


Afghanistan's “Freedom Fighters” Best American Friends Is Dead

NEWS JUNKIE POST


Lawmaker Charlie Wilson of Texas Dead at 76

MyFox Washington DC


USA Today -WKOW-TV.com -AOL News


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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Lawmakers Expel NY State Senator Over Assault - New York Times


New York Daily News


Lawmakers Expel NY State Senator Over Assault

New York Times


ALBANY â€" The New York State Senate on Tuesday night expelled a senator convicted of assaulting his companion, the first time a member of the Legislature was forced from office in nearly a century. Hiram Monserrate, a Democrat from ...


State Senate votes to boot Sen. Hiram Monserrate, citing his misdemeanor ...

New York Daily News


State Senate expels Monserrate

Buffalo News


NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker

The Associated Press


Albany Times Union -YourNabe.com -WIVB


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Monday, February 8, 2010

On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map - New York Times


Reuters


On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" When Republicans take President Obama up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care this month, they will carry with them a fairly well-developed set of ideas intended to make ...


Congressional Letter Questions Obama's Commitment to Bipartisanship

FOXNews


Factbox: Republican healthcare reform proposals

Reuters


In olive branch from Obama, Republicans see a potential weapon

Baltimore Sun


ABC News -Kansas City Star -Washington Examiner


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Saturday, February 6, 2010

How did Toyota veer so far off course? - The Guardian


The Hindu


How did Toyota veer so far off course?

The Guardian


A bow of greeting, not of contrition: Akio Toyoda at the start of his apology news conference. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters When Catherine Block took her Toyota Aygo to her local dealer after a terrifying drive between Folkestone and Canterbury, ...


Toyota Sued in Canada Over Hybrid Brake Defect Claims

BusinessWeek


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Friday, February 5, 2010

Tea Party Convention Gives Boost to Aspiring Elected Officials - FOXNews


The Guardian


Tea Party Convention Gives Boost to Aspiring Elected Officials

FOXNews


Many tea party activists and tea party-supported candidates are trying to use the movement to reshape the Republican Party from the inside. Doris Gentry of Napa, Calif., ran unsuccessfully for state office two years ago, ...


'Tea party' convention a forum for woes, worries

Los Angeles Times


Some takeaways from Nashville

msnbc.com


Tea Partiers Meet to R »


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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate - Los Angeles Times


FOXNews (blog)


Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate

Los Angeles Times


His replacement of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy means Democrats no longer have the 60 votes they need to avert a GOP filibuster. By Janet Hook Reporting from Washington - President Obama and the Democrats relinquished a crucial Senate seat Thursday ...


Brown sworn in as US senator from Massachusetts

Washington Post


Sen. Brown, R-Mass., is sworn in

USA Today


Scott Brown Sworn In by Vice President Biden

ABC News


BusinessWeek -TIME -CNN


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The President's GOP Outreach Comes Too Late - Wall Street Journal


Boston Globe


The President's GOP Outreach Comes Too Late

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