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 ... » |
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 Troops secure objectives in mission Marja offensive a test for NATO's ability in uprooting Taliban |
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 » |
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 Clinton's Heart Procedure: Common for Bypass Patients Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Routine Stent Surgery; Stress May Have Triggered ... |
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 Afghanistan's “Freedom Fighters†Best American Friends Is Dead Lawmaker Charlie Wilson of Texas Dead at 76 |
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 ... State Senate expels Monserrate NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker |
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 Factbox: Republican healthcare reform proposals In olive branch from Obama, Republicans see a potential weapon |
