Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Man holds 5 hostage in Virginia post office - CNN


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Man holds 5 hostage in Virginia post office

CNN


(CNN) -- An armed disabled man was holding five people hostage nearly four hours after his takeover of a Virginia post office on Wednesday, the town's mayor said. The man entered the Wytheville, Virginia, post office about 2:30 pm and fired a shot, ...


Hostages Taken at Post Office in Virginia

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy? - ABC News


Globe and Mail


What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy?

ABC News


Two days after Brittany Murphy's shocking death of a heart attack, many are searching for clues as to what went wrong with the "Clueless" star. The actress spoke to "Access Hollywood" about her desire to become a mom. ...


Simon Monjack speaks out about wife Brittany Murphy's death

Entertainment Weekly


Clueless Director: Brittany Murphy Was Pressured to Be "Thin"

Us Magazine


Brittany Murphy's Husband, Simon Monjack, Finds Himself In Media Spotlight

MTV.com


New York Daily News -People Magazine -SheKnows.com


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Monday, December 21, 2009

US Airlines Can Face Big Fines For Long Delays - New York Times


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US Airlines Can Face Big Fines For Long Delays

New York Times


By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US airlines could face stiff fines for stranding passengers aboard grounded planes for more than three hours, according to a regulation that officials said on Monday was aimed at upholding passenger rights. ...


U.S. to Fine Airlines for Tarmac Delays

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Senate Democrats Warn House Not to Toy With Health Bill - FOXNews


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Senate Democrats Warn House Not to Toy With Health Bill

FOXNews


Senate Democrats are warning the House not to make any significant changes to the health care package heading toward a vote in their chamber if they want the bill to survive past Christmas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiles at a press conference at the US ...


Senate pushes to pass health care before holiday

CNN


Neb.'s Nelson sees backlash on health reform plan

The Associated Press


Senate Moves to Major Vote on Health Care Reform

Voice of America


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Democrats Get Their 60 Votes for Health Care. Now What? - Atlantic Online


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Democrats Get Their 60 Votes for Health Care. Now What?

Atlantic Online


Party leaders reached a deal with Sen. Ben Nelson early Saturday morning on abortion restrictions, giving Democrats a filibuster-proof voting block for the health care reform bill. After suffering through a terrible week (what, with liberals screaming ...


Obama says US `on the cusp' of health care reform

The Associated Press


Democratic Holdout Agrees to Support Health Care Reform

Voice of America


Ben Nelson backs healthcare reform bill, Dems see finish line

Christian Science Monitor


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Leaders cut safeguards to salvage Copenhagen climate deal - Times Online


Globe and Mail


Leaders cut safeguards to salvage Copenhagen climate deal

Times Online


Key safeguards on climate change were sacrificed today in a desperate attempt by world leaders to achieve a compromise at the Copenhagen summit. Gordon Brown and some other leaders prepared to stay overnight as the final stages of the negotiations were ...


How the Copenhagen text was changed

guardian.co.uk


Climate Talks in Copenhagen Heading Into Overtime

New York Times


Climate Change Negotiations Hang in the Balance

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

US pledge, signal from China spur hope for climate deal - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


US pledge, signal from China spur hope for climate deal

Los Angeles Times


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington will join  »


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside - The Associated Press


Times Online


Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside

The Associated Press


COPENHAGEN â€" The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days before President Barack Obama and more than 100 other national leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global ...


Danish police hold 240 climate protesters

Reuters


Copenhagen day of mass protest passes without major incident

guardian.co.uk


Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

New York Times


Washington Post -AFP -CNN International


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Lieberman ready to back bill without Medicare expansion, public option - CNN


Washington Post


Lieberman ready to back bill without Medicare expansion, public option

CNN


Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, speaks to reporters about health care at the Capitol Building on Tuesday. Washington (CNN) -- Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday he is prepared to back a comprehensive health care reform bill if it excludes ...


The Selling of Health Care Reform

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Berlusconi attack: Italian press review - BBC News


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Berlusconi attack: Italian press review

BBC News


After an assailant wielding a model of Milan's cathedral broke Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's nose, the Italian media were united in their condemnation of the incident, seeing it as a sign of a dangerous polarisation in the country's ...


Battered Berlusconi says it is a miracle he was not blinded by attack

Times Online


Berlusconi Attack Prompts Italy Soul Searching

New York Times


Berlusconi Hospitalized After Attack

Voice of America


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists - guardian.co.uk


Times Online


Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists

guardian.co.uk


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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Obama applauds House passage of financial overhaul - The Associated Press


The Associated Press


Obama applauds House passage of financial overhaul

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama on Saturday applauded House passage of an ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations designed to correct failures that led to the economic meltdown. He c »


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Friday, December 11, 2009

Obama Urged to Earn His Nobel Prize at Climate Talks - Bloomberg


Reuters


Obama Urged to Earn His Nobel Prize at Climate Talks

Bloomberg


Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama had not even accepted his Nobel Prize in Oslo yesterday before environmental advocates began c »


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize protocol breach irks Norway - BBC News


Reuters


Obama's Nobel Peace Prize protocol breach irks Norway

BBC News


US President Barack Obama has irked some Norwegians for truncating a three-day schedule of events organised around his receipt over the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Obama will spend only 24 hours in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, because of his busy schedule. ...


Obama's Nobel snub angers Norwegians

guardian.co.uk


Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize

CNN


Barack Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize

Telegraph.co.uk


The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net -The Press Association


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Analysis: Coakley started out in front -- and never looked back - Boston Globe


Reuters


Analysis: Coakley started out in front -- and never looked back

Boston Globe


Attoney General Martha Coakley may have run a less-than-scintillating campaign, but she started this sprint of a special Senate primary campaign with too many advantages for a trio of white male Democratic opponents to ...


Massachusetts chooses Senate hopefuls

Washington Post


Attorney General Coakley bests other Dems in Mass. race

USA Today


Kennedy special election puts GOP in spotlight

The Associated Press


Worcester Telegram -Boston Channel.com -Eagle Tribune


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Conviction in Joe Bruno corruption case puts scare in the air for Albany pols - New York Daily News


New York Daily News


Conviction in Joe Bruno corruption case puts scare in the air for Albany pols

New York Daily News


Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's conviction on federal corruption charges has sent a chill down the spine of pols in anything-goes Albany. The culture of corruption has hinged on not what was illegal, but what was  »


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Monday, December 7, 2009

1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten - USA Today


Grand Forks Herald


1941 attack on Pearl Harbor far from forgotten

USA Today


By Richard Ambo, The Honolulu Advertiser By William Cole, The Honolulu Advertiser PEARL HARBOR â€" Harold O'Connor, 88, was a Navy Fireman First Class on the USS Thornton, a destroyer seaplane tender, in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese ...


Learning from our veterans with America again at war

Seattle Post Intelligencer


Chicago ceremony to mark Pearl Harbor

Chicago Tribune


Pearl Harbor memorial service set in Hub

Boston Globe


Philadelphia Inquirer -Mail Tribune -Crosscut


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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care - CNN


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Obama to meet with Senate Democrats to push health care

CNN


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Saturday, December 5, 2009

American student found guilty in Italy - Detroit Free Press


Telegraph.co.uk


American student found guilty in Italy

Detroit Free Press


AP PERUGIA, Italy -- A jury in Italy convicted American college student Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate and sentenced her to 26 years in prison early this morning. Her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele ...


Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the Eyes

ABC News


'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty

BBC News


American student Amanda Knox found guilty of murder

Kansas City Star


CNN International -The Associated Press -Seattle Times


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Friday, December 4, 2009

Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill - The Associated Press


Washington Post


Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but he is warming to moves by his congressional  »


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Afghanistan timetable raises questions - Los Angeles Times


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Afghanistan timetable raises questions

Los Angeles Times


President Obama's plan to expand, then shrink, the US forces fighting the Taliban has critics and supporters at home and in Europe asking for clarification. US soldiers patrol Kabul, the capital. President Obama plans to send 30000 more troops to fight ...


Analysis: Afghanistan pullout date not definite

The Associated Press


Obama's War Speech Wins Over Some Skeptics

New York Times


Rove: Obama Can Win in Afghanistan

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Afghans unimpressed by Obama's troops surge - Reuters


USA Today


Afghans unimpressed by Obama's troops surge

Reuters


"Even if they bring the whole of America, they won't be able to stabilise Afghanistan," said the young construction worker out on a Kabul street corner on Wednesday morning. "Only Afghans understand our traditions, geography and way ...


Obama outlines troop buildup, withdrawal plan for Afghan war

CNN International


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times


guardian.co.uk


Obama plans to send 30000 to 35000 more troops to Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times


In his address Tuesday, the president is expected to emphasize that there are limits to the length of US military involvement in Afghanistan. Army troops patrol in October on the edge of Kandahar, where Taliban roots are deep. ...


Frequently asked questions about the mission in Afghanistan

CNN International


Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

Reuters


Fight Looms on How to Pay for New War Plan

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