Sunday, January 31, 2010

No decision yet on moving 9/11 trial - CNN


BBC News


No decision yet on moving 9/11 trial

CNN


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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Skyrocketing Costs May Have Doomed NYC Trial Plan - ABC News


Reuters


Skyrocketing Costs May Have Doomed NYC Trial Plan

ABC News


AP A letter and a speech may have doomed plans to bring the Sept. 11 terror trial to New York. Stephen Sh »


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Friday, January 29, 2010

After Obama speech, Democrats confused about path ahead - Washington Post


USA Today


After Obama speech, Democrats confused about path ahead

Washington Post


The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza discuss President Obama's State of the Union speech and the Republican response by Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell. By Paul Kane and Shailagh Murray A day after President Obama c »

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Factbox: What Obama said in State of the Union - Reuters


BBC News


Factbox: What Obama said in State of the Union

Reuters


(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's main focus in his State of the Union address on Wednesday was job creation but he touched on many other issues as well. Following are what he said and did not say on some of the main issues. ...


Social media on Obama speech mirrors Americans' frustration

CNN


Embattled Obama Declares in Speech,' I Don't Quit'

New York Times


Obama's State of the Union address takes a harder tone

Washington Post


Deseret News -Los Angeles Times -Seattle Times


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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Deficit picture slightly less bleak, CBO says - Reuters


Houston Chronicle


Deficit picture slightly less bleak, CBO says

Reuters


WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Nonpartisan congressional budget experts on Tuesday projected a slightly less bleak fiscal future for the United States but warned that debt could strangle the economy if President Barack Obama and ...


CBO: Federal Deficit Projected at $1.35T

ABC News


How Will Obama's Spending Freeze Play in Washington?

Atlantic Online


Budget Freeze Is Proposed

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Obama brings back campaign manager Plouffe - USA Today


Telegraph.co.uk


Obama brings back campaign manager Plouffe

USA Today


As President Obama tries to revive his political fortunes, he's starting to rely more on one of the key people who helped put him in the White House in the first place. David Plouffe, the Obama campaign manager in 2008, is now working as an outside ...


Obama Seeks to Remake His Agenda as Health Care Divides Democrats

ABC News


Axelrod: Obama, Dems to work hard to keep IL seat

Chicago Tribune


State of the Union Schedule Shake-up

TVOvermind


Carlisle Sentinel -FOX 4 News -Chicago Sun-Times (blog)


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Report: New bin Laden tape emerges - CNN


Telegraph.co.uk


Report: New bin Laden tape emerges

CNN


The CIA has in the past confirmed Al Jazeera reports on tapes from Osama bin Laden. (CNN) -- A new audio tape  »


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Top Democrats: We Will Push Ahead With Health Care - New York Times


CBC.ca


Top Democrats: We Will Push Ahead With Health Care

New York Times


By AP The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats insist they will push ahead with efforts to ...


The Rejection Election

Barron's


Differing strategies on health care considered

Boston Globe


GOP candidates latch on to Scott Brown

Los Angeles Times


Washington Post -FOXNews -USA Today


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Friday, January 22, 2010

China attacks Clinton's Internet speech as 'harmful' to relations - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


China attacks Clinton's Internet speech as 'harmful' to relations

Washington Post


BEIJING -- China's Foreign Ministry sharply criticized Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Thursday c »


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Senate loss sends shock waves through Dems - San Francisco Chronicle


The Guardian


Senate loss sends shock waves through Dems

San Francisco Chronicle


(01-21) 04:00 PST Washington - -- From San Francisco to North Dakota, Democrats were rocked to their core Wednesday by the loss of the late Edward Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat, presaging a sharp pivot from health care to creating jobs and ...


New Political Order Tips Against Obama To-Do List

New York Times


Brown heads to Washington after upset Senate win

Washington Post


Obama Gets Voters' Message: It's Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

ABC News


NECN -Minneapolis Star Tribune -New York Post


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Democrats play blame game for Mass. Senate loss - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


Democrats play blame game for Mass. Senate loss

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- A few months ago, the question was not who would win Massachusetts' open Senate seat, but which Democrat. Now it's which Democrats get blamed for losing it. Unfriendly fire engulfed the party long before the polls ...


Analysis: Brown's win changes political narrative for 2010

CNN International


Scott Brown drives his GMC pickup truck to US Senate victory

USA Today


Dems' Massachusetts loss clouds Pelosi's future

San Francisco Chronicle


BBC News -Detroit Free Press -Boston Channel.com


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Looting Continues in Haiti as Residents Leave Capital in Search of Food - Voice of America


The Hindu


Looting Continues in Haiti as Residents Leave Capital in Search of Food

Voice of America


Photo: AP US troops patrolled the streets of Port-au-Prince on Monday in an attempt to drive away looters who were breaking into shops and buildings to grab whatever they could find. Some people have begun fleeing the capital for the countryside in ...


Haiti Tries to Go From Rescue to Recovery to Relief

TIME


Haitians fleeing capital in search of food, safety

Washington Post


Haiti earthquake: thousands more US troops arrive in Haiti

Telegraph.co.uk


BBC News -Xinhua -New York Times


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Monday, January 18, 2010

Rescues offer hope amid Haiti's heartbreak - CNN International


The Hindu


Rescues offer hope amid Haiti's heartbreak

CNN International


Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The dead lie in piles on street corners, covered by flimsy pieces of cardboard boxes. The living crowd tent cities, as many as 20000 awaiting food, water and medicine. Amid the heartbreak that permeates the capital, ...


Haiti earthquake: confusion at airport hampers aid effort

Telegraph.co.uk


Security fears mount in lawless post-earthquake Haiti

Washington Post


Rescues Beat Dimming Odds in Haiti

New York Times


The Press Association -Aljazeera.net -W »


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Tens of thousands neglected at quake epicentre - ABC Online


Telegraph.co.uk


Tens of thousands neglected at quake epicentre

ABC Online


The immense scale of the earthquake devastation outside Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, is becoming clearer. People in Leogane, at the quake's epicentre, have so far been left to fend for themselves ...


The extent of the damage in Haiti's villages

BBC News


Haiti earthquake: Hillary Clinton visits devastated capital

Times Online


Searching among a Haitian cathedral's ruins

Los Angeles Times


Washington Post -Chicago Tribune -MiamiHerald.com


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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Amid tight race, Coakley's campaign goes full-bore - Boston Globe


Times Online


Amid tight race, Coakley's campaign goes full-bore

Boston Globe


National Democrats have started campaigning for Martha Coakley, including former president Bill Clinton, who spoke at a campaign r »


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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Haiti quake aid effort hampered - BBC News


Times Online


Haiti quake aid effort hampered

BBC News


Bottlenecks and infrastructure damage have been holding up aid efforts in Haiti, where a devastating earthquake has left as many as 45000-50000 dead. Aid has been arriving from around the world, but there is little sign of help beyond the airport, ...


Airport, Seaport Woes Delay Delivery of Aid

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

150 UN staff members remain trapped under rubble in Haiti - Washington Post


The Hindu


150 UN staff members remain trapped under rubble in Haiti

Washington Post


UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations appears to have suffered its greatest loss of life in a single incident as about 150 of its employees in Haiti, including the mission's leader, remained trapped Wednesday under the rubble of their ...


Arriving Port-au-Prince, Earthquake Damage Can be Seen Everywhere

Voice of America


Dominican Republic aid to Haiti eases historic tensions

CNN


Haitians seek quake missing online

Aljazeera.net


Reuters -Xinhua -Times Online


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Experts warned of earthquake risk on Haiti - CNN


Reuters


Experts warned of earthquake risk on Haiti

CNN


On this US Geological Survey map of Haiti, the red dot marks the quake's epicenter while the lines represent major fault zones. (CNN) -- Scientists have warned for years that the island of Hispaniola, which Haiti shares with the ...


7.0 quake hits Haiti; 'Serious loss of life' expected

CNN International


Factbox: UN mission to Haiti badly damaged by quake

Reuters


US pledges aid to quake-hit Haiti

Aljazeera.net


Washington Post -Xinhua -MiamiHerald.com


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Monday, January 11, 2010

Obama rebukes senator's critics in race controversy - Reuters


The Hindu


Obama rebukes senator's critics in race controversy

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama on Monday rebuked critics of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has faced c »


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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Reid Returns to DC Humbled, But With Obama's Blessing on Health Care Tax - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


Reid Returns to DC Humbled, But With Obama's Blessing on Health Care Tax

FOXNews


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid comes back to Washington this week seemingly humbled after a raci »

Saturday, January 9, 2010

A 'Romantic' Now in Trouble Over an Airport Kiss - New York Times


Reuters


A 'Romantic' Now in Trouble Over an Airport Kiss

New York Times


Joe Epstein/AP 28-year-old Haisong Jiang, center, is led out of the Port Authority Police building at Newark Airport early Saturday. A video released Thursday shows a man embracing a woman and slipping into a secured section ...


Suspect in airport breach had hoped to impress girlfriend, friends say

Austin American-Statesman


Friend: Goodbye to girlfriend behind Newark security breach

NECN


Suspect in Newark airport security breach released

CNN


BBC News -Voice of America -WNYC


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Friday, January 8, 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Obama outlines security gaps in attempted airliner bombing - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


Obama outlines security gaps in attempted airliner bombing

Washington Post


President Obama on Thursday accepted personal responsibility for what he c »

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Senator Dodd's exit roils financial reform - Reuters


BBC News


Senator Dodd's exit roils financial reform

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How Senator Christopher Dodd handles his final months in office is suddenly the big question surrounding US efforts to tighten bank and capital market regulation as part of a worldwide push for reforms. The Democratic chairman of ...


Sen. Christopher Dodd says it was time to step down

Los Angeles Times


Recent controversies overshadow Chris Dodd's career

CNN International


Democrats struggle to hold critical 60-seat Senate majority

CNN


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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

US to Suspend Gitmo Detainee Transfers to Yemen - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


US to Suspend Gitmo Detainee Transfers to Yemen

FOXNews


The US will not transfer any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen right now, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday. The US will not transfer any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen right now, White House Press ...


Yemen orders troops into al-Qaeda strongholds

Telegraph.co.uk


Yemeni loses appeal for release from Guantanamo

Reuters


White House Says No Detainees to Yemen for Now

New York Times


BBC News -Voice of America -Xinhua


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