Sunday, January 31, 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Obama's NYC terror trial switch: Pragmatism or indecisiveness? - Christian Science Monitor


Globe and Mail


Obama's NYC terror trial switch: Pragmatism or indecisiveness?

Christian Science Monitor


The Obama administration says it won't hold the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Al Qaeda suspects in Manhattan after  »


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Friday, January 29, 2010

Bin Laden Rebukes US on Climate Change - New York Times


Washington Post


Bin Laden Rebukes US on Climate Change

New York Times


Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, blamed the United States and developed countries for not halting climate change and said that the global economy should immediately abandon its reliance on the American dollar, according to an ...


Bin Laden urges abandoning dollar: Al Jazeera tape

Reuters


'Bin Laden' blames US for global warming

BBC News


Bin Laden deplores climate change

Aljazeera.net


The Press Association -ABC News -Christian Science Monitor


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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Vice President Job Biden, Republican Mitt Romney Agree Job Focus Is Critical - ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk (blog)


Vice President Job Biden, Republican Mitt Romney Agree Job Focus Is Critical

ABC News


Hours after President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address, administration members hit the road and took to the airwaves to pitch the president's No. 1 priority: jobs. President asks, "How long should ...


Obama to America (and Congress): Yes, we still can

Christian Science Monitor


Deficit fears could crush Obama's jobs plan

msnbc.com


Obama's promises, verbatim

USA Today


Baltimore Sun -BusinessWeek -Augusta Chronicle


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Circumstance and Tradition Shape State of the Union Speeches - New York Times


Kansas City Star


Circumstance and Tradition Shape State of the Union Speeches

New York Times


When President Obama enters the House chamber on Wednesday night to deliver his first official State of the Union address, it will be a moment of great ch »

Monday, January 25, 2010

Obama Talks of Restoring Security for Middle Class - New York Times


Boston Globe


Obama Talks of Restoring Security for Middle Class

New York Times


President Obama on Monday unveiled a package of modest initiatives intended to help the middle class. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and PETER BAKER WASHINGTON â€" President Obama vowed on Monday to “reverse the over »

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bin Laden takes credit for airline bombing plot; officials express skepticism - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


Bin Laden takes credit for airline bombing plot; officials express skepticism

Los Angeles Times


The Al Qaeda leader vows to continue targeting the US as long as Washington backs Israel. But US intelligence officials doubt he played a meaningful role in the failed Christmas Day attack. On the tape, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said: "The ...


Bin Laden warns US of more attacks

Aljazeera.net


Osama to Obama: Palestine matters

Foreign Policy


Bin Laden claims responsibility for Christmas bomb attempt

Akron Beacon Journal


Long War Journal -Ozarks First -AFP


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Poll: Voter anger fueled Brown victory in Mass. - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


Poll: Voter anger fueled Brown victory in Mass.

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- Voter discontent with the direction of the government, economy and the health care overhaul helped send Republican Scott Brown to his Senate victory in Massachusetts, a poll says. About 63 percent of Massachusetts voters in Tuesday's ...


Report: Reid, Pelosi Consider New Strategy to Pass Senate Health Bill

FOXNews


Dems Mum on How to Keep Pushing Health Overhaul

New York Times


Stayin' Alive: Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi work to save health care reform

Daily C »


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Friday, January 22, 2010

Obama acknowledges health overhaul hit 'buzz saw' - Washington Post


Boston Globe


Obama acknowledges health overhaul hit 'buzz saw'

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that his health care overhaul ran into "a bit of a buzz saw" but vowed to press ahead despite increasingly tough political odds. "I am not going to walk away just because it's ...


Obama Takes on Big Banks, Health Care Opponents in Town H »

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Obama Spins Scott Brown Victory as Bay State Voters Being Mad at Bush - FOXNews


Reuters


Obama Spins Scott Brown Victory as Bay State Voters Being Mad at Bush

FOXNews


Floating in the river of commentary on the Massachusetts Senate election is the claim that it mostly reflects anti-incumbency mood and that Bay State voters were just as angry at Republicans as they were at Democrats. ...


Pelosi: House Can't Pass Senate Health Bill

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Republicans Revel in Brown Win As Democrats Try to 'Move Forward' - ABC News


Republicans Revel in Brown Win As Democrats Try to 'Move Forward'

ABC News


One day after pulling off a stunning upset Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown declared that he would be a "new breed of Republican" who's "not beholden to anybody." Sen. McCain says GOP victory in Massachusetts is a ...


US Health Insurers Enter Earnings Season With Changed Climate

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

'Special Report' Panel on Senate Race in Massachusetts; Key 2010 Battlegrounds - FOXNews


Times Online


'Special Report' Panel on Senate Race in Massachusetts; Key 2010 Battlegrounds

FOXNews


This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from January 15, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS: I don't think Scott Brown is going to win on Tuesday. ...


Managed-Care Stocks Surge, Hospitals Drop On Mass. Election

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Monday, January 18, 2010

'High hopes and deferred dreams' for black Americans - Washington Post


Washington Post


'High hopes and deferred dreams' for black Americans

Washington Post


Adapted from A Day Late and A Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's 'Post-racial' America, published this month by John Wiley and Sons. What does Barack Obama mean to black America? ...


Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On

ABC News


Leadership and Martin Luther King's Dream

Bloomberg


The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Stabbed in Harlem

NBC New York


Wheeling Intelligencer -Idaho Business Review -CBS 4


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

McConnell: Mass. Senate race a health referendum - Washington Post


Times Online


McConnell: Mass. Senate race a health referendum

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- The Senate's Republican leader is casting the shockingly close Senate race in Massachusetts as a referendum on President Barack Obama's health care bill. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says that no matter who wins Tuesday's special ...


MA Senate Race: Final Push

FOXNews (blog)


Obama here for Coakley, trailing a diminished aura

Boston Globe


McConnell: Mass Senate race is "referendum on national health-care bill'

Politico (blog)


Los Angeles Times -W »

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Struggle to Bring Relief Continues in Haiti - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Struggle to Bring Relief Continues in Haiti

New York Times


An off-duty police officer brought water to distribute to a large crowd near the airport. More Photos > By MARC LACEY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti â€" Desperation in this battered country seemed to grow by the hour on Saturday as relief workers searched for ...


Officals Work to Speed Aid to Haiti Earthquake Victims

Voice of America


Haiti earthquake: Photos

CNN


Latest developments in ongoing Haiti earthquake crisis

MiamiHerald.com


CNN International -BBC News -ABC News


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Friday, January 15, 2010

Damaged airport, dock hamper Haiti aid efforts - CNN International


CBC.ca


Damaged airport, dock hamper Haiti aid efforts

CNN International


A South Korean rescue team prepares to leave Friday from Incheon International Airport to help in quake-ravage Haiti. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Impassable roads, a damaged airport, an unreachable dock and not enough equipment to unload relief ...


Haiti quake aid effort hampered by blockages

BBC News


Desperate Haitians Await Aid Following Quake

Voice of America


Cuba opens airspace to US evacuation flights

Washington Post


Aljazeera.net -MiamiHerald.com -Telegraph.co.uk


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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti earthquake - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti earthquake

Washington Post


Haiti was rocked on Jan. 12 by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the area. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince. View a graphic showing how the 7.0 magnitude earthquake happened. ...


Race against time for Haiti earthquake aid

Times Online


Haitians in Miami anxiously await news from home

BBC News


Haiti earthquake: News updates

CNN International


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Major Earthquake Strikes Near Haitian Capital - Voice of America


ABC News


Major Earthquake Strikes Near Haitian Capital

Voice of America


A massive earthquake has struck near the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, causing damage across the impoverished region. It is the largest quake to hit the area in some 200 years. Scientists with the US Geological Survey say the earthquake struck about ...


International aid efforts for Haiti under way

BBC News


Thousands Feared Dead in Haiti

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Not Wild About Harry: Does Reid's Obama Comments Put Senate Re-election Bid in ... - FOXNews


Reuters


Not Wild About Harry: Does Reid's Obama Comments Put Senate Re-election Bid in ...

FOXNews


This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," January 11, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: Racist, or just re »


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Monday, January 11, 2010

Jury Selection Tough as Kan. Abortion Trial Begins - New York Times


Austin American-Statesman


Jury Selection Tough as Kan. Abortion Trial Begins

New York Times


By AP WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The trial of the man charged with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion doctors begins Monday with lawyers trying to pick unbiased jurors amid the rancorous debate over abortion. The court has c »

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Faulty assumptions blamed for state budget mess - San Francisco Chronicle


Reuters


Faulty assumptions blamed for state budget mess

San Francisco Chronicle


Plummeting tax revenue and the rising cost of social programs have played their part in the budget mess facing California. But there's another major factor - the faulty assumptions the state's leaders have made in passing previous years' spending plans ...


Six years later, California's priority is still jobs

Los Angeles Times


Even with austere budget plan, California counts on federal funds

Washington Post


Schwarzenegger's ambitious jobs plan faces uphill battle

Sacramento Bee


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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Gov plans deep cuts to programs, and fed help - San Francisco Chronicle


BBC News


Gov plans deep cuts to programs, and fed help

San Francisco Chronicle


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled an $82.9 billion spending plan for California on Friday that relies on deep cuts in health and human services, prison spending and wages for state workers, and on billions in additional federal dollars that the ...


Speed sensors on red-light cameras could raise money fast

Los Angeles Times


California Requests Billions From US

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Obama Says Anti-Terror 'Buck' Stops With Him - ABC News


Globe and Mail


Obama Says Anti-Terror 'Buck' Stops With Him

ABC News


AP President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, about an  »

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Assembly rushes to pass Race to the Top reforms - San Jose Mercury News


Mid Columbia Tri City Herald


Assembly rushes to pass Race to the Top reforms

San Jose Mercury News


Legislators on Tuesday passed two education reform bills, including a cutting edge proposal that  »

Monday, January 4, 2010

Obama to Tackle Airport Security Following Several Breaches - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


Obama to Tackle Airport Security Following Several Breaches

FOXNews


President Obama returned to Washington Monday with an eye toward cracking down on airport security following at least three recent incidents that exposed gaps in the screening system. President Obama speaks to reporters Dec. 28 at the Marine Corps Base ...


Boosting flight security measures

BBC News


US-bound passengers from 14 countries face new airport security

Christian Science Monitor


Instability in Yemen a global threat

Philadelphia Metro


San Mateo County Times -BusinessWeek -The Guardian


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