Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Clinton Justifies US Policy to Pakistani Tribal Leaders - Voice of America


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Clinton Justifies US Policy to Pakistani Tribal Leaders

Voice of America


By VOA News US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has again defended US policy to Pakistanis who are growing frustrated with growing violence in the region. Clinton spoke in Islamabad Friday to a group of tribal leaders from the troubled northwest ...


Clinton Debates Pakistan Tribes, Women Over Taliban

Bloomberg


Clinton chides Pakistan on al-Qaeda

Aljazeera.net


Pakistan military closes in on Taliban stronghold

The Associated Press


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Thursday, October 29, 2009

In dominant outing, Lee shows off his \'D\' - MLB.com


Globe and Mail


In dominant outing, Lee shows off his 'D'

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NEW YORK -- It remains to be seen whether his mastery will  »


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Amid violence, Clinton arrives in Pakistan - Washington Post


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Amid violence, Clinton arrives in Pakistan

Washington Post


ISLAMABAD -- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed at quelling rising anti-Americanism and convincing Pakistanis that the United States wants a relationship based on ...


Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan

New York Times


Car Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 57

Voice of America


Pakistan Market Bomb Kills 72 as Clinton Begins Talks

Bloomberg


CNN International -AFP -Times Online


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Morning Fix: NY-23 as 2012 litmus test? - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times


Morning Fix: NY-23 as 2012 litmus test?

Washington Post


The Iowa caucuses may be more than two years from now but a series of moves by potential Republican presidential contenders has turned a special election in New York's 23rd district into an early test of conservative bona fides. ...


Palin goes rogue in New York

Kansas City Star


New York race at epicenter of a GOP mutiny

Los Angeles Times


GOP suffers anguish as 0-5 record stares it in face

The Hill


Kiplinger.com -FOXNews -WatertownDailyTimes.com


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Monday, October 26, 2009

Baghdad bombings death toll rises to 155 - Washington Post


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Baghdad bombings death toll rises to 155

Washington Post


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from Sunday's two suicide bombs in Baghdad, one of Iraq's bloodiest attacks in years, has risen to 155 with more than 500 wounded, police said on Monday. Despite a drop in over »


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Sunday, October 25, 2009

U.N. experts in Iran to inspect new nuclear site - Reuters


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U.N. experts in Iran to inspect new nuclear site

Reuters


TEHRAN (Reuters) - UN inspectors have arrived in Iran to examine a nuclear site that has heightened Western fears of a covert program to develop atomic bombs, an accusation the Islamic Republic rejects. "They arrived late last night for routine ...


UN experts to visit Iran uranium enrichment plant

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UN inspectors arrive in Iran to visit secret nuclear plant

Times Online


Inspectors to visit Iranian plant

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

US Drones Aiding Pakistani Military Offensive - FOXNews


Washington Post


US Drones Aiding Pakistani Military Offensive

FOXNews


In a significant shift, the US military is assisting the Pakistani army in its offensive on militants in South Waziristan by providing valuable surveillance video and intelligence gleaned from CIA-operated unmanned aircraft, according to a report in ...


Bomber Kills 6 Outside Pakistan Military Complex

Voice ! of America


Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan

CNN International


Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Pakistan

New York Times


Times Online -The Associated Press -BBC News


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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Bahamas Declares Mistrial in John Travolta Extortion - ABC News


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Bahamas Declares Mistrial in John Travolta Extortion

ABC News


NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta, after a political convention was told they ...


Mistrial in John Travolta Bahamas extortion trial over Jett's death: Judge ...

New York Daily News


Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case

The Associated Press


Judge Declares Mistrial, Orders Do-Over in Travolta Extortion Case

E! Online


Sawf News -myGLOSS -CNN International


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off - Reuters


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Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off

Reuters


KABUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support. ...


Afghan Runoff Election Prompts Steps to Fight Fraud

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit - New York Times


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Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit

New York Times


Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ...


Karzai likely to accept runoff

Philadelp! hia Inquirer


AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short

The Associated Press


Afghanistan: Many b »


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Monday, October 19, 2009

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Attacks Target Multiple Sites in Pakistan - New York Times


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Attacks Target Multiple Sites in Pakistan

New York Times


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan â€" Gunmen launched a daring series of attacks on two police training centers and engaged in a gun battle with officers at a regional office of the Federal Investigation Agency in Lahore on Thursday morning, ...


Wave Of Deadly Attacks in Pakistan

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New York Times


Snowe went 'back and forth' till end

Boston Globe


Olympia J. Snowe of Maine spoke with reporters after casting the only Republican vote in favor of the Senate finance committee's health care bill. She is very deliberate; for months she has decried the “artificial deadlines'' that Democrats set for ...


GOP's Snowe shaped health bill before backing it

USA Today


Senate Finance Committee approves health care overhaul package

Kansas City Star


Rough road ahead in Senate, House for healthcare bill

MiamiHerald.com


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Monday, October 12, 2009

Obama didn\'t choose himself for peace prize - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Obama didn't choose himself for peace prize

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Cast of \'Hair\' joins DC march for gay rights - Chicago Tribune


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Cast of 'Hair' joins DC march for gay rights

Chicago Tribune


Twenty cast members from the musical "Hair," led by the show's star, Gavin Creel, were more interested in the political stage in Washington, joining tens of thousands demanding equal rights for gays and lesbians. ...


Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington

New York Times


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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military - Washington Post


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Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military

Washington Post


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in ...


Obama to gay group: 'Still laws to change, hearts to open'

CNN


Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell'

The Associated Press


Long Islanders divided on Obama's pledge on military gays

Newsday


BBC News -Bloomberg -New York Times


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Friday, October 9, 2009

Does \'strengthening diplomacy\' warrant Nobel? Americans split - CNN


New York Times


Does 'strengthening diplomacy' warrant Nobel? Americans split

CNN


(CNN) -- The decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to "strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" appears to have left some in the United States divided over whether intangible achievements are ...


For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist

New York Times


Critics Smell Politics in Decision to Honor Obama

Washington Post


From right and left, questions about peace prize

The Associated Press


Kansas City Star -Los Angeles Times -Washington Post


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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban - Washington Post


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Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban

Washington Post


Marines take up positions during an operation in Helmand. US officials said Thursday that the emerging goal is to weaken the Taliban to the degree that it cannot ch »


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says - Washington Post


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Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says

Washington Post


Congressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel's health-care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would dramatic »


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009