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


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Friday, October 9, 2009

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


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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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