Monday, August 31, 2009

Garrido search turns up bone fragment - San Francisco Chronicle


Times Online


Garrido search turns up bone fragment

San Francisco Chronicle


(08-31) 18:24 PDT ANTIOCH -- Searchers picking through a pair of properties outside Antioch connected to  »


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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Calif. fire to reach mountain\'s TV tr... - The Associated Press


Los Angeles Times


Calif. fire to reach mountain's TV transmitters

The Associated Press


LOS ANGELES â€" Authorities say flames from a major wildfire north of Los Angeles are about to reach Mount Wilson, home to a historic observatory and transmitters for every major television and radio station in the area. Los Angeles County Fire Capt. ...


Schwarzenegger cautions against ignoring wildfire evacuations

CNN


Wildfire doubles under 'perfect fire storm'

NECN


California Firefighters Battle Growing Blaze, Heat

Bloomberg


Los Angeles Times -Pasadena Star-News -New York Times


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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Kennedy, liberal giant from a dynasty... - Reuters


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Kennedy, liberal giant from a dynasty, laid to rest

Reuters


WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Senator Edward Kennedy, the liberal champion of the US Senate who carried on the political legacy of his slain brothers, was buried on Saturday after four days of emotional ...


At funeral Mass, Obama hails Kennedy as 'a kind and tender hero'

Boston Globe


Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington beside brothers

The Associated Press


Sen. Kennedy Joins Brothers at Arlington

CBS News


Washington Post -New York Times -Christian Science Monitor


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Friday, August 28, 2009

Coalition Launches Petition Drive to ... - Washington Post


guardian.co.uk


Coalition Launches Petition Drive to Quickly Replace Kennedy

Washington Post


A coalition of liberal groups is urging Massachusetts political leaders to honor one of the last wishes of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy by changing state law to  »


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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Kennedy Case Shows Progress and Obsta... - New York Times


guardian.co.uk


Kennedy Case Shows Progress and Obstacles in Cancer Fight

New York Times


Like almost no one else, Senator Edward M. Kennedy embodied the frustrations of the nation's 40-year war on cancer. Articles in this series examine the struggle to defeat cancer. A Room for Debate forum on the ...


Kennedy for the Ages

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Death of Ted Kennedy Leaves One Survi... - ABC News


ABC News


Death of Ted Kennedy Leaves One Surviving Child of Joseph and Rose ...

ABC News


Sen. Edward Kennedy arrives with sister Jean Kennedy Smith at the 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in this Dec. 2004 file photo, in Washington, DC The death of Edward Kennedy late ...


Can anyone in the Senate match Ted Kennedy's clout?

CNN


Ted Kennedy â€" The Last Brother

CBS News


Edward Kennedy, the last lion

San Francisco Chronicle


Salt Lake Tribune -NECN -The Associated Press


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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Report Shows Tight CIA Control on Int... - New York Times


FOXNews


Report Shows Tight CIA Control on Interrogations

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Two 17-watt fluorescent-tube bulbs â€" no more, no less â€" illuminated each cell, 24 hours a day. White noise played constantly, but was never to exceed 79 decibels. A prisoner could be doused with 41-degree ...


Cheney Criticizes Decision To Expand CIA Investigation

Washington Post


Prosecuting the CIA

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Monday, August 24, 2009

US prosecutor named to probe CIA pris... - Reuters


Malaysia Star


US prosecutor named to probe CIA prisoner abuses

Reuters


* White House announces new group to handle interrogations (Adds details from CIA report, ACLU comment, background.) By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday named a special prosecutor ...


Top prosecutor orders probe into interrogations; Obama shifts onus

CNN


White House Repeats Position on CIA Prosecutions

New York Times


Prosecutor to probe  »


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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Vineyard Vacation: Obamas Arrive Amid... - ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Vineyard Vacation: Obamas Arrive Amid Whispers of Kennedy Visit

ABC News


President Obama and his family have arrived on Martha's Vineyard Sunday afternoon, having delayed their vacation by a few hours today to make sure Hurricane Bill had moved past the island. ...


An Obama family vacation at Martha's Vineyard

Los Angeles Times


Obama 'Has Not Made Plans' To Visit Kennedy

Boston Channel.com


Obamas arrive on Martha's Vineyard

NECN


Times Online -Boston Herald -The Associated Press


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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Minister Ivan Lewis 'urged' Lockerbie... - Times Online


Telegraph.co.uk


Minister Ivan Lewis 'urged' Lockerbie release

Times Online


Gordon Brown has been urged to come clean over the British government's role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber after the Foreign Office was accused of putting pressure on Scotland to set him free. Ivan Lewis, the Foreign Office minister ...


Mandelson faces new questions over Libya links

Telegraph.co.uk


FBI chief: Bomber's release 'a mockery'

CNN International


Gordon Brown in new storm over freed Lockerbie bomber

guardian.co.uk


BBC News -AFP -The Associated Press


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Friday, August 21, 2009

Bernanke optimistic economy will grow... - Houston Chronicle


ABC News


Bernanke optimistic economy will grow again soon

Houston Chronicle


JACKSON, Wyo. â€" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday offered his most optimistic outlook since the financial crisis struck, saying the economy is on the verge of growing again. ...


Bernanke gives upbeat assessment Silicon V »


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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Gordon Brown accused of double standa... - guardian.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk


Gordon Brown accused of double standards on Libya

guardian.co.uk


Gordon Brown was accused today of adopting double standards on Libya because of the government's arm's-length involvement in the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Labour was accused of "facing two ways" when the party condemned the release of the ...


Families outraged at Pan Am 103 bomber's release

CNN International


Analysis: Injustice over Lockerbie

Jerusalem Post


Lockerbie Bomber Flies Home After Release by Scotland

Bloomberg


BBC News -Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Analysis: The Baghdad attacks - Aljazeera.net


USA Today


Analysis: The Baghdad attacks

Aljazeera.net


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Taliban Escalate Attacks on Kabul Two Days Before Presidential ... - Voice of America


Telegraph.co.uk


Taliban Escalate Attacks on Kabul Two Days Before Presidential ...

Voice of America


At least 13 people died, including NATO-led troops and Afghan staff members of the United Nations, and more than 50 other people were wounded, in the latest wave of Taliban attacks just two days before Afghanistan holds national ...


Afghanistan Hit by Attacks Ahead of Election

N! ew York Times


Violence, graft overshadow Afghan elections

CNN


Afghan election fraud is unearthed

BBC News


CNN International -Xinhua -Los Angeles Times


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Monday, August 17, 2009

Storms rage: Claudette hits Florida, Ana downgraded and Bill ... - New York Daily News


Baltimore Sun


Storms rage: Claudette hits Florida, Ana downgraded and Bill ...

New York Daily News


A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Claudette making landf »


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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Myanmar Releases American Prisoner - New York Times


Sydney Morning Herald


Myanmar Releases American Prisoner

New York Times


BANGKOK â€" An American man who was sentenced to seven years of hard labor last week for intruding into the home of the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released Sunday and left the country together with a visiting American ...


Webb Wins Release of US Activist, Urges Freedom for Suu Kyi

Bloomb! erg


American at centre of Suu Kyi case deported

ABC Online


Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma

Washington Post


WZZM -Xinhua -Reuters India


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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Bomb in Kabul targets NATO headquarters, near US Embassy - Christian Science Monitor


Washington Post


Bomb in Kabul targets NATO headquarters, near US Embassy

Christian Science Monitor


The blast killed seven Afghan civilians and wounded 91 more. The aim appears to be to sow uncertainty about showing up to vote on Aug. 20. By Ben Arnoldy | Staff writer 08.15.09 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN â€" Militants managed to penetrate one of the safest ...


Car Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside NATO HQ, Near US EmbassyVoice of America


Huge car bomb kills 7 near NATO headquarters in Kabul

Los Angeles Times


Taliban claim blast at NATO base in Kabul

Reuters


BBC News -Times Online -Bloomberg


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Friday, August 14, 2009

Air Traffic Controllers Question FAA Suspension of Employees in ... - ABC News


guardian.co.uk


Air Traffic Controllers Question FAA Suspension of Employees in ...

ABC News


The National Air Traffic Controllers Association c »


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Bonny Doon residents flee wildfire - San Francisco Chronicle


The Inquisitr


Bonny Doon residents flee wildfire

San Francisco Chronicle


A wildfire that has grown to at least 1000 acres has forced the evacuation of about 600 residents in the Bonny Doon area of Santa Cruz County, authorities said today. Some 250 structures are threatened by the blaze, dubbed the Lockheed Fire, ...


Wildfire Burning Out of Control Near Santa Cruz

FOXNews


Fire Rages in Santa Cruz Mountains

NBC Bay Area


Calif. wildfires prompt evacuations

United Press International


CNN International -1590 KLIV Silicon V »


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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of violating terms of house arrest - Los Angeles Times


ABC News


Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of violating terms of house arrest

Los Angeles Times


The Nobel laureate's sentence is extended past the time of national elections. An uninvited American who visited her gets 7 years, 4 of them at hard labor. By Charles McDermid and Swe Win, Special to The Times BANGKOK -- A military court in Myanmar ...


SNAP ANALYSIS: Suu Kyi verdict may set back US policy rethink

Reuters


Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty of breaking house arrest

guardian.co.uk


Suu Kyi House Arrest in Myanmar Extended by 18 Months

Bloomberg


Telegraph.co.uk -Reuters India -Inquirer.net


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Monday, August 10, 2009

Typhoon Pummels China and Taiwan - New York Times


guardian.co.uk


Typhoon Pummels China and Taiwan

New York Times


AP A swelling river crept closer to sandbags in a flooded village near Wenzhou, a city of 1.4 million, where officials said the storm had leveled more than 300 homes. By MICHAEL WINES BEIJING â€" Rain deluged China's east coast on Monday hours after ...


Typhoon Morakot sparks exodus: up to 1000 missing in Taiwan landslide

Telegraph.co.uk


Typhoon kills 14 in Taiwan, rescuers hunt for missing

AFP


Typhoon Morakot Destroys Houses in China, Kills 14 in Taiwan

Bloomberg


BBC News -ABC Online -W »


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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Obama in first summit with Mexico, Canada leaders - AFP


National Post


Obama in first summit with Mexico, Canada leaders

AFP


GUADALAJARA, Mexico â€" US President Barack Obama attends his first North American leaders summit in Mexico on Sunday with the economic crisis and swine flu on an agenda overshadowed by Mexican drug violence. Hundreds of Mexican soldiers and police ...


"Three amigos" Mexico summit to focus on trade

Reuters


Obama Heads to Summit as North America Braces for Swine Flu

Bloomberg


Obama To Meet Calderón, Harper

Washington Post


MiamiHerald.com -Voice of America -W »


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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Tazawa's First With Red Sox Is Forgettable - New York Times


CBC.ca


Tazawa's First With Red Sox Is Forgettable

New York Times


Junichi Tazawa had ice packs wrapped around his right shoulder and right elbow as he sat rigidly in a chair. He did not blink and he did not speak. His eyes were moist and his expression was somber. Tazawa looked like the loneliest man at ...


Final: Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 (15 innings)

Boston Globe


A-Rod's walk-off shot ends instant classic

MLB.com


Alex Rodriguez's 15th-inning home run gives Yankees 2-0 win over ...

New York Daily News


SportingNews.com -Hartford Courant -The Associated Press


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Friday, August 7, 2009

Contrasts with court transcend ethnicity - Chicago Tribune


Times Online


Contrasts with court transcend ethnicity

Chicago Tribune


WASHINGTON - -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor will bring something new and different to the Supreme Court, beyond the fact that she will be its first Latina. Her background and experiences undoubtedly will affect her ...


On sidelines, Hispanics cheer Sotomayor

USA Today


Sotomayor F! aces Heavy Workload of Complex Cases

New York Times


For Latinos, Confirmation Is an Emotional Moment

Washington Post


NBC New York -Bloomberg -Kansas City Star


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