Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

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


Washington Post


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 takes advice on Pakistan last day

AFP


Pakistan military closes in on Taliban stronghold

The Associated Press


9/11 passport 'found in Pakistan'

BBC News


Xinhua -Bloomberg -New York Times


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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Iran Offers Nuclear Cooperation but No \'Retreat\' From Rights - New York Times


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Iran Offers Nuclear Cooperation but No 'Retreat' From Rights

New York Times


PARIS â€" After days of uncertain signals, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said Thursday that conditions now existed for “cooperation” with world powers on its nuclear program, but he insisted that his government would not retreat ...


Iran ready to cooperate on nuclear programme, says Ahmadinejad

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Iran: 'Ready to Cooperate' on Nuclear Fuel Exchange

Voice of America


Iran's president appears to back nuclear proposal

Los Angeles Times


AFP -BBC News -Aljazeera.net


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan - New York Times


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Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan

New York Times


PESHAWAR, Pakistan â€" A huge car bomb went off in a congested market in the old part of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 40 and wounding more than 100, most of them seriously, police and doctors at a local hospital said. ...


Bomb kills dozens in Pakistan as Hillary Clinton arrives

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Bomb in market kills 80 in northwestern Pakistan

The Associated Press


Pakistan Market Bombing Kills 60 as Clinton Arrives for Talks

Bloomberg


Times Online -BBC News -AFP


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Senators urge CDC to communicate to state governments about H1N1 vaccine - The Saratogian


New York Daily News


Senators urge CDC to communicate to state governments about H1N1 vaccine

The Saratogian


With cases of the flu virus on the rise loc »


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Monday, October 26, 2009

Just dandy: Pettitte delivers AL pennant - MLB.com


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Just dandy: Pettitte delivers AL pennant

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NEW YORK -- They touted Andy Pettitte for his big-game ability, swapping stories of his duels with John Smoltz and his heroics of postseasons past. When the rains came and spoiled his Game 6 start the first time around, ...


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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Obama declares swine flu emergency - San Francisco Chronicle


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Obama declares swine flu emergency

San Francisco Chronicle


President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency, a move intended to give hospitals and other medical facilities more flexibility in coping with the possible surge of infected patients, public health experts said Saturday. ...


Obama declares flu emergency to ease restrictions for hospitals

Washington Post


Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

The Associated Press


Swine flu a national emergency

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Reuters -KYMA


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Saturday, October 24, 2009

House Health Care Bill Exceeds $1 Trillion - ABC News


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House Health Care Bill Exceeds $1 Trillion

ABC News


AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Majority Whip James Clyburn of SC, discuss health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. ...


US Lawmakers May Be Moving Toward Consensus on Public Option

Bloomberg


Pelosi Intensif! ies Pressure for Public Health Plan

New York Times


States 'opting out' is a healthcare option

Los Angeles Times


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Friday, October 23, 2009

Bomber Kills 6 Outside Pakistan Military Complex - Voice of America


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Bomber Kills 6 Outside Pakistan Military Complex

Voice of America


By VOA News Police in Pakistan say a suicide bomber struck near a military facility Friday, killing at least six people. Officials say at least 13 people were wounded when the bomber struck a checkpoint outside the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in ...


Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan

CNN International


Pakistan suicide bomber kills six

BBC News


Suicide bomber kills seven in attack on Pakistan military complex

Times Online


The Associated Press -AFP -Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Swine flu vaccine deliveries run late - Boston Globe


Boston Globe


Swine flu vaccine deliveries run late

Boston Globe


Nurse practitioner Margaret Tonelli gave a swine flu vaccine to Leigh Concessi of Wakefield yesterday as TJ Moore of Andover held her hand at Brigham and Women's Hospital. (Lisa Poole/ Associated Press) By Elizabeth Cooney and Kay Lazar Swine flu ...


Shortage forces provider to shelve flu-shot clinics

El Paso ! Times


Schools to Start Offering Swine Flu Shots

New York Times


Supply of swine flu vaccine OK, say officials

Santa Maria Times


Greenville News -KHON2 -Arizona Daily Star


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Monday, October 19, 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 ...


AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short

The Associated Press


Why Escalation May Be Obama's Only Choice in Afghanistan

TIME


US tightens screws on Karzai

ABC Online


Radio Australia -AFP -USA Today


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Sunday, October 18, 2009

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Officials look at scenarios for Afghan \'middle path\' - Los Angeles Times


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Officials look at scenarios for Afghan 'middle path'

Los Angeles Times


White House meetings consider changing focus to holding urban areas, with fewer new troops than requested. By Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons Reporting from Washington - As the Obama administration debates whether to shift its aims in Afghanistan, ...


Obama Focuses on Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Strategy Review

Washington Post


Obama 'may unveil Afghan surge'

BBC News


US Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy

Voice of America


CNN -The Associated Press -Reuters


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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

GOP's Snowe shaped health bill before backing it - USA Today


Times Online


GOP's Snowe shaped health bill before backing it

USA Today


By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" Long before Republican Olympia Snowe bucked her party Tuesday to support the Senate Finance Committee's sweeping health care bill, she spent months helping to shape it. ...


Rough road ahead in Senate, House for healthcare bill

MiamiHerald.com


US Senate Finance Panel Approves $829B Health Overhaul

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Monday, October 12, 2009

New Korea reunion talks \'agreed\' - BBC News


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New Korea reunion talks 'agreed'

BBC News


North Korea has agreed to hold talks with South Korea this week, a day after it test-fired short-range missiles. The talks will be on how to avoid cross-border flooding, and arrangements for reunions between family members divided by the Korean War. ...


Q+A-Thinking behind North Korea's missile launches

Reuters!


North Korea Agrees to Talks on Flood Control

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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. ...


Hope, impatience after Obama gay rights pledge

San Francisco Chronicle

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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 Addresses Gay Rights Group

New York Times


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

The Associated Press


BBC News -Bloomberg -NECN


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Friday, October 9, 2009

US divided over whether Obama has done enough to merit award - CNN


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US divided over whether Obama has done enough to merit award

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 non-tangible achievements ...


Critics Smell Politics in Decision to Honor Obama

! Washington Post


For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist

New York Times


From right and left, questions about peace prize

The Associated Press


New York Daily News -Chicago Tribune -Los Angeles Times


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Thursday, October 8, 2009

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 both dramatic »


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages - Wall Street Journal


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Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages

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