ABC News | Chile counts cost of earthquake as tsunami fears ease BBC News Chile has begun to count the cost of its deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake as nations around the Pacific eased their fears of a devastating tsunami. The quake, on Saturday morning, killed at least 300 people - 90% of them in their homes. ... Major earthquake strikes Chile; Hawaii, Japan escape without tsunami damage Afraid of Aftershocks, Chileans Sleep Outdoors Hundreds dead after Chile earthquake |
Washington Post | Tsunami threatens Hawaiian islands: US agency Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tsunami was generated on Saturday that could cause damage along the coasts of » |
New York Daily News | NY Governor Suspends Aide, Seeks Investigation New York Times By AP ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence involving a former girlfriend. ... Gov. Paterson Suspends Aide |
New York Times (blog) | Poll: Americans place blame for partisanship CNN Washington (CNN) -- Two-thirds of Americans think that the Republicans in Congress are not doing enough to cooperate with President Obama, according to a new national poll. But a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, released Wednesday, also indicates the ... GOP Expects Little From Obama's Health Forum Impact of bipartisan summit to be felt beyond health care Democrats warm to Obama's plan to pass health bill |
National Post | Details of Obama Health Care Plan ABC News By AP AP President Barack Obama released a health care overhaul proposal Monday that builds on legislation passed Christmas Eve by the Senate, and makes some changes to placate Democrats in the House. Here are some of the main features: â€"HOW MANY ... ObamaCare at Ramming Speed |
Kansas City Star | Obama Wants Insurance Rate Hike Regulation CBS News The latest news and analysis on the continuing battle over Barack Obama's health care reform plans. (CBS/AP) President Barack Obama is trying to revive his st » |
BBC News | Alexander M. Haig Jr., at 85; was Reagan's secretary of state Boston Globe Alexander Haig Jr. also served as White House chief of staff during the Nixon administration. He was a four-star general. (Mark Wilson/Globe Staff/File 1988) By Mark Feeney Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I'm in control ... Alexander M. Haig Jr., 85, Forceful Aide to 2 Presidents, Dies Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85 |
New York Times (blog) | Obama wants healthcare summit to find common ground Reuters President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care and climate change at the White House in Washington, December 19, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats and Republicans on Saturday to find common ground at a White ... Obama: Health Meeting a Test of Problem-Solving Obama Summit Raises Stakes in Health-Care Roulette |
Telegraph.co.uk | Tax Protester Crashes Plane Into IRS Office W » |
Boston Globe | Plane crash kills 3 Tesla Motors employees, striking fear in East... San Jose Mercury News A fog-shrouded East Palo Alto neighborhood was thrown into chaos Wednesday when a twin-engine Cessna crashed shortly after an early-morning takeoff, spilling wreckage and bodies onto a quiet bayside ... Plane's owner c » |
Times Online | Toyota pledges tighter safety controls CNNMoney.com But Toyota President Akio Toyoda said he will not appear before US lawmakers at hearings scheduled for later this month. Toyota Prius owners are standing by the carmaker after it announces faulty braking systems in its 2010 hybrid. ... Toyota considers Corolla rec » |
FOXNews (blog) | Even as he shakes political world, Bayh remains a voice of reason Indianapolis Star It says something about the expectations people have had of Sen. Evan Bayh -- as well as his own ambition -- that so many observers refused to believe the Indiana Democrat might have stepped back, looked at his long career and decided it was time for ... Bayh cites strident partisanship in leaving Senate Frustrated with Congress, Dem senator quits What Evan Bayh's retirement re » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Taliban bombs 'slow Afghan push' BBC News Improvised bombs planted by Taliban fighters are slowing Nato's big offensive in Afghanistan, military officials say. The BBC's Frank Gardner, in Kandahar, says the homemade bombs have been planted in far greater numbers than Nato had anticipated. ... US, Afghan forces push deeper into Marjah Afghanistan flag flies over Taliban capital Ongoing operation on Taliban, a test for US new Afghanistan strategy |
CTV.ca | Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings Los Angeles Times Amy Bishop is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors. A Massachusetts police chief discloses that Bishop fat » |
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Washington Post | No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows Washington Post AP -- Bill Clinton has a new lease on life, but there's no cure for the heart disease that has twice forced the former president to get blocked arteries fixed. Treatments like the quadruple bypass surgery Clinton had in 2004 last ... Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Routine Stent Surgery; Stress May Have Triggered ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Crowds mark Iran Revolution Day, protests expected Washington Post TEHRAN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution at r » |
Reuters | In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama Washington Post Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new ... Dems, GOP gear up for health care summit on TV Obama's aim on health care: Mesh 'best ideas' In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/10/2010 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Rep. Murtha, a force on Hill, dies | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/09/2010 Philadelphia Inquirer The first Vietnam combat veteran to serve in Congress was Pa.'s longest-serving House member. By Dennis B. Roddy and Daniel M » |
Reuters | 5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant Washington Post An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out the w » |
ABC News | Palin Assails Obama at Tea Party Meeting New York Times NASHVILLE â€" As Sarah Palin left the stage at the inaugural National Tea Party Convention here Saturday night, the crowd erupted into chants of “Run Sarah Run!†Sarah Palin speaking at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville on ... Tea Party Activists Ponder How to Win Elections |
Los Angeles Times | The Tea Party is still taking shape Washington Post Six hundred tea party leaders arrived Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, for the first-ever three-day National Tea Party Convention. Organizers announced the creation of a political action committee c » |
The Hindu | Avenues open for ideology and practical politics Boston Globe WASHINGTON - In his short, improbable campaign for US Senate, the obscure state lawmaker from Wrentham shrugged off the usual labels. Moderate? Conservative? “I'ma Scott Brown Republican,'' he would say with a grin. ... Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate Scott Brown makes it official Brown sworn in as US senator from Massachusetts |
