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guardian.co.uk | Profile: The Samoas BBC News The Samoan islands that have been struck by tsunamis are divided between independent Samoa and the US territory of American Samoa. The over » |
FOXNews | Iran soon to set time for atom plant inspection Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it would set a date soon for international inspection of a newly declared nuclear inst » |
Daily Nation | Germany gets mandate to extend nuclear life cycles Reuters FRANKFURT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's majority for a new centre-right government means she can rewrite a national nuclear phaseout deal by » |
BBC News | Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland Reuters ZURICH, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Film-maker Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, the Zurich Film Festival said in a statement on Sunday. Polanski's arrest on Saturday evening was in connection with an arrest warrant ... Festival says director Polanski in Swiss custody Filmmaker Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland Polanski arrested on rape charges, film festival says |
guardian.co.uk | UN Secretary-General Expresses 'Grave Concern' Over Iran Nuclear ... Voice of America By VOA News UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed "grave concern" to Iran's president late Friday over Tehran's activities related to the construction of a new uranium enrichment facility. Ban's office said in a statement from New York it is very ... Obama accuses Iran of pattern of eva! sion New plant proves Iran seeking nuclear weapons: Israel Obama Talks Tough on Iran |
New York Times | G20 Leaders Talk Economics; Protestors Face Tear Gas Voice of America Leaders of twenty of the world's leading and emerging economies are gathered in Pittsburgh, seeking ways to fight the recession, and keep economic troubles from breaking out again. In addition to » |
ABC News | Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say CNN (CNN) -- A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found. Researchers found those who received the vaccine combination were 31 percent less likely to contract HIV. ... UN agencies say AIDS vaccine results promising AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time in Thai Study Q&A: HIV vaccine |
guardian.co.uk | Obama Is Considering Strategy Shift in Afghan War New York Times WASHINGTON â" President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and focus more on ... Congress Presses on War Plan |
MiamiHerald.com | newsgov. Paterson's plight is of his own making New York Daily News Gov. Paterson didn't have to spend Monday uncomfortably greeting the leader of the free world knowing full well the man wants him out of office. Paterson initi » |
CBS News | US General Warns 'Failure' in Afghanistan Without New Troops Voice of America By VOA News The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan is warning that the mission "will likely result in failure" if more troops are not sent within the next year. The New York Times and The Washington Post published portions of a ... Key points of US commander's new Afghan assessment Nato commander in Afghanistan warns of 'mission failure' US in Afghanistan failure warning |
ABC News | 3 men in terror probe charged with making false statements CNN International AURORA, Colorado (CNN) -- Federal agents have charged a 24-year-old Colorado resident, his father and another man with making false statements as part of an extensive terror investigation that stretches to Pakistan. Najibullah Zazi is accused of making ... Three suspects arrested in US terrorism probe Father, son arrested in terrorism investigation Zazi, father held in terror probe |
BBC News | Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â" President Obama said Friday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce criticism aimed at his administration in the contentious national debate over health care, but rather that the cause was a sense of ... In media blitz, Obama says vitriol isn't racism-based Obama says government role in health care is the issue, not race TV Hosts Wait in Line for Obama |
guardian.co.uk | Obama changes missile defense policy, focuses on blocking Iranian ... D » |
FOXNews | Senate health care plan a 'building block' San Francisco Chronicle (09-17) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus stood alone Wednesday, delivering his long-awaited health care plan without one Republican at his side and a chilly welcome from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... Deep divisions over long-awaited health care plan Baucus moves forward, unveils health plan Guarded Optimism Among Insurers, but Some Health Sectors Remain ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama Washington Post President Obama speaks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, one of two appearances in Philadelphia to help raise funds for Sen. Arlen Specter's campaign. (By Charles Dharapak -- Associated Press) Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that he ... House rebukes Wilson for heckling Partisan tension lingers after Wilson rebuke Text of the resolution passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives: |
Washington Post | Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them San Francisco Chronicle Patrick Swayze - who for a run in the late 1980s and early 1990s was among the biggest movie stars in the world - died Monday after an almost two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. The hunky actor, who danced his way into viewers' hearts ... 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 |
Los Angeles Times | Obama to urge financial overhaul BBC News US President Barack Obama is poised to c » |
BBC Sport | Bizarre ending dethrones Williams Boston Globe NEW YORK - Serena Williams, the defending US Open champion, lost her semifinal match to Kim Clijsters in the most shocking and improbable manner last night, stunning the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium. When a lineswoman c » |
Times Online | Democrats Want Wilson To Apologize in House Washington Post Wilson apologized to the White House shortly after Obama's speech on health-care reform Wednesday night, and the president accepted his apology Thursday. But the lawmaker ignored a request from his party's leaders to say he was sorry ... Heckler's Behavior May Bring Action in House Democrats want sanctions over lawmaker's outburst House plans vote on admonishing lawmaker over insult |
Times Online | Obama's healthcare speech helps unify Democrats Los Angeles Times Conservatives in the party praised the president's pledge to ensure that an overhaul would not add to the government's debt, and liberals cheered his endorsement of a government-run insurance plan. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington - A day ... President's Speech » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama pitches need for health overhaul to Congress, citizens Los Angeles Times Casting himself as a voice of reason in a bitter debate, he says the parties must come together. He emphasizes that even Americans who have insurance would benefit, and that costs would be kept down. By Christi Parsons, James Oliphant and Peter ... S. Carolina Republican Heckles President New York Times Obama's move on health care and more Obama wins with speech-watchers, poll says |
New York Times | N.Va. Schools Open With Living History Lesson Washington Post The first day of school is often met with excitement, jitters, even dread. It's rarely a day for jumping up and down and shrieking. But that's what happened yesterday at Wakefield High School when President ... Bipartisan praise for Obama's school speech Presidential Pep Talk Kicks Off Year for Students South Florida students praise Obama speech |
guardian.co.uk | As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise New York Times WASHINGTON â" As President Obama and top advisers drafted his eagerly awaited health care speech to Congress, new details emerged Monday about fees and coverage limits under a proposal being floated by the chairman of a ... Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students A message students should hear Obama to Deliver School Speech, Critics Say It's Questionable |
guardian.co.uk | White House Official Resigns After GOP Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â" White House officials on Sunday tersely accepted the resignation of Van Jones, the administration's special adviser for environmental jobs, after a number of his past statements became fodder for conservative critics and ... Prison van crash...Adviser resigns...Volcano explosions Trent Franks welcomes Jones exit Glenn Beck: conspiracies, President Obama and Van Jones |
Washington Post | Obama wants kids, parents to take responsibility The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" Classrooms are filling up as kids head back to school, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's two children are among them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Duncan said students should take more responsibility for doing well in ... Reaction to Obama's school speech is tragic, sinister and sicken! ing Obama Talks To The Children, Ctd Presidents Obama's Speech To Be Shown Loc » |