Monday, May 31, 2010

Israel on the defensive after deadly flotilla raid - ABC Online


The Hindu


Israel on the defensive after deadly flotilla raid

ABC Online


There are still conflicting accounts of exactly what happened when Israeli marines boarded a Gaza-bound aid ship in the Mediterranean, leaving at least nine people dead. The Turkish vessel was leading a ...


Israeli Raid Jeopardizes Relations With Turkey

New York Times


Security Council holds emergency session on storming of flotilla

CNN


Gaza aid ship protesters try to storm BBC Manchester

BBC News


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Sunday, May 30, 2010

US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy

New York Times


Jae C. Hong/AP A worker left the beach as storm clouds approached in Grand Isle, La., on Sunday. By JOSEPH BERGER and LESLIE KAUFMAN After the failure of an effort to seal off a well spewing oil one mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, ...


BP says crude may continue flowing into gulf until August

Washington Post


Government, BP spar over size of oil leak

CNN


Officials warn oil spill may not be capped until August

Los Angeles Times


The Guardian -Reuters -USA Today


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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 - ABC News


CBC.ca


Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74

ABC News


Dennis Hopper, the director, star and writer of "Easy Rider" and an edgy actor in numerous other films, has died at age 74 after a lengthy illness, his production company Easy Rider Productions confirmed. Dennis Hopper honored with ...


Hollywood Iconoclast Dennis Hopper Dies at 74

People Magazine


Dennis Hopper, director of "Easy Rider," dies

San Francisco Chronicle


Slash pays tribute to late Hollywood star Dennis Potter

NME.com


FOXNews -Newsweek -CNN


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Friday, May 28, 2010

'Diff'rent Strokes' Star Gary Coleman Dead at 42 - ABC News


Washington Post


'Diff'rent Strokes' Star Gary Coleman Dead at 42

ABC News


Former child TV star Gary Coleman has died after an intercranial hemorrhage left him unconscious and on life support at a Utah hospital. The former child star slipped into a coma after suffering a ...


Gary Coleman dies at age 42

USA Today


Gary Coleman: 1968-2010

Washington Post


Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Los Angeles Times


Entertainment Weekly -The Associated Press -Chicago Tribune


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Thursday, May 27, 2010

How DeWyze won 'American Idol' - The Associated Press


ABC News


How DeWyze won 'American Idol'

The Associated Press


Simon Cowell was granted his final wish on "American Idol." Lee DeWyze, the bashful paint sales clerk championed early by the biting British judge on the Fox singing contest, was crowned "Idol" on Wednesday over single mother Crystal Bowersox. ...


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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Civil fine in Gulf spill could be $4300 barrel - Reuters


BBC News


Civil fine in Gulf spill could be $4300 barrel

Reuters


Scientist Douglas Inkley of the National Wildlife Federation pulls a broken oil boom on an island impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana May 24, 2010. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just how many barrels of oil are gushing ...


Amid criticism over oil spill, Obama will visit Gulf Coast again

Washington Post


The Latest on the Oil Spill

New York Times


Obama's Patience Wears Thin as BP Struggles to Contain Oil Spill

FOXNews


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Monday, May 24, 2010

Obama endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise in Congress - Washington Post


Washington Post


Obama endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise in Congress

Washington Post


President Obama has signed on to a "don't ask, don't tell" compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department, the White House announced Monday, an agreement that removes a key obstacle to repealing the military's policy ...


Military Ban On Openly Gay Forces Nears Appeal

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

U.S. and China open talks to help steady economic ties - Reuters


Washington Post


U.S. and China open talks to help steady economic ties

Reuters


BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China open a high-level meeting on Monday intended to steady their vast and sometimes tense economic relationship, but North Korea threatened to emerge as a point of diplomatic contention. ...


US Presses China to Punish North Korea for Ship

New York Times


South Korea to seek UN penalties for North Korea in Cheonan sinking

Washington Post


Lee: SKorea to take NKorea to UN Security Council

The Associated Press


Bloomberg -Houston Chronicle -CBS News


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Saturday, May 22, 2010

158 dead in India plane crash - CNN International


The Guardian


158 dead in India plane crash

CNN International


By the CNN Wire Staff New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Rescue teams worked into the night at the smoldering scene of an Air India plane crash that killed 158 people Saturday after the jet overshot a runway in southern India, crashed into a ravine and burst ...


'Pilot error' kills 158 in fireb »


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Friday, May 21, 2010

Kentucky's Senate candidate Rand Paul in trouble again - Los Angeles Times


Times Online


Kentucky's Senate candidate Rand Paul in trouble again

Los Angeles Times


Fellow Republicans and even his 'tea party' backers steer clear of his remarks on the BP oil spill and civil rights laws. By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau On Tuesday, Rand Paul was the outsider of the moment. ...


Paul Remarks Have Deep Roots

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulation - Washington Post


CBC.ca


Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulation

Washington Post


The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for ...


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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Conservative wins Republican Kentucky Senate race - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Conservative wins Republican Kentucky Senate race

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative "Tea Party" favorite beat the establishment choice in a Kentucky Republican Senate primary on Tuesday and Democratic Senate incumbents struggled for survival in Pennsylvania and Arkansas on the biggest day of ...


In Tea Party Victory, Rand Paul Takes Ky. Senate Primary

New York Times


Tea Partyers push Rand Paul to victory in Kentucky

USA Today


Paul Rand Projected to Win GOP Primary in Kentucky; Arlen Specter, Blanche ...

ABC News


The Associated Press -CBS News -Bloomberg


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Monday, May 17, 2010

Homeland Security Chief Defends Oil-Spill Response - Wall Street Journal


The Guardian


Homeland Security Chief Defends Oil-Spill Response

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Super Saver comes up empty - ESPN


Reuters


Super Saver comes up empty

ESPN


BALTIMORE -- The drought continues. For the 32nd straight year -- tacking on yet one more year in the ongoing record of Triple Crown futility -- there will be no sweep of racing's most coveted prize. The only horse who could have headed ...


Lookin At Lucky wins 135th Preakness

Baltimore Sun


Super Saver fizzles in Preakness two weeks after winning Kentucky Derby

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


Lookin at Lucky wins Preakness, Super Saver fades

The Associated Press


BusinessWeek -msnbc.com -Press Submit


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Friday, May 14, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

AG: Apparent money tie in Times Square arrests - The Associated Press


New York Daily News


AG: Apparent money tie in Times Square arrests

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON รข€" Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the men taken into custody in connection with the Times Square bombing attempt apparently provided money to would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad. Asked at a news conference for details about the ...


Obama Praises NYPD for Times Square Terror Bust

NBC New York


FBI raids Camden, Cherry Hill sites in Times Square probe

Philadelphia Inquirer


Times Square Bomb Investigation Leads to 3 Arrests

BusinessWeek


Voice of America -WHTC -Boston Herald


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism - Wall Street Journal


Sydney Morning Herald


Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister - FOXNews


Telegraph.co.uk


Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister

FOXNews


Conservative Party leader David Cameron accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to become Britain's prime minister Tuesday night after Gordon Brown resigned following his failure to form a coalition government with another liberal party after national ...


UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold

Reuters


Britain has New Prime Minister

Voice of America


New Prime Minister Cameron vows to take on Britain's 'deep and pressing problems'

Los Angeles Times


BBC News -ABC News -The Associated Press


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Monday, May 10, 2010

Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee, is a cautious pragmatist, NOT a radical - New York Daily News


Telegraph.co.uk


Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee, is a cautious pragmatist, NOT a radical

New York Daily News


Conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh have been quick to paint Elena Kagan as an "idealist" and a "radical," but her track record shows that clearly she is not. What do you think about President Obama's selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the ...


Kagan, Judaism and the Bible: 'Justice, justice sh »


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Sunday, May 9, 2010

In Pakistan, a jumbled scaffolding of militancy - Washington Post


The Guardian


In Pakistan, a jumbled scaffolding of militancy

Washington Post


KARACHI, Pakistan -- Terror suspect Faisal Shahzad's  »


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Saturday, May 8, 2010

BP's Oil-Capture Chamber Clogs, Forcing Its Removal From Leaking Gulf Well - Bloomberg


Globe and Mail


BP's Oil-Capture Chamber Clogs, Forcing Its Removal From Leaking Gulf Well

Bloomberg


May 8 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said gas hydrates like ice crystals formed on the inside of the 40-foot-t »


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Friday, May 7, 2010

Plunge highlights fragmented markets, fast traders - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Plunge highlights fragmented markets, fast traders

Reuters


NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The sharp fragmentation of US markets and their reliance on independent trading firms took centerstage on Friday, with exchanges sniping at each other a day after a steep and mysterious market drop rattled ...


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles - BusinessWeek


BBC News (blog)


Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles

BusinessWeek


May 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest intraday loss since the market crash of 1987, the euro slid to a 14-month low and yields on Greek, Spanish and Italian bonds surged on ...


Spain Sees Borrowing Costs Rise

New York Times


Decline in world markets prompts fears of Greek 'contagion effect'

Washington Post


US markets plunge on continuing Greek debt concerns

BBC News


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