Friday, July 31, 2009

Confusion reigns over `cash for clunker' program - MiamiHerald.com


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Confusion reigns over `cash for clunker' program

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Obama Takes a Swig With Black Scholar, White Cop - FOXNews


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Obama Takes a Swig With Black Scholar, White Cop

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President Obama knocked back a few cold ones with the two men he joined last week at the center of an uproar over race in America. After nearly a week of anticipation, happy hour fin »


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Swine flu 'hits pregnant harder' - BBC News


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Swine flu 'hits pregnant harder'

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Pregnant women are four times more likely than the general population to be hospitalised by HIN1 swine flu, US research shows. The findings suggest pregnancy does increase the risk of complications. It underlines the need to ensure pregnant women get ...


US experts set rules for swine flu vaccines

Reuters


Study: Pregnant Women Hospitalized More Often For Swine Flu

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CDC: Pregnant Women With Flu Symptoms Should Receive Anti-Viral Drugs

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Michael Jackson's Doctor Reportedly Told Police He Gave Singer ... - MTV.com


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Michael Jackson's Doctor Reportedly Told Police He Gave Singer ...

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With final autopsy results reportedly expected as early as the end of this week, the mystery surrounding the June 25 death of pop icon Michael Jackson could soon be solved. On Monday, The Associated Press reported that Jackson's personal physician, ...


Michael Jackson's doctor gave him anaesthetic before he died ...

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Propofol a 'Contributing Factor' in Jackson's Death

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Jacko doc told police about Propofol

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Forget Aloof, Bernanke Goes Barnstorming - New York Times


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Forget Aloof, Bernanke Goes Barnstorming

New York Times


Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, left, appeared Sunday in a town h »


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Sunday, July 26, 2009

The state of the health care debate - Chicago Tribune


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The state of the health care debate

Chicago Tribune


Multiple health care proposals are being discussed on Capitol Hill, revised and refined into single proposals in the House and Senate. In the House, three committees have signed off on a reform bill, but the Energy and Commerce Committee has yet to ...


Taming the Cost Drivers: Some Suggestions

Washington Post


Making a mess of the health care reform effort on Capitol Hill

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


Health care battle lines take shape across NC

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Police unions don't get apology from Obama, but happy with reversal - New York Daily News


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Police unions don't get apology from Obama, but happy with reversal

New York Daily News


Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley, far left, listens along with Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Union President Steve Killion, right, at a news conference in Cambridge, Mass. They didn't get an apology, but police unions could claim ...


Obama Moves to Dampen Uproar Over Comment on Race

ABC News


Gates isn't the face of racial profiling

Chicago Sun-Times


Arrest of Gates also shines a light on 'disorderly conduct' laws

Los Angeles Times


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Obama parries, and critics pounce - Boston Globe


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Obama parries, and critics pounce

Boston Globe


WASHINGTON - President Obama yesterday stood by his criticism that Cambridge police “acted stupidly'' when they arrested Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. after responding to a burglary report at Gates's home, saying that he was ...


Does Obama regret saying the police acted stupidly? Nope.

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Officer is defended, says Obama wrong

Philadelphia Inquirer


Obama stands by remarks on scholar's arrest

Chicago Tribune


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Obama says healthcare overhaul needed to curb deficits - Reuters


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Obama says healthcare overhaul needed to curb deficits

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday a broad healthcare overhaul was critical to a US economic recovery and urged Congress to take advantage of momentum behind the reform package, despite doubts about the ...


Obama Seeks to Calm Fears on Health Reform

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Amid health-care debate, Obama, Pelosi spotlight those without it

San Francisco Chronicle


White House Official Links Health Care Plan to Fiscal Balance

New York Times


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Senate Dodges Obama Veto Threat - ABC News


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Senate Dodges Obama Veto Threat

ABC News


Senators put the brakes on a controversial effort to buy seven pricey fighter jets with taxpayer money today, avoiding a showdown that had promised to set the stage for President Obama's first potential ...


Senate rejects additional F-22 funding

CNN


Senate kills production of F-22 Rapt! or

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Senate cuts off funding for F-22

Atlanta Journal Constitution


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Monday, July 20, 2009

GOP chairman rips Obama on health care - CNN


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GOP chairman rips Obama on health care

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The battle to overhaul health care intensified Monday as a top Republican accused President Obama of attempting to ram through an ill-conceived plan that will undermine the country's economic future. Republican National Committee ...


Obama demands Congress move quickly on healthcare reform

Los! Angeles Times


Obama Rejects Claim That Health Care Defeat Could Mark His 'Waterloo'

FOXNews


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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court - New York Times


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Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Senator Lindsey Graham, the engaging South Carolina Republican, lectured the Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor last week that if he had made a comment like hers that a “wise Latina woman” often reaches better ...


Hearings fail to sway Sessions to Sotomayor's side

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Leahy: 'Stop the racial politics' on Sotomayor

Politico


Two Republican Senators Question Sotomayor's Judgment

FOXNews


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

RIP, Uncle Walter - msnbc.com


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RIP, Uncle Walter

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I can't let the day go by before paying tribute to longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, who passed away today at the age of 92. In his day, Cronkite served as the bellwether of the American spirit - and millions trusted him when he said "that's ...


A nationwide community gathered to watch Cronkite

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Couric: Cronkite's "Spirit Lives On"

CBS News


David Halberstam on Walter Cronkite

Atlantic Online


Christian Science Monitor -Detroit Free Press -Boston Herald


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Friday, July 17, 2009

House Panels Approve Health Legislation - New York Times


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House Panels Approve Health Legislation

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" The House Committee on Education and Labor approved legislation on Friday morning to remake the nation's health care system by a vote of 26 to 22. Three Democrats crossed party lines and voted ...


House panel passes health bill, critics slam cost

Washington Post


H! ouse Dems push ahead on portions of health bill

The Associated Press


Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform

U.S. News & World Report


Reuters -FOXBusiness -Bloomberg


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Thursday, July 16, 2009

GOP Unable to Pin Sotomayor Down - CBS News


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GOP Unable to Pin Sotomayor Down

CBS News


In the second day of confirmation hearings, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was forced to defend her now famous "wise Latina" comment. Wyatt Andrews reports. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday July 15, 2009, ...


Chairman's Opening Statements, Kyl Questions Sotomayor at Supreme ...

Washington Post


Kyl decries heat at Sotomayor confirmation hearing

The Associated Press


Blog: Sotomayor Confirmation, Day 4

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San Antonio Express -ABA Journal -89.3 KPCC


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sotomayor Back in the Hot Seat - Washington Post


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Sotomayor Back in the Hot Seat

Washington Post


Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor returns to a Senate hearing room this morning for a second round of questioning after being grilled -- politely -- by Republicans yesterday and defended by Democrats ...


Sotomayor Grilled by Panel

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Analysis: Old arguments flare at hearings - The Associated Press


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Analysis: Old arguments flare at hearings

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing is evidence that nothing ever ends in the Senate, and proof that debates persist years after the votes are counted. The first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, ...


Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor defies labels

New York Daily News


Sotomayor and the Search for Bipartisanship

Washington Post


Nominee Sotomayor at center stage in Senate

San Francisco Chronicle


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Monday, July 13, 2009

Obama's first Supreme Court pick faces hearing - Reuters


Boston Globe


Obama's first Supreme Court pick faces hearing

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to fill his first US Supreme Court vacancy, Sonia Sotomayor, goes before a Senate hearing on Monday with most people betting she already has enough votes to win confirmation. ...


GOP strategy looks beyond Sotomayor

Boston Globe


With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politics

USA Today


GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's Impartiality

New York Times


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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Cheney kept CIA program from Congress, source says - CNN


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Cheney kept CIA program from Congress, source says

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CIA withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress during the Bush administration on direct orders from then-Vice President Dick Cheney, current CIA director Leon Panetta told members of Congress, ...


Lawmakers knew of surveillance, ex-CIA chief says

Los A! ngeles Times


Cheney Role in CIA Secrecy Questioned

ABC News


Democrats May Investigate Secret Program

Washington Post


The Associated Press -Politico -New York Times


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Friday, July 10, 2009

Cemetery outcry grows - Chicago Tribune


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Cemetery outcry grows

Chicago Tribune


The turmoil surrounding Burr Oak Cemetery near Alsip intensified Friday, as officials at  »


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate term - The Associated Press


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AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate term

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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats' chances of holding on to the ...


Senator Roland Burris to Retire, Won't Seek a Full Term

Washington Post


Burris backs away from 2010

USA Today


Burris Won't Run For Senate Seat In 2010

CBS News


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Jackson doctor: I did not give him dangerous drugs - USA Today


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Jackson doctor: I did not give him dangerous drugs

USA Today


By Ethan Miller, Getty Images A doctor who previously treated Michael Jackson says he never gave the singer sedatives beyond what was needed for painful medical procedures. Dr. Arnold Klein talked to ABC's Good Morning America Wednesday, ...


Michael Jackson's Dermatologist: 'I Am Not the Father'

People Magazine


Michael Jackson's Dermatologist Denies Being Kids' Biological Father

MTV.com


Michael Jackson's doctor Arnold Klein denies he fathered King of ...

New York Daily News


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Los Angeles Gears Up for Michael Jackson Memorial - New York Times


Washington Post


Los Angeles Gears Up for Michael Jackson Memorial

New York Times


Police officers in front of the Staples Center early Tuesday in preparation for the memorial for Michael Jackson. By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD LOS ANGELES â€" After winning a random drawing for tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial, fans danced and sang on ...


Jackson casket on stage

The Associated Press


Michael Jackson memorialized beyond LA

CNN


Cinedigm nixes Jackson broadcast in H'wood

Hollywood Reporter


Rolling Stone -Chicago Sun-Times -Washington Post


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Obama Arrives in Moscow for Talks With Medvedev, Putin - Voice of America


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Obama Arrives in Moscow for Talks With Medvedev, Putin

Voice of America


US President Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian leaders, expected to focus largely on arms control. This is a visit that f »


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Sunday, July 5, 2009

The death of quarterback Steve McNair is a titanic loss felt ... - New York Daily News


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The death of quarterback Steve McNair is a titanic loss felt ...

New York Daily News


Nashville police hinted that McNair's death may have been the result of a murder-suicide committed by 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi. When Steve McNair died from multiple gunshot wounds in a Nashville condominium Saturday, an incident Nashville police hinted ...


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