BBC News | American Samoans pulling together after quake, tsunami CNN (CNN) -- Residents of close-knit American Samoa are pulling together to help Pago Pago recover from Tuesday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, one of them told CNN on Wednesday. A boat washed up on the shoreline Wednesday in the ... Eyewitnesses: Samoa tsunami T! sunami death toll on Samoan islands rises to 99 Samoa Joe Tweets for Tsunami Help |
guardian.co.uk | Brazil President: Rio can win 2016 Olympic bid The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO â€" Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is confident Rio de Janeiro can win its bid for the 2016 Olympics and he'll "return from Copenhagen with a victory." Silva will travel to the Danish capital to lobby for Rio ahead of ... Obama jets to Copenhagen to sell Chicago Olympics Olympics Photo Wire Would the 2016 Olympics Be Good for Chicago? |
Times Online | Merkel's Party Appears a Winner in Germany New York Times BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's party appears to have emerged victorious in Germany's parliamentary election, based on the projections by public television stations here. If the slim lead for her conservative Christian Democrats ... INSTANT VIEW 2-Merkel on course for centre-right coalition Merkel claims victory in German election German exit polls show Merkel retains office |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran Agrees to Let UN Examine Nuclear Site New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that United Nations nuclear inspectors would be » |
BBC News | U.S. indicts Denver man in bombing conspiracy Los Angeles Times Atty. Gen. Eric Holder says any imminent threat has been disrupted but that an investigation is continuing 'around the clock.' Najibullah Zazi » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama: Climate Change May Lead to 'Irreversible Catastrophe' Voice of America By VOA News US President Barack Obama says inaction on climate change could leave future generations with an "irreversible catastrophe." Mr. Obama c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | US general warns of Afghan failure Aljazeera.net The most senior US and Nato commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban "will likely result in failure" if more troops are not sent and a new strategy developed. General Stanley McChrystal said in a leaked report obtained by the ... More troops or 'failure': US commander in Afghanistan Afghan jails are base for al-Qaida and Taliban, says US commander Obama: Politics won't govern decision in Afghanistan |
MiamiHerald.com | Federal Agents Arrest 3 Men in Terror Inquiry New York Times Federal authorities arrested an airport shuttle bus driver and his father in Colorado and another man in New York City on Saturday night, charging them with lying to investigators about an » |
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's Missile Plan Might Not Satisfy Russia New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Even before President Obama reached the lectern to announce his plans to reconfigure missile defense plans in Europe, critics at home and abroad were accusing him of knuckling under to Russia. And to be sure, ... Polish, Czech governments undamaged by US shield decision Republicans condemn Barack Obama's missile decision Obama scraps missile defence plan |
guardian.co.uk | Report: Police nearing arrest; DNA links Raymond Clark to Annie Le ... New York Daily News Raymond Clark has been considered a 'person of interest' in the death of Yale student, Annie Le. Police were gearing up to arrest Yale lab technician Raymond Clark 3rd early Thursday after his DNA was linked to the murder of grad student Annie Le, ... Building Was 'The Future' Of Research At Yale Police say arrest 'soon' in Yale student killing Report: DNA match in Yale murder |
Washington Post | Rapping Joe's Knuckles New York Times It would be a waste of time, he asserted on the House floor where, six days earlier, he had committed his conduct most unbecoming. Other Republicans stepped up to the microphone to agree that this was a distraction from the important ... Rep. Joe Wilson's Admonishment A First For Congress Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama House rebukes Wilson for heckling |
New York Times | Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Los Angeles Times Though it was not his first film or even his breakthrough -- he'd already had that three years earlier with "Dirty Dancing" -- my favorite memory of Patrick Swayze came in 1990 with the romantic thriller "Ghost" with Demi ... Patrick & Lisa: A Love Story Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 |
New Zealand Herald | Obama to urge financial overhaul BBC News US President Barack Obama is poised to c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Serena's meltdown not winning her any fans FOXSports.com The Serena Williams camp commented earlier this week that they didn't expect a lot of crowd support for her semifinal match against Kim Clijsters at the US Open. After Saturday night's spectacle at Arthur Ashe Stadium, ... Serena Williams' exit from US Open semifinal match is nothing to ... Bizarre ending dethrones Williams Serena's meltdown ends semifinal |
ABC News | Adding up costs for health plan Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON - -- In his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said his plan to overhaul the health-care system should cost "around $900 billion over 10 years" -- a hefty price tag but substanti » |
Thanh Nien Daily | Outburst puts day's focus on SC lawmaker Boston Globe Representative Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, shouted, “You lie'' at President Obama during his speech before Congress Wednesday night. Obama accepted Wilson's apology yesterday, telling reporters “We » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama's health care speech doesn't end fight San Francisco Chronicle President Obama mustered » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Q+A: What's at stake in Obama healthcare speech Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama puts himself squarely into the center of the debate over US healthcare reform, his top domestic policy priority, with a high-stakes address to Congress Wednesday. ... President's speech wins high marks from students Conservatives for Filthy Hands |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Congress Returns to Face Health Care Struggle FOXNews AP WASHINGTON -- Debate over a national health care overhaul dominates the agenda as Congress returns Tuesday from a summer break. Lawmakers also will work on other pressing issues, including energy policy and new rules for the financial industry. ... Its recess over, Congress has hands full As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise House vs. Senate: How healthcare proposals compare |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's top aides said on Sunday he still wants a government insurance option in healthcare legislation but they left room for a compromise that could disappoint his ... Obama set to make final healthcare push Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency Obama Readies Reform Specifics |
Los Angeles Times | 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 ... Clarence Page: Politics, not race, likely behind Obama speech upro! ar Parents, schools wary of Obama back-to-school speech Joe Soucheray: 'The Obama Show' ... Now your kids can watch, too |
