Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Obama backs oil drilling along Atlantic seaboard - The Associated Press


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Obama backs oil drilling along Atlantic seaboard

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama says he's expanding offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic coast, arguing that America must break its dependency on foreign oil and rely more on "homegrown fuels and clean energy." Obama chose Andrews air base on ...


Environmentalists critical of Obama drilling plan

CNN International


Drill baby, drill: Obama opens up America's coasts to oil companies

Times Online


Obama's new offshore drilling plan won't cut gas prices

Christian Science Monitor


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Stone Family Wedding Was Held in Full Military Garb - ABC News


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Stone Family Wedding Was Held in Full Military Garb

ABC News


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Monday, March 29, 2010

Indictment: Militia planned to murder officer, attack funeral - CNN


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Indictment: Militia planned to murder officer, attack funeral

CNN


(CNN) -- "Captain Hutaree," his wife and two sons planned with other militia members to kill a law enforcement official to draw the officer's colleagues to the funeral, authorities say. Then, according to an indictment unsealed Monday, ...


Hutaree militia arrests point to tripling of militias since 2008

Christian Science Monitor


FBI arrests 9 in extremist group  »


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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Lights Go Out as Global Climate Campaign Begins - Voice of America


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Lights Go Out as Global Climate Campaign Begins

Voice of America


Photo: AP Earth Hour, the global event to raise awareness about climate change, has begun in the Chatham Islands, a tiny South Pacific territory governed by New Zealand. The environmental campaign began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, when more than 2 ...


Landmarks go dark, millions unplug for Earth Hour

The Associated Press


Tokyo tower thrown into darkness for Earth Hour

Xinhua


Earth Hour 2010 gets underway in Australia, Pacific islands

Reuters


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Friday, March 26, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Obama to pro-repeal Republicans: 'Go for it' - USA Today


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Obama to pro-repeal Republicans: 'Go for it'

USA Today


President Obama is daring congressional Republicans today to campaign for repeal of the new health care law. "Well, I say go for it," Obama plans to say, according to remarks prepared for his Iowa speech touting the new health care system. ...


'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health repeal

Washington Post


Obama dares Republicans to seek healthcare repeal

Reuters


Obama returns to Iowa to sell health care

CNN


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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Breakthrough Is Reported in US Arms Pact With Russia - New York Times


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Breakthrough Is Reported in US Arms Pact With Russia

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" President Obama and his Russian counterpart, President Dmitri A. Medvedev, have broken through a logjam in their arms control negotiations and expect to sign a new treaty in Prague next month that would slash ...


Russia says it has reached deal with US to cut nuclear arsenals

Washington Post


New arms control deal to be signed in Prague

CNN


White House: Nuclear Treaty With Russia Is 'Very Close'

Voice of America


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Factbox: With healthcare passed, what's next for Obama? - Reuters


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Factbox: With healthcare passed, what's next for Obama?

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to maintain momentum after US lawmakers passed his cornerstone overhaul of healthcare on Sunday, still faces a stack of pressing domestic issues. Here is an overview of his inbox, led by the economy ...


Obama signs historic health care overhaul into law

MiamiHerald.com


Beaming Obama signs historic $938 billion overhaul

The Associated Press


Barack Obama Signs the Health Care Reform Bill into Law, Live on TV!

Vanity Fair


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Monday, March 22, 2010

Obama to sign health-care bill into law Tuesday - Washington Post


Times Online


Obama to sign health-care bill into law Tuesday

Washington Post


The House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health-care system, approving a Senate bill and a separate package of amendments. By Shailagh Murray, Lori Montgomery and Scott Wilson President Obama will sign landmark ...


Health Care Bill: What Does it Mean For You?

ABC News


House passes health care bill

CNN


A New Dawn for Health-Care Stocks

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Democrats Need 216 Votes to Pass Health Care Reform Bill - ABC News


New York Times (blog)


Democrats Need 216 Votes to Pass Health Care Reform Bill

ABC News


After months of negotiations, closed-door meetings and persuasion by President Obama, members of the House of Representatives today will vote on the controversial $940 billion health care bill. President Obama makes final pitch to pass ...


Health care latest: Dems still chasing votes

CNN


Democrats Expect to Have Health Votes

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Pope's sex abuse letter 'does not address cover-up' - Times Online


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Pope's sex abuse letter 'does not address cover-up'

Times Online


Campaigners for the victims of sexual abuse in Ireland claimed the Pope's letter failed to address the "core issue" of why the perpetrators were protected. Sexual abuse charity One in Four said the Catholic Church was "still in denial", ...


Pope's letter to Irish Catholics disappoints child abuse survivors

The Guardian


Excerpts of pope's letter to Irish on sex abuse

BusinessWeek


Pope's letter is a warning to Germany, says Archbishop

Telegraph.co.uk


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Friday, March 19, 2010

Key Democrats Still in Play as Health Vote Approaches - New York Times


National Post


Key Democrats Still in Play as Health Vote Approaches

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" House Democrats, entering the final 48-hour countdown on their yearlong effort to overhaul the health care system, emerged from a caucus meeting on Friday morning amid signs that crucial votes ...


Obama: Health Care Debate is About Country's Character

CBS News


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty

Los Angeles Times


Colleen LaRose, the so-c »


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Jobs bill headed to Obama's desk - Los Angeles Times


Washington Post


Jobs bill headed to Obama's desk

Los Angeles Times


The Senate passes a $17.6-billion measure meant to spur job growth through targeted employer exemptions and credits. By James Oliphant The Senate today passed by a 68-29 margin a $17.6-billion measure intended to spur hiring nationwide, ...


Obama wins first convert in healthcare push

Reuters


House Democrat holdouts wrestle with health care vote

CNN


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Woods to return to golf at the Masters - The Associated Press


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Woods to return to golf at the Masters

The Associated Press


PALM HARBOR, Fla. â€" Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will return to golf next month at the Masters, ending a four-month hiatus brought on by a sex scandal that shattered his image as the gold standard in sports. "The Masters is where I won my first major ...


Woods Says Returning to Golf At Masters

New York Times


Tiger Woods to return to golf at Masters

CNN International


Tiger Woods Returns to Play at Masters

ABC News


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Monday, March 15, 2010

Official: Dems lack health care votes -- for now - Salt Lake Tribune


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Official: Dems lack health care votes -- for now

Salt Lake Tribune


AP In this image released by ABC David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's top political adviser, is interviewed on ABC's This Week in Washington Sunday, March 14, 2010. Axelrod said Sunday that lobbyists are gathering on Capitol Hill ...


A Big Week for Health Care Reform: What Could Happen Next?

CBS News


TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform

Reuters


Obama taking health care push to Ohio

CNN


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Sunday, March 14, 2010

American Linked to Terror Plot Brainwashed 6-Year-Old Son, Family Says - FOXNews


Times Online


American Linked to Terror Plot Brainwashed 6-Year-Old Son, Family Says

FOXNews


The 6-year-old son of a Colorado nursing student who ran off to Europe to join a terrorist murder cell was brainwashed into a hate-filled Islamic fundamentalist zombie, his family said Saturday, The New York Post reported. "He said that Christians will ...


US Muslim convert among 7 arrested in Ireland

Reuters


Mom: Paulin-Ramirez Drifted Away

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Two People Discarded by Obama Administration Talk About How They Feel - FOXNews


FOXNews


Two People Discarded by Obama Administration Talk About How They Feel

FOXNews


The New York Times reports Rogers' confidants say she feels the administration abandoned her after the state dinner party-crasher incident: "As she put it, 'They never lifted a finger to help me set the record straight,'" said one ...


Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows

New York Times


Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get 'slaughtered' in f »


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Friday, March 12, 2010

Obama delays foreign trip to work on health care - Washington Post


CNN


Obama delays foreign trip to work on health care

Washington Post


President Obama will leave for Indonesia three days later than planned, departing March 21 rather than March 18, in an effort to move st »


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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Health Care War: Can Democrats Pass Bill by White House Deadline - ABC News


Boston Globe


Health Care War: Can Democrats Pass Bill by White House Deadline

ABC News


Democratic lawmakers say they are close to a final deal on a health care bill, but serious questions remain as to whether the final legislation can be passed by President Obama's deadline of March 18, when he departs for Indonesia and ...


Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud

New York Times


Can House get healthcare done by deadline -- or at  »


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Corey Haim Dead After Apparent Accidental Drug Overdose - ABC News


Globe and Mail


Corey Haim Dead After Apparent Accidental Drug Overdose

ABC News


Actor Corey Haim attends the 3rd Annual Avant Garde Fashion Event and "Shark City" After Party presented by Roberto Cav »


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Biden: US will always stand by those who take risks for peace - Ha'aretz


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Biden: US will always stand by those who take risks for peace

Ha'aretz


US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Israel for agreeing to renew the Middle East process and pledged that the United States would always "stand by those who take risks ...


In Israel, Biden says US dedication to nation's security is 'absolute'

Los Angeles Times


Biden sees 'moment of opportunity' for Mid-East peace

BBC News


Biden: US 'determined' to prevent a nuclear Iran

Jerusalem Post


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Monday, March 8, 2010

Death toll in Turkey earthquake reaches 57 - Xinhua


CBC.ca


Death toll in Turkey earthquake reaches 57

Xinhua


ANKARA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Turkey on Monday reached 57, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported. Fifty-seven people had been killed by the quake, which caused the most deaths ...


Quake Kills Dozens in Turkey

New York Times


Dozens dead from earthquake in Turkey

CNN International


Official: 57 dead in earthquake in eastern Turkey

The Associated Press


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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Iraqis dodge explosions to cast their votes - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Iraqis dodge explosions to cast their votes

Los Angeles Times


At least 27 people are killed and more than 40 injured as mortars and bombs cast a p »


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