Friday, April 30, 2010

Obama blasted, 13 nations cited on religious freedom - USA Today


Washington Times


Obama blasted, 13 nations cited on religious freedom

USA Today


By Sabah Arar, AFP/Getty Images By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY A bipartisan US commission on religious freedom says President Obama is softening his stand on protecting the right to one's faith at a time when religious persecution is on the rise, ...


US Commission Names 13 Nations for Violating Religious Freedoms

Voice of America


US defense of global religious freedom wanes under Obama, panel says

Christian Science Monitor


US panel names 13 countries as religious violators

The Associated Press


NewsOK.com -Deseret News -Christian Post


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Thursday, April 29, 2010

BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated - BusinessWeek


Globe and Mail


BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated

BusinessWeek


April 29 (Bloomberg) -- A damaged BP Plc oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is leaking as many as 5000 barrels of crude a day, five times more than previously estimated, the US Coast Guard said. “There's an additional breach ...


New leak discovered as Coast Guard mulls options to clean oil spill

CNN


Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought

Los Angeles Times


Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts - BusinessWeek


Reuters


Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts

BusinessWeek


April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyd C. Blankfein and Carl Levin both have degrees from Harvard Law School. Judging from their confrontation on Capitol Hill yesterday, they hardly speak the same language. Levin, chairman of the Senate's ...


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Noriega Arrives in France - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Noriega Arrives in France

New York Times


PARIS â€" Two decades after United States troops invaded Panama and arrested Manuel Noriega, the country's dictator, Mr. Noriega arrived in France on Tuesday to face trial on money laundering charges. Mr. Noriega, who had been serving ...


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Monday, April 26, 2010

Decision near for financial reform in US Senate - Reuters


Reuters


Decision near for financial reform in US Senate

Reuters


WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The most sweeping overhaul of US financial regulation since the Great Depression, including tough new rules for the derivatives market, was slated for a crucial test vote in the US Senate on Monday. ...


No Deal yet on Financial Rules as Test Vote Looms

ABC News


Financial bill in limbo going into key vote

Washington Post


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials - Reuters


ABC News


Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials

Reuters


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including three children, and injuring dozens of others, state authorities said. The tornado struck at least 13 counties, ...


Tornadoes tear through Southeast, killing 10

The Associated Press


Mississippi tornado leaves nine dead amid destruction

BBC News


Like 'looking into the eyes of death,' Yazoo City resident says of storm

Jackson Clarion Ledger


9&10 News -Natchez Democrat -AFP


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Friday, April 23, 2010

Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law - FOXNews


Globe and Mail


Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law

FOXNews


In an unusual White House attack on state legislation, President Barack Obama harshly criticized an Arizona measure to crack down on illegal immigration. The Arizona Republic via AP Apr. 23: Supporters of the illegal immigration enforcement law r »


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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Thai police warn Red Shirts to retreat - Telegraph.co.uk


Reuters


Thai police warn Red Shirts to retreat

Telegraph.co.uk


Thai police have tried to push back anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters from a confrontation zone in Bangkok after deadly grenade attacks further stoked tensions in the long-running political standoff. Hundreds of riot police, unarmed but carrying ...


Riot police face Thai protesters after violent night

BBC News


Tensions high after Bangkok attacks

Aljazeera.net


Thai Potests Turn Violent as Explosions Hit Bangkok's Center

TIME


BusinessWeek -Reuters -Xinhua


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

As British Airports Open, Huge Backlog Remains - New York Times


Reuters


As British Airports Open, Huge Backlog Remains

New York Times


Britain's sudden lifting of a six-day ban on air traffic  »


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Monday, April 19, 2010

'Adversarial Shot' at Goldman Sachs Raises Stakes for SEC Unit - BusinessWeek


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'Adversarial Shot' at Goldman Sachs Raises Stakes for SEC Unit

BusinessWeek


April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Khuzami, shortly after becoming the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement chief last year, told Congress the agency must be willing to fight big cases to show ...


SEC Split on Party Lines Over Goldman

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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Toyota Said to Agree to Pay $16.4 Million US Fine - BusinessWeek


New Zealand Herald


Toyota Said to Agree to Pay $16.4 Million US Fine

BusinessWeek


April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, will agree today to pay a record $16.4 million fine levied by the US Transportation Department, according to an official at the agency. ...


Toyota Is Expected to Pay $16.4 Million Fine

New York Times


Toyota expected to pay $16.4M fine

Detroit Free Press


Toyota to pay $16.4 million 'sticky pedal' fine

MarketWatch


Washington Post -The Associated Press -CNBC


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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Volcanic ash disruption enters fourth day in UK - BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald


Volcanic ash disruption enters fourth day in UK

BBC News


The UK is enduring a fourth day as a virtual no-fly zone, as the travel chaos caused by volcanic ash drifting from Iceland shows no sign of ending. Flight restrictions have been extended until at least 1900 BST and forecasters say the ash cloud could ...


Europe's air travel crisis enters fourth day

Reuters


'No end in sight' for volcano ash

Aljazeera.net


Tourists trapped at NY airport waiting for word on Icelandic ash

Xinhua


The Guardian -Times Online -ABC Online


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Friday, April 16, 2010

Bank: Merrill Committed Same Fraud as SEC Claims Goldman Did - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


Bank: Merrill Committed Same Fraud as SEC Claims Goldman Did

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Volcanic Ash to Curtail Air Traffic Into Midday Friday - New York Times


National Geographic


Volcanic Ash to Curtail Air Traffic Into Midday Friday

New York Times


An aerial photo shows smoke rising from the volcano under a glacier in the Eyjafj »

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Dazed survivors of China quake spend chilly night in the open - CNN International


Times Online


Dazed survivors of China quake spend chilly night in the open

CNN International


(CNN) -- As dawn broke Thursday in earthquake-ravaged Jiegu, China, some people walked the streets in shock as others continued their  »


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Iran complains to U.N. over U.S. nuclear "threat" - Reuters


Los Angeles Times


Iran complains to U.N. over U.S. nuclear "threat"

Reuters


UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran complained to the United Nations on Tuesday over what it c »


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Monday, April 12, 2010

US Pushes Iran Sanctions, But China Holds Back - Wall Street Journal


Globe and Mail


US Pushes Iran Sanctions, But China Holds Back

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Agenda of Nuclear Talks Leaves Out a New Threat - New York Times


Reuters


Agenda of Nuclear Talks Leaves Out a New Threat

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Three months ago, American intelligence officials examining satellite photographs of Pakistani nuclear facilities saw the first wisps of steam from the cooling towers of a new nuclear reactor. ...


Nuclear summit is expected to sidestep touchy subjects

Los Angeles Times


Obama seeks front against nuclear terror

USA Today


Downtown area prepares to cope with disruptions from summit

Washington Post


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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Poland Feels Shock at the Size of Its Loss - New York Times


CBC.ca


Poland Feels Shock at the Size of Its Loss

New York Times


Mourners gathered in front of St. John's Cathedral in Warsaw to remember the victims of the plane crash that killed Poland's president, among others, on Saturday. By NICHOLAS KULISH and MICHAL PIOTROWSKI WARSAW â€" On a chilly April night, thousands of ...


For Poland, plane crash in Russia rips open old wounds

Los Angeles Times


In quotes: Reaction to plane crash

BBC News


Polish President Lech Kaczynski, 60; came to power with twin

Washington Post


RIA Novosti -The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net


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Friday, April 9, 2010

John Paul Stevens' Chicago ties - Chicago Tribune


Washington Post


John Paul Stevens' Chicago ties

Chicago Tribune


In the 1940s, US Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge asked the professors at Northwestern University Law School if they had a student who might be a good candidate to work for him as a clerk. ...


The Stevens Court

Newsweek


John Paul Stevens' unexpectedly liberal legacy

Los Angeles Times


Hatch salutes Stevens, awaits Obama's choice

Salt Lake Tribune


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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Dangerous gases delay third mine rescue try - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Dangerous gases delay third mine rescue try

Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Man In Custody After Disturbance on US Flight - New York Times


CBC.ca


Man In Custody After Disturbance on US Flight

New York Times


By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver sparked a security alert on Wednesday after he was apparently caught smoking in the toilet and made a remark that was perceived as a threat. ...


Minute-by-Minute, the Qatari Shoe Bomber Who Wasn't

Atlantic Online


AP source: Man on flight possibly sneaking smoke

The Associated Press


Denver-Bound Airliner Lands Safely After Man Causes Disturbance

Bloomberg


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

25 miners killed in West Virginia explosion - Los Angeles Times


CBC.ca


25 miners killed in West Virginia explosion

Los Angeles Times


Four are missing in the nation's worst mine disaster since 1984. The facility had been repeatedly cited for dangerous conditions. Billy Pettry, from left, Caden Gray, 5, and Brandon Gray gather at the Marsh Fork Worship Center in Eunice, W.Va. ...


US mine explosion leaves 25 dead

The Guardian


25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984

The Associated Press


Toll rises in US mine blast

Aljazeera.net


BBC News -Xinhua -Scotsman


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Monday, April 5, 2010

Mexico and California rocked by earthquake - The Guardian


Times Online


Mexico and California rocked by earthquake

The Guardian


A crack in the middle of a road in Mexicali, Mexico, after the earthquake. Photograph: La Cronica De Mexicali/EPA A 7.2-magnitude earthquake yesterday struck cities in northern Mexico and southern California, tearing up roads, making buildings sway ...


Quake rolls across Baja

Los Angeles Times


California breathes sigh of relief after quake

AFP


Earthquake rocks western Mexico

BBC News


Christian Science Monitor -Xinhua -The Associated Press


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