Archive for July, 2009

Arrest in Harvard finally comes to a head - Los Angeles Times


ABC News
Arrest in Harvard finally comes to a head
Los Angeles Times
The cop, the prof and the prez will share a beer and hopefully resolve an overextended racial drama. Last week, the nation wrestled with nuanced questions about racial progress. Did Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley profile Henry Louis Gates Jr., ...
LIers reaction to Gates story falls along racial linesNewsday
What Kind of Beer is Served at the White House?TIME
Obama hopes to smooth over racial brouhaha todayFort Worth Star Telegram
Denver Post -Washington Post
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Deal moves House closer to health care reform - Chicago Tribune


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Deal moves House closer to health care reform
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON - -- After weeks of fractious debate that threatened to derail President Barack Obama's health care campaign, House Democrats reached a critical but fragile agreement Wednesday that ...
Americans wary of health care overhaul, poll findsDallas Morning News
Obama takes health care pitch to NC, Va.USA Today
Poll Finds Concern About Effects of US Government Health PlanBloomberg
Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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Heavy gunfire in search of fleeing Nigerian extremists - AFP


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Heavy gunfire in search of fleeing Nigerian extremists
AFP
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Troops pounded parts of a northern Nigeria city overnight after reinforcements were sent in to help rout fleeing members of an extremist sect whose base they razed, witnesses said. Residents and an AFP reporter heard sounds of ...
Nigerian army attacks Islamist mosque, kill scoresThe Associated Press
Nigerian Islamists on the runBBC News
Nigeria Battles Muslim MilitantsWall Street Journal
guardian.co.uk -CNN International -New York Times
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Baby cut from slain mom's womb found alive - CNN


Globe and Mail
Baby cut from slain mom's womb found alive
CNN
(CNN) -- A baby believed to be ripped from the womb of its mother has been found, Massachusetts police said Wednesday. In addition, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the crime. Darlene Haynes was found slain and wrapped in bedding ...
Baby cut from mother found aliveBBC News
Stolen baby is found aliveBoston Globe
Baby taken from slain mom's womb found; 2 arrestedThe Associated Press
Boston Herald -FOXNews -The Union Leader
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Dem leaders, 'Blue Dogs' compromise - San Francisco Chronicle


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Dem leaders, 'Blue Dogs' compromise
San Francisco Chronicle
(07-30) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- House Democratic leaders won a key breakthrough on health care Wednesday that allows Congress to adjourn until September declaring progress, even if it falls short of the House passage that Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
House Dems reach deal on health care; Senate sees progressDetroit Free Press
House Democrats make a healthcare dealLos Angeles Times
The Pelosi Jobs TaxWall Street Journal
Bloomberg -Washington Post -The Associated Press
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Pakistan case gives glimpse into US terror suspect - The Associated Press


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Pakistan case gives glimpse into US terror suspect
The Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Nearly two decades ago, an Islamic court sentenced Daniel Patrick Boyd to lose a hand and foot as punishment for robbing a bank in Pakistan's rough-and-tumble northwest. An appeals court tossed out the ruling, but the brush with ...
Daniel Boyd: A Homegrown Terrorist?TIME
Wife and mother of terror suspects says FBI tricked herCNN
Arrests in Terror Case Bewilder AssociatesNew York Times
Los Angeles Times -FOXNews -Washington Post
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Hutchison plans to resign this fall to take on Perry full time - Dallas Morning News


Washington Post
Hutchison plans to resign this fall to take on Perry full time
Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – The Republican race for governor devolved into a schoolyard taunt of who should be the quitter Wednesday, after Kay Bailey Hutchison said that she would resign her Senate seat within four months to ...
Sen. Hutchinson of Texas to resign seat for gubernatorial raceLos Angeles Times
Hutchison says Perry is wearing out his welcomeHouston Chronicle
Hutchison to Leave Senate, Run for GovernorFOXNews
Fort Worth Star Telegram -Austin American-Statesman -Wall Street Journal
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As US recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama - Reuters


Voice of America
As US recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama
Reuters
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - Hope and jobs are in short supply in Ohio eight months after President Barack Obama won the recession-battered state in the 2008 election with promises of a better future. "People were looking for a savior to get ...
Obama Says Recession Nears End as Data Improve While Polls FallBloomberg
Obama: Economic Recovery in SightVoice of America
Obama Takes Aim at Stimulus CriticsCBS News
Deccan Herald -Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition -The Age
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Jury Prepares for Jefferson Bribery Case - New York Times


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Jury Prepares for Jefferson Bribery Case
New York Times
US Attorney's Office, via AP By NEIL A. LEWIS ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Representative William J. Jefferson put his office up for sale and intended to get “top dollar for it,” prosecutors said Wednesday in closing arguments at his corruption trial. ...
Jefferson Was 'Stupid' but No Criminal, Defense SaysWashington Post
Ex-Lawmaker's Case Goes to JuryWall Street Journal
Jury set to deliberate bribery case of JeffersonBoston Globe
The Associated Press -2TheAdvocate -Washington Times
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Obama relents to judge's order on releasing Guantanamo detainee - Los Angeles Times


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Obama relents to judge's order on releasing Guantanamo detainee
Los Angeles Times
After initially balking, the administration agrees to free Mohammed Jawad, now 23, for lack of admissible evidence. He'll be returned to his native Afghanistan after Congress is briefed on his case. By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington ...
Obama Administration Agrees to Release Jawad From GuantanamoBloomberg
us Plans to Free an Afghan DetaineeWall Street Journal
Administration Seeks More Time on TransferWashington Post
WAND -WLOS -MiamiHerald.com
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