Globe and Mail | Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes New York Times TOKYO â€" The threat of lethal destruction from tsunami waves receded on Sunday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alarms for the entire Pacific Basin. Evacuations of many coastal areas were canceled after sm » |
ABC News | Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami Times Online A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami. The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country's largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am ... Chile devastated by major earthquake Chile well prepared Chilean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific |
Washington Post | NewsPoliticsGov. David Paterson pulls plug on election bid, but will not ... New York Daily News Embattled Gov. Paterson has pulled the plug on his bid to seek reelection, a source close to the governor said Friday. Do you think Gov. Paterson should resign now? Yes, this latest episode involving a top aide is the final straw. ... Paterson Gets Some Sobering Advice on His Political Future New York governor withdraws from race - paper Paterson to end campaign, won't resign |
Washington Post | Obama hosts summit to rescue health bill Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama launches a last-ditch bid to salvage his st » |
National Post | White House to Unveil Health Care Plan Amid Republican Resistance ABC News The White House this morning will unveil the list of changes President Obama wants to make to the Senate Democratic health care bill, but the proposal is already meeting with fierce Republican resistance. The president's proposal meets ... Health insurance rate hikes targeted Obama's new health care strategy -- his own plan New Obama health proposal would limit rate hikes |
Telegraph.co.uk | Alexander M. Haig Jr., at 85; was Reagan's secretary of state Boston Globe Alexander Haig Jr. also served as White House chief of staff during the Nixon administration. He was a four-star general. (Mark Wilson/Globe Staff/File 1988) By Mark Feeney Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I'm in control ... Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Officials: Texas plane crash targeted feds msnbc.com Bystanders watch as firefighters battle the blaze at the Echelon building in Austin, after a sm » |
CBC.ca | David Miliband: use of fake British passports in Dubai hit is an 'outrage' Telegraph.co.uk David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, has described the use of fake British passports in the assassination of a senior Hamas official as an "outrage" and said he was determined to "get to the bottom of" the affair. By Gordon Rayner and Martin Evans ... Prosor tight-lipped on 'forged passports' in Dubai hit Israelis question Mossad methods Dubai 99 Percent Sure Mossad Behind Hamas Killing: Report |
USA Today | Biden: US got 'money's worth' from stimulus act The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Vice President Joe Biden asserted in an interview Wednesday that taxpayers have "gotten their money's worth" out of the $787 billion stimulus program that Congress passed during the depths of the recession. In an interview broadcast on ... White House touts job creation on stimulus anniversary White House Marks Anniversary of Stimulus Despite Lack of Public Confidence Obama administration defends stimulus plan on one-year anniversary |
ABC News | Taliban commander held in Pakistan: US officials Reuters WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban's top military commander was captured in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials said on Tuesday, but the move may not deal a decisive blow to a group putting up fierce resistance to a NATO offensive. ... Profile: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander US official: Taliban military commander captured |
The Guardian | Russia Seeks Quid Pro Quo to Rein Iran In New York Times Russia, it would seem, is fin » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings Los Angeles Times Amy Bishop is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors. A Massachusetts police chief discloses that Bishop fat » |
Barcelona News | Obama keeps focus on deficit cuts in radio address Reuters US President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday touted the importance of long-term deficit reduction, ... Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending Obama touts 'Paygo,' spending cuts Obama Praises “Pay-Go†Passage Within Debt Limit Increase Bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' CNN "While he eats a lot better than he used to," he still indulges, one friend tells CNN. (CNN) -- Though Bill Clinton has received lots of attention for getting healthy since his 2004 heart surgery -- losing weight, exercising more, improving his diet ... Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows Bill Clinton Has Heart Surgery At Columbia Presbyterian |
Globe and Mail | Iran Declares New Achievement on Enrichment New York Times PARIS â€" Ignoring United States threats of more stringent sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying Iran had produced a first batch of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent and that ... Clashes reported as Iran marks Revolution Day 'Tense' Iran marks anniversary, confirms nuclear breakthrough Ahmadinejad: Iran has produced high grade uranium |
Washington Post | In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama Washington Post Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new ... For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talk |
Reuters | US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks Reuters PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. ... Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV China c » |
Globe and Mail | Middletown Power Plant Explosion: Search Goes Through The Night For More Victims Hartford Courant Where: Not-yet-operational 620-megawatt Kleen Energy power plant on the Connecticut River in Middletown. Size: The 96 percent complete plant was to be one of the largest in New England in recent years. Operations: The Kleen Energy plant is meant to ... Marshals Seek Deadly Conn. Gas Plant Blast's Cause Desperate Search for Victims of Explosion in Connecticut 5 dead in blast at Conn. plant |
New York Times (blog) | Sarah Palin lashes Obama at first Tea Party convention BBC News Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has spoken at the first US Tea Party convention, urging a return to conservate principles. Speaking in Nashville, Mrs Palin c » |
Los Angeles Times | Tea party groups aim to form PAC Boston Globe NASHVILLE - Organizers of the National Tea Party Convention said yesterday that participants would form a political action committee aimed at electing up to 20 candidates this f » |
FOXNews (blog) | Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes Washington Post By Ed O'Keefe President Obama criticized senators Wednesday for using a legislative tactic he once practiced himself, saying that Republicans were delaying confirmation votes on several of his nominees for reasons unrelated to their qualifications. ... GOP seeks to block Obama's labor pick Congressional Democrats are nay-saying Obama's budget Rove: The President's GOP Outreach Comes Too Late |
