Friday, July 31, 2009

Cash for Clunkers: Popular, but it may not matter - CNNMoney.com


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Cash for Clunkers: Popular, but it may not matter

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Congress is trying to get another $2 billion to fuel an extension but, for now whether or not the Clunker program will actu »


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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Jackson mother gets custody, Rowe gets visits-media - Reuters


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Jackson mother gets custody, Rowe gets visits-media

Reuters


NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's mother will get custody of the late pop star's three children after reaching a agreement with her son's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, a lawyer for Katherine Jackson told CBS News on Thursday. ...


Michael Jackson Custody Case Resolution Expected Shortly

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Michael Jackson's mother - not Debbie Rowe - will get permanent ...

New York Daily News


Lawyer: Custody Announcement Imminent for Michael Jackson's Children

FOXNews


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sunbeds join cigarettes, arsenic as top cancer threat - Reuters


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Sunbeds join cigarettes, arsenic as top cancer threat

Reuters


SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Tanning beds have been ranked alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos as posing the greatest threat of cancer to humans by an international cancer research group. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has ...


New study finds link between tanning beds, cancer

Detroi! t Free Press


WHO: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer

WebMD


Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic?

Minneapolis Star Tribune


BBC News -Xinhua -Newsday


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Propofol a 'Contributing Factor' in Jackson's Death - ABC News


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Propofol a 'Contributing Factor' in Jackson's Death

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ABC News has learned that the autopsy of Michael Jackson found the powerful anesthetic propofol, as well as several prescription drugs, in his system, and law enforcement sources say ...


Dr. Murray to Cops: I Gave Jackson Propofol

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Source: Jackson given pow! erful drug to sleep

Denver Post


Physician Abuse Of Propofol Raising Concerns

CBS 5


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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Sarah Palin hands over power in Alaska - Los Angeles Times


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Sarah Palin hands over power in Alaska

Los Angeles Times


Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, center, congratulate incoming Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell. In her farewell speech, she admonished the media: “Our new governor has a very nice family too, so leave his kids alone.” Taking parting shots at Democrats, ...


With Act II Unwritten, Palin Can Define Her Role

Wa! shington Post


Palin's "Mad as Hell" Speech

CBS News


Palin steps down as Alaska governor

CNN


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Gates ready to move on from arrest - ABC7Chicago.com


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Gates ready to move on from arrest

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July 25, 2009 (WLS) -- Harvard Prof. Henry Louis Gates says too much attention has been taken away from Pres. Barack Obama's health care initiative and placed on his arrest last week. Gates says he is ready to move on and has accepted ...


Black scholar agrees to beer with Obama, policeman

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Gates says it's time to 'move on' from his arrest

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No surprise in Cambridge

Boston Globe


Chicago Sun-Times -NECN -Leader Vindicator


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Obama regrets 'stupidly' remark on professor's arrest - San Jose Mercury News


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Obama regrets 'stupidly' remark on professor's arrest

San Jose Mercury News


WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama tried Friday to defuse a volatile national debate over the arrest of a black Harvard University professor as he acknowledged that his own comments had inflamed tensions and insisted ...


Obama Tackles Messy Racial Issue After Steering Clear as Candidate

FOXNews


Delving into Gates arrest controversy

NECN


Obama rushes to quell racial uproar he helped fire

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Boston Channel.com -Atlantic Online -Voice of America


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Cambridge police commissioner defends officer in Gates arrest - Boston Globe


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Cambridge police commissioner defends officer in Gates arrest

Boston Globe


The Cambridge police commissioner today defended the actions of the sergeant who arrested prominent black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week at his home, saying he believed the sergeant acted ...


The Police and the President

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ABC News


Michael Jackson Investigation Focusing on Manslaughter

People Magazine


Authorities are investigating whether Michael Jackson's death was a case of manslaughter, according to a search warrant served on the offices of the entertainer's doctor. The search of Dr. Conrad Murray's clinic in Houston was conducted ...


US drug agents raid Jackson doctor's office

Washington Post


Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor Are Seized

New York Times


Federal Agents Raid Houston Office of Michael Jackson's Personal ...

FOXNews


CNN -MTV.com -New York Daily News


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Governor Announces Deal to Balance Budget - Washington Post


Washington Post


Governor Announces Deal to Balance Budget

Washington Post


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and top lawmakers reached agreement Monday to close a $26.3 billion deficit to balance the state's budget, in a deal that includes $15 billion in spending cuts, they said. California's government began its fiscal year on ...


California hopes to end IOUs with budget agreement

The Associated Press


Lawmakers, Schwarzenegger agree California budget

AFP


California Budget Deal Closes $26 Billion Gap

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Clinton says US will do everything to free soldier - Reuters


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Clinton says US will do everything to free soldier

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will do everything it can to find and free an American soldier captured in Afghanistan and whose detention was aired on video. The video, portions of which were posted on ...


US Seeks Prison Reform in Afghanistan

Voice of America


Taliban release video of captured US soldier

Telegraph.co.uk


Soldier's Idaho town kept mum on Taliban capture

Forbes


Nashua Telegraph -Washington Post -New York Times


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Sunday, July 19, 2009

As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See ... - Washington Post


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As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See ...

Washington Post


At her confirmation hearings Judge Sonia Sotomayor eluded efforts from both Democrats and Republicans to draw out statements of liberal thought. (By Melina Mara -- The Washington Post) | Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or ...


Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearings

Los Angeles Times


Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 4

New York Times


Sotomayor would lend different experience to court

The Associated Press


New York Daily News -Montgomery Advertiser -DesMoinesRegister.com


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

And That's the Way Cronkite Was . . . - Washington Post


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And That's the Way Cronkite Was . . .

Washington Post


As Walter Cronkite's night of retirement from "The CBS Evening News" grew closer and closer back in 1981, there were signs of palpable public panic -- one of them a briefly popular T-shirt on which was printed the horrified rhetorical ...


Walter Cronkite remains gold standard for journalists

New York Daily! News


Obama: Cronkite was reporter who never let us down

The Associated Press


Walter Cronkite: An appreciation

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New York Times -Boston Herald -Washington Times


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Friday, July 17, 2009

Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings - Bloomberg


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Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings

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July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bombs tore through the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta, killing at least nine people and injuring 42 others in Indonesia's first terrorist attack since 2005. ...


Markets Little Impacted by Jakarta Blasts

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Obama pushes hard on healthcare overhaul - Boston Globe


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Obama pushes hard on healthcare overhaul

Boston Globe


President Obama spoke in the Rose Garden alongside Senator Chris Dodd (left), nurses, and other members of Congress. (Robert Giroux/ Getty Images) By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Ben Feller Associated Press / July 16, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Obama's ...


Insurers May Face Fees to Help Fund US Health-Care Overhaul

Bloomberg


Health Care Vote Illustrates Stubborn Partisan Divide

New York Times


2nd health care bill stokes debate

Chicago Tribune


Los Angeles Times -Washington Post -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

GOP aims to paint Sotomayor as biased - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


GOP aims to paint Sotomayor as biased

Los Angeles Times


Gerald Herbert / AP The Supreme Court nominee acknowledges her mother, Celina, during her Senate confirmation hearing. Sotomayor said in her opening remarks that her judicial philosophy was simple: “fidelity to the law.” The Supreme Court nominee's ...


Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say

New York Times


Republicans Walk Fine Line Questioning Sotomayor

Washington Post


A cordial start is followed by political push-and-pull

Boston Globe


MiamiHerald.com -USA Today -Austin American-Statesman


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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Shuttle Endeavour grounded by stormy weather - CNET News


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Shuttle Endeavour grounded by stormy weather

CNET News


Stormy weather approaching the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday forced NASA launch managers to order another 24-hour delay for the hard-luck crew of the shuttle Endeavour, their fourth slip since a hydrogen leak derailed an initial ...


Storms Ground Fourth Endeavour Shot at ISS

eWeek


Shuttle Is Ready for Evening Launching

New York Times


Thunderstorms delay space shuttle launch again

The Associated Press


msnbc.com -Register -AHN


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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Obama sees Africa's dark past at slave fortress - Reuters


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Obama sees Africa's dark past at slave fortress

Reuters


CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - After outlining his bright hopes for Africa's future, President Barack Obama got a glimpse on Saturday into one of the darkest chapters of its past -- the transatlantic slave trade. ...


Obama Ends Ghana Visit

Voice of America


Obama in Africa: Welcome Back, Son. Now Don't Forget Us.

New York Times


Obamas tour slavers' fort in 'painful' Ghana visit

Times Online


Xinhua -Washington Post -The Associated Press


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Friday, July 10, 2009

AT A GLANCE: GM Exits Bankruptcy Protection, Revamps Management - CNNMoney.com


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AT A GLANCE: GM Exits Bankruptcy Protection, Revamps Management

CNNMoney.com


General Motors exited bankruptcy protection early Friday - faster than expected and pledging to "get back to the business of building great cars and trucks" and better serving customers. The auto maker completed the split of good and bad assets that ...


General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay

The Associated Press


EBay Says It Has No Deal With GM

New York Times


New GM + eBay = New Business Model!

Reuters


Bloomberg -Bizjournals.com -Forbes


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

What Chrome OS has on Windows that Linux doesn't - CNET News


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What Chrome OS has on Windows that Linux doesn't

CNET News


Google's Chrome OS isn't the first operating system to ch »


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Mr Berlusconi's G8 party - BBC News


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Mr Berlusconi's G8 party

BBC News


Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's billionaire prime minister, is throwing a party this week for leaders of the world's other seven most powerful industrial nations in the unlikeliest of  »


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Armed Chinese protesters seek vengeance for riots - Reuters


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Armed Chinese protesters seek vengeance for riots

Reuters


URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Thousands of angry Han Chinese, many of them armed and seeking vengeance for deaths in rioting two days earlier, surged through the capital of the northwestern region of Xinjiang on Tuesday looking for Uighur ...


Chinese riot police break up fresh ethnic protests

guardian.co.uk


Chinese Crack Down on Xinjiang Protesters

Voice of America


Chinese mob takes to the streets in Urumqi

Telegraph.co.uk


BBC News -AFP -Xinhua


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Sunday, July 5, 2009