guardian.co.uk | Powerful Earthquakes Batter South Pacific Islands New York Times Devastation from two earthquakes thousands of miles apart spread throughout the South Pacific on Wednesday, leaving a swath of death, injuries and panic from Indonesia's western coast to the far-flung islands of Samoa and American Samoa. ... Tsunami deaths likely to rise in Pacific islands American Samoans pulling together after quake, tsunami Tsunami death toll on Samoan islands rises to 99 |
FOXNews | Olympics Photo Wire ESPN President of the Tokyo 2016 bid and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks at press conference in Copenhagen, Monday Sept. 28, 2009. Tokyo is competing with Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. ... Brazil President: Rio can win 2016 Olympic bid Obama plans Copenhagen trip to pitch Chicago's Olympic bid Chicago's Olympic Bid: Both a Blessing and a Burden |
Times Online | Iran Test-Fires Three Missiles New York Times Iran test-fired three short-range missiles on Sunday as tension escalated over the revelation of its secret new nuclear enrichment facility. The missiles were fired two days after the United States, Britain and France disclosed that ... Iran test-fires short-range missiles Iran Tests Missiles, International Tensions Rise Talks on Iran's nuclear issue: Another round of tough wrangling |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran Agrees to Let UN Examine Nuclear Site New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that United Nations nuclear inspectors would be » |
FOXNews | Western leaders warn Iran over nuclear site Reuters PITTSBURGH/VIENNA (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and threatened tough new sanctions unless Tehran comes ... Iran f » |
Voice of America | U.S. indicts Denver man in bombing conspiracy Los Angeles Times Atty. Gen. Eric Holder says any imminent threat has been disrupted but that an investigation is continuing 'around the clock.' Najibullah Zazi » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama: US Can Not Solve Global Problems Alone Voice of America By VOA News President Barack Obama says the United States can not solve global problems alone and is c » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama: Climate Change May Lead to 'Irreversible Catastrophe' Voice of America By VOA News US President Barack Obama says inaction on climate change could leave future generations with an "irreversible catastrophe." Mr. Obama c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hitting Talk Shows, Obama Defends Health Care Agenda New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama saturated the television talk shows on Sunday to promote his health care agenda as he seeks to build public support for the plan and » |
BBC News | Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama said Friday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce criticism aimed at his administration in the contentious national debate over health care, but rather that the cause was a sense of ... In media blitz, Obama says vitriol isn't racism-based Obama says government role in health care is the issue, not race TV Hosts Wait in Line for Obama |
Telegraph.co.uk | Polish, Czech governments undamaged by US shield decision Reuters WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Polish and Czech right-wingers accused Washington of caving into Russia after it dropped plans for a missile shield on their soil, but the move is not expected to harm the governments in Warsaw ... Republicans condemn Barack Obama's missile decision New Missile Shield Strategy Scales Back Reagan's Vision Obama changes missile defense policy, focuses on blocking Iranian ... |
Times Online | Police in Yale Murder Probe Gather at Motel Housing Lab Worker Bloomberg Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Police gathered at a motel housing a Yale University laboratory worker named as a “person of interest†in the murder of Annie Le, the graduate student killed days before her wedding. ... Report: Police nearing arrest; DNA links Raymond Clark to Annie Le ... Building Was 'The Future' Of Research At Yale Police say arrest 'soon' in Yale student killing |
Times Online | Rapping Joe's Knuckles New York Times It would be a waste of time, he asserted on the House floor where, six days earlier, he had committed his conduct most unbecoming. Other Republicans stepped up to the microphone to agree that this was a distraction from the important ... Politics Digest: Jimmy Carter Says Racism Is Behind Animosity to Obama Rep. Joe Wilson's Admonishment A First For Congress House rebukes Wilson for heckling |
Times Online | Patrick Swayze: the image of dignity, decency and defiance Los Angeles Times Though it was not his first film or even his breakthrough -- he'd already had that three years earlier with "Dirty Dancing" -- my favorite memory of Patrick Swayze came in 1990 with the romantic thriller "Ghost" with Demi ... Patrick & Lisa: A Love Story Patrick Swayze danced into hearts, then broke them 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 |
New Zealand Herald | The Hard Truth About Financial Regulation Forbes For a year, lawmakers have struggled--and failed--to figure out how to make the system safer. Is anyone surprised? It's been a year since the $600 billion bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers and the financial market meltdown that forced the government ... Stocks set for grouchy start Obama to urge financial overhaul Barack Obama to reiterate demand for tougher banking regulation |
Telegraph.co.uk | Serena's meltdown not winning her any fans FOXSports.com The Serena Williams camp commented earlier this week that they didn't expect a lot of crowd support for her semifinal match against Kim Clijsters at the US Open. After Saturday night's spectacle at Arthur Ashe Stadium, ... Serena Williams' exit from US Open semifinal match is nothing to ... Bizarre ending dethrones Williams Serena's meltdown ends semifinal |
Telegraph.co.uk | Senate committee tackles illegal-immigrant healthcare concerns Los Angeles Times Drafters of overhaul plans had been considering the issue for months, and it gained new attention during Obama's healthcare speech to Congress. But enforcement is fraught with its own problems. By James Oliphant and David G. Savage and Teresa Watanabe ... Senate health talks focus on illegal immigrants Senators revisit touchy issue It's Simple: Medicare for » |
Times Online | Some Democrats still undecided on Obama plan Boston Globe President Obama met with Cabinet members at the White House yesterday. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/Bloomberg News) By Lisa Wangsness WASHINGTON - Although Democratic leaders in Congress praised his remarks and made fresh pledges to approve a health care ... Rep. Wilson's outburst giving boost to opponent Congress Faces Backlash Whether Overhaul Passes Or Not |
New York Times | Obama's speech: A simple message, a tough task Philadelphia Inquirer The president didn't actu » |
FOXNews | Q+A: What's at stake in Obama healthcare speech Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama puts himself squarely into the center of the debate over US healthcare reform, his top domestic policy priority, with a high-stakes address to Congress Wednesday. ... President's speech wins high marks from students Some districts air speech live, others tape it Reaction mixed to Obama's school address |
Straits Times | Dems pin health reform hopes on Obama's speech San Francisco Chronicle Democrats return to Washington this week for a last-ditch effort to salvage health care reform, looking to President Obama's joint-session speech Wednesday to avert a political and legislative train wreck. It is an astonishing reversal of fortunes for ... Congress Returns to Face Health Care Struggle Its recess over, Congress has hands full As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise |
FOXNews | Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's top aides said on Sunday he still wants a government insurance option in healthcare legislation but they left room for a compromise that could disappoint his ... Obama set to make final healthcare push Obama ! Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency Obama Readies Reform Specifics |
Los Angeles Times | Obama wants kids, parents to take responsibility The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Classrooms are filling up as kids head back to school, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's two children are among them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Duncan said students should take more responsibility for doing well in ... Clarence Page: Politics, not race, likely behind Obama speech upro! ar Parents, schools wary of Obama back-to-school speech Joe Soucheray: 'The Obama Show' ... Now your kids can watch, too |
