Saturday, January 30, 2010

Terrorism trials could move away from Manhattan - Los Angeles Times


ABC News


Terrorism trials could move away from Manhattan

Los Angeles Times


The Justice Department is considering alternative locations outside New York City for the trials of  »

Friday, January 29, 2010

President Obama ventures into GOP territory at retreat in Baltimore, Md. - ABC News


President Obama ventures into GOP territory at retreat in Baltimore, Md.

ABC News


The president spoke at the annual retreat of Republican members of the House of Representatives in Baltimore, where he hoped to build on the message of bipartisanship he addressed in his State of the Union Wednesday. "Yes, I want you to ch »


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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Obama reaches out to GOP, says 'I want the Republicans off the sidelines' - Los Angeles Times


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Obama reaches out to GOP, says 'I want the Republicans off the sidelines'

Los Angeles Times


By AP TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â€" President Barack Obama is reaching out to Republicans to join him and fellow Democrats on health care and other legislation. He said Thursday "I want the Republicans off the sidelines" and involved in crafting solutions to the ...


Washington Bickering Leaves Little Hope for Change

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

'Hannity' Obtains Copy of Pre-State of the Union Talking Points - FOXNews


FOXNews (blog)


'Hannity' Obtains Copy of Pre-State of the Union Talking Points

FOXNews


This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," January 26, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST:  »


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Monday, January 25, 2010

Obama to Propose Three-Year Freeze on Some Spending - Bloomberg


Obama to Propose Three-Year Freeze on Some Spending

Bloomberg


Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will propose a three-year freeze on federal spending outside of national security to save an estimated $250 billion over a decade as part of an effort to rein in record deficits, ...


Obama Seeks Freeze on Many Domestic Programs

New York Times


Obama to propose freeze on government spending

Washington Post


Obama To Seek Freeze On Part Of Budget

Right Pundits


9&10 News -UPI.com -New York Magazine


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

In audio message, bin Laden says he endorsed Dec. 25 airline bomb plot - Washington Post


The Hindu


In audio message, bin Laden says he endorsed Dec. 25 airline bomb plot

Washington Post


Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a US airliner Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting that he maintains some direct ...


Christmas Bombing Try Is Hailed by bin Laden

New York Times


Bin Laden takes credit for airline bombing plot; officials express skepticism

Los Angeles Times


Bin Laden Claims Christmas Bombing Attempt

CBS News


ABC News -Plain Dealer -Washington Times


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Obama Endorses Bill to Create Panel on Deficit - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Obama Endorses Bill to Create Panel on Deficit

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" President Obama on Saturday endorsed a Senate bill to create a bipartisan budget commission, whose recommendations for slashing deficits would have to be voted on by Congress. But he remained ready to establish a panel by ...


Health care reform bills raised concerns in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Dems plan fight to safeguard seats

Salt Lake Tribune


For Mass. Dems, Brown win foretells needed competition

Boston Globe


Providence Journal -Wisconsin State Journal -14WFIE.com


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Friday, January 22, 2010

Brown Victory Gives Republicans Second Wind on Capitol Hill, Campaign Trail - FOXNews


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Brown Victory Gives Republicans Second Wind on Capitol Hill, Campaign Trail

FOXNews


Republican Scott Brown's win in the Massachusetts Senate race kicked off what may be the best week yet -- a week that happened to mark the end of President Obama's first year in office -- for a minority party thought to be lost in the wilderness in ...


GOP candidates claiming to be the "new Scott Brown"

Baltimore Sun


Five myths about the Massachusetts Senate race

Washington Post


Daughter of GOP hero Scott Brown admits she voted for a Democrat

USA Today


CNN -Christian Science Monitor -MarketWatch


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Analysis: More campaign ads _ and maybe confusion - Washington Post


CNN


Analysis: More campaign ads _ and maybe confusion

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- There'll be a lot more special-interest money in political campaigns. And maybe even more confusion for voters trying to sort out who is behind the increasing clamor of TV messages. The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ...


Analysis: High court ruling a game-changer

CNN International


Ruling Opens Door to More Political Groups

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Democrats see Mass. message: Jobs, jobs, jobs - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


Democrats see Mass. message: Jobs, jobs, jobs

Washington Post


US Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., smiles as he addresses reporters during a news conference at the Park Plaza hotel in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, day after his stunning Massachusetts Senate victory. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa ...


Massachusetts election st »


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Senate race in Massachusetts comes down to wire - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


Senate race in Massachusetts comes down to wire

Los Angeles Times


Turnout will be key for Tuesday's special election to fill the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat. Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley crisscross the state for support. Democratic state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley went from heavy favorite ...


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Monday, January 18, 2010

Aid Flow to Haitians Improving - Voice of America


The Hindu


Aid Flow to Haitians Improving

Voice of America


Photo: AP US and UN officials say the flow of aid to destitute Haitian earthquake survivors is improving, despite continued looting, gang activity, and scuffles on the streets of Port-au-Prince. US helicopters are at work in Haiti, ferrying food and ...


More US marines arrive to bolster Haiti quake efforts

BBC News


Race to reach Haiti survivors

Aljazeera.net


Thousands Flee Wrecked Haitian Capital

New York Times


AFP -CNN -Reuters


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On - ABC News


Boston Globe


Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On

ABC News


On Monday, America will celebrate -- if that's the right word -- Martin Luther King Day. Today, there are two generations of Americans who are too young to person »


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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians - BBC News


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Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians

BBC News


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital. Mrs Clinton said she was visiting to express the US's "long-term, unwavering support, solidarity and ...


Slow Start, Then Obama Gained Momentum on Haiti

New York Times


Clinton arrives in Haiti with relief supplies

Washington Post


Obama: U.S. 'Stands United' With Haiti as Relief Pours In

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Giuliani campaigns for Brown as Massachusetts Senate race tightens - Washington Post


New York Daily News


Giuliani campaigns for Brown as Massachusetts Senate race tightens

Washington Post


BOSTON -- Staying on the offensive in a US Senate campaign that has the Democratic front-runner on her heels, Republican state Sen. Scott Brown brought Rudolph W. Giuliani to stump here Friday morning. His opponent, Martha Coakley, ...


Obama to campaign in Mass. Senate race

USA Today


Giuliani leads feisty Brown r »


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Thursday, January 14, 2010

International Relief Operations Under Way in Haiti - Voice of America


The Hindu


International Relief Operations Under Way in Haiti

Voice of America


International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will take time before essential, critical needs are met. ...


Growing desperation grips Haitian capital in quake's aftermath

CNN International


At least 1500 bodies at Haiti hospital morgue

Reuters


The Big Picture: Haiti after the earthquake

BBC News


MiamiHerald.com -Christian Science Monitor -Xinhua


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Agencies help quake rescue effort - BBC News


ABC News


Agencies help quake rescue effort

BBC News


Emergency crews, charities and the UK government are co-ordinating efforts to help with the rescue operation in Haiti after it was hit by an earthquake. The 7.0-magnitude quake that hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have ...


Thousands Feared Dead After Haitian Earthquake

Voice of America


Local Haitians desperate for news of relatives

Washington Post


Thousands dead in 'unimaginable' Haiti earthquake

ABC Online


CNN International -Bloomberg -Xinhua


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Ward Connerly: Harry Reid's Race Problem - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


Ward Connerly: Harry Reid's Race Problem

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Obama and race: The ever-present issue - USA Today


BBC News (blog)


Obama and race: The ever-present issue

USA Today


Once again we confront the aspect of President Obama's legacy that is the easiest to discern and the hardest to discuss. He is, in fact, the nation's first African-American president. Harry Reid's newly reported comment, from the 2008 campaign, ...


AP Interview: Holder defends Reid

Seattle Post Intelligencer


Sen. Harry Reid and the 'double standard'

Chicago Tribune


Reid's remarks threaten to change his game

Los Angeles Times


CNN -UPI.com -The Washington Independent


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Sunday, January 10, 2010

GOP chief: Reid should step down as Senate leader - Washington Post


Washington Post


GOP chief: Reid should step down as Senate leader

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party chairman says Sen. Harry Reid should step down as the Senate Democratic leader over racial remarks Reid made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. GOP Chairman Michael Steele says if a ...


Poll: Harry Reid 's approval rating at 33 percent in Nevada

Boston Herald


Senate's Reid tells Obama he regrets racial remarks

Reuters


Reid apologizes for racial comments about Obama in 2008

Kansas City Star


NECN -The Money Times -Deseret News


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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Obama Refocuses on Jobs After Weak Labor Report - ABC News


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Obama Refocuses on Jobs After Weak Labor Report

ABC News


AP President Barack Obama arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, where he spoke about the economy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) His agenda altered by the Christmas bombing attempt, ...


Jobs loss of 85000 in December dashes rehiring hopes

Chicago Tribune


Obama on jobs: 'The road to recovery is never straight'

USA Today


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Friday, January 8, 2010

Obama takes steps to bolster security - Los Angeles Times


Washington Post


Obama takes steps to bolster security

Los Angeles Times


The president, sharing an internal investigation into the foiled Christmas airline attack, c »


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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Paterson Says Legislators Put State in Danger - New York Times


New York Times (blog)


Paterson Says Legislators Put State in Danger

New York Times


ALBANY â€" In a strikingly blunt State of the State address, Gov. David A. Paterson chastised the lawmakers seated before him on Wednesday, saying they had spent the state into near-ruin and stood by as a ...


'Winter of reckoning': Local leaders react to State of the State address

The Saratogian


Regional legislators happy with Paterson plans

WatertownDailyTimes.com


State of the State reaction

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


Albany Times Union -Troy Record -Jamestown Post Journal


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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

3 Democrats _ 2 Senators, 1 Governor _ to Retire - ABC News


Washington Post


3 Democrats _ 2 Senators, 1 Governor _ to Retire

ABC News


AP FILE - Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., pauses during a news conference on health care, in this Dec.... WASHINGTON â€" With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor â€"  »


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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Threats Led to Embassy Closings in Yemen, Officials Say - New York Times


Times Online


Threats Led to Embassy Closings in Yemen, Officials Say

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" The United States and Britain decided to close their embassies in the capital of Yemen because of continuing threats from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group linked to the attempt to ...


Yemen likely to be new front in global fight against terror

Xinhua


Al Qaeda Threat Escalates

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