Friday, July 31, 2009

Cash for clunkers program may be running on empty - The Associated Press


The Associated Press


Cash for clunkers program may be running on empty

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" The government's popular "cash for clunkers" program may be running out of money after only a matter of days as car shoppers flock to dealerships to take advantage of the rebates. The White House said Thursday it was assessing its options ...


New funding sought for US "clunker" program

Reuters


Too many clunkers, too little cash

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Clunker deals frozen

Detroit Free Press


Automotive Addicts -New York Daily News -Los Angeles Times


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Thursday, July 30, 2009

'Beer summit' distracts Obama from health care - The Associated Press


Telegraph.co.uk


'Beer summit' distracts Obama from health care

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama must once again hit the pause button in his drive to overhaul health care to revisit the raci »


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Brewers hope Obama taps local ale - Boston Globe


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Brewers hope Obama taps local ale

Boston Globe


With two locals heading to the White House tomorrow for a couple of the most-talked-about beers ever, some local brew masters think a Bay State beer should be on the presidential tap. When a Cambridge policeman, ...


The Gates of Political Distraction

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Monday, July 27, 2009

NFL to Vick: Time to prove actions speak louder than words - SI.com


Washington Post


NFL to Vick: Time to prove actions speak louder than words

SI.com


Some will be quick to label it a clear-cut case of double jeopardy, a draconian measure or liken it to "kicking a dead horse,'' but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday afternoon certainly did what he has long intimated he would -- in effect adding ...


Many questions remain after Goodell reinstates Vick

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Animal rights groups hopeful Vick will help cause

The Associated Press


Vick deserves his second chance

Kansas City Star


CBSSports.com -Los Angeles Times -RightFielders Women in Sports


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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Analysis: What they saw during the Gates arrest - The Associated Press


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Analysis: What they saw during the Gates arrest

The Associated Press


Henry Louis Gates Jr. felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up as he looked across the threshold of his home at Sgt. James Crowley. Looking back at Gates, Crowley worried about making it home safely to his wife and three children. ...


Thomas Lucente: President shouldn't play race card

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Beer there or beer square: Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge cop to ...

New York Daily News


Gates, Crowley Due Soon at White House for Beer

Bloomberg


United Press International -FOXNews -CBS News


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Black scholar agrees to beer with Obama, policeman - Reuters


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Black scholar agrees to beer with Obama, policeman

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent black Harvard University scholar has accepted an invitation to have a beer with President Barack Obama and the white police officer who arrested him in a raci »


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Police stand by officer who arrested Gates - Reuters


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Police stand by officer who arrested Gates

Reuters


CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Police union officials on Friday r »


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Obama turns health care focus to families, voters - The Associated Press


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Obama turns health care focus to families, voters

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" After weeks of urging lawmakers to embrace his health care agenda, President Barack Obama is taking his case back to the road Thursday as the public's qualms about the plan seem to be growing. In his comments Wednesday and at scheduled ...


Your Stake in the Health Overhaul

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Obama: health plan "closer than ever" but needs work - Reuters


New York Times


Obama: health plan "closer than ever" but needs work

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday US healthcare reform was "closer than ever," but fought to keep some fellow Democrats from deserting his chief policy initiative amid worries about its $1 trillion cost. ...


DeMint refuses to take back 'Waterloo' statement

The Associ! ated Press


In Health Care Fight, Defining Moment Nears for President

New York Times


Obama to hit airwaves as health care plan wanes

San Francisco Chronicle


Seattle Times -Chicago Tribune -Detroit Free Press


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Monday, July 20, 2009

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Apollo astronauts look ahead ... to Mars? - msnbc.com


Washington Post


Apollo astronauts look ahead ... to Mars?

msnbc.com


David Kohl / AP Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin, left, and Neil Armstrong participate in a panel discussion during the National Aviation H »


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

NEW: Man taken in custody by Tennessee authorities in six slayings - CNN


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NEW: Man taken in custody by Tennessee authorities in six slayings

CNN


(CNN) -- "A gruesome scene" is how one investigator described the aftermath of five killings in Tennessee. A sixth body was found in Alabama. Police gather outside one of the scenes of mutliple slayings in Fayetteville, Tennessee, on Saturday. ...


Police: 6 slain in Tenn., Ala.; suspect in custody

The Associated Press


Lincoln County Community Reacts To Murders

WHNT


Investigators Think One Suspect is Behind Six Local Killings

NewsChannel5.com


United Press International -WZTV -WYMT


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Friday, July 17, 2009

Walter Cronkite, longtime CBS anchorman, dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times


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Walter Cronkite, longtime CBS anchorman, dies at 92

Los Angeles Times


The 'CBS Evening News' standard-bearer guided a nation through times of turmoil and great achievement. He was long considered 'the most trusted man in America.' By Valerie J. Nelson Walter Cronkite, the television newsman whose steady baritone informed ...


An Appraisal 'Cronkite' Meant the News

New York Times


Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite dies

Reuters


Legendary Newsman Walter Cronkite Dies at 92

Washington Post


USA Today -New York Daily News -The Associated Press


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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing - Reuters


Reuters


Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the US healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast track through congressional ...


Democrat: Obama slowing down progress on health care reform

CNN


Budget umpire: Health care bills would raise costs

Forbes


Budget umpire: Health care bills would raise costs

The Associated Press


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

On Sixth Try, Endeavour Lifts Off - New York Times


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On Sixth Try, Endeavour Lifts Off

New York Times


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. â€" For the space shuttle Endeavour, the sixth time proved to be the charm. The space shuttle Endeavour launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Submit photographs of you (or ...


Space shuttle blasts off after month's delay

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US space shuttle launched to space station

Reuters


Endeavour heads for ISS on sixth try

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words - The Associated Press


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Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) â€" It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran. After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own ...


Sotomayor: 'wise Latina' a bad choice of words

Christian Science Monitor


Sen. Lindsey Graham Holds a Hearing on the Nomination of Judge ...

Washington Post


Supreme Court's Ricci Ruling Set Up New Precedent, Sotomayor Argues

FOXNews


San Jose Mercury News -Los Angeles Times -The Catholic Spirit


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Monday, July 13, 2009

'Jane Roe' Arrested at Supreme Court Hearing - Washington Post


FOXNews


'Jane Roe' Arrested at Supreme Court Hearing

Washington Post


The woman at the center of the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 abortion rights ruling was arrested today at the confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor, among a wave of anti-abortion protestors who lined the sidewalks outside the Senate ...


Sotomayor's Record on Enviro Issues Faces Scrutiny as Hearings Begin

New York Times


Analysis: GOP does political straddle on Sotomayor

The Associated Press


Sotomayor Promises "Fidelity to the Law"

CBS News


Bloomberg -NECN -Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, July 11, 2009

In Ghana, Obama Preaches Tough Love - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


In Ghana, Obama Preaches Tough Love

New York Times


President Barack Obama addressed the Ghanaian Parliament at the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday. By PETER BAKER ACCRA, Ghana â€" President Obama traveled in his father's often-troubled home continent on Saturday as a potent symbol of a ...


Key excerpts: Obama's Ghana speech

BBC News


Obama in Ghana: War a 'millstone around Africa's neck'

CNN International


Obama Exhorts Africans to Fight Corruption, Embrace Democracy

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Burris Won't Seek Full Term in Senate - Washington Post


MiamiHerald.com


Burris Won't Seek Full Term in Senate

Washington Post


Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) will not seek a full term in 2010, a Democratic strategist informed of the decision said Thursday. Burris was appointed to the Senate in December to fill out the remainder of President Obama's term. ...


Illinois Senator Won't Run in '10, Officials Say

New York T! imes


Burris Opts Against Running for Senate Seat Next Year

FOXNews


Bye-bye Burris: Obama's tainted Senate replacement won't run in 2010

Los Angeles Times


Reuters -CQPolitics.com -Examiner.com


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Gloves off on cost of Michael Jackson's services - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Gloves off on cost of Michael Jackson's services

Los Angeles Times


City attorney plans investigation of $1.4-million bill, but some see long-term gains from global exposure. By Maeve Reston and Ari B. Bloomekatz Hours after the last eulogy to Michael Jackson bounced off the rafters of Staples Center, discussion in Los ...


Michael Jackson's family silent on burial plans

Reuters


Mariah Carey apologizes for her Michael Jackson memorial ...

Entertainment Weekly


Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 million

CNN


MTV.com -FOXNews -msnbc.com


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Jackson memorial strikes elegant balance - Reuters


Times Online


Jackson memorial strikes elegant balance

Reuters


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Balancing the delicate choices about entertainment vs. eulogy, the Michael Jackson memorial worked incredibly well as both without bowing to the expectations of either. Tuesday's event as Staples ...


Millions stream Michael Jackson memorial service

USA Today


Jackson memorial made fans into family

msnbc.com


A day of stirring tributes for King of Pop Michael Jackson

MiamiHerald.com


Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -New York Daily News


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Russian civil society leaders to appeal to Obama - Reuters


Washington Post


Russian civil society leaders to appeal to Obama

Reuters


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian civil society leaders will appeal to President Barack Obama on Tuesday to focus a spotlight on the country's democratic deficit and lack of transparency. Obama plans to dedicate several hours to dozens ...


Russia, US Cooperation on Afghanistan Shows 180 Degree Turn

FOXNews


US and Russia agree nuclear disarmament road map

guardian.co.uk


Economy On Back Burner On Day One Of Obama-Medvedev Summit

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Federer edges Roddick in epic final - Washington Post


New York Times


Federer edges Roddick in epic final

Washington Post


LONDON (Reuters) - Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in one of the most extraordinary finals ever seen at Wimbledon on Sunday, holding off an incredible ch »


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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Palin's Latest Move Puzzles, and Perhaps Offends - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


Palin's Latest Move Puzzles, and Perhaps Offends

Washington Post


Until she declares otherwise, the assumption will be that she remains interested at least in exploring a presidential campaign for 2012. But after announcing that she intends to resign as governor of Alaska, that future comes with bigger ...


'Not Politics as Usual': Analysts Struggle With Palin's Motivations

ABC News


Sarah Palin's Resignation: Another Example of the GOP Split

New York Times


Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future

The Associated Press


FOXNews -CNN -The Detroit News


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