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Telegraph.co.uk | Peshawar blast search continues BBC News Rescuers are still searching for missing people days after a massive blast ripped through a busy market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. Officials say the death toll from the car bomb now stands at 118. Meanwhile, the city's traders have continued ... Clinton leaves Pakistan with pointed question on al Qaeda Clinton tempers Qaeda outburst in Pakistan Pakistan military closes in on Taliban stronghold |
Telegraph.co.uk | In dominant outing, Lee shows off his 'D' MLB.com NEW YORK -- It remains to be seen whether his mastery will » |
WA today | Pakistan Market Bomb Kills Dozens as Clinton Arrives Bloomberg Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's deadliest bombing in two years shattered a crowded market in Peshawar, killing at least 97 people as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began her first official visit to the ... Car Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 80 Clinton condemns Peshawar market blast Deadly Blast Rocks Peshawar After Clinton Arrives in Pakistan |
Boston Globe | Obama putting $3.4B toward a 'smart' power grid The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the futuristic "smart" electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring America's power transmission system into the digital age. President Barack Obama, during a visit to a solar energy facility in ... Obama to Name 'Smart Grid' Projects |
guardian.co.uk | First Day of Karadzic Trial Adjourns Voice of America By VOA News began Monday before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, but without the defendant. Karadzic refused to attend the opening session, insisting he needs more time to prepare his defense. ... Karadzic boycotts start of trial Expert: Yugoslav war crimes victims need 'truth commission' Karadzic Boycotts Opening of Genocide Trial |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama declares swine flu emergency San Francisco Chronicle President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency, a move intended to give hospitals and other medical facilities more flexibility in coping with the possible surge of infected patients, public health experts said Saturday. ... Obama declares swine flu a national emergency Swine Flu Declared National Emergency, Means Little to North Texas |
Boston Globe | House Health Care Bill Exceeds $1 Trillion ABC News AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Majority Whip James Clyburn of SC, discuss health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. ... US Lawmakers May Be Moving Toward Consensus on Public Option Pelosi Int! ensifies Pressure for Public Health Plan States 'opting out' is a healthcare option |
E! Online | Bahamas Declares Mistrial in John Travolta Extortion ABC News NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta, after a political convention was told they ... Mistrial in John Travolta Bahamas extortion trial over Jett's death: Judge ... Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case Judge Declares Mistrial, Orders Do-Over in Travolta Extortion Case |
Times Online | Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off Reuters KABUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support. ... Afghan Runoff Election Prompts Steps to Fight Fraud Karzai rival sets conditions ahead of Afghan run-off Afghan Pres Ch » |
BBC News | Karzai to accept final vote result: spokesman AFP KABUL â" Afghan President Hamid Karzai will accept the final ruling of electoral authorities, his spokesman said Tuesday after a report into election fraud rejected many b » |
Newsweek | Obama Entering Decision-Making Phase of Afghan Strategy FOXNews After five intense meetings on his war-fighting strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama is finished gathering data and is now "in the decision-making phase," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told Fox News. ... Obama Focuses on Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Strategy Review US Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy Officials look at scenarios for Afghan 'middle path' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Snowe went 'back and forth' till end Boston Globe Olympia J. Snowe of Maine spoke with reporters after casting the only Republican vote in favor of the Senate finance committee's health care bill. She is very deliberate; for months she has decried the âartificial deadlines'' that Democrats set for ... Senate Finance Committee approves health care overhaul package GOP's Snowe shaped health bill before backing it Unions Spurn White House to Oppose Senate Panel's Health Bill |
Boston Globe | US healthcare overhaul poised for big step forward Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's push for sweeping healthcare reform was poised to clear a key Senate hurdle on Tuesday, opening a new phase in the raging debate over his top domestic priority. ... Health care bill faces key vote in Senate Ho! w Valid is the Insurers' Attack on Health Reform? Health Insurers Make Solo Attack on Overhaul Before Panel Vote |
New York Times | Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel award USA Today WASHINGTON â" To Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an opportunity to exploit conservative outrage and raise funds. To John McCain, the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee, ... Pundits Batter Nobel Committee for Awarding Obama Peace Prize President Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize A Separate Peace |
BBC News | Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in ... Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell' Obama to gay group: 'Still laws to change, hearts to open' Long Islanders divided on Obama's pledge on military gays |
Telegraph.co.uk | News Analysis For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist New York Times WASHINGTON â" President Obama is given to big events at big moments, replete with stirring speeches, lofty backdrops and stadium-size crowds. Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press President Obama was commenting on his winning the Nobel ... Obama says Nobel Peace Prize is 'a c » |
New York Times | Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban Washington Post Marines take up positions during an operation in Helmand. US officials said Thursday that the emerging goal is to weaken the Taliban to the degree that it cannot ch » |
Boston Globe | Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says Washington Post Congressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel's health-care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would dramatic » |