Telegraph.co.uk | Arizona police chief criticizes immigration law Reuters PHOENIX/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The police chief of Arizona's largest city said on Friday the state's controversial new crackdown on illegal immigrants would likely create more problems than it solved for local law enforcement. ... After immigration law, Arizona faces boycott c » |
Friday, April 30, 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Not us: Goldman execs deny wrongdoing in crisis - Houston Chronicle
Globe and Mail | Not us: Goldman execs deny wrongdoing in crisis Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" Defending his company under blistering criticism, the CEO of Goldman Sachs testily told skeptical senators Tuesday that customers who bought securities from the W » |
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Monday, April 26, 2010
GOP senators block debate on finance bill - Los Angeles Times
BBC News | GOP senators block debate on finance bill Los Angeles Times The 57-41 vote marks the first showdown over the financial overhaul. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, voted with the opposition. By Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau Senate Republicans, in a resolute show of unity, delayed consideration of ... Senate blocks financial regulation bill Finance Bill Fails to Move Forward in Key Test Vote |
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Hundreds protest AZ immigration law - CNN
Globe and Mail | Hundreds protest AZ immigration law CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Hundreds of people gathered outside Arizona's Capitol building on Sunday in a largely peaceful protest against the state's tough new immigration law. Chanting "Yes we can," waving American flags and ... Arizona immigration law protesters urge action KC protesters oppose Arizona immigration law Arizona f » |
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Goldman e-mails show how crash turned into cash - The Associated Press
ABC News | Goldman e-mails show how crash turned into cash The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" As the US housing turned downward in January 2007, a Goldman Sachs trader wrote in e-mails to a woman he apparently was courting that investments he had sold were "like Frankenstein turning against his own inventor. ... Summary Box: Goldman e-mails reveal mortgage bets Goldman Sachs executives 'boasted of crash profits' Goldman Sachs e-mails show bank sought to profit from housing downturn |
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Oil slick spreads from sunken rig - CNN
Washington Post | Oil slick spreads from sunken rig CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 1-by-5-mile sheen of crude oil mix has spread across the Gulf of Mexico's surface around the area where an oil rig exploded and sank, a Coast Guard lieutenant said Thursday. "This is a rainbow sheen with a dark center," ... Burning oil rig sinks, setting stage for big spill Ecological risk grows as Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinks in Gulf Transocean rig loss's financial impact mulled |
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Steelers reportedly shopping Roethlisberger after NFL hands down six-game ... - Los Angeles Times
Reuters | Steelers reportedly shopping Roethlisberger after NFL hands down six-game ... Los Angeles Times Team officials are talking to clubs with high picks in the upcoming draft, ESPN says. The quarterback's off-field behavior could cost him $2.8 million in salary. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, shown at team practice Monday, was suspended six ... After Ben Roethlisberger suspsension, Vegas lowers Steelers' Super Bowl odds What's Roethlisberger's future in Pittsburgh? Roethlisberger needed reality check, and Goodell delivers it |
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
European Parliament - BBC News
Globe and Mail | European Parliament BBC News The Transport Commissioner Siim K » |
Monday, April 19, 2010
Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army - Christian Science Monitor
Globe and Mail | Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army Christian Science Monitor Iraqi Army is being credited for finding and killing two top figures with Al Qaeda in Iraq, including leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. In this June 15, 2006, file photo, a US soldier at a press conference in Baghdad stands by a photograph that purports to ... Top two Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders are dead, officials say Vice President Biden C » |
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures - BBC News
National Geographic | Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures BBC News Britons stranded by flight restrictions as a result of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could be returned to the UK through a "Spanish hub". Ministers met to discuss plans before UK flight restrictions were extended until at least 1900 BST on Monday ... Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies Ash Seen Posing Little Health Danger EU says half of normal flights may run Monday |
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend - Washington Post
Reuters | Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend Washington Post WARSAW -- Thousands of mourners crowded into Warsaw's main square Saturday for the first of two days of funeral services honoring the late President Lech Kaczynski, an unyielding Polish nationalist who perished one week ago along with 95 ... Poland holds public memorial for crash victims Ash stops Charles, Miliband attending Kaczynski funeral Poland united in grief |
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Passengers stranded across Europe as volcano blows - ABC Online
Globe and Mail | Passengers stranded across Europe as volcano blows ABC Online A huge plume of drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland has disrupted air traffic across much of northern and western Europe, stranding tens of thousands of air passengers. The entire airspace in the UK, ... Icelandic Ash Cloud Spreads; European Air Travel Snarled Weather is factor in how ash cloud acts, experts say Iceland volcano: First came the floods, then the smell of rotten eggs |
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
China quake rescue efforts hampered by epicenter's isolation - Los Angeles Times
Times Online | China quake rescue efforts hampered by epicenter's isolation Los Angeles Times At least 400 are dead and 8000 injured in the 7.1 magnitude quake in rural Yushu county in Qinghai province. The region is 12000 feet in elevation and is a full day's drive from a major airport. The earthquake struck the county seat of Yushu, a remote, ... Hundreds dead in Chinese earthquake Quake in western China kills 589, buries more US offers help to quake-hit China |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit Washington Post World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow. They entered a capital that had become a military encampment, ... Factbox: Who are the world's nuclear powers? Summit: Global effort required to protect nukes Summit C » |
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Conan O'Brien Joins TBS, Enters The Harsh World Of Cable - MTV.com
CBC.ca | Conan O'Brien Joins TBS, Enters The Harsh World Of Cable MTV.com It's more than a little poetic that Conan O'Brien's new show will premiere on TBS in November (rather than on Fox, where everybody figured he'd end up). Though O'Brien has spent the better part of his adult life working in television, most of it has ... Conan Says YES To TBS Conan Returning To Late-Night On TBS Conan O'Brien, TBS make a deal |
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Euro-Zone Nations Offer $40 Billion to Greece - New York Times
Reuters | Euro-Zone Nations Offer $40 Billion to Greece New York Times BRUSSELS â€" A financial rescue of the debt-laden Greek economy moved into focus Sunday when the 16 nations that use the euro offered to loan Athens up to €30 billion at rates far below what the debt-laden country is paying now. ... Greece Wins EU45 Billion Aid Pledge to Blunt Crisis CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Greek aid higher than 40 bln euros/3 yrs Dollar, Yen, Euro Hostage to Moves in EU and China |
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat - FOXNews
CBC.ca | Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat FOXNews Elena Kagan and Diane Wood are hardly household names but in the days ahead reports will invariably come out about "short-lists" and names of people most Americans have never heard of as possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice John ... Obama promises quick court replacement for Stevens Stevens witnessed Babe Ruth's 'c » |
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Analysts Divided Over New US Nuclear Weapons Strategy - Voice of America
Reuters | Analysts Divided Over New US Nuclear Weapons Strategy Voice of America Photo: AP The United States announced this week a new strategic policy for its nuclear weapons that puts unprecedented emphasis on the nuclear threat from terrorists and rogue states, as opposed to traditional nuclear powers like Russia and China. ... Obama hails nuclear treaty as new era in relations with Russia Medvedev warns of limits to Russia's backing of Iran sanctions START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. |
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Poisonous gases bring search for missing miners to standstill - Los Angeles Times
The Hindu | Poisonous gases bring search for missing miners to standstill Los Angeles Times Because of a dangerous buildup of methane and carbon dioxide near the entrance to the mine, rescuers may not be able to resume their search for the four men until Wednesday evening, officials say. By David Zucchino and Bob Drogin An underground ... Mines Fight Strict Laws by Filing More Appeals Mine had string of safety lapses before explosion Mining town waits for word on missing miners after blast |
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Monday, April 5, 2010
It wasn't easy, but title win special for Duke, Coach K - USA Today
Globe and Mail | It wasn't easy, but title win special for Duke, Coach K USA Today By Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY INDIANAPOLIS â€" Mike Krzyzewski sensed how the story would be written. It would be about history, a fourth national championship for one of college basketb » |
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings' - Christian Science Monitor
CBC.ca | Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings' Christian Science Monitor The Baja earthquake centered 22 miles from the border town of Mexicali, Mexico, knocked buildings off their foundations and closed a busy US-Mexico port of entry Sunday. A store front in Calexico, Calif. had it's windows broken by the powerful ... Earthquake rocks western Mexico Official: 1 Dead in 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Major 7.2 quake near Mexico-US border kills one |
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