Friday, July 31, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List - New York Times


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Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List

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Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship drought and to capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseb »


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor - New York Times


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Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, moved closer to taking her seat on Tuesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved her nomination and sent it on to the full Senate. ...


Senate Committee Endorses Sotomayor

Washington Post


Committee endorses Sotomayor bid

Boston Globe


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Questions on race aspect of Henry Louis Gates case show sublety of ... - New York Daily News


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Questions on race aspect of Henry Louis Gates case show sublety of ...

New York Daily News


Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s anger at the Cambridge police officers who arrived at his home was tot »


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Monday, July 27, 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Ghosts of Clintoncare - Washington Post


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Ghosts of Clintoncare

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Barack Obama's strategy to pass health-care reform seems based on a simple principle: Whatever Bill Clinton did, do the opposite. Where Clinton and his team crafted their health-care reform plan in the executive branch, Obama has left the ...


Are lobbyists silver lining in health care storm?

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Black males' fear of racial profiling very real, regardless of class - Los Angeles Times


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Black males' fear of racial profiling very real, regardless of class

Los Angeles Times


Several African American professionals find professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s recent encounter with police  »


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Obama doesn't regret 'acted stupidly' remark about Henry Gates Jr ... - New York Daily News


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Obama doesn't regret 'acted stupidly' remark about Henry Gates Jr ...

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President Obama seemed to shrug off criticism that his 'acted stupidly' comment was too harsh during an ABC News interview Thursday night. Was President Obama out of line in his attack on cops in their arrest of a black Harvard ...


The curious case of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.: racism o! r 'classism'?

Kansas City Star


Police Chief Responds to Obama's Remarks

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor - New York Times


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Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor

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By ANAHAD O'CONNOR More than two dozen federal agents and police officers descended on the Houston office of Michael Jackson's personal physician on Wednesday and seized medical records, and a lawyer for the doctor said the authorities were looking for ...


Source: Propofol the Focus of Raid on Dr. Conrad Murray'! ;s Houston ...

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US drug agents raid Jackson doctor's office

Washington Post


Michael Jackson Investigation Focusing on Manslaughter

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Bernanke: Economy getting better, but ... - CNNMoney.com


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Bernanke: Economy getting better, but ...

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Fed chairman says the economy is showing signs of stabilization, but added that the housing and labor markets are still not recovering. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told ...


Pace of Decline Seems to Have Slowed, Fed Chief Says

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Treasurys Recover As Bernanke Signals To Keep Rates Low

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Clinton: 'Doing Everything We Can' to Free US Soldier From Taliban - ABC News


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Clinton: 'Doing Everything We Can' to Free US Soldier From Taliban

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"How can it frustrate me, it's so ridiculous, there's no basis for it," Clinton said when asked whether she is frustrated by reports of marginalization. "[I] could not be more satisfied working with the president," she ...


Clinton: US will do everything to free soldier

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US doing 'everything' to free soldier held by Taliban: Clinton

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Military Denounces Video of Soldier

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Copter crash kills 16 in Afghanistan, NATO says - CNN


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Copter crash kills 16 in Afghanistan, NATO says

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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed during takeoff from Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 16 people, NATO said. US Marines participate in operation Saturday to push Taliban out of Herati, Afghanistan. ...


Civilian Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, 16 Killed

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Reports: Helicopter crash at Afghan base kills 15

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At least 16 killed in Afghan helicopter crash: NATO

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

America's Iconic TV News Anchor Shaped the Medium and the Nation - Washington Post


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America's Iconic TV News Anchor Shaped the Medium and the Nation

Washington Post


Walter Cronkite, who as one of America's most trusted TV newsmen informed CBS viewers about the Kennedy assassination, the moon landing, Vietnam and more, died Friday July 17, 2009. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other ...


Walter Cronkite remains gold standard for journalists

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Obama: Cronkite was reporter who never let us down

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Walter Cronkite: An appreciation

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Obama tells NAACP more yet to do on civil rights - The Associated Press


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Obama tells NAACP more yet to do on civil rights

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NEW YORK â€" Saying that civil rights leaders from decades past paved the way for his election as the nation's first black commander in chief, President Barack Obama paid homage to the NAACP and advised members that their work remains unfinished. ...


Obama Speaks Of Blacks' Struggle

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President talks of progress, barriers at NAACP convention

Seattle Times


Obama to NAACP: Progress made but much still to accomplish

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Tiptoeing through the Senate - Baltimore Sun


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Tiptoeing through the Senate

Baltimore Sun


AP WASHINGTON â€" - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped pointed questions on abortion and gun rights from senators Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon grilling on the road ...


How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, Alito

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Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate

Los Angeles Times


From a different seat, Specter presses Sotomayor

Philadelphia Inquirer


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judge - Los Angeles Times


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Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judge

Los Angeles Times


On the second day of her confirmation hearing, the judge talks about personal prejudices, affirmative action, abortion, the 2nd Amendment and more. On the second day of her confirmation hearing, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was asked about her views on a ...


Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but TVs set to soap o! pera

Baltimore Sun


Sotomayor sidesteps Hatch

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Sotomayor answers GOP critics

Philadelphia Inquirer


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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

No roadblocks seen in Sotomayor hearing - Philadelphia Inquirer


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No roadblocks seen in Sotomayor hearing

Philadelphia Inquirer


WASHINGTON - Sonia Sotomayor told her up-from-the-bootstraps story yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee and declared that a judge's role is "not to make law; it is to apply the law. ...


Analysis: Old arguments flare at hearings

The Associated Press


GOP aims to pain! t Sotomayor as biased

Los Angeles Times


Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say

New York Times


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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Saturday, July 11, 2009

AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program - The Associated Press


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AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program

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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said ...


Cheney ordered CIA to conceal program: report

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Cheney told CIA to withhold information: report

Reuters


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Friday, July 10, 2009

Obama Arrives in Ghana - Voice of America


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Obama Arrives in Ghana

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Ghanian dancers and drummers welcomed Mr. Obama and his family to Accra's international airport where they were met by President John Atta Mills. After a brief meeting Friday evening, the two presidents are to be joined for breakfast ...


Obama arrives in Ghana to red carpet welcome

AFP


Africa turns out to give the Obama First Family a triumphant welcome

Times Online


Unveiling Food Plan, Obama Presses Africa on Corruption

New York Times


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Michelle Obama moved by tour of ruins of earthquake-hit L'Aquila - Times Online


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Michelle Obama moved by tour of ruins of earthquake-hit L'Aquila

Times Online


A visibly moved Michelle Obama declared, "We must do  »


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

World leaders arrive for G-8 quake zone summit - CNN International


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World leaders arrive for G-8 quake zone summit

CNN International


L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) -- Leaders of the world's most powerful economies were Wednesday gathering in the center of an Italian earthquake zone for a summit that, despite an agenda tackling the financial crisis, world poverty and climate change, ...


Obama team says consensus exists on global stimulus

Los Angeles Times


The summit is turning into a logistical nightmare

BBC News


G8 summit begins amid fears global economy is sinking back into ...

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Russia, US agree text of outline arms deal: report - Reuters


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Russia, US agree text of outline arms deal: report

Reuters


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have agreed the text of an outline deal on cuts to nuclear weapons that US President Barack Obama is expected to announce with Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev, a Russian Foreign Ministry source was quoted ...


Obama hits out at new Khodorkovsky trial: report

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In Moscow, Obama to Focus on Arms Control

Washington Post


Obama, Medvedev aim to 'reset' US-Russia ties at Moscow summit

RIA Novosti


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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Zelaya vows to return to Honduras - Los Angeles Times


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Zelaya vows to return to Honduras

Los Angeles Times


The ousted president says he'll return today to the country, which sits in legal limbo after the military coup that removed him. By Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- What happens when a government announces that it is withdrawing ...


Americas group suspends Honduras

BBC News

Ousted President to Return to Honduras

Voice of America


US Misread Scale of Honduran Rift

Washington Post


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