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TSN.ca | Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List New York Times 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 » |
TIME | 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 Committee endorses Sotomayor bid What Sotomayor Senate vote re » |
New York Times | 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 » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Ghosts of Clintoncare Washington Post 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? Would the Health Plan Help Sm » |
ABC News | 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 » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama doesn't regret 'acted stupidly' remark about Henry Gates Jr ... New York Daily News 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'? Police Chief Responds to Obama's Remarks |
Telegraph.co.uk | Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor New York Times 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 ... US drug agents raid Jackson doctor's office Michael Jackson Investigation Focusing on Manslaughter |
BBC News | Bernanke: Economy getting better, but ... CNNMoney.com 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 Treasurys Recover As Bernanke Signals To Keep Rates Low |
ABC News | Clinton: 'Doing Everything We Can' to Free US Soldier From Taliban ABC News "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 US doing 'everything' to free soldier held by Taliban: Clinton Military Denounces Video of Soldier |
CBS News | Copter crash kills 16 in Afghanistan, NATO says CNN 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 Reports: Helicopter crash at Afghan base kills 15 At least 16 killed in Afghan helicopter crash: NATO |
BBC News | 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 Obama: Cronkite was reporter who never let us down Walter Cronkite: An appreciation |
BBC News | Obama tells NAACP more yet to do on civil rights The Associated Press 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 President talks of progress, barriers at NAACP convention Obama to NAACP: Progress made but much still to accomplish |
Washington Post | 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 Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate From a different seat, Specter presses Sotomayor |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 Sotomayor sidesteps Hatch Sotomayor answers GOP critics |
FOXNews | 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 GOP aims to pain! t Sotomayor as biased Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say |
guardian.co.uk | AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program The Associated Press 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 Cheney told CIA to withhold information: report AP-Domestic Surveillance-Hayden |
Brisbane Times | Obama Arrives in Ghana Voice of America 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 Africa turns out to give the Obama First Family a triumphant welcome Unveiling Food Plan, Obama Presses Africa on Corruption |
Telegraph.co.uk | Michelle Obama moved by tour of ruins of earthquake-hit L'Aquila Times Online A visibly moved Michelle Obama declared, "We must do » |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 The summit is turning into a logistical nightmare G8 summit begins amid fears global economy is sinking back into ... |
Washington Post | 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 In Moscow, Obama to Focus on Arms Control Obama, Medvedev aim to 'reset' US-Russia ties at Moscow summit |
ABC News | 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 Ousted President to Return to Honduras US Misread Scale of Honduran Rift |