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FOXNews | Kennedy loyalists keep pushing health care change as his legacy MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- As the sun set over Arlington National Cemetery Saturday evening, and as the coffin was about to be lowered into the grave, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick read a letter the late Sen. Edward Kennedy had sent to Pope Benedict ... Lawmakers suggest Kennedy widow as his successor Kennedy Death Cuts Broad Health Bill Odds, Hatch Says In healthcare debate, both sides cite Kennedy |
BBC News | Thousands Descend on Washington to Pay Final Respects to Kennedy Washington Post Thousands of well-wishers, mourners and tourists lined the M » |
guardian.co.uk | Friends, relatives celebrate Kennedy's life USA Today By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY BOSTON â" Friends, relatives and political comrades, including Vice President Biden, are celebrating Sen. Edward Kennedy in an » |
Washington Post | Kennedy Case Shows Progress and Obstacles in Cancer Fight New York Times Like almost no one else, Senator Edward Kennedy embodied the frustrations of the nation's 40-year war on cancer. Articles in this series examine the struggle to defeat cancer. Mr. Kennedy strongly supported the ... Kennedy for the Ages |
BBC News | Ted Kennedy hailed as 'conscience' of Senate Newsday Photo credit: Getty Images | US Sen. Edward Kennedy waves to the crowd during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Sen. Edward Kennedy was a great American citizen and a great liberal who achieved more for the nation than any other ... Kennedy's Legacy: Chappaquiddick was the end of one Ted Kennedy ... What will happen to Kennedy's Senate seat? A day of bipartisanship marks mourning for Kennedy |
FOXNews | Interrogation probe steams those on right and left The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" Conservatives and liberals alike reacted critic » |
guardian.co.uk | Prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder has asked federal prosecutor John Durham to examine whether CIA interrogations of suspected terrorists were illegal, the Justice Department said Monday. President Obama wants the FBI to question terror ... Rendition of Terror Suspects Will Continue Under Obama Special prosecutor for CIA abuses Holder's Pick for CIA Investigation Known as Tough, Diligent |
ABC News | Afghan conflict serious, 'deteriorating'-Mullen Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating along with US public support for the war, Washington's top military officer said on Sunday as the new commander on the ground assesses whether to seek more ... Afghanistan War 'Serious' and 'Deteriorating,' Mullen Says McCain Says US Needs More Troops in Afghanistan Mullen Issues Caution on Afghanistan |
Los Angeles Times | Gordon Brown in new storm over freed Lockerbie bomber guardian.co.uk Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago, while senior Labour figures warned of an economic backlash from angry ... FBI chief: Bomber's release 'a mockery' FBI director blasts release of Lockerbie bomber FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release |
BBC News | Gold holds to gains after Bernanke, housing data MarketWatch By Nick Godt & Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Benchmark gold futures held on to gains Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the global economy was emerging from recession and US home resales rose for a ... FOREX-Dollar, yen decline after US housing data, Bernanke Bernanke c » |
guardian.co.uk | Scotland Lets Lockerbie Convict Return to Libya New York Times A man protested as a police convoy escorted Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from Greenock prison to Glasgow airport on Thursday. The termin » |
Times Online | Iraq: Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 95 The Associated Press BAGHDAD â" A truck bomb exploded across the street from Iraq's Foreign Ministry near the Green Zone Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 95 ... No change in US drawdown despite Iraq bombings: Pentagon Baghdad Struck by Deadly Bombings; 95 People Killed 95 killed on Iraq's deadliest day since US handover |
Times Online | Afghan election fraud is unearthed BBC News An investigation by the BBC has found evidence of fraud and corruption in Afghanistan's presidential election. Thousands of voting cards have been offered for sale and thousands of dollars have been offered in bribes to buy votes. ... Taliban Escalate Attacks on Kabul Two Days before Presidential ... Pre-election violence kills 7 in Afghan capital Soldiers from Nato-led forces killed in Kabul suicide attack |
Los Angeles Times | Storm Season Unleashed: Claudette Hits, But Bill Could Pack a ... ABC News It is as if someone flicked the "on" switch this weekend. For ten weeks we had a hurricane season with no hurricanes. A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration mad ... Hurricane Bill Forms; Claudette Weakens Over Florida Nation Digest: Tropical Storm Claudette Threatens Florida Coast Forecasters see wet start to week for Houston |
Times Online | Myanmar Releases American Prisoner New York Times BANGKOK â" An American man who was sentenced to seven years of hard labor last week for intruding into the home of the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released Sunday and left the country together with a visiting American ... Webb Wins Release of US Activist, Urges Freedom for Suu Kyi American at centre of Suu Kyi case deported Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma |
Times Online | Car Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside NATO HQ, Near US Embassy Voice of America A suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, Kabul, blew up a car in a heavily fortified section of the city. At least seven people were killed and 91 others wounded, including children in an attack that comes five days before Afghanistan's ... Huge car bomb kills 7 near NATO headquarters in Kabul Taliban claim blast at NATO base in Kabul Blast in Kabul kills 7, injures dozens |
Straits Times | Air Traffic Controllers Question FAA Suspension of Employees in ... ABC News The National Air Traffic Controllers Association c » |
CBC.ca | Roadside Bombs Kill At least 14 in Afghanistan Voice of America By VOA News Afghan officials say two bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan have killed at least 14 civilians, including three children, as militant attacks increase ahead of presidential elections next week. An official said Thursday the first bomb ... In Afghanistan, A Test of Tactics Bombs kill 14 Afghan civilians, one US soldier Bombs Kill 14 Civilians in Afghanistan |
Telegraph.co.uk | China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty Reuters YANGON (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the world should respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty after sending Aung San Suu Kyi back into detention, a ruling that triggered Western outrage but only a measured response from its ... Asian regrets at Suu Kyi verdict Free Suu Kyi, » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Myanmar's Suu Kyi found guilty in security case Reuters YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty to 18 months in detention for violating an internal security law, a ruling certain to anger the West and further isolate the ... Myanmar junta returns Suu Kyi to house arrest Burmese Activist Found Guilty; House Arrest Extended Suu Kyi Sentenced to 18 Months House Arrest |
Washington Post | "Three amigos" summit dominated by swine flu, trade Reuters GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather on Monday to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on ... US, Mexico Clash On Trade, Drugs Obama Pr! omises Calderon Solution to US-Mexico Trucking Spat Backgrounder: Trade relations between US, Mexico, Canada |
FOXNews | Sotomayor, veteran judge, is rookie on high court The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" Sonia Sotomayor has gained admission to the Marble Palace. Now she has to figure out how the Supreme Court works. When do you speak up? How do you find your way around a building torn apart by renovation? If someone knocks at the door ... Sotomayor won't have sway right away Friends: Justice Sotomayor Has a Fun Side Sonia Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Alex Rodriguez's 15th-inning home run gives Yankees 2-0 win over ... New York Daily News It may have been warm, but it felt like October Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Alex Rodriguez ended his home run drought in dramatic fashion, drilling a two-run shot in the 15th inning to lift the Yankees to a 2-0 win over the Red Sox ... C » |
Times Online | On sidelines, Hispanics cheer Sotomayor USA Today At the moment of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, Carmen Garcia cried, hard. She was one of several women at the FB Lounge in New York City's Spanish Harlem who saw in Sotomayor's ... NYC Latinos celebrate Sotomayor confirmation For Latinos, Confirmation Is an Emotional Moment Sotomayor Vote Makes History Without Changing Court's Balance |