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Conservatives Redraw Plan Of Attack On SotomayorWith Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court all but certain, Republicans have a new strategy for mounting a credible opposition: Avoid personal attacks and focus on her fairness in her confirmation hearings — and hope to win over independent voters in the process. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Prosecutors apologize to man jailed for 1990 murder+(Kyodo) _ Prosecutors on Wednesday made a rare apology to a 62-year- old man who was convicted and jailed for the murder of a 4-year-old girl in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture in 1990, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:55 am French submarine to begin black box crash search (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:52 am Israeli woman chucks mattress - holding mother's $1m savingsAn Israeli woman accidentally throws away a mattress containing her mother's $1m life savings.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:52 am Japan emissions targets fail to impressPrime Minister, with an election due within months, had to balance fighting climate change with the needs of industry and voters amid the nation's worst recession since World War II
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:50 am Thai army reinforces Burma borderThailand sends heavily-armed troops to its border with Burma after an influx of ethnic Karen refugees.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:48 am Saudi starts pumping oil from giant Khurais oilfieldNew field is the biggest single increment to global oil production
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:46 am Benitez rules out Mascherano saleLiverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano, who has been linked to Barcelona, is not for sale at any price.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:46 am CAE receives $80-million in military contractsFlight simulator and training company says it will perform upgrade work for the U.K. ministry of defence and U.S. navy
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:45 am Health Care Rx: How to mend our broken system? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune I love Grassley's logic: if the system is so broken that the majority of Americans (who don't have access to some sort of federal program) … read more would choose a public option, then don't give them the option. Kennedy's healthcare plan meets resistance On Health Care, Congress Must Navigate Tricky Political Terrain Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:45 am Home Depot raises its outlookHome improvement retailer now says the year may be better than it originally forecast
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:44 am Ex-football star Riemersma eyes congressional seatFormer Michigan and Buffalo Bills tight end Jay Riemersma (REE'-muhrz-muh) has designs on Congress.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Pakistan hotel blast toll rises to 16 - United Press International
United Press International PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 10 (UPI) -- The death toll from the suicide bombing of a posh hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, rose to 16 as crews pulled more bodies from the debris, officials said. Video: Pakistan: attack on luxury Peshawar hotel Death Toll in Pakistan Bomb Now 16 Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Peshawar hotel attack exposes Pakistan's insecurity (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am French sub joins plane crash search - CNN International
CNN International (CNN) -- A French nuclear submarine joined the hunt Wednesday for the "black box" flight data recorder and other wreckage of Air France Flight 447 as Brazilian air force and navy crews continued to pull bodies from the Atlantic. Nuclear sub joins Air France hunt Submarine to begin Air France black box search Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Search for clues after bold Pakistan attack
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Iraq market bombing kills 19 (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Deadly blast hits southern IraqA car bomb kills at least 28 people in southern Iraq, just weeks before US troops are due to withdraw from city centres.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Conservatives Redraw Plan Of Attack On Sotomayor - NPR
NPR by Liz Halloran NPR.org, June 10, 2009 · In the two weeks since President Obama made Judge Sonia Sotomayor his pick for the Supreme Court, outnumbered Republicans on Capitol Hill and conservative activists have struggled mightily over how to mount a ... Video: Judge Sotomayor Hearing Set for July 13th Leahy sets July 13 Sotomayor hearing Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:39 am Fiat Set to Close Chrysler Purchase After Supreme Court Blocks ... - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Sara Gay Forden June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Fiat SpA said a US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the purchase of most of Chrysler LLC assets and expects the transaction to close “shortly. Video: USA: court clears way for Chrysler sale Stocks ready to climb Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:38 am Hamas 'will not obstruct' dealHamas will not obstruct any political movement towards establishing a Palestinian state on 1967 borders, says its exiled leader.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:38 am 20 cat deaths leave US communities worriedMIAMI - The black cat's body was found in the grass, just feet from the hedges where she slept each day. Miss Kitty was still warm to the touch when the South Florida...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:38 am Red Sox 7, Yankees 0 Beckett, Oritz Lead Red Sox Over Yankees, 7-0 - Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant By DOM AMORE BOSTON - - As if the Yankees haven't had enough troubles with the Red Sox, now David Ortiz has stepped from the shadows to torment them. Return to Boston hits AJ Burnett like pie in face as Yankees fall ... Tigers 7, White Sox 6, 10 Innings Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:37 am Adam Lambert 'proud' to be gay - Boston Herald
Boston Herald By Inside Track “I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay,” the guy-liner-sporting singer told the mag. "Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert says he's gay Adam Lambert tells Rolling Stone that he's gay, signs record deal Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:36 am British police investigate reports of brutalityLONDON (AP) -- Britain's police watchdog investigated brutality allegations Wednesday against six London officers who were suspended over claims they abused suspects arrested in drug raids....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:35 am Small island nation Palau to take several Gitmo detaineesThe tropical Pacific island nation of Palau announced Wednesday it will accept up to 17 Chinese Muslims who have languished in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:34 am Home Depot shares jump on raised profit forecast - Reuters
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (HD.N) raised its 2009 profit forecast and stood by its sales expectations on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with analysts and investors, sending its shares up 3.4 percent. Home Depot Updates Earnings Outlook Home Depot raises full-year profit forecasts Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:34 am Alan Jackson celebrates 20 years with free showNASHVILLE, Tennessee - You'd think Alan Jackson might want to celebrate two decades in the music business by taking a day off. Instead, the laid-back singer will mark...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:34 am Court clears way for Chrysler deal
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am Palau to take Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Palau to take Uighur detainees from Guantanamo BayWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The tropical Pacific island nation of Palau announced Wednesday it will accept up to 17 Chinese Muslims who have languished in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay despite a Pentagon determination that they are not "enemy combatants."...Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Administration to issue new Wall Street pay curbs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am No nuclear warhead cuts below 1,500: Russian militaryA top Russian general said on Wednesday that a new nuclear disarmament treaty being negotiated by Moscow and Washington should not cut warheads further than 1,500 on either side, news...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am Last month, Canada accused Sri Lankan police of failing to guard its embassy in ColomboSri Lankans protest outside the Canadian High Commission in Colombo in May. A prominent Canadian MP was denied entry to Sri Lanka on Wednesday and deported for allegedly supporting the defeated Tamil Tiger...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am The START treaty restricts the US and Russia to no more than 3,500 warheadsA Minuteman II ballistic missile blasts off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The START treaty restricts the US and Russia to no more than 3,500 warheads. A top Russian general says a new...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am Home Depot raises full-year earnings expectationsHome Depot, the nation's largest home improvement retailer, anticipates its full-year earnings may now come in better than previously forecast.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Search for Pakistan blast victimsRescuers search for victims of a suicide attack on a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar which killed at least 18 people.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Not so windy: Research suggests winds dying down (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Adam Lambert 'proud' to be gayAnd heeeeeee's out! "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert dished to Rolling Stone that yup, he's gay. "I don't think it should be...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Pakistani Taliban Suspected In Hotel BlastInvestigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence after a bold suicide bombing killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a "heinous terrorist attack."Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Actors ratify 2-year Hollywood movie, TV contract (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Engine Trouble Turns Back Spanish FlightAn Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to immediately turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain's national airport authority AENA said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:28 am Flat-screen TV sales in Japan jump 42.9% in May+(Kyodo) _ Unit sales of flat-screen televisions in Japan shot up 42.9 percent in May from a year earlier thanks to a government program providing incentives to consumers for the purchase...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:27 am Magic shoot 63 percent in 108-104 win over Lakers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:26 am Oil rallies further into the $70s - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com Crude prices spurred by global stock market rally and the weak dollar. Market awaits weekly government supply report. By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney. Crude Oil Rises Over $71 on API Stockpile Drop, Weaker Dollar Oil soars above $71, hitting 2009 high Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:26 am Sibling Rivalry? Sotomayor's brother proud of herThe brother of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, beaming with pride about her accomplishments, says critics of the federal appeals judge just don't know her.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:25 am Union: Keep paying slay suspectThe union representing a Pike toll taker accused of dismembering and cooking his cocaine dealer filed a grievance yesterday demanding taxpayers keep shelling out $1,000-plus...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am Report: Russia Knows of North Korean Launch Plans - Voice of America
Voice of America By VOA News Russia is reported to have information on North Korean plans to launch a ballistic missile, but does not know the precise timing of the launch. Video: New UN resolution on North Korea close N.Korea nuke test, succession plan link: SKorea Source: Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am 2.45 mil. yen in cash found in apartment rented by AUM cult member+(Kyodo) _ Around 2.45 million yen in cash has been found in a western Tokyo apartment once rented by a member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, the lawyer who was in charge of its bankruptcy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am US abortion doctor's clinic shutThe US clinic in the Kansas city of Wichita where doctor George Tiller conducted abortions will be closed, his family say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:22 am 3RD LD: Japan vows to cut emissions by 15% below 2005 by 2020+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: INSERTING COMMENTS IN 7TH-14TH GRAFS) Prime Minister Taro Aso said Wednesday that Japan will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:21 am Empty-nester Patricks selling Milton manse, buying Boston homeFor sale: five-bedroom, three-bathroom Milton mansion. Send inquiries to Corner Office, State House. Empty-nesters Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife Diane are selling their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:20 am Roof hampers search of N.C. blast site
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:18 am Bailout overseer: Bank repayments sign of progressThe head of a congressional panel overseeing the federal financial system bailout fund says Washington initially underestimated how much banks in America were struggling to stay afloat.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:18 am Judges approve Chrysler sale to Fiat, dealership closuresChrysler has gotten the green light to sell itself to Italian auto giant Fiat and drop 789 U.S. dealerships, including 12 in Massachusetts. The U.S. Supreme Court today...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:18 am Gordon Brown forced into revealing report on Shahid Malik financesPrime Minister to publish summary of report into finances of former justice minister Shahid Malik.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:18 am Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress (AP)AP - An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress with $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites, Israeli media reported Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattressAn Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress with $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites, Israeli media reported Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am Southie salon key to Joey McIntyre's new locksNew Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre is rockin' a Rocksicle! Joey popped into Shag in Southie yesterday where coif king Sandy Poirier gave him a "modified Mohawk"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:14 am UK terror suspects win legal battleThree terror suspects have won an unanimous ruling in the Law Lords against the use of secret evidence.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am Living a fantasy: Yara Shahidi, 9, co-stars with Eddie Murphy in 'Imagine That'The imaginative premise of "Imagine That" concerns a little girl's blanket that serves as a portal to an imaginary world, as well as a source of security. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am German inflation hits zeroManufacturers' revenues dropped and business failures increased
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am More Deaths in Pakistan Hotel BombingTaliban attack hotel popular with foreigners, kill at least eleven.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am Stock futures point toward higher openResource stocks climb as the price of oil tops $71
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:11 am At 35, Brande Roderick still oozes sex appealPlayboy Playmate of the Year 2001 Brande Roderick is flattered that she's still considered a blond bombshell as she turns 35. "It's funny that I'm...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:10 am Sumo: JSA conducts 3rd 'random' drugs test+(Kyodo) _ The Japan Sumo Association carried out on Wednesday its third "random" drugs test on 111 sumo wrestlers, stablemasters and officials to check for illegal recreational drugs suchSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:09 am Fiat to close Chrysler deal, shares riseMILAN (Reuters) - Italian car maker Fiat SpA was set to close its takeover of Chrysler on Wednesday in an ambitious move to survive and grow out of one of the worst crises in global auto industry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:08 am Fiat to close Chrysler deal, shares rise (Reuters)Reuters - Italian car maker Fiat SpA was set to close its takeover of Chrysler on Wednesday in an ambitious move to survive and grow out of one of the worst crises in global auto industry.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:08 am Globe hopes fate not writtenMembers of The Boston Globe's biggest union - some angry, others distraught - trudged into a Dorchester hall last night to ponder their next move amid growing divisions...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am Debt-riddled car owners turn to fraudDriven to desperation, a growing number of financially strapped car owners are torching, sinking or ditching their vehicles and then reporting them stolen to cash in on the insurance.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:04 am NCAA awards 1st McKay Scholarships for post-gradsFormer Central Michigan quarterback Brian Brunner and former Florida State tennis player Anna Rynarzewska are the first recipients of the NCAA's Jim McKay Scholarships.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:04 am China Plans New Terracotta Warrior DigChina plans to excavate more terracotta warriors at tomb of first emperor.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:04 am Myanmar urged to open up to international donors+(Kyodo) _ Myanmar's neighbor countries in Southeast Asia and international donor agencies and countries appealed to the country's generals Wednesday to widen the door for representatives...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:03 am Times Co. seeks bids to sell Boston GlobeNewspaper says owner has hired Goldman Sachs to manage possible sale
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:02 am Turkey: Life in prison for 6 al-Qaida suspectsA Turkish appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing six al-Qaida militants to life in prison for the deadly 2003 bombings in Istanbul.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:02 am Diamond engagement rings lose sparkle in JapanTrend underscores challenges facing brands like Tiffany and Bulgari
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:01 am Russia military says needs 1,500 warheads: reportMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia must keep at least 1,500 nuclear warheads after talks with the United States on a new arms treaty, Interfax news agency quoted the commander of Russia's Strategic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Car Bomb Kills 28 In Southern IraqIraqi officials say at least 28 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bombing in a Shiite area in the country's south.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am 20 cat deaths leave Fla. communities worriedThe black cat's body was found in the grass, just feet from the hedges where she slept each day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:59 am British police investigate reports of brutalityBritain's police watchdog investigated brutality allegations Wednesday against six London officers who were suspended over claims they abused suspects arrested in drug raids. Media...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am Survey names Wendy's the top fast-food chainThe chain that claims it's "way better than fast food" did better than its competitors in a new survey. Wendy's has been named the top fast-food chain by restaurant guide publisher Zagat.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am Spanish jet makes emergency landingAn Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble after taking off from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain's national airport authority said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am Europe sees further pain for financial sectorEuropean Central Bank says very low interest rates can have negative effects
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:56 am World markets rise as oil prices surgeInvestors find hope after China reports prices fell for a fourth month in May, moderating threat of inflation
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:56 am Gabon's interim leader sworn inThe speaker of the senate in Gabon is sworn in as interim head of state, following recent the death of Omar Bongo.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:56 am Coroner: Max Mosley's son died from drug abuseA London coroner says the son of world auto racing boss Max Mosley died from drug abuse last month.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:56 am Airbus A320 makes emergency landing in Canary IslandsAn Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to immediately ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:55 am Abbas tries to fix Palestinian side of peace puzzleRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas chairs talks in Jordan on Thursday with factions of Fatah, seeking agreement to hold the first congress in 20 years of the fractured,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:55 am French Sub Joins Black Box SearchA French nuclear submarine has joined race to find flight 447's flight recordersSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:52 am SKorea pinpoints 20 illegal NKorean bank accountsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea has informed the U.S. of up to 20 overseas bank accounts suspected of being used by North Korea for counterfeiting, money laundering and other illegal transactions, a report said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:50 am Vintage TV Beer CommercialsA friend forwarded a link this weekend to a classic beer commercial, which promptly started me on a 30-minute binge of vintage suds ads via You Tube. I thought I’d share some of the pain.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:50 am Aid workers among 11 dead in Pakistani hotel blastInvestigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence Wednesday after a bold suicide bombing killed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:49 am Submarine at air crash scene to hunt black boxesA French nuclear submarine reached the crash zone of Air France Flight 447 on Wednesday to comb the Atlantic depths for black ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:47 am EU argues over banking watchdogsEU ministers back a framework for improving financial supervision but the EU is split over what powers new regulators should have.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:45 am Airbus has emergency landing in Canary IslandsMADRID (AP) -- An Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to immediately turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain's national airport authority AENA said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:43 am Official: 28 killed in Iraq market bombingA car bomb ripped through a market district Wednesday in a mainly Shiite area in southern Iraq, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens, officials said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:41 am Aid workers among 11 dead in Pakistani hotel blastPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Investigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence Wednesday after a bold suicide bombing killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a "heinous terrorist attack."...Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:41 am Londoners struggle to work amid subway strikeLONDON (AP) -- Londoners by the millions faced a grim commute Wednesday, taking boats, buses and bicycles or walking in the rain as a strike by subway workers crippled the city's famous "Tube" underground....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:38 am Report: Times Co. will take bids to sell Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is reporting that The New York Times Co. has hired Goldman Sachs to manage the possible sale of the financially ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:38 am Car bomb kills 35 in southern Shiite area in IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- A car bomb ripped through a market district Wednesday in a mainly Shiite area in southern Iraq, killing as many as 35 people and wounding dozens, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:31 am Searchers at N.C. Slim Jim plant blast hampered by roofSearchers will attempt to enter a North Carolina meat products plant that was ripped by an explosion that killed at least two ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:27 am Militants attack Pakistani hotel; 7 dead, more missingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Rescuers scoured the wreckage of Peshawar's top hotel for victims on Wednesday after a suicide bomb killed at least seven people, the latest militant attack in retaliation for a Pakistani army offensive in the Swat valley.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:20 am Artistic PapersOh this is just so hilarious!! Have a good laugh!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:20 am Russia says expecting new North Korea missile testSEOUL (Reuters) - Russia has information on North Korean plans to launch a ballistic missile but does not know when it will take place, Interfax news agency quoted a senior Russian military source as saying on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:18 am Iran Elections Bring Street Parties, Hip-hopIran's election brings street parties and renewed hopes for reformers.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:18 am Submarine at air crash scene to hunt black boxesRECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- A French nuclear submarine reached the crash zone of Air France Flight 447 on Wednesday to comb the Atlantic depths for black boxes that should help determine what brought the Airbus down in the sea off Brazil with 228 people on board....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:12 am Car bomb kills at least 35 in southern Shiite area of IraqIraqi officials have raised the casualty toll in a car bombing in a mainly Shiite area in southern Iraq to as many as 35 killed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:12 am US releases video of Afghan grenade attackKABUL (AP) -- The U.S. military on Wednesday released a grainy video of a grenade explosion that killed two Afghans and wounded more than 50, while President Hamid Karzai ordered a government investigation into the incident....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Iraq car bomb kills at least 28At least 45 are wounded in the attack near Nasiriya, officials sayA car bomb ripped through a market district today in a mainly Shiite area in southern Iraq, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am Photos Reveal 99% of Rainforest Park In Rwanda Gone!Satellite images released by NASA show nearly complete destruction of Rwanda's Gishwati Forest between 1986 and 2001. Deforestation of the forest reserve is largely the result of subsistence harvesting and cultivation by refugees in the aftermath of the country's 1994 genocide. Overall only 600 hectares of Gishwati's original 100,000 hectares...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am NYT: How the U.S. surplus became a deficit
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am Japan unveils new ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targetJapan has unveiled a more ambitious target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:47 am 2Pac's Music Video VaultIn honor of his upcoming birthday, here's a look back at 2Pac's music videos.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am New Zealand's Treehouse RestaurantSuddenly the treehouse I built with my dad when I was twelve doesn't seem so great.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am Social Media Guide For Old Folks, By An Old Folk!SOCIAL MEDIA --- VIRAL MARKETING…….WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN????….WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT???? Have you ever asked those questions? Are you totally confused?Well, to put it in the simplest terms, it is………
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am NowTorrents Domain Hijacked by HackerWith more than million searches each day NowTorrents is one of the larger torrent search engines on the Internet. The site has grown steadily during recent months, and everything was looking great until a few hours ago, when the owner lost its domain. The domain was hijacked and parked on an account at the popular registrar GoDaddy.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am The Evolution of the SocialiteFrom the '50s to today, here's how social history was made.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am London subway strike causes commuter chaos
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:27 am Snuggie: When a Meme Hits the MoviesThis is what happens when movie product placement gets out of control.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:10 am S. Korea pinpoints as many as 20 illegal N. Korean bank accountsSouth Korea has informed the U.S. of up to 20 North Korean bank accounts suspected of being used for counterfeiting, money laundering ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:03 am Space station astronauts 'spacewalk' in airlockMOSCOW (AP) -- Two international space station crewmen squeezed into a small airlock Wednesday and moved a docking mechanism to accommodate a research module expected to arrive later this year....Source: AP Top International News At 7:35 a... | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:53 am Submarine to begin Air France black box searchPARIS (Reuters) - A French submarine with advanced sonar equipment is due to begin searching on Wednesday for the flight recorders of the Air France airliner which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week, the French military said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:52 am Fedora 11: Leonidas Begins it's Reign!Fedora 11, released today is packed with tons of new features across the spectrum from casual desktop user to hardcore hacker. Fedora 11 showcases a new default filesystem in ext4, a 20 second startup, and the latest GNOME, KDE and XFCE releases. Firefox 3.5 and Thunderbird 3 latest pre-releases are available as well.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:50 am Pacific nation to take Gitmo detaineesThe remote Pacific island nation of Palau said Wednesday it has agreed to a U.S. request to temporarily resettle up to 17 Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:46 am Sweden Lauryn HillFILE-- This is a Tuesday, March 14, 2006, file photo of Grammy Award winner Lauryn Hill as she performs at the 100th anniversary celebration for the luxury brand Montblanc, in New York. Festival organizers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:32 am Opinion: First Finals win a long time coming for Magic
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:30 am Iran Election Sparks Parties, But Change?Persian hip-hop thumps from car speakers and young hipsters - men with spiked hair and women in spike heels - dance in the streets.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:04 am Cities clamp down on panhandlersMore U.S. cities are passing laws to curb street beggars in an effort to clear streets and make residents feel safer.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:01 am Airlines move to replace speed monitors suspected in Air France crashSearchers have recovered 41 bodies from Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic.Airlines moved Tuesday to replace speed monitors like those suspected of feeding false information to the computers on Air France Flight 447, possibly causing the plane to break up over the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Palau agrees to take some Guantanamo detaineesThe tiny Pacific island nation will accept some or all of the Uighur Muslims held at the U.S. prison in Cuba. China wants them returned home for investigation.U.S. officials have persuaded the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau to accept some of the Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, representing a major step in the Obama administration's plan to close the prison.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am L.A. closes loophole for medical marijuana dispensariesThe number of stores in the city has tripled, to nearly 600, since the City Council imposed a moratorium on new outlets in 2007.Stunned by the spread of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City Council moved Tuesday to close a loophole that had encouraged their rapid growth.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Median home prices drop below 1989 levels in some parts of SouthlandProperties in several areas are selling for less than they did 20 years ago, and that's not including inflation. Some first-time buyers are nabbing houses for less than what their parents paid.In parts of Southern California, the housing crash has upended a basic tenet of the American dream: that home values always increase over the long term.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Supreme Court won't block Chrysler mergerThree Indiana pension funds had said they were being shortchanged by the bankruptcy plan.Chrysler batted 1.000 on Tuesday, clearing away two critical legal obstacles to its restructuring plan and putting the automaker on track for a merger with Italian automaker Fiat in the next few days.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am A healthcare reform bill will affect nearly everyoneDespite the looming brawl in Congress, the Democratic majority is expected to pass some form of legislation.Spurred on by President Obama and an array of businesses, medical providers and consumers clamoring for change, congressional Democrats have begun to lay out specific plans for overhauling the nation's healthcare system -- proposing changes that would affect almost every American, old or young, sick or well, rich, poor or middle-class.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am 'Abortion fatigue' on both sides as Kansas clinic closesNews from slain physician George Tiller's family is met with quiet resignation by people who have dedicated their lives to fight or champion legal abortion.Shortly after the family of slain physician George Tiller announced Tuesday that his abortion clinic would be shuttered forever, the police cruiser that had been a fixture in the clinic's driveway was gone.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am US soldiers in AfghanistanUS soldiers in Afghanistan on June 3. The US-led coalition said Wednesday it used a precision air strike to kill a Taliban commander with reported links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and up to 16 militants...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:39 am Barak spoke a day after meeting US Middle East envoy George MitchellIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, pictured, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the principle of a Palestinian state.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:36 am U.S. clears 10 big banks to repay bailout fundsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and eight other top U.S. banks won clearance on Tuesday to repay $68 billion in taxpayer money given to them during the credit crisis, a step that may help them escape government curbs on executive pay.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:52 am NKorea has launched a series of short-range missiles since a nuclear test on May 25.South Korean activists hold a mock missile during a rally against North Korea in Seoul last week. The Russian military has information about a planned ballistic missile launch by North Korea, a senior...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:43 am Palau Agrees To Take 17 Gitmo DetaineesThe remote Pacific island nation of Palau said Wednesday it has agreed to a U.S. request to temporarily resettle up to 17 Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Cuba.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:30 am L.A. school board votes 4-3 on motion to ease teacher firingMembers approve a resolution, opposed by the teachers union, to suggest changes to state laws that would expedite the firing of teachers accused of serious crimes.The Los Angeles Unified school board narrowly passed a resolution Tuesday to suggest changes to state laws that would expedite the firing of teachers accused of serious crimes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:12 am Pakistan hotel blast: death toll rises to 15The death toll from a suicide car bomb attack on a luxury hotel rises as police search charred rooms for evidence.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:04 am Budget knife threatens popular state programsEliminating mandates for absentee ballots, aid to police and firefighters killed on duty and animal shelter rules could save $100 million. Local governments would have to pay to save them.Linda Soubirous understood what it meant to the families of police officers and firefighters when state lawmakers ensured that they would receive health insurance for life if their loved ones were killed in the line of duty.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:55 am Doctor Turns Personal Loss Into Hope For GazaThree daughters of a well-known Palestinian doctor were among the civilians killed in Israel's New Year offensive in the Gaza Strip. But instead of revenge, Izzeldin Abuelaish is preaching reconciliation. He plans to start a foundation with the money Israel will pay in compensation to help Gazan women and children. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:36 am Air hostesses from Pakistan International Airline leave the bombed five-star Pearl Continental hotel in PeshawarAir hostesses from Pakistan International Airline leave the destroyed five-star Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar. A huge suicide truck bomb ripped through the luxury hotel killing 15 peoplein the Pakistani...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:30 am Map of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, showing PeshawarMap of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, showing Peshawar where a huge suicide truck bomb ripped through a luxury hotel killing 15 people.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:30 am Fifteen dead as suicide bomb rips through Pakistan luxury hotelPakistani police have been scouring the charred rooms of the luxury Pearl Continental Hotel for clues after a suicide car bomb killed 15 people in the city troubled by Taliban violence. Duration: 00:59Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:30 am Pakistan volunteers carry an injured victim following a bomb blast at the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel in PeshawarPakistan volunteers carry an injured victim following a bomb blast at the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar on June 10. Pakistani police have been scouring the charred rooms of the luxury hotel...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:30 am Charitable Giving Fell Last Year, But Didn't DiveWhile some expected charity donations for 2008 to tank along with the economy, that simply didn't happen to every group. In fact, donations to religious groups went up more than 5 percent last year. So did giving to voter registration drives. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:18 am The riddle of flight AF447Ten days after flight AF447 vanished over the south Atlantic, the mystery of what happened to the Air France Airbus and the 228 people on board is starting to become clear. Perhaps. All the indications are that the calamity was...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:51 am US plane with bathroom fire diverts to CanadaWASHINGTON - An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 headed for Europe was diverted to a Canadian airport today after a fire was reported in a bathroom. Officials for the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said Flight...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:35 am New York Times does not plan to close Boston GlobeNEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times Co said on Tuesday that it does not plan to close The Boston Globe, a day after its largest union rejected a $10 million package of concessions aimed at cutting costs at the 137-year-old newspaper.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:56 am Swindler Samuel Israel's girlfriend gets house arrestNEW YORK (Reuters) - The girlfriend of hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel was sentenced to three years of probation, including four months of house arrest, on Tuesday for helping him stage suicide to avoid going to prison.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:47 am Michelle, Malia and Sasha Delight LondonThe Obama ladies visit famous landmarks during their London tour.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:29 am US airliner diverted after fire in bathroomWASHINGTON - An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 headed for Europe was diverted Tuesday to a Canadian airport after a fire was reported in a bathroom. Officials for the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said Flight...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:15 am Senate Democrats unveil healthcare billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Senate Democrats unveiled on Tuesday a plan to reshape U.S. healthcare that calls for sweeping insurance market reforms and prohibits insurers from denying coverage or charging more due to medical history.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 12:52 am PHOTOS: Oxford Elite Strip Down for Nude Campus CalendarPosh and buff...some Oxford students shed their clothes for charity.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:40 pm Police in 'water torture' inquirySix police officers at the centre of a corruption inquiry are being investigated for the alleged mistreatment of suspects arrested in drugs raids including a claim of 'water torture'.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:09 pm First Guantanamo suspect moved to U.S. for trialNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States transferred the first detainee from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday to stand trial in a U.S. civilian court in a test case for President Barack Obama's plans to close the controversial prison for foreign terrorism suspects.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:28 pm Iraq: Deal sets up release of British hostagesThe release of the first of five British hostages kidnapped in Baghdad two years ago may be imminent after the US military released a senior Shia militia leader from prison. The freeing of Laith al-Khazali, an important member...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:24 pm U.S. Marines Reach 'The Desert of Death'Thousands of Marines arrive in southern Afghanistan as part of so-called surge.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:11 pm Gordon Brown accused of expenses 'coverup' over Shahid Malik's return to GovernmentPM accused of suppressing report of an investigation into minister Shahid Malik's expenses.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:03 pm Gordon Brown to ask parties if they back voting reformGordon Brown will today signal his willingness to consider changes to the Westminster voting system and move towards more proportional electoral rules.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pm Shahid Malik and the mysterious second officeNew minister has claimed £6500 under parliamentary expenses for a mysterious second office Telegraph.co.uk can disclose.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:16 pm Shahid Malik returns to Government with questions unansweredShahid Malik returned to the Government on Tuesday after apparently being cleared by the former parliamentary standards commissioner Sir Philip Mawer.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:14 pm Homeless Advocate Goes High TechEric Sheptock is a homeless advocate in Washington, D.C. Though he's homeless himself, he keeps a blog, a Facebook page and a Twitter account — platforms to help educate the public about what he and many others like him are up against. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:44 pm Journalists' Families Appeal To N. KoreaThe families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the U.S. government would send an envoy to negotiate their release.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:30 pm N. Korea Talks Tough; Reporters Await FateNorth Korea said it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked - its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:30 pm Australian tycoon guilty of killingWest Australian chicken shop tycoon Gerardus Heijne was facing a minimum 10-year jail sentence after being found guilty of murdering his gay lover and business partner at their luxury Perth apartment. A Supreme Court jury found...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:21 pm Ken Saro-Wiwa wins case against ShellKen Saro-Wiwa jnr, son of the social activist and poet who was executed by a former military regime in Nigeria, claimed victory against Royal Dutch Shell after the company agreed to pay US$15.5 million to settle a lawsuit he and others...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:15 pm Five killed, 65 wounded in Pakistan hotel blastPESHAWAR, Pakistan - Suicide attackers in a truck launched an assault on a luxury hotel in Peshawar on Tuesday, setting off a huge blast that killed at least five people and wounded 65 more, Pakistani officials said. No one immediately...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm U.S. Lets Some Banks Repay TARP DollarsTen big lenders have won approval from the U.S. Treasury Department to pay back $68 billion in rescue money. The banks are now allowed to buy back shares the government bought in their companies at the height of the financial crisis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm First Guantanamo Detainee Arrives In U.S.Ahmed Gailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to stand trial in federal court, arrived in New York Tuesday to stand trial for the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. His case is part of a much broader national debate over how to handle the roughly 240 detainees being held at the camp. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Kansas Abortion Clinic Closes DoorsThe Wichita, Kan., clinic run by George Tiller, the doctor who provided late abortions, is permanently closed. Tiller was shot and killed as he volunteered as an usher at his church last month. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm As Fences Cut Off Migration, Hoofed Species DeclineMass migrations of large, hoofed animals are endangered across the globe, says a new study. Many of animals lthat used to migrate hundreds of miles don't travel these distances anymore; roads, towns and fences have interrupted their routes. Some formerly migrating species survive only in parks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Pay dispute shuts down London's Tube systemLONDON - London's sprawling subway network has started to shut down as union workers walk off the job in a dispute over pay. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said thousands of London Underground workers would stay away from...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:56 pm Former Liberian Warlord Becomes JewFormer warlord being tried at the Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:33 pm Suu Kyi's Fight For Fair Trial Goes OnA Myanmar court ruled pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to have one more defense witness - not three as requested by her lawyers - at a trial that has sparked global outrage.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:30 pm Female nursery worker arrested over paedophile network investigationVanessa George 39 was detained at home at dawn on suspicion of distributing indecent images of children.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:24 pm Baghdad Shooting Victim Counseled SoldiersNavy Cmdr. Keith Springle devoted his life to helping members of the military cope with mental health issues. He was one of five service members allegedly gunned down last month by an American soldier in a military counseling clinic. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:20 pm LAPD detective faces murder chargeA veteran detective was charged with murder in the slaying of her ex-boyfriend's wife in 1986 - a crime that went unsolved for more than two decades as she rose through the Los Angeles Police Department ranks. Stephanie Lazarus,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:15 pm Boris v Bob: the battle that's brought London to a standstillMillions of Londoners face a nightmarish commute and firms face mass absences today in an increasingly personal industrial dispute between the hardline London Underground leader, Bob Crow, and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, that...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:06 pm David Miliband revives speculation over Gordon Brown's leadershipDavid Miliband has described Alan Johnson as "the leading contender" to replace Gordon Brown fuelling speculation that Mr Brown will face a challenge for the Labour leadership before the next election.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:03 pm Homeowners Find Mortgage Program Not So EasySince President Obama launched Making Home Affordable, the program has helped just under 17,000 mortgage holders — far fewer than the millions the administration hoped for. One Salt Lake City couple says their bank ignored them until the media stepped in. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 6:46 pm Pricey Picasso Sketches Pilfered In ParisA police official says a notebook full of Pablo Picasso's sketches worth several million dollars has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter's name.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm Suicide bombers target luxury hotel in PakistanGunmen have stormed a luxury hotel in Peshawar and set off a huge blast that killed eleven people and injured 46 in the latest in a string of suicide attacks in Pakistan.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:54 pm WHO on verge of declaring H1N1 flu pandemicGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is on the verge of declaring the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years, but wants to ensure countries are well prepared to prevent a panic, its top flu expert said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:54 pm US Envoy Begins Mideast Peace PushUS envoy in Mideast push tensions with Israel over settlement constructionSource: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:49 pm UN: Somali Atrocities Force More Than 100,000 to FleeSomalis are experiencing near-daily atrocities, including rape, the shelling of civilian areas and fighting forcing more than 100,000 to flee their homes since May, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:45 pm Gates To N. Korea: We Can Destroy MissileDefense Secretary Robert Gates is expressing confidence that the United States can shoot down any North Korean missile fired toward America.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:30 pm Families Plead for Clemency for U.S. Reporters in N. KoreaThe families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the U.S. government would send an envoy to negotiate their release.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:08 pm Dog Playing Fetch Delivers Live Grenade to OwnerA dog playing fetch in Germany has found and delivered to its owner a U.S. hand grenade from World War II.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:09 pm London Cops Accused of Waterboarding Drug SuspectThe papers gave varying accounts of the exact technique allegedly used by police, with the Times saying that officers are accused of pouring water on a cloth and placing it over a suspect's face to simulate the experience of drowningSource: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:58 pm Officials Quit After Kids Die in Wife-Owned Day Care FireTwo state government officials whose wives own a Mexican day care center where 44 children died in fire say they are resigning from their posts to facilitate the investigation into the blaze.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:18 pm U.S. Frees Militant Accused of 5 Soldier Deaths in IraqThe U.S. military has released a Shiite militant accused of being involved in the 2007 killing of five American soldiers, officials said Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Nations Close to Tougher Sanctions Against N. KoreaSeven key nations neared agreement Tuesday on a new U.N. resolution that would toughen sanctions against North Korea for defying the Security Council and conducting a second nuclear test, but diplomats said Russia still had problems with the text.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:35 pm Blast at Luxury Pakistan Hotel Kills 11, Injures 70Suicide attackers detonated a truck bomb Tuesday outside a luxury hotel in Peshawar that U.S. officials were in negotiations to make into an American consulate, officials said. The attack killed at least five people and wounded dozens more.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:53 am Berlusconi Celebrates Victory Despite Slander CampaignBerlusconi's People's Freedom Party got 35 percent backing in European Parliament elections last weekend, less than he predicted but far more than the 26 percent for the center-left Democratic Party.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:10 am
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