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Baghdad Begins New Era As Blast Walls Come DownAhead of the June 30 deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities, changes are already coming to Baghdad — including the removal of hundreds of concrete blast walls from around U.S. installations. For nearly six years, these walls strangled Baghdad's traffic arteries. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:28 pm Mousavi wife compares Iran state to martial lawCAIRO (AP) -- The wife of Iran's opposition leader is comparing a government crackdown on protests to martial law....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm Mousavi wife compares Iran state to martial law (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm LEAD: Japan Post submits business improvement plans+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Japan Post Holdings Co. President Yoshifumi Nishikawa submitted a set of business improvement plans to the government on Wednesday following a high-profileSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm Soccer: Asian Champions League results+(Kyodo) _ Results of matches involving Japanese teams in the Round of 16 in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday: Gamba Osaka (Japan) 2, Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) 3 Nagoya Grampus...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm 4TH LD: Japan's finance minister faces donations scandal+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS AT 7TH, 12TH AND FINAL GRAFS) Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano was confronted Wednesday with allegations that his fund management body might have received...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm Investigators seek why automated train didn't stop (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missileSEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened today to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:58 pm Report: SC gov was in Argentina, not hiking trail (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:57 pm Whale watching in Japan more profitable than whaling: report+(Kyodo) _ The whale and dolphin watching industry in Japan is growing annually by around 6.4 percent and last year generated nearly $23 million in revenues, according to a new report by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:54 pm First Cup: Wednesday - ESPN
ESPN Jeff McDonald and Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "In a move meant to jimmy open Tim Duncan's championship window just a few more inches, the Spurs obtained swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee as part of a three-team deal that sent ... For Scoring Punch, Spurs Acquire Jefferson Jefferson is headed to Spurs Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:53 pm Durable goods orders rise unexpectedly in MayWASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose sharply for a second straight month in May, and a key indicator of business investment surged...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:52 pm Little Nathaniel was better off - father awayUsually, it's the crazy boyfriend who takes out all his frustrations and inadequacies on another man's child. It's the jealous, unemployed, drug-addled...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:52 pm NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missileSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missile (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missileNorth Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm Mousavi wife: Iran under 'martial law' - The Associated Press
The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - The wife of Iran's opposition leader is comparing a government crackdown on protests to martial law. Zahra Rahnavard campaigned beside her husband, Mir Hossein Mousavi. Iran not to give in to pressures: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei: I will not yield to election pressure Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm How To Run A Protest Without TwitterThis year's web wunderkind, Twitter, has been credited as a force in organizing protesters in Thailand, Moldova and, now, Iran. But in Iran, the government has clamped down on the mobile network and put up Internet firewalls, leaving us to wonder how opposition leaders are getting the word out — which they seem to be doing, as reports trickle..
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm Mosley to step down after deal to prevent F1 splitPARIS - FIA president Max Mosley reached a deal today to stop eight rebel Formula One teams from forming a breakaway series but now will not seek re-election. Mosley agreed...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:49 pm Report: S.C. gov was in Argentina, not hiking trailSouth Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is telling a newspaper that he was in Argentina during his unexplained 5-day absence, not hiking ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:49 pm Durable goods orders rise unexpectedly in May (AP)AP - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose sharply for a second straight month in May, and a key indicator of business investment surged by the largest amount in nearly five years.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:48 pm Weather: Heat goes on; weather affects mosquitoesWhile severe thunderstorms are possible in the northern Plains and upper Midwest, record-breaking heat and air quality concerns ...
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Washington Post CAMP JALOZAI, Pakistan -- As they bake in a sea of plastic tents under the relentless sun, families displaced by the recent army campaign against Taliban forces in the Swat Valley have a single, burning question about the Pakistani government's plans ... Suspected US strikes kill dozens in Pakistan Death toll in suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal area ... Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:47 pm LEAD: Soccer: Kawasaki stun holders Gamba to advance to ACL q'finals+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS QUOTES, WILL UPDATE WITH KASHIMA RESULT) Kawasaki Frontale staged a memorable comeback to knock holders Gamba Osaka out of the Asian Champions League and advance toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:47 pm Delta flight makes emergency landing in OntarioOfficials say a Delta airliner landed safely in Ontario after it was forced to shut down one of its engines.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:47 pm Employer use of federal E-Verify program on the riseE-Verify, the voluntary federal program that allows employers to quickly check the legal status of potential employees, has seen ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:46 pm Citigroup plans to raise employees’ base payCitigroup Inc intends to raise employees’ base salaries by as much as 50 percent this year to offset smaller annual bonuses, the New York Times said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Sudan to execute diplomat killersFour men in Sudan are sentenced to death for the killing of a US diplomat and his driver last year.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Weight-loss surgery may reduce cancer risk in women - The Money Times
The Money Times by Natalie James - June 24, 2009 - 0 comments Chicago, IL, June 24: Obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery not only lose weight but also reduce their risk of developing cancer, according to new findings from the ongoing prospective Swedish Obese ... A few extra pounds can add years to your life: study Stomach staple may reduce cancer risk for women, but not for men Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Living without the plastic cushionThe cash-only concept is probably a foreign one to most Americans who are addicted to credit. But believe it or not, people can actually survive without whipping out the plastic.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Answer Desk: How to shrink credit card debtIt’s the single most common question these days in our Inbox: I’m drowning in credit card debt! What can I do? Here’s our seven-step plan for getting the monkey off your back. The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Tokyo police arrest S. Korean man wanted in actress's suicide+(Kyodo) _ Tokyo police arrested Wednesday a South Korean man wanted in connection with the March death of actress Jang Ja Yeon, who killed herself in her Seoul suburb home and left a noteSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm Hot, sticky weather prompts heat advisory - Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times Sweltering temperatures, high humidity and possible thunderstorms are expected to continue through the weekend, prompting a heat advisory for several counties and flood warnings. Live Radar Weather - County again under heat advisory, air quality ... Heat advisories in our area and across the country Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Jumped in May - BloombergBloomberg By Shobhana Chandra June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Orders for American-made durable goods unexpectedly jumped in May, adding to signs that the economic slump is easing. Durable-Goods Orders Jump 1.8% Durables orders rise for third time in four months Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pm Italy's Berlusconi Denies He Paid Women for SexReport: Italy's Berlusconi says he never paid women for sex.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pm Marine in quarry tragedy laid to restA Marine who made it home safely from Iraq was buried yesterday, the victim of a homecoming tragedy. Eulogizing Patrick Coughlin, his uncle Leo Coppens managed to draw...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:42 pm DC Mayor, Adrian Fenty: Blame Local Officials for Crash Deaths - ABC News
ABC News By LEE FERRAN, SARAH NETTER and JAY SHAYLOR The blame for the DC Metro crash that claimed nine lives and sent 76 people to area hospitals Monday should fall "squarely" on local officials, Washington, DC, mayor Adrian Fenty said on "Good Morning ... Washington Metro Delayed Upgrades Train Operator Apparently Hit Brakes Before Crash Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:42 pm Report: SC gov was in Argentina, not hiking trailATLANTA - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is telling a newspaper that he was in Argentina during his unexplained 5-day absence, not hiking along the Appalachian Trail as...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm Mosley to step down after deal to prevent F1 split - The Associated Press
The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - FIA president Max Mosley reached a deal Wednesday to stop eight rebel Formula One teams from forming a breakaway series but now will not seek re-election. Formula One agreement reached, Mosley says Political crisis over, Mosley to step down Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm No more 'Celebrity' for Patti Blagojevich (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm A Greener Solution to Air Conditioning?Hamburg startup Thermodyna is on the cusp of cracking a nagging problem: How to provide cool air cheaply using solar energy
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Minn. Teen's Tumor Has Shrunk After Court-Ordered Chemo - ABC News
ABC News By BARBARA PINTO, ANDY FIES and SARAH NETTER The Minnesota teenager who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid chemotherapy is responding well to his court-ordered cancer treatments. Minn. teen says he's angry about continuing chemo Judge keeps firm hand in Hauser case Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm SC Governor takes hike, leaves leaders in darkA dayslong absence by South Carolina's governor left fellow state leaders scratching their heads.The explanation came Monday night from his spokesman: The second-term chief executive was hiking along the Appalachian Trail "to kind of clear his head after the legislative session."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Missile Death Toll at 55 in PakistanPakistan death toll at 55, reports dismissed that Taliban head had close call.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election resultTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that a disputed election result would stand, despite street protests that Iranian officials say Britain and the United States have incited.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile: officialsISLAMABAD (AP) -- The head of Pakistan's Taliban had joined a funeral procession targeted in a suspected U.S. missile strike, but left before the attack that killed 80 people mourning an earlier barrage on a militant training camp, intelligence officials said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile: officialsThe head of Pakistan's Taliban had joined a funeral procession targeted in a suspected U.S. missile strike, but left before the attack that killed 80 people mourning an earlier barrage on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm House Dems Improve Climate Bill's Chances for Floor Win With Deal ... - New York Times
New York Times By DARREN SAMUELSOHN, ClimateWire House Democrats resolved the last major sticking points between farm state members and sponsors of the comprehensive global warming and energy bill last night, clearing the way for a historic floor vote as early as ... Vote Set on House Climate Bill Obama urges fast work on climate-change bill Source: Google News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm New Protest Planned Outside Iran ParliamentNew protest planned outside parliament as government refuses to give in.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm Scores Killed In Pakistan Missile StrikeAbout 80 Dead, Including Many Militants, But Taliban Says Commander Was No Where Near StrikeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:32 pm Student alleges discrimination by AbercrombieLONDON - A British student who worked for U.S. retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in London said Wednesday she was discriminated against because she has a prosthetic arm. Riam...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:31 pm Police seize files from Lawrence superintendent's homeMETHUEN - State and local police have seized files, computer equipment and a small black trunk from the Methuen home of Lawrence schools Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy. Lawrence...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm Reverse-Engineering the Quantum Compass of BirdsScientists are coming ever closer to understanding the cellular navigation tools that guide birds in their unerring, globe-spanning migrations. The latest piece of the puzzle is superoxide, an oxygen molecule that may combine with light-sensitive proteins to form an in-eye compass, allowing birds to see Earth’s magnetic field.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm Will 'Transformers' be a record-breaker?The Autobots and Decepticons begin slugging it out at the boxoffice Wednesday as "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Michael Bay's sequel to his 2007 hit, opens for business.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm World markets steady ahead of key Fed statementWorld stock markets rose modestly Wednesday as investors looked for direction from the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy statement due later in the day. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:29 pm 'They saved the NDP from itself'In Part 3, New Democrat stalwart Gerald Caplan weighs in on what each party must achieve between now and Parliament's return
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm Recovery battleWounded Gazans struggle to find the right medical careSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm Migrants boost Jewish settler numbers in West BankMAALEH ADUMIM, West Bank - Israelis moving to the West Bank accounted for more than a third of settler population growth in recent years, undercutting Israel's argument...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm Hirshson pleaded guilty to embezzling one million dollars from a right-wing trade unionThen Israeli Finance Minister Abraham Hirshson arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 2007. A court in Tel Aviv on Wednesday sentenced Hirshson to five years and five months in prison...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm U.S. soy, corn markets subduedCBOT wheat firm; market expects no short-term impact from Senate report on trader regulation
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:26 pm North Korean leader hands son spy agencyReport says Kim Jong Il ordered senior officials to ‘safeguard comrade Kim Jong Un with (your) lives as you did for me in the past'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:25 pm Soccer: Kawasaki stun holders Gamba to advance to ACL q'finals+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: WILL UPDATE) Kawasaki Frontale staged a memorable comeback to knock holders Gamba Osaka out of the Asian Champions League and advance to the quarterfinals with a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:25 pm HHS secretary to press lawmakers on health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pm Planet Facebook: Is social-networking site a phenomenon or a fad?SAN JOSE, Calif. - Is Facebook a phenomenon - or a fad? Even as it has grown to more than 200 million users and become the global leader in social-networking Web sites, many...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm 'Dozens dead' in US drone strikeAt least 43 people die in missile strikes by a US drone aircraft in a militant stronghold of Pakistan, a Taliban spokesman tells the BBC.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm How UK Deals with a Nuclear AttackWar Book reveals how Britain planned to cope with nuclear attack
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding case (AP)AP - A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pm Supreme leader says Iran won't cede on electionIran's supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not give in to pressure over the disputed presidential election, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pm Hardline Somali leader vows to fight foreignersMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A hardline Somali rebel on a U.N. list of terror suspects called the country's Western-backed government powerless Wednesday and vowed to fight any foreign troops who try to prop up the administration....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:17 pm D.C. transit crash latest to raise safety concernsThe subway crash Monday that killed nine people in Washington was the latest to involve safety concerns previously raised by ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Iran's Khamenei may be a casualty in vote crisisCAIRO (AP) -- Just a few weeks ago, they would have been virtually unthinkable acts of defiance in Iran: standing up to the supreme leader, ignoring his warnings to stay off the streets - then chanting for his death....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:13 pm A tale of two picketsTwo very different approaches by the union to residents and the media
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:11 pm Iranian hardline students burn US and British flags during a protest outside the British embassy in TehranIranian hardline students burn US and British flags during a protest outside the British embassy in Tehran on June 23. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday Iran is reviewing whether to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:10 pm N. Korean Ship Pushes UN SanctionsNKorean ship suspected of carrying arms to Myanmar could test new UN sanctions.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:07 pm EPA study: 2.2M live in areas where air poses cancer riskThe government's latest snapshot of air pollution across the nation shows residents of New York, Oregon and California faced ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:07 pm Experts: U.S. recession to bottom out this year
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:06 pm Prime Minister's Questions: David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown over spendingTory leader David Cameron repeatedly urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Questions to apologise for 'false' claims over government spending.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:04 pm Kim's son takes over NKorea spy agency: reportSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Kim Jong Il's 26-year-old son has taken charge of the country's spy agency as part of preparations to succeed his father as leader of the communist nation, a news report said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:03 pm Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (left) pictured on June 16Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (left) attend a meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 16. Mottaki said Tehran is considering whether to downgrade...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:02 pm Investigators eye train’s age in D.C. crash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:01 pm 9/11 general among train crash victims
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm The Scientology Star Map: 5 Constellations of CrazySeriously, please don't sue us.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm 9 Movie Nude Scenes We Could Have Done WithoutYet, many a nude scene has been made that intentionally or not, lands so far on the opposite end of the spectrum from sexy that our offended eyes never want to see another naked body again.So as a cautionary tally we hope some filmmakers will heed, we've rounded up some of the most indecent, (non-pornographic) cinematic exposures.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Public health plan could save money faster: policy groupWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Public health plan could save money faster: policy group (Reuters)Reuters - A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Kim Jong Il Puts Son as Head of Spy AgencyReport: North Korea's Kim puts youngest son in charge of spy agency.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:57 am Boston Globe, union reach tentative pay cut dealTentative agreement includes a 5.94-per-cent salary reduction and modifications to contract language on job security
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:56 am Gold above $930 as U.S. dollar fallsSpot silver firmed to $13.93, up slightly from $13.82
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:54 am Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the Arab League headquarters in CairoRussian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on June 23. Medvedev will arrive in Nigeria to sign gas and nuclear energy pacts, becoming the first Kremlin...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:54 am Migrants boost Jewish settler numbers in West BankMAALEH ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) -- Israelis moving to the West Bank accounted for more than a third of settler population growth in recent years, undercutting Israel's argument that it is continuing settlement construction only to accommodate growing families already living there....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:52 am How Congress failed to curb medical spendingIn the 1997 balanced budget law, Congress thought it was going to control the future growth of Medicare spending. That plan didn't work out — and there are lessons in this episode for health care reformers.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:46 am Addax takeover a win for Canadian marketsSinopec's $8-billion bid for Addax Petroleum is a cradle-to-grave win for the oil company's Canadian backers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Indian Tech CEO: Americans are lazy and unemployableVineet Nayar is reported to have called Americans graduates "unemployable"; the CEO of IT services vendor HCL Technologies was speaking recently in New York.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am News from Iran: Ahmadinejad Tweets BackAhmadinejad gets a Twitter account and tries to master the new social media.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Oil drops below $69 as traders eye U.S. dollar‘Right now, crude is largely being bought as an inflation hedge'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:39 am Militants 'killed in Afghanistan'Afghan and coalition forces have killed 23 militants including a Taliban commander in the south, an Afghan general says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:37 am Iraq to mark U.S. pullback with holidayThe Iraqi government on Tuesday declared a public holiday to mark next week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:28 am Iran Supreme Leader Vows Not To Bow To ProtestsIran also said it was considering downgrading ties with Britain, which it has accused of spying and fomenting days of unprecedented street protests over the presidential election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:23 am Argentine swine flu deaths hit 17Argentine officials say seven more people have died from swine flu, bringing the number of deaths there to 17.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:22 am Stock futures rise ahead of Fed, economic dataThe market is also awaiting reports Wednesday on durable goods orders and new home sales
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:21 am In picturesSea gulls are latest threat to whales off ArgentinaSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:17 am Utilities are deal-makersFortis buys into northern Ontario's grid with a $68-million purchase from Brookfield Asset Management
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am Israeli court jails ex-ministerFormer Israeli Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson is sentenced to five years in jail for stealing from a trade union.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am Iran 'will not yield' over pollIran's supreme leader says the nation "will not yield to pressure" over the disputed presidential poll, after days of protests.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:09 am India monsoon rain 'below normal'Indian officials say that monsoon rains in the country are likely to be "below normal" leading to fears about higher food prices.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am Israel: settlement issue prompted US meeting delayROME (AP) -- An Israeli official says his government postponed a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Washington's top Mideast envoy because it wanted more time to iron out differences over settlements....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:04 am Blood diamond scheme 'is failing'The Kimberley Process scheme, which aims to stem the use of diamonds to fund conflict, is failing, a campaign group warns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:03 am N. Korean cargo ship could test new U.N. sanctionsAn American destroyer was tailing a North Korean ship suspected of transporting weapons toward Myanmar, as anticipation mounted ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:57 am For Khamenei, Iran's Election Fight OverSupreme Leader Closes Door On Compromise; Won't "Give In" To PressureSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:48 am Report: Kim's son named N. Korea spy chief
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:47 am Obama to host health care town hall, meet governorsPresident Obama continues to tackle health care issues today.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:46 am China airs worry about North Korea after talksBEIJING (Reuters) - China shares the region's "serious concerns" about a nuclear North Korea, a senior Chinese military officer said after talks with Pentagon officials that also sought to ease friction at sea between the two big powers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:40 am U.S. to send ambassador to Syria after 4 yearsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to return a U.S. ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus as talks between the two nations intensify, U.S. media reported Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Sayonara, Mobsters: Neighbors Oust Japanese GangsNeighbors gang up to evict once-revered yakuza mobs from their midstSource: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:59 am Andres weakens to tropical storm, back out to seaPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) -- A weakening Tropical Storm Andres was heading out to sea Wednesday after flooding homes and killing at least one person on Mexico's southwestern coast, but forecasters warned the storm could still brush the tip of Baja California....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:55 am Candidate Withdraws Iran Fraud ComplaintState TV Says Conservative Presidential Hopeful Did It For "Sake Of The Country"; But It Advances Regime's CauseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am Chinese Media Says Top Dissident ArrestedChinese media says dissident arrested for agitating subversion against state.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:43 am Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo placed under arrestBEIJING (AP) -- A prominent Chinese dissident who called for political reform has been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the country's socialist system, his wife said Wednesday, marking the highest-profile activist arrest since before last year's Olympics....Source: AP Top International News At 8:52 a... | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:42 am Bus plunges into gorge in India, killing at least 25A passenger bus plunged into a gorge in northern India early Wednesday, killing at least 25 people, police said.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:28 am Kosovo ex-prime minister arrested in BulgariaBulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at Serbia's request.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:24 am 23 Taliban killed in Afghanistan clashAfghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:14 am U.S. drones prowl over Pakistan's South WaziristanWANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. drones prowled the sky over Pakistan's South Waziristan on Wednesday, a day after one of the aircraft attacked a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, killing about 70 militants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:08 am Italy’s Berlusconi denies he paid for sex
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:03 am U.S. recession to bottom out this year: OECDWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A severe U.S. recession will bottom out this year, but any recovery will be weak due to anemic markets and shrunken consumer wealth, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:47 am At age 88, Mich. man forced to deal with war pastAn 88-year-old man living in Michigan who is now the subject of a criminal investigation in Poland into allegations he shot Jews while working in a Nazi-controlled police unit during World War II insists he did nothing wrong.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:27 am MPs' expenses: censored files show my actions were justified says whistleblowerJohn Wick the former SAS officer who blew the whistle on the MPs' expenses scandal says public reaction to the official "censored" publication of MPs' expenses has shown he was justified in helping reveal the original unredacted files.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:24 am Suspected US troop remains sent home from VietnamRemains believed to be those of two American servicemen killed during the Vietnam War were placed on a plane in central Danang city on Wednesday and sent back to the United States to be identified.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:23 am Former Vice President Cheney to publish memoir: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a publishing deal for about $2 million to write a memoir of his life in politics, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:04 am Is Pack's Jennings next in line for new contract?The Green Bay Packers generally take care of their own, and wide receiver Greg Jennings might be the next player to receive a long-term contract extension from the team.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:26 am Devils exec Lamoriello surprised at Hall selectionThere aren't many things in hockey that catch New Jersey Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello off guard.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:26 am Jatropha tree examined as a biofuel alternativeWhat some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles. But in just a few years, they will be tall, leafy trees with bright green spherical pods spilling their seeds all over the ground.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:22 am The meeting with Mitchell was to take place in Paris during Netanyahu's first visit to EuropeWashington called off a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US Middle East envoy because of Israel's refusal to halt settlement growth, an Israeli newspaper said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:21 am Banking "broken," consumers need help: watchdogWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outspoken head of a U.S. Congressional watchdog panel will strongly urge lawmakers on Wednesday to set up a new government agency to protect consumers from "tricks and traps" set by banks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:21 am A North Korean military unit take part in a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.File photo shows a North Korean military unit taking part in a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea will likely fire short-range missiles in an area off its east...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:20 am A South Korean soldier aims his rifle while on patrol along the border with North KoreaA South Korean soldier aims his rifle while on patrol along the border with North Korea in Chulwon, north of Seoul. The UN Security Council in June 12 slapped new sanctions on the North banning arms shipments...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:20 am Russia dismissed the base's new description as a "transit centre" saying it would essentially remain a US military baseUS soldiers participate in a change of command ceremony at the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan last week. Kyrgyzstan played a "dirty trick" in deciding to let the United States keep using the airbase that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:16 am Kyrgyzstan said it had agreed to allow the US to use the airbase as a "transit centre" for non-lethal military goodsUS soldiers arrive at the US airbase at Manas in Kyrgyzstan from Afghanistan in February. Kyrgyzstan played a "dirty trick" in deciding to let the United States keep using the airbase that Moscow wanted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:16 am Sayonara, mobsters; neighbors oust Japanese gangsHaving one Japanese gang headquartered in their neighborhood was bad enough. When a rival mob tried to move in, the neighbors did something that was once almost unthinkable.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:15 am Migrants boost Jewish settler numbers in West BankIsraelis moving to the West Bank accounted for more than a third of settler population growth in recent years, undercutting Israel's argument that it is continuing settlement construction only to accommodate growing families already living there.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:14 am THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health bills prompt grumblesFor President Barack Obama, the MRIs and other medical scans for Medicare patients that cost the government billions are prime targets for cuts to help finance health care overhaul.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:11 am Analysis: SC gov's walk in woods problem for GOPSouth Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's mysterious disappearance from his state is the latest sign that Republican governors, once thought to be President Obama's most credible adversaries, haven't quite lived up to their billing.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:11 am China's export restrictions are target of U.S. complaint to WTOThe complaint says China restricts exports of raw materials through quotas, duties and other barriers. It is the U.S.' first WTO filing since Obama promised aggressive action in his campaign.In filing its first major complaint of unfair trade practices by accusing China of restricting competitors' access to raw materials, the Obama administration raised hopes among U.S. manufacturers and unions that it would move aggressively to defend their interests in the global economy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Gunman targets Cudahy councilman after tagging incidentOsvaldo Conde and his brother were fired on in their SUV after they followed a car carrying four people who vandalized Conde's business. The brother was hit, but not seriously injured.A Cudahy councilman and his brother escaped serious injury and perhaps worse Monday night when a gunman sprayed their sport utility vehicle with bullets in an apparent ambush, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am New batch of Nixon tapes releasedThe tapes, made public by the Richard M. Nixon Library and Museum, contain 154 hours of conversations from January and February 1973.White House tapes released Tuesday capture Richard Nixon as a pugnacious second-term president who talks of hammering out an end to the Vietnam War even if he has to "cut off the head" of the South Vietnamese leader, remarks that an abortion might be necessary if a pregnancy involved an interracial couple and appears preoccupied with savaging his political foes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am L.A. Unified OKs $1.6 billion in cuts over three yearsPlan makes layoffs more likely for 4,000 teachers and staff, though union leaders are trying to save jobs.The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved nearly $1.6 billion in cuts over the next three years that will result in layoffs and increased class sizes and could one day mean the elimination of such key programs as all-day kindergarten and summer school. The action also makes it increasingly likely that many of those targeted for layoffs, including about 2,200 teachers and up to 2,000 school staff, such as custodians and cafeteria workers, will be dismissed, although union leaders said they are still negotiating to save jobs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Israel frees a top Hamas figureAziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Authority parliament, was arrested three years ago after the capture of an Israeli soldier. A prosecutor had argued for extending his imprisonment.Israel freed the most senior Hamas leader in its prisons Tuesday after prosecutors failed to persuade a military court to prolong his three-year sentence.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Radar system maps movement along California faultsThe technology won't be able to predict specific quakes, but will allow scientists to spot five- or 10-year seismic hot spots and 'figure out where to target our retrofitting,' JPL geophysicists say.A new radar imaging system flying over California's complicated network of faults on the belly of a Gulfstream jet is collecting some of the most detailed images yet of the Earth's surface shifting and straining with seismic energy, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am State budget plans are built with fiscal gimmicksProposals from Democrats and Schwarzenegger would again push the pain into the future.A substantial number of the budget revisions that will go before the Legislature today promise no real savings or revenue and would ensure that California's fiscal woes stretch beyond the current crisis into coming years.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Obama denounces Iran crackdown on protestersBut President Obama stops short of calling off his diplomatic overture to Tehran and refuses to threaten consequences.Under pressure to speak out more forcefully, President Obama on Tuesday condemned the Iranian government's violent suppression of dissent and declared the world "appalled and outraged" by its crackdown on protesters.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Train in fatal crash had emergency brake onInvestigators also find evidence that the train was in automatic mode, meaning the onboard computer should have slowed it down. Monday's wreck killed nine people.The operator of the Metro train that slammed into a stationary train apparently had activated the emergency brake in a failed effort to stop before the deadly collision, federal officials said Tuesday, as they searched for the cause of Monday's wreck that killed nine and injured 80.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Intensified Crackdown Mutes Iran ProtestsDemonstrators Overwhelmed By Police As Government Expels 2 British Diplomats, Refuses New VoteSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 6:30 am A Chinese officer adjusts a microphone for US Department of Defense Under Secretary Michele FlournoyA Chinese officer adjusts a microphone for US Department of Defence Under Secretary Michele Flournoy (L) at the opening US-China Defence Consultative Talks in Beijing. US and Chinese defence officials...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jun 2009 | 5:45 am Fed to hold fire on buying, talk down rate hikesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will emphasize that the U.S. economy remains fragile in a policy statement later on Wednesday, as it talks down expectations for a rate hike this year and holds fire on expanding asset purchases.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am Pentagon approves creation of cyber commandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 3:34 am Season's First Hurricane Weakens To StormTropical Storm Andres Off Southwestern Coast Of Mexico, Winds Down To 70 MPHSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 3:18 am Video: Tehran Streets Finally QuietWith their leader out of sight and constant violent threats, Tehran's latest protests have died down. Iran's powerful Guardian Council killed all hope of an election re-run. Elizabeth Palmer reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:09 am San Francisco bans pot paraphernalia shopsSAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco lawmakers have agreed unanimously to ban new smoke shops that sell paraphernalia used by pot smokers in the heart of the city's one-time hippie district. The Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:03 am WATCH: Iran Government Readies to Punish ProtestersSource: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:54 am Video: Reporting In IranKatie Couric speaks with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer, who was one of the last U.S. network journalists to leave Iran during coverage of the presidential election and subsequent protests.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jun 2009 | 12:21 am First Hurricane Of Season Forms In PacificAndres, Upgraded From Tropical Storm, Nears Manzanillo, Mexico; Expected To Weaken In Coming DaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm Police find 334 bunnies in US woman's backyardA New Mexico woman with an affinity for rabbits has run afoul of the law after her rascally pets started multiplying like, well, rabbits. Rio Rancho police said on Monday that Nancy Haseman was cited under an ordinance that allows...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:29 pm Signs Mousavi's rebel stature being eroded in IranCAIRO - Mir Hossein Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran's disputed election. But there are ample signs his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street agitator...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:04 pm Pensions crisis to hit millions of workersRetirement plans of millions in jeopardy say a series of reports.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jun 2009 | 9:27 pm MPs win fight to keep expenses claims censoredDespite Gordon Brown's repeated promises of greater transparency MPs will continue to black out key details.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jun 2009 | 9:13 pm NY police close case of snake head in broccoliThe case of the severed snake head in a dish of a broccoli at an upstate New York restaurant may go unsolved. A diner said he found the snake head on May 3 while eating at a T.G.I. Friday's in Clifton Park, north of Albany. Laboratory...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 9:08 pm British serial bride facing jail termLONDON - Emily Horne has always liked attending weddings - especially her own. Yesterday the 30-year-old former model pleaded guilty in a Manchester court to a charge of bigamy. She has been married five times but only her first,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:52 pm Rival blamed over Taleban killingISLAMABAD - A Taleban faction leader, who criticised the militant group's Pakistani head over attacks that killed civilians, was shot dead yesterday, reportedly by one of his own guards. The attack on Qari Zainuddin appeared to...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:46 pm Sarkozy and the Sun KingNicolas Sarkozy yesterday trod where no French President for 161 years has dared or chosen to tread when he spoke to Parliament. After a constitutional change, completed a few hours before, Sarkozy addressed both houses of Parliament...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:30 pm S.C. Governor Criticized For Mystery TripFor four days, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not check in with his staff or state officials. On Monday, his office revealed he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer tells NPR Sanford should be accessible at "all times in case of having to make very difficult decisions." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:19 pm Metro Was Warned Over Aging FleetTransportation safety authorities say they had warned Washington's Metro system to upgrade its old subway cars, but the transit system did not do so. The age of the equipment is one aspect of the investigation into Monday's crash in which one train smashed into the rear of another stationary train. At least nine people were killed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:14 pm Street death creates instant icon for Iran's 'green wave'CAIRO - She lies in the Tehran street with her headscarf half-off, blood pooling around her jeans and white sneakers. "Don't be afraid, Neda dear, don't be afraid," a white-haired man says desperately in Persian. Another man presses...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:01 pm Obama Ups Iran RhetoricIn the fourth formal news conference of his presidency, President Obama said he was "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent reaction to protests, but he resisted describing potential consequences for the regime's actions. Obama also talked about the cost of health care reform and the role of a public insurance plan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Democrats Occupy New York Senate ChamberThe battle continues in the New York State Senate, where Democrats actually locked themselves into the chamber Tuesday afternoon to prevent the Republicans from taking control. They say they will let Republicans in before the special session ordered by Gov. David Paterson. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Shape Of Health Care Overhaul UnclearDebate is intensifying in Washington over the Obama administration's health care ambitions. While President Obama has made it clear he wants to use the power of the federal government to make health care available and affordable for all Americans, what exactly such a plan would look like is less clear. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Tony Blair to give evidence in public over IraqFormer PM who took Britain into the war will give evidence in public the Iraq inquiry chairman says.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jun 2009 | 7:48 pm Teen Girl's Child Porn Charges To Be DroppedA 14-year-old New Jersey girl who posted nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com will have child pornography counts dropped, authorities say. But first, she must undergo at least six months of counseling and probation and must stay out of trouble. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 7:45 pm Netanyahu Nixes Meeting With Obama EnvoyMiddle East Peace Envoy George Mitchell Will Now Meet With Israeli Defense Minister Next WeekSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm Obama Denounces Violence On Iran's StreetsPresident Obama on Tuesday used his strongest language to date to denounce the Iranian government's violence against election protesters, expressing outrage at the deadly crackdown. He also pushed his health care overhaul plan and addressed the economy during a White House news conference. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 6:29 pm Poland Gets 1st Openly Gay RabbiWhen Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw's former Jewish quarter, scenes of that lost world fill his imagination: Families headed to synagogue, women in their kitchens cooking Sabbath meals, his father as a boy.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:41 pm Britain expels Iranian diplomats in titfortat rowBritain has expelled two Iranian diplomats after the country's regime threw out two UK diplomats amid increasingly lurid allegations of spying.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:40 pm Video: Obama Gets Tough On IranDuring a press conference, President Obama condemned the violence and imprisonment of protesters in Iran.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:16 pm French Kidnap Convict in Mexico Plans AppealFrance expressed disappointment Tuesday at Mexico's refusal to let a Frenchwoman serve out a 60-year sentence for kidnapping in her native country, while her lawyer said she would keep appealing until the case reaches an international court.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:48 pm Government Moves To Strengthen Florida LeveesFour years ago, the failure of levees in Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina led authorities to re-evaluate the Herbert Hoover Dike that surrounds Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The results were alarming. Now, in a $1 billion project, the Army Corps of Engineers is strengthening levees that 40,000 residents depend on for safety. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:25 pm Washington rail crash latest in growing listFor the third time in nine months, a major subway or commuter rail crash has occurred in a big United States city. Until last September, US rail systems - much like their airline counterparts - were cruising with far fewer accidents...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm 'Utegate' affair runs out of gasCANBERRA - Short of some damning new revelation emerging from the two investigations into the fake email that shredded federal Parliament into rival lynch mobs, the "utegate" scandal seems likely to fade into a disreputable whimper. While...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Kim Jong Il Puts Youngest Son in Charge of Spy AgencyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has put his youngest son in charge of the country's spy agency in a move aimed at handing the communist regime over to him, a news report said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:43 pm Australian Parents Convicted in Daughter's StarvationThe parents of an autistic 7-year-old girl who weighed barely 20 pounds were convicted Tuesday of starving their daughter to death.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:22 pm WWIII? British Release Secret Planning ManualIt's October 1968, and the Soviet Union has just landed cosmonauts on the moon. Warsaw Pact troops are massing on the Austrian border, and a nuclear showdown looms between east and west.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:04 pm Hurricane Andres Strengthens, Kills One in MexicoAndres packed maximum winds near 75 mph, just over the threshold of hurricane strength.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Iran's 'Angel of Freedom' Vowed to Protest Against InjusticeDetails continue to emerge Tuesday of Neda Soltan, a 26-year-old protester who has become an international symbol of Iranian resistance after graphic videos of her apparent murder at a protest in Tehran hit the Internet.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm Official: U.S.S. McCain Stops Monitoring N. Korean ShipThe U.S. Navy vessel that had been monitoring a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons has handed over duties to another Navy destroyer, officials told FOX News.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2009 | 12:10 pm
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