Ahmadinejad blames West for fomenting Iran unrest - Christian Science Monitor
August 16, 2009 by Librarian · Leave a Comment
Boston Globe
Ahmadinejad blames West for fomenting Iran unrestChristian Science MonitorIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of attempting to foment the overthrow of the Iranian government on Sunday, even as Iranian reformers launched new critiques of the Iranian government and its Supreme Leader …Ahmadinejad plans female ministers in Iran cabinetReutersAhmadinejad to nominate three women for [...]
Obama Uses Op-Ed to Criticize Health Insurance Industry - FOXNews
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Washington Post
Obama Uses Op-Ed to Criticize Health Insurance IndustryFOXNewsThe president took aim at the health insurance industry Sunday, using an op-ed to accuse the insurance companies of discriminating against millions. President Obama took aim at the health insurance industry Sunday, using an op-ed to accuse the …On British Care and the Ad DelugeNew York TimesObama [...]
Florida Panhandle warned of tropical storm threat - CNN
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Florida Panhandle warned of tropical storm threatCNN(CNN) — A warning was issued overnight for a potential tropical storm that may hit the Florida-Alabama border Sunday. It formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. A sattelite image captured at 6:45 am ET of a …Storms Ana, Bill in Atlantic, [...]
Karzai in first live Afghan TV presidential debate - AFP
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Karzai in first live Afghan TV presidential debateAFPKABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai took part Sunday in a live television debate with two of his main rivals running in this week's election, a first for an incumbent head of state in the war-scarred country. Karzai, considered the frontrunner in …Afghan forces to observe offensive [...]
Obama Campaign Ad Firms Signed On to Push Health-Care Overhaul - Bloomberg
August 15, 2009 by Librarian · Leave a Comment
Telegraph.co.uk
Obama Campaign Ad Firms Signed On to Push Health-Care OverhaulBloombergAug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Two firms that received $343.3 million to handle advertising for Barack Obama's White House run last year have profited from his top priority as president by taking on his push for health-care overhaul. …Obama's seeking out skeptics of healthcare reformLos Angeles TimesPresidential [...]
Huge blast near Nato Kabul base - BBC News
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Huge blast near Nato Kabul baseBBC NewsA suicide car bomb has exploded outside the Nato headquarters in Kabul, killing at least three Afghan civilians and wounding about 70, officials say. A plume of smoke was seen rising above the area, where the presidential palace and several embassies …Dozens injured in large blast in KabulCNN3 [...]
Controller bantering on phone before crash - Boston Globe
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guardian.co.uk
Controller bantering on phone before crashBoston GlobePallbearers carry caskets to five awaiting hearses at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in New York Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 as mourners gathered to honor five Italian tourists who were killed in a sightseeing helicopter when it and another aircraft …Controller's role in NY air collision studiedReutersAlerts went [...]
Mystery remains over cargo vessel - BBC News
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Times Online
Mystery remains over cargo vesselBBC NewsMystery still surrounds a missing Russian-manned cargo ship, with a sighting off Africa's Cape Verde islands still to be confirmed. The Arctic Sea, with 15 Russian crew members on board, was last sighted in the Bay of Biscay on 30 July. …Sighting of Missing Russian Cargo Ship DeniedVoice of [...]
US senator set for Myanmar talks - Aljazeera.net
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Aljazeera.net
US senator set for Myanmar talksAljazeera.netA US senator is set to become the most senior Washington official to meet Myanmar's ruling military leaders during talks in the Southeast Asian nation. Jim Webb, a Democratic senator from the eastern US state of Virginia, was scheduled to hold talks …Webb's Trip To Burma May Be Litmus TestWashington [...]
Former Afghan President Survives Assassination Attempt - Voice of America
August 13, 2009 by Librarian · Leave a Comment
Telegraph.co.uk
Former Afghan President Survives Assassination AttemptVoice of AmericaBy VOA News Former Afghan President Berhanuddin Rabbani survived an assassination attempt Thursday in the country's northern Kunduz province. Local officials said Taliban fighters attacked Mr. Rabbani's convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire …Gates says US troop increase possible in AfghanistanAFPPresident Karzai pulls out of television debate for [...]