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Raucous Buildup Precedes Health Vote
Washington Times
By Alan Fram ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats heard it all Saturday -- words of inspiration from President Barack Obama and raucous chants of protests from demonstrators. And at ti... Blast In Afghanistan's Helmand Province : Reports
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Sunday, about ten people are reported to have been killed in a bomb blast in Southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.Helmand is one of Afghanistan's violent province in which a series of m... Un Chief Urges Israel To End Gaza Blockade : Reports
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Sunday, the United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Gaza strip as part of a regional tour aimed at encouraging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restart the peace process, according t... Moscow's Fire Chief Dies In Blaze
RadioFreeEurope
Local reports say the chief of Moscow's fire department was killed while evacuating people from a burning building in the Russian capital.ITAR-TASS reports that Yevgeny Chernyshov was thought to have ... U.s. Envoy George Mitchell Travels To Middle East
RadioFreeEurope
U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell travels to the region today to urge the Palestinians and Israelis to restart indirect talks.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon carried a similar message during a v... Iran President Suggests Referendum On Subsidy Cuts
RadioFreeEurope
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has suggested holding a referendum to approve subsidy cuts that the Islamic Republic's parliament has repeatedly blocked, a news agency said.Par... 10 Afghans Killed In Blast In Helmand Province
International Herald Tribune
Filed at 6:18 a.m. ET KABUL (AP) -- A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians Sunday and wounded seven others in an attack on an Afghan army patrol at a bridge in the southern province of Helmand, an Afgh... Hell On Wheels: New York's 10 Worst Cabbies
New York Post
They're the hacks out of hell. New York's 10 worst cabbies spit, curse, throw temper tantrums and sucker-punch female riders while raging on the road with less regard for the law than Grand Theft Auto... Nut Punches Us Marshal
New York Post
A crazed man was arrested after he attacked a US marshal in Foley Square. The unidentified man walked up to the uniformed marshal while he sat in a security booth at Centre and Pearl streets outside t... 'israel Won't Change Its Policies'
Jerusalem Post
Israeli will neither change policies that have been upheld by its various governments since 1967 nor halt construction in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stressed at Sunday's cabinet mee... French Vote Promises Slap For Sarkozy
Channel News Asia
PARIS: French voters came out Sunday expected to deal President Nicolas Sarkozy a stinging rebuke in regional elections that will be his last big national test before seeking re-election in 2012. Poll... 3 Killed After Planes Collide Over Fla.
USA Today
WILLISTON, Fla. (AP) A single-engine plane and a kit-built aircraft collided in clear, sunny skies Saturday over central Florida, killing three people, authorities said. Stage Set For Historic Health Care Reform Vote
CNN
Former President Clinton urges House Democrats to support health reform bill President Obama makes final appeal for health care: "Let get this done" Republicans say plan will lead to higher ... Volcano Erupts In Iceland
CNN
The country's civil protection agency did not immediately record any injuries or damage. But the heat from the volcano could melt the glacier and cause floods in the surrounding area. Afghan Blast 'kills 10' In South
BBC
Ten people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.The victims were said to have been civilians, killed as a suicide bomber targeted an army convoy ... No Budget Giveaways, Says Darling
BBC
Chancellor Alistair Darling has reiterated there will be no "giveaways" ahead of the general election, as he prepares to deliver Wednesday's Budget."People want to see a sensible, workm... Iraq's Maliki Asks For Recount, Warns Of Violence
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for a nationwide recount of votes from Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election, warning the country could return to violence if the demand was no... Gm Daewoo Recalls 58,000 Vehicles
RTT News
(RTTNews) - GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Corp., is recalling over 58,000 vehicles in South Korea due to manufacturing defects, according to reports. The r... New York's $105b Pension Timebomb
New York Post
According to the city’s latest annual financial report, New York City’s fi ve pension funds, including those for teachers, police officers and firefighters, are short nearly $40 billion on... A Happy Meal Is Forever
New York Post
McDonald's food not only tastes like plastic, it lasts as long as plastic. A Denver nutritionist kept a Happy Meal out for a whole year just to see what would happen, and was shocked when the popular ... Palestinian Teen Shot Dead In Riot
New York Post
A Palestinian teenager was killed yesterday during a clash with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank settlement of Iraq Burin. Mohammed Qadus, 16, died after being shot in the chest as a riot escalated b... Why We Fear Bam Big Gov't
New York Post
Not only does it encompass and include other wedge issues, such as abortion, taxing and spending, but the war over the size of government goes to the heart of the concept of American exceptionalism. E... 'harry' A Hot Film
New York Post
Harry Potter should keep his goblet of fire to himself. Six fire engines spent 40 minutes battling flames on the set of the final "Harry Potter" film in England yesterday. The "out of control" blaze b... U.n. Chief Urges Israel To End Settlement Building
International Herald Tribune
Palestinians to return to negotiations with the aim of establishing an independent, viable Palestinian state alongside Israel. But underlining the still volatile climate, hours after Mr. Ban’s ... Pelosi Nixes Amending Bill On Abort $$
New York Post
As House leaders counted up the last votes they need for today's health-care vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi quashed some pro-lifers' wish to amend the bill to tighten abortion restrictions -- instead sugg... Jihad Jane And Friends
Jerusalem Post
Just as cartoonists alter depictions of Muhammad, is there not irony in the fact that Jihad Jane and her cohort shatter our image of what a terrorist looks like? My Word: Meanwhile In Jerusalem...
Jerusalem Post
I don’t know whether I want Barack Obama to read this piece or not. On the one hand, nobody – from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu down to this not-always-humble-enough journalist – wants to o... Rival Edges Ahead Of Iraq Pm In Overall Vote Count
Jerusalem Post
BAGHDAD — A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister edged ahead Saturday in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while the prime minister held onto his province-by-province lead as...
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