Friday, July 31, 2009

'Clunkers' Program Is Running Out of Cash - Washington Post


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'Clunkers' Program Is Running Out of Cash

Washington Post


The government's "cash for clunkers" program, aimed at boosting stagnant auto sales, is almost out of money, putting its future in question, according to sources familiar with the effort. Passed by Congress in late June to help the ...


Auto 'Clunkers' Offer in Doubt After Going Through $1 Billion

Bloomberg


Update at 2 am: Cash for Clunkers dead? Depends on who you ask

USA Today


Cash for Clunkers Suspended? Funds Already Running Out

ABC News


Reuters -The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com -The Associated Press


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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Obama defends stimulus package: 'We have stopped the freefall' - Chicago Sun-Times


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Obama defends stimulus package: 'We have stopped the freef »


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

California Budget Trimmed Further - New York Times


Straits Times


California Budget Trimmed Further

New York Times


LOS ANGELES â€" The day a governor signs a budget bill into law usu »


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Monday, July 27, 2009

Tense Waiting Game for Michael Jackson's Doctor - People Magazine


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Tense Waiting Game for Michael Jackson's Doctor

People Magazine


The LA coroner's pending toxicology results â€" expected to answer that key question any day now â€" may hold the fate of Dr. Conrad Murray, the singer's personal physician with him on the day he died and an apparent focus of an ...


Michael Jackson's Doctor Gave Him Propofol Before Death, Source Says

MTV.com


Michael Jackson's doctor gave him anesthetic before he died ...

NME.com


Report: Jackson's Personal Doc Gave Deadly Shot

ABC News


CNN -The Associated Press -E! Online


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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Palin steps down as Alaska governor - CNN


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Palin steps down as Alaska governor

CNN


FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CNN) -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska's governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning "to chart a new course to advance the state. ...


Palin resigns Alaska governorship

BBC News


Alaska's new governor shares Palin's values

The Associated Press


Palin Steps Down From Alaska Governorship

Voice of America


NECN -Politico -Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Iranian Police, Militia Attack Opposition Protesters - FOXNews


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Iranian Police, Militia Attack Opposition Protesters

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TEHRAN, Iran â€" Iranian police and pro-government militia attacked and scattered hundreds of protesters in a rare demonstration in Iran's capital Saturday, witnesses said. The protests were in response to the demonstrations being held around the world ...


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Obama stirs racial passions in Harvard case - Reuters


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Obama stirs racial passions in Harvard case

Reuters


BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plunged his presidency into a charged racial debate and set off a firestorm in one of America's most liberal bastions by siding with a black Harvard scholar who accuses police of racism. ...


Did Obama Go Too Far With Race Remark?

ABC News


O! fficer says he'll 'never apologize' for Harvard professor arrest

CNN


Crowley's union predicts Obama will regret remarks

Boston Globe


FOXNews -The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

It's official: Obamas to vacation on Martha's Vineyard next month - USA Today


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It's official: Obamas to vacation on Martha's Vineyard next month

USA Today


Speaking yesterday with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, President Obama confirmed something that has been rumored for awhile: He and his family will take vacation late next month in Martha's Vineyard, Mass. To the degree presidents HAVE vacations, ...


Obama Defends Vacationing in Down Economy

CBS News


demint refuses to take back 'Waterloo' statement

The Associated Press


DeMint: Obama 'can't back up his utopian promises'

Examiner.com


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Deadline missed for policy on detaining terror suspects - CNN


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Deadline missed for policy on detaining terror suspects

CNN


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a move already drawing fire from liberal activists, aides to President Obama acknowledged the administration will miss its own Tuesday deadline to submit a report detailing its policy on detaining terror suspects. ...


Reports on US Detention Policy Will Be Delayed

Washington Post!


Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines

Los Angeles Times


Guantanamo report on detainee policy delayed

Reuters


BBC News -The Associated Press -MiamiHerald.com


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Monday, July 20, 2009

Lisa Schwarzbaum, left, with McCourt and his wife, Ellen - Entertainment Weekly


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Lisa Schwarzbaum, left, with McCourt and his wife, Ellen

Entertainment Weekly


Frank McCourt's telephone answering machine message always promised that he would return  »


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

To the moon and back: Apollo 11 success was quietly hatched in ... - San Jose Mercury News


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To the moon and back: Apollo 11 success was quietly hatched in ...

San Jose Mercury News


Jack Boyd, 83, and Bill Borucki, 70, are photographed in the observation bay of an Arc Heater in the Aerodynamic Heating Facility at NASA/Ames Research Center in Mountain View on July 16, 2009. Boyd and Borucki worked on developing the ...


Apollo 11's Bright Glare

Washington Post


Exploring moon mission excitement

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Friday, July 17, 2009

CBS's Towering Anchor Won a Country's Trust - Washington Post


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CBS's Towering Anchor Won a Country's Trust

Washington Post


In an era before Twitter and cable, Walter Cronkite had singular influence. (Cbs Via Associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. ...


Remembering Walter Cronkite

msnbc.com


Walter Cronkite, from the Bay Area point of view

San Francisco Chronicle


Colleagues, friends react to Cronkite's death

The Associated Press


Boston Herald -CNN -E! Online


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Thursday, July 16, 2009

President Obama honors civil rights pioneers with speech at NAACP ... - New York Daily News


Voice of America


President Obama honors civil rights pioneers with speech at NAACP ...

New York Daily News


Does the election of President Obama mark the end of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, or simply serve at it's greatest victory? It is not the end as long as racism plagues society. His election marks the end of one chapter, ...


Obama to NAACP: Progress made but much still to accomplish

CNN


On its 100th anniversary, Obama pays tribute to NAACP

Newsday


Obama has tough-love message for African-Americans

Reuters


The Associated Press -Voice of America -BBC News


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Health-Care Vote Illustrates Stubborn Partisan Divide - New York Times


Washington Post


Health-Care Vote Illustrates Stubborn Partisan Divide

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" A party-line Senate committee vote on legislation to remake the nation's health care system underscored the absence of political consensus on what would be the biggest changes in social policy in ...


Senate panel OKs healthcare overhaul

Los Angeles Times


Senate Panel Advances Health-Care Overhaul

Washington Post


US Sen Baucus: Health Bill Can't Pass With Only Dem Votes

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

News Analysis Hearings Are Window Into Judge's Legal Acumen - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


News Analysis Hearings Are Window Into Judge's Legal Acumen

New York Times


Supreme Court confirmation hearings seek, in theory at least, to determine what sort of justice the nominee would be. The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. ...


Sotomayor backs off 'wise Latina' comments

Los! Angeles Times


On Second Day of Hearings, Sotomayor Displays Personality, Mannerisms

Washington Post


Exchanges from the Sotomayor confirmation hearing

The Associated Press


FOXNews -Christian Science Monitor -MiamiHerald.com


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Monday, July 13, 2009

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Friday, July 10, 2009

GM Is Said to Complete Bankruptcy Asset Sale to a New Company - Bloomberg


Daily Nation


GM Is Said to Complete Bankruptcy Asset Sale to a New Company

Bloomberg


July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The sale of General Motors Corp.'s best assets to a new company that's majority-owned by the US government was completed in a signing today in New York, a person familiar with the handover said. ...


GM ready to exit from bankruptcy

BBC News


With Sale of Good Assets, GM Out of Bankruptcy

New York Times


GM on cusp of exiting bankruptcy

CNNMoney.com


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

G-8 leaders focus on global warming - CNN International


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G-8 leaders focus on global warming

CNN International


L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) -- Leaders of the world's leading industrialized nations are to huddle with representatives of up-and-coming powerhouses to tackle global warming at an economic summit Thursday in Italy. G-8 leaders wait for an aide to remove toe ...


G8 set new global warming targets

BBC News


G8 welcomes developing states, eyes climate, trade

Reuters


Climate impasse leaves nations mired

Los Angeles Times


Xinhua -guardian.co.uk -USA Today


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Michael Jackson memorial an event fans will never forget - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Michael Jackson memorial an event fans will never forget

Los Angeles Times


It was a show unlike any LA had ever seen. Fans emoted; some folks groused. By Louis Sahagun, Corina Knoll and Carla H »


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Monday, July 6, 2009

US, Russia Focus on Military Issues - Voice of America


Telegraph.co.uk


US, Russia Focus on Military Issues

Voice of America


US President Barack Obama met with his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev on Monday as part of a US effort to "reset" the relationship between their two countries. Speaking at a news conference following several hours of talks in the ...


Obama Heads for Putin 'Reality Check' After Medvedev Accord

Blo! omberg


Russian civil society leaders to appeal to Obama

Reuters


What Russians want Obama to know

Newsweek


guardian.co.uk -The Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk


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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Victim's sister: 'Third person involved' in Steve McNair's death - USA Today


guardian.co.uk


Victim's sister: 'Third person involved' in Steve McNair's death

USA Today


The sister of Sahel Kazemi, the 20-year-old women found shot dead with former NFL QB Steve McNair on Saturday, says she was a young woman who wanted to have fun and couldn't have hurt anyone â€" not herself, nor anyone else ...


QB Young, others react to McNair's death

The Tennessean


Calm and steady, Steve McNair was a leader in every sense of the word

SI.com


McNair set standard for Titans' quarterbacks

ESPN


Bloomberg -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Kansas City Star


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Saturday, July 4, 2009

McNair will be remembered for toughness, leadership - SportingNews.com


Boston Globe


McNair will be remembered for toughness, leadership

SportingNews.com


Steve McNair brought more than just talent to the quarterback position. He played with toughness. He played with leadership. He was more dangerous in game-winning situations than he was in the first quarter. Those qualities made McNair's sudden death ...


McNair Shot and Killed

Washington Post!


Ex-NFL QB McNair found shot to death in condo

FOXSports.com


Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee

The Associated Press


SI.com -CBSSports.com -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


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