Sunday, January 31, 2010

Grammy Night Belongs To Beyonce And Taylor Swift - MTV.com


Reuters


Grammy Night Belongs To Beyonce And Taylor Swift

MTV.com


Performances from Lady Gaga and Elton John, Pink, the Black Eyed Peas and others steal the show. By James Montgomery There were plenty of over-the-top moments during Sunday night's (January 31) 52nd annual Grammy Awards, but none of them could outshine ...


Biggest Haul at Grammys Goes to Beyoncé

New York Times


Taylor Swift wins historic Grammy for best album

Reuters


One fierce night for Beyonce, Taylor Swift at the Grammys

USA Today


Entertainment Weekly -CMT.com -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Obama's NYC terror trial switch: Pragmatism or indecisiveness? - Christian Science Monitor


Globe and Mail


Obama's NYC terror trial switch: Pragmatism or indecisiveness?

Christian Science Monitor


The Obama administration says it won't hold the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Al Qaeda suspects in Manhattan after  »

Friday, January 29, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Snap Analysis: Obama's big speech: did he get his groove back? - Reuters


CBC.ca


Snap Analysis: Obama's big speech: did he get his groove back?

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a difficult first year as president, Barack Obama needed to reassert his leadership and take back control of the political agenda in his first State of the Union address on Wednesday. It may take until November, ...


Obama faces uphill road to create jobs

msnbc.com


The State of the Union

Buffalo News


Obama Focuses On Jobs In State Of The Union Address

Gothamist


The Bay City Times - MLive.com -Independent Political Report -WBUR


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

President Obama's Promises: A Look Back at the 2009 Address to Congress - ABC News


Washington Post


President Obama's Promises: A Look Back at the 2009 Address to Congress

ABC News


Middle-class Americans need immediate tax relief, President Obama will say tonight in his first, official State of the Union address to a country weary of wars and the economic downturn. The president orders a hold on non-security ...


The state of policy . . .

Buffalo News


Struggling families, wounded troops Obama's guests

Washington Post


Politics From A to Z: State of the Union

New York Times (blog)


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Monday, January 25, 2010

State of the Union is Obama's Chance to Reset His Presidency - U.S. News & World Report


Kansas City Star


State of the Union is Obama's Chance to Reset His Presidency

U.S. News & World Report


When President Obama strides into the House of Representatives to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, he will command the nation's attention for one of the most important speeches of his career. ...


Obama Talks of Restoring Security for Middle Class

New York Times


Obama Puts Economic Focus on the Middle Class

Voice of America


Obama's plan to help the middle class: how it might affect you

Christian Science Monitor


USA Today -Market News International -Boston Herald


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bin Laden takes responsibility for Christmas Day airline bombing plot - Los Angeles Times


Reuters


Bin Laden takes responsibility for Christmas Day airline bombing plot

Los Angeles Times


The Al Qaeda leader vows to continue targeting the US as long as Washington backs Israel. But American officials doubt he played a meaningful role in planning the failed attack. On the tape, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said: "The message we want to ...


Bin Laden claims responsibility for Christmas bomb attempt

Akron Beacon Journal


Bin Laden threatens further attacks against the US

Long War Journal


Analyst: Bin Laden language could foreshadow attack

WLOS


AFP -9&10 News -Sydney Morning Herald


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

'Fighting' Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance - Christian Science Monitor


CNN


'Fighting' Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance

Christian Science Monitor


The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling striking down a 2002 campaign finance reform law 'strikes at democracy itself,' Obama says in his weekly address. Republicans say 'free speech' â€" even in the form of money â€" strengthens democracy. ...


Obama Assails Supreme Court Ruling On Political Advertising

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on elections - Los Angeles Times


Boston Globe


Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on elections

Los Angeles Times


The justices overturn a century of US electoral law by a 5-4 vote. Millions of extra dollars are expected to start flowing from big business to this f »


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Supreme Court overturns ban on direct corporate spending on elections - Los Angeles Times


CNN International


Supreme Court overturns ban on direct corporate spending on elections

Los Angeles Times


In a 5-4 decision that strikes down a 1907 law, the justices say the 1st Amendment gives corporations, just like individuals, a right to spend their own money on political ads for federal candidates. By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington - The ...


Court eases business, union election spending rule

Washington Post


Supreme Court Overturns Limits on Corporate Spending in Political Campaigns

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Excuses, Excuses: Democrats Dig Deep to Explain Loss in Massachusetts - FOXNews


CBC.ca


Excuses, Excuses: Democrats Dig Deep to Explain Loss in Massachusetts

FOXNews


Democrats are offering a wide variety of excuses to explain why a truck-driving, war-supporting, health care reform-opposing Republican will be sitting in "Ted Kennedy's seat" in the US Senate. Martha Coakley concedes in the Massachusetts special ...


Brown heading to Washington on Thursday

Boston Globe


Senator - Elect Scott Brown Hopes to Be Seated Soon

New York Times


Will a Jobs Bill Will Be Easier Than Health Care Reform?

Atlantic Online


Reuters -Buffalo News -Albany Times Union


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

'Special Report' Panel on Senate Race in Massachusetts; Key 2010 Battlegrounds - FOXNews


Reuters


'Special Report' Panel on Senate Race in Massachusetts; Key 2010 Battlegrounds

FOXNews


This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from January 15, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS: I don't think Scott Brown is going to win on Tuesday. ...


HMO shares up, hospitals f »


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Monday, January 18, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On - ABC News


New York Times (blog)


Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On

ABC News


On Monday, America will celebrate -- if that's the right word -- Martin Luther King Day. Today, there are two generations of Americans who are too young to person »


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

McConnell: Mass. Senate race a health referendum - Washington Post


Reuters


McConnell: Mass. Senate race a health referendum

Washington Post


AP WASHINGTON -- The Senate's Republican leader is casting the shockingly close Senate race in Massachusetts as a referendum on President Barack Obama's health care bill. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says that no matter who wins Tuesday's special ...


MA Senate Race: Final Push

FOXNews (blog)


McConnell: Mass Senate race is "referendum on national health-care bill'

Politico (blog)


Obama here for Coakley, trailing a diminished aura

Boston Globe


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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Coakley hopes for historic win in Kennedy seat bid - Washington Post


The Guardian


Coakley hopes for historic win in Kennedy seat bid

Washington Post


AP BOSTON -- For much of her campaign, Martha Coakley steered clear of the Kennedy mystique, methodic »

Friday, January 15, 2010

Relief Groups Seek Alternative Routes to Get Aid Moving - New York Times


The Hindu


Relief Groups Seek Alternative Routes to Get Aid Moving

New York Times


Amid looting of United Nations and other food stocks in Haiti, international relief agencies struggled Friday to find alternative routes for aid in the face of survivors' angry criticism that no help was getting through, ...


Haiti quake aid effort hampered by blockages

BBC News


Security in Haiti deteriorates as fresh aid arrives

MiamiHerald.com


Desperate Haitians Await Aid Following Quake

Voice of America


CNN International -Washington Post -Aljazeera.net


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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti earthquake - Washington Post


The Guardian


Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti earthquake

Washington Post


PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Haitian leaders estimated Wednesday that tens of thousands of people have died in the aftermath of the earthquake that throttled this impoverished Caribbean nation, ...


Haitians in Miami anxiously await news from home

BBC News


Haiti earthquake: News updates

CNN International


Haiti Despairs as Quake Deaths Mount

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Haiti quake: The worst of places for a big tremor - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Haiti quake: The worst of places for a big tremor

BBC News


It was immediately obvious that Tuesday's quake in Haiti would be an app »


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Talking about race not same as racist talk - Chicago Sun-Times


Reuters


Talking about race not same as racist talk

Chicago Sun-Times


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Monday, January 11, 2010

Reid's remarks threaten to change his game - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


Reid's remarks threaten to change his game

Los Angeles Times


Republicans put heat on the Senate majority leader to step down as he faces a tough reelection this year. The question is whether Harry Reid's remarks will hurt his reelection chances by depressing black turnout in Nevada. ...


Republicans cite Lott in c »

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattles Eureka in Northern California - Los Angeles Times


NEWS.com.au


Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattles Eureka in Northern California

Los Angeles Times


The temblor snaps power lines, shatters windows and is felt over a wide area, but no major injuries are reported. 'It was a monstrous one,' a merchant says. Natural Foods employees sort through the mess left by the earthquake. ...


6.5 quake rocks Humboldt County

San Francisco Chronicle


Earthquake rocks Eureka, damage widespread

San Jose Mercury News


6.5 Quake Strikes Off California Coast

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Friday, January 8, 2010

Gov plans deep cuts to programs, and fed help - San Francisco Chronicle


BBC News


Gov plans deep cuts to programs, and fed help

San Francisco Chronicle


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled an $82.9 billion spending plan for California on Friday that relies on deep cuts in health and human services, prison spending and wages for state workers, and on billions in additional federal dollars that the ...


California Requests Billions From US

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Obama takes responsibility for terror prevention failure - Los Angeles Times


CBC.ca


Obama takes responsibility for terror prevention failure

Los Angeles Times


The president, sharing an internal investigation into the foiled Christmas attack, c »

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Sen. Dodd can now focus on his legacy - Los Angeles Times


The Guardian


Sen. Dodd can now focus on his legacy

Los Angeles Times


After deciding not to seek reelection, the Connecticut Democrat is poised to make the compromises necessary to push his proposed financial regulations through the Senate. By Jim Puzzanghera Reporting from Washington - In deciding not to seek reelection ...


Departures Shake Democrats

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

AP Sources: Colorado Gov. Ritter to Retire - New York Times


Bellingham Herald


AP Sources: Colorado Gov. Ritter to Retire

New York Times


By AP The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic sources tell The Associated Press that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter won't run for re-election ...


Sources: Colorado Gov. Ritter to retire

msnbc.com


Sources: Ritter expected to withdraw from governor's race

Denver Post


Ritter is not running for re-election as Colorado's governor

9NEWS.com


MSN Money -State Bill Colorado -TheDenverChannel.com


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