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Who's running Haiti? No one, say the peopleReuters - - 34 minutes ago PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Desperate Haitians turned rubble-strewn streets and parks into makeshift hospitals and refugee camps on Thursday in the absence of any noticeable response from authorities in Haiti after Tuesday's earthquake. Video: Images of Disaster: Aftermath in Haiti 
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Haiti earthquake: victims still wait for aid to arriveTelegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims are still waiting for aid to arrive in Haiti as the suffering becomes increasingly desperate. Brown criticizes Coakley on Afghanistan, terror trialsBoston Globe - - 1 hour ago Republican US Senate candidate Scott Brown criticized his Democratic rival, Martha Coakley, today for saying at a debate earlier this week that the Taliban were gone from Afghanistan. Kennedy's widow, Obama boost Mass. Dem msnbc.com |
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Ukraine PM seeks to trump rival with EU pledge
AFP - 2 hours ago
KIEV - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko pledged Thursday to bring Ukraine into the EU within five years if she wins this weekend's presidential polls, as she moved to play up differences with her main rival.
Ukraine's oligarchs place their poll bets Financial Times
US Announces $100 Million Aid Package for Haiti
Voice of America - - 21 minutes ago
Photo: AP US President Barack Obama has announced $100 million in new aid to Haiti, two days after a powerful earthquake left much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince in rubble.
Obama pledges $100m aid and troop support The Guardian
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Analysis: Senate prospects for jobless bill weak
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
AP WASHINGTON -- The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and it's looking more and more like that's the fate awaiting a new jobs bill wanted by President Barack Obama.
Democrats, Unions Reach Deal on Taxing High-End Health Plans Wall Street Journal
Gay marriage good for economy, San Francisco says
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Legalizing gay marriage would provide a financial boost for San Francisco, the city's top economist said on Thursday in a closely watched federal trial over California's same-sex marriage ban.
Trial asks if anti-gay bias had role in Prop. 8 San Francisco Chronicle
Reid, Lieberman Spoke This Morning; Both Put Out Statements On Relationship
Atlantic Online - - 1 hour ago
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Black leaders in Nevada rally around Reid campaign Washington Post
Reid: Lieberman 'double-crossed me' USA Today (blog)
Analysis: Obama playing banks against taxpayers
Washington Post - - 38 minutes ago
AP President Barack Obama's biting criticism of big banks frames the problem as a struggle between jobless, suffering Americans and banks making big profits and paying "obscene" bonuses.
Obama Unveils Proposal on Bank Taxes Wall Street Journal
Obama Bank Fee to Hit 50 Biggest US Financial Firms BusinessWeek
After Google Threat, China Defends Internet Policies
Wall Street Journal - - 52 minutes ago
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US Stocks Advance, Led by Tech, Before Intel Reports Earnings
Bloomberg - - 40 minutes ago
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US Stocks Climb To 15-Month Highs Ahead Of Intel's 4Q Release Wall Street Journal
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Google, Microsoft, Other Tech Companies Pledge Support For Haiti
eWeek - - 40 minutes ago
Google, Microsoft, Apple and a variety of other tech companies have all signaled that they will donate funds and their employees' skills towards helping Haiti recover from a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people earlier this week.
Kodak patent complaints target Apple, RIM
CNET - - 3 hours ago
Eastman Kodak on Thursday announced that it has filed legal complaints against Apple and Research in Motion alleging patent infringement.
Apple, RIM hit with Kodak patent suit NetworkWorld.com
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PC Magazine - - 44 minutes ago
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USA Today - 1 hour ago
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ABC News - - 28 minutes ago
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George Clooney And MTV Team Up For Haitian Relief Telethon
MTV.com - - 33 minutes ago
As the crisis in Haiti continues in the wake of the devastating 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, MTV and George Clooney have teamed up to present a telethon to rally support and raise money for the embattled country.
George Clooney pairs with MTV for Haiti Telethon Entertainment Weekly
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USA Today - 46 minutes ago
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Huffington Post (blog) - Jan 11, 2010
Tila Tequila has courted criticism for turning her grief over fiancee Casey Johnson's death into an Internet exhibition, and now she explains why she is incapable of mourning offline.
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CNN - - Jan 12, 2010
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TIME - - 14 hours ago
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New York Times - - Jan 12, 2010
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