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Bob Graham vows to give BP, big oil a fair hearingMiamiHerald.com - - 34 minutes ago Bob Graham said he didn't hesitate when White House officials called for him to head an independent commission into the Gulf oil spill. Talk About a Mess New York Times Results of Kandahar offensive may affect future US movesWashington Post - - 2 hours ago The Obama administration's campaign to drive the Taliban out of Afghanistan's second-largest city is a go-for-broke move that even its authors are unsure will succeed. US troops, Afghan police sweep through Taliban stronghold Los Angeles Times Mangalore air crash: Miraculous escape for eightNDTV.com - 1 hour ago It was one of the biggest air tragedies on Indian soil in recent times. The Air India flight IX-812 from Dubai to Mangalore crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport in the wee hours on Saturday. US team to assist in plane crash probe The Hindu |
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Analysis: What the Iran-Turkey deal is missing
Jerusalem Post - - 28 minutes ago
The nuclear deal announced on Monday among Iran, Brazil and Turkey has certainly gotten many analysts and reporters excited, not least at the Los Angeles Times, which described the agreement as, possibly, a “stunning” breakthrough.
13-Year-Old Climbs Everest
New York Times - 41 minutes ago
By AP The youngest climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest hugged his tearful companions Saturday and told them he loved them. Then 13-year-old Jordan Romero took a satellite phone and called his mother, Leigh Anne Drake.
Youngest person to top Everest draws attention to teen adventurers Los Angeles Times
Clinton's pavilion
BBC News - 4 hours ago
Hillary Clinton has travelled to Shanghai to see for herself the results of her efforts to build up the American pavilion at the World Expo 2010.
Asian Art Museum's 'Shanghai' a taste of exhibits to come Los Angeles Times
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At West Point, Obama offers new security strategy
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
President Barack Obama told graduating cadets who soon will head to war that their country needs allies standing with the US in Afghanistan and around the world at a time when many countries are questioning their commitment to that fight.
Video: Obama Honors West Point Grads
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The Associated Press
Obama calls for a strategy of global cooperation Los Angeles Times
Cuomo will run for New York governor
Salt Lake Tribune - - 8 minutes ago
AP Albany, NY » New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared Saturday he is running for governor of the state once led by his iconic father, after a coy stealth candidacy smiled upon by the White House and conducted as he ...
Video: NY's Cuomo Announces He's Running for Governor
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The Associated Press
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Rand Paul and the Perils of Textbook Libertarianism
New York Times - - 8 hours ago
When Rand Paul, the victor in the Republican Senate primary last week in Kentucky, criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964, singling out the injustice of non-discriminatory practices it imposed on private businesses, the resulting ...
Protesters decry Paul's comments on civil rights The Associated Press
BP Defends Dispersant After EPA Orders It Changed
Wall Street Journal - - 50 minutes ago
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN), in response to a directive from the US government to switch the type of chemical dispersant it's been using to break up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, said it still believes ...
BP refuses EPA order to switch to less-toxic oil dispersant Los Angeles Times
Angela Merkel's ban on naked short-selling is brave, not naive
The Guardian - 5 hours ago
The condescension rained on Angela Merkel's unilateral clampdown on speculators is misplaced. The German chancellor is not naive about the workings of capitalism - she knows that democratically elected leaders are locked in a power struggle with ...
Financial Overhaul Bill Poses Big Test for Lobbyists
New York Times - - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Last Wednesday, Representative David Scott, Democrat of Georgia, mingled with insurance and financial executives and other supporters at a lunchtime fund-raiser in his honor at a chic Washington wine bar ...
Washington Digest: Senate votes on financial reform bill Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
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Securing your Facebook privacy settings
Macworld - - 13 hours ago
One wonders if Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow Facebook executives are wishing they could declare a do-over right about now, dating back to late April.
Pac-Man hits 30 without losing its way
Washington Post - - 16 hours ago
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, Google.com allowed visitors to play the classic video game in the shape of the Google logo.
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Craig Venter: The dazzling showman of science
The Guardian - 5 hours ago
There is, appropriately enough, a biblical quality to Craig Venter's account of the genesis of his quest to create life "from scratch".
Call for 'artificial life' DNA ban BBC News
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Lindsay Lohan Has Landed
TMZ.com (blog) - 12 minutes ago
After a week in Cannes, Lindsay landed at LAX just after 7:00 PM PT and managed to give the slip to the gaggle of paps that were on the lookout.
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Bret Michaels Taking 'Every Precaution Possible' After Health Scares
People Magazine - - 9 hours ago
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg With the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice a mere day away, Bret Michaels looks forward to attending the live broadcast of the show on Sunday night to compete for the title - though his main concern ...
Bret Michaels: American Badass Beatweek Magazine
Coming soon in Web video: Googlers bearing gifts
Washington Post - - 19 hours ago
Google chief Eric Schmidt, with other tech executives, announces Google's Internet-powered TV. (Paul Sakuma/associated Press) By ROB PEGORARO If that wasn't clear before, it should be obvious after this week's Google I/O conference here, dominated by a ...
Do You Need Google in Your TV? FOXNews
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Lakers' Lamar Odom sticks like glue
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
He almost left as a free agent after last season, but the Lakers are glad to have him around as they try to repeat. Lakers forward Lamar Odom snags a rebound in front of Suns forward Grant Hill during Game 2 on Wednesday at Staples Center.
Celtics cruise past Magic; open 3-0 lead in series The Associated Press
Kerr, After Wobbly Start, Steers the Suns' Revival New York Times
Kurt Busch caps Penske's big day with NASCAR All-Star win
USA Today - - 24 minutes ago
By Gerry Broome, AP By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY CONCORD, NC - Kurt Busch roared to life in the final segment of the All-Star Race and capped twin triumphs Saturday for Penske Racing.
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Feeling the Urgency to Win, the Mets Go Out and Do It
New York Times - - 28 minutes ago
Baseball people are conditioned to say that every game is important, regardless of the opponent, the circumstances or juncture of the schedule.
Mets Win First Over Yankees At Citi Hartford Courant
'Sex Talk' Eases Fear of Sex After Heart Attack
WebMD - - May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010 -- People who are sexually active before a heart attack tend to be less so after recovering, especially if they don't have the "sex talk" with their doctors, new research shows.
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Walkers relay for life in Vestal
Press & Sun-Bulletin - - 1 hour ago
VESTAL -- Hundreds of walkers began an emotional journey around Sammon Field in Vestal Saturday afternoon as the annual Relay for Life for Western Broome got underway.
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Salmonella outbreak in 10 states prompts sprouts recall
CNN - - May 21, 2010
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Federal public health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has infected 22 people in 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Alfalfa sprouts recalled after at least 22 ill The Associated Press
It's Graduation Season! Herewith, the Awards for Worst Cakes
Lemondrop (blog) - - May 19, 2010
It's spring! Which means graduation! Which means cake! Which inevitably means ... bad cakes. Buzzfeed has a hilarious /alarming gallery of the best, worst, trashiest, cutest -- and everything in between -- cakes on the Internet.
36 Hours in Santa Fe
New York Times - - May 20, 2010
THE Plaza, the heart of old Santa Fe, hasn't changed much since the Spanish settled here 400 years ago. But surrounding the Plaza is an increasingly cosmopolitan city.
What Did Jesus Do?
New Yorker - - May 16, 2010
When we meet Jesus of Nazareth at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, almost surely the oldest of the four, he's a full-grown man.
The Limbaugh Victory
New York Times - - May 19, 2010
THERE are many theories for why very conservative Republicans seem to be doing so well lately, taking their party's Senate nominations in Florida, Kentucky and Utah, and beating Democrats head-to-head in Massachusetts, New Jersey and ...
Reunited with the Vietnamese 'girl in the picture'
BBC News - - May 17, 2010
Kim Phuc, the girl in one of the unforgettable images of the Vietnam War, has been reunited for a BBC radio programme with Christopher Wain, the ITN correspondent who helped save her life 38 years ago.