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Crowds flock to the streets of Tehran to protest at election result

Times Online - ‎54 minutes ago‎
He was 45 but his white hair and lined face made him look 60. Tears filled his eyes as he watched marchers protesting over the presidential election results file past yesterday, chanting “Give us back our Iran!

Recession fears cripple stocks

CNNMoney.com - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Worries that the economy is not likely to recover as soon as had been hoped drag on markets. Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop over 2%.

AMA 'Pleased' Obama Noted Physicians' Liability Worry

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
(Adds summary of health-industry reaction in 3rd paragraph; additional details beginning in 17th graph.) By Dinah Wisenberg Brin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The American Medical Association sounded a cooperative tone after President Barack Obama addressed ...

Netanyahu's speech vexes Arabs

Xinhua - ‎7 minutes ago‎
by Muhammad Yamany, Chen Gongzheng CAIRO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League(AL) said Monday that conditions set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a Palestinian state were "disabling" and Netanyahu made "a proposal to be ...

Plane makers put on brave face at Paris Air Show

AFP - ‎20 minutes ago‎
LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - Aviation manufacturers sought Monday to lift the gloom hanging over the recession-hit airline industry, foreseeing better days ahead and announcing new orders at the Paris Air Show.

North Koreans have made nuclear progress, experts say

CNN International - ‎37 minutes ago‎
By Pam Benson WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The US intelligence community believes that North Korea tested a nuclear device last month with an explosive yield of several kilotons, considerably more powerful than its first test nearly three years ago.

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A Quorum-less Session, A Closed-Door Meeting, A Legal Threat

New York Daily News - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Exactly one week from the coup vote that threw the Capitol into chaos, the Capitol remains....in chaos. Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and Sen. Dean Skelos, who continue to insist in he validity of last Monday's 32-30 vote that made them Senate temporary ...

Cheney: I Hope Panetta Was 'Misquoted' in Claiming My Wish for Attack

FOXNews - ‎4 hours ago‎
After the CIA director apparently told The New Yorker that he thinks the former vice president is crossing his fingers for another attack on America, Dick Cheney says he hopes his "old friend" didn't really say those words.

Museum Shooting Suspect's Arraignment Postponed

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Del Quentin Wilber James W. von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist charged with killing a security guard at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum last week, remains in critical but stable condition at a DC hospital, federal prosecutors disclosed ...

Gas prices highest in California and SF

Bizjournals.com - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Gas prices in California topped $3 a gallon, the highest in the nation, according to AAA, and San Francisco has the highest prices in the state, coming in at $3.09 per gallon.

Regional Carrier Gulfstream Responds to FAA's Criticism

Wall Street Journal - ‎51 minutes ago‎
By SUSAN CAREY Gulfstream International Airlines, a regional carrier facing a proposed $1.3 million civil penalty by the Federal Aviation Administration for improper maintenance and pilot scheduling, told the agency Monday that it was in regulatory ...

Asia DayAhead: Fisher Says Fed Can't Offset Bond-Purchase Flood

Bloomberg - ‎57 minutes ago‎
June 16 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks extended a global slide, sending the MSCI World Index down the most in two months, as falling oil and metal prices weighed on commodity producers.

Shuttle Will Try to Launch Wednesday

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
By KENNETH CHANG Trying to maximize the chances of getting two rockets off the ground this week, NASA on Monday scheduled the launching of the space shuttle Endeavour for Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

US Software Company Claims Chinese Code Rip Off

ChannelWeb - ‎3 hours ago‎
Solid Oak Software says it has damning evidence that part of its code has allegedly been stolen by the makers of the controversial Chinese "Green Dam-Youth Escort" Internet filtering software.

Apple's iPhone 3G S: How to Pre-Order Now

PC World - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Looking to snag one of Apple's new iPhone 3G S devices by Friday? You're not completely out of luck. Despite some reports to the contrary, the iPhone 3G S pre-order stock is not sold out.

Could Palin Flap Be Letterman's Hugh Grant?

ABC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
What was she thinking? Palin brings attention to Letterman _ could she be his Hugh Grant? By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer The Associated Press Sarah Palin would no doubt be horrified by the idea, but there's a chance she could become the same boon ...

'Taking of Pelham 123' and 'Imagine That' fizzle

Los Angeles Times - ‎18 hours ago‎
John Travolta stars in “The Taking of Pelham 123,” which debuted at $25 million. The film is the latest in a string of adult thrillers to start modestly this year.

Reality TV Star Heidi Montag Defends Playboy Magazine With Husband ...

ABC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
By LUCHINA FISHER While TV personality Pratt, 25, admitted to never reading his contracts and leaving decisions in the hands of agents and managers, the co-hosts on the couch got his reality-TV star wife to hint that she will appear in the August issue ...

Chief blames 'knuckleheads' for Lakers disturbance

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Looting and vandalism that broke out in the aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers' basketball championship won't keep the city from celebrating the team's victory: City officials and the Lakers are planning to foot the bill for a ...

Rossi ends US dream of first Italy victory

USA Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Robert Millward, AP Football Writer PRETORIA, South Africa - The United States looked on course for a first ever victory over Italy Monday when a young striker from Teaneck, New Jersey stole it from them.

Harangody to return to Notre Dame

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Andy Katz Luke Harangody chose the sure thing of being a potential legend at Notre Dame over the unknown of being a first-round draft pick when he decided to return for his senior season with the Irish.

Double loss for swine flu family

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby.

ADHD Drugs: Sudden Death Risk Higher?

WebMD - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Salynn Boyles June 15, 2009 -- A new study suggests that children and teens who take stimulants like Ritalin for ADHD have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but the FDA says the study has major limitations and should not change the way the ...

Gannett CEO Medical Leave Expected To Last 4 Months

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Nat Worden Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Gannett Co. (GCI) said Chairman and Chief Executive Craig Dubow will take a medical leave of absence after back surgery.

Bodies of at least 3 foreign hostages discovered in Yemen

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Shiite Muslim rebels deny kidnapping the two German nurses and South Korean teacher. A group of nine foreigners, including three children, was taken captive Friday.

Treasury secretary Tim Geithner announces plan to overhaul banking ...

New York Daily News - ‎2 hours ago‎
BY Kenneth R. Bazinet US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at Time Warner headquarters in New York, Monday where he announced he would reveal the administration's new plan to overhaul Wall Street on Wednesday.

Obama Faces Gay Groups' Growing Anger

CBS News - ‎26 minutes ago‎
On Monday, Joe Solmonese, the president of the establishment gay rights group The Human Rights Campaign, sent an angry letter to the president objecting to the decision by the Obama Justice Department to file a brief defending the Defense of Marriage ...
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