Tehran Tense, Quiet, After Week of Sometimes Violent ProtestsVoice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Iran's capital appears tense but quiet early Sunday, with no reports of large-scale protests after a week of sometimes violent demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory.
Review: Two dozen sports reminiscences ponder the father-son ...San Jose Mercury News - - 1 hour ago
There have been enough baseball books written about fathers and sons playing catch, it seems, to fill an entire book store. It is sports literature ad nauseam, and it's never-ending.
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Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Northern IraqNew York Times - - 12 hours ago
BAGHDAD - A suicide truck bomb exploded in a volatile region of northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 68 people and wounding nearly 200 more, even as Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki pledged that attacks like it would not ...
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Ethiopia rejects Somali request
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Ethiopia has refused a request by Somalia for military support to fight insurgents, saying such an intervention would need an international mandate.
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Text: News Conference with Obama and Lee
New York Times - Jun 16, 2009
Following is a text of the news conference held by President Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea on Tuesday, as released by the White House.
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NKorea criticizes US nuclear protection of South
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has criticized the US for reaffirming its nuclear protection of South Korea during a recent summit, saying it exposed a US plot to launch atomic war.
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Wide support for government health plan: poll
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans strongly support fundamental changes to the healthcare system and a move to create a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Saturday.
In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health New York Times
Obama Defends Proposed New Agency
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
President Obama defended his proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency in his weekly radio address yesterday, saying it would tamp down the kind of deceptive lending practices and complicated contracts he said often hurt consumers.
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Obama draws guffaws after cracking wise at correspondents dinner
New York Daily News - - Jun 20, 2009
President Obama turned jokemaster-in-chief at the 65th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner last night and had them in stitches.
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Stanford Indicted in $7 Billion Scheme With Antiguan Regulator
Bloomberg - - 20 hours ago
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Texas financier Allen Stanford was indicted with a former Antiguan regulator on charges they helped direct a $7 billion fraud that US prosecutors said put the “integrity ...
Video: Stanford Indicted for Alleged Ponzi Scheme
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Stanford, flamboyant Texan, faces criminal charges guardian.co.uk
Daimler, Porsche Dismiss Report of Talks Over Stake
Bloomberg - - 15 hours ago
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG and Porsche SE dismissed a report about potential talks over a Daimler investment in Porsche as “speculation.
Volkswagen sees positive Q2 results -CFO guardian.co.uk
Florida's unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
MiamiHerald.com - - Jun 19, 2009
Florida's unemployment rate broke a psychological barrier in May, entering double digits for the first time in 34 years. Although Florida's economy could start to grow again early next year, experts say unemployment ...
Calif. jobless rate climbs to record 11.5 percent BusinessWeek
iphone upgrades could hurt some applications
San Francisco Chronicle - - 5 hours ago
The iphone caused upheaval when it appeared two years ago, changing what people thought they could do with their mobile phones. The ripples are still coming.
Analyst says iPhone to dominate in 2009 United Press International
Damages of $1.9 million could backfire on music industry
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The recording industry secured a resounding victory last week when a Minneapolis jury awarded the four major labels $1.92 million in damages after unanimously finding that a 32-year-old mother had willfully ...
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IPhone fever drops a notch as 3G S debuts
Los Angeles Times - - Jun 19, 2009
Eugene Watson of Los Angeles is first in line for the new I Phone 3G S at the Apple store in The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.
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Sandra Bullock finally has top film at box office
Reuters - - 12 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock took the crown at the weekend box office in North America for the first time in 10 years with her latest romantic comedy, according to preliminary sales data issued Saturday.
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Reports: Jon Gosselin Scoping Out Apartments in New York City
FOXNews - Jun 19, 2009
AP Reality TV stars Jon Gosselin and his wife Kate Gosselin from the TLC series, 'Jon & Kate Plus 8.' Reality TV stars Jon Gosselin and his wife Kate Gosselin from the TLC series, 'Jon & Kate Plus 8.' NEW YORK - Reports that Jon Gosselin is looking for ...
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New Acropolis Museum opens with lavish party
The Associated Press - 13 hours ago
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Gods, heroes and long-dead mortals stepped off their plinths into the evening sky of Athens on Saturday during the lavish launch of the new Acropolis Museum, a decades-old dream that Greece hopes will also help reclaim a cherished ...
Surprise leader Barnes soaking it all in
Boston Globe - - 1 hour ago
FARMINGDALE, NY - The US Open that doesn't feel like a US Open continued yesterday at Bethpage Black, complete with scoring records, partial rounds, 7:22 pm tee times, and more Doppler radar shots than the evening newscast.
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Plenty of zip by ace
Boston Globe - - 1 hour ago
Both had stood on the Fenway Park mound for the biggest of moments. Both had shown postseason genius, helping lead the Red Sox to a curse-breaking championship and a greatness-solidifying championship.
Dice-K to miss next turn in BoSox rotation Denver Post
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Brian Roberts' homer lifts Orioles over Phillies
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
He hits it with two out in the ninth, and Baltimore holds on for a 6-5 win over Philadelphia. Baltimore 6, at Philadelphia 5: Brian Roberts hit a two-run homer with two out in the ninth against fill-in closer Ryan Madson to lift the Orioles.
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Will Obama's healthcare reform be a cure or a panacea?
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Rising opposition is pushing the Democrats to compromise. How far will they go to get a bill passed? President Obama's healthcare plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda, has run into serious trouble.
Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate The Associated Press
Who will compensate Mexico for false swine flu reports?
Arizona Daily Star - - 1 hour ago
The swine flu outbreak that has wrecked Mexico's economy may become a case study in reckless journalism. It now turns out that it's not clear whether the H1N1 pandemic originated in Mexico, as first reported, or in the United States.
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Jobs Said to Get Liver Transplant During Apple Medical Leave
Bloomberg - - 3 hours ago
June 21 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January, had a liver transplant about two months ago, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Obama under pressure
OregonLive.com - - 6 hours ago
UnknownYou can hear a faint buzz of dismay any time President Obama falls to behave precisely like a liberal superhero. Leave it to a fatly buzzing fly to embody the peskiest part of President Obama's job: No matter what ...
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Rail cars explode, kill woman in Illinois
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
AP A 41-year-old woman was killed as she tried to run from her vehicle to safety after railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed at a crossing and exploded, authorities said Saturday.
Rockford woman killed in train derailment Chicago Tribune
The high court flunks a DNA test
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 19, 2009
After noting that DNA testing has an "unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty," a five-member majority of the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews.
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