On sidelines, Hispanics cheer SotomayorUSA Today - - 3 hours ago
By Brian Harkin for USA TODAY By Javier Gonzalez, for USA TODAY At the moment of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, Carmen Garcia cried, hard.
For Latinos, Confirmation Is an Emotional Moment Washington Post
Hughes was a master of light, right notesLos Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
The filmmaker's world was white, comfortably middle-class and suburban. His view encompassed an easy sentimentality, a measured angst, an outrageous sense of fun.
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'80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYC The Associated Press
Air Strike Said to Kill Pakistani Taliban ChiefWall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a drone strike by US forces, Pakistani officials said. Pakistani news accounts previously reported that the air strike, carried out early Wednesday morning, ...
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Sri Lanka's Military Says Tamil Tiger Chief Arrested
Bloomberg - - 19 minutes ago
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said the man appointed to lead the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after its defeat in May was arrested in a Southeast Asian country and brought to the capital, Colombo.
Sister: Journalists crossed into N. Korea
CNN International - 1 hour ago
Lisa Ling says sister kept asking, "Are you going to be here when I come back?" (CNN) -- Two US journalists pardoned and freed by North Korea did cross illegally into that country, the sister of one of the women said.
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In a Changing Somalia, Islamist Forces See Support Wane
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins her tour of Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, seeking to strengthen relations and aid conflict-torn African nations.
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Senate Adds Cash to 'Clunkers' Plan
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - The Senate approved providing another $2 billion for the “cash for clunkers” program on Thursday night, keeping it alive through the month of August.
Congress Refuels 'Clunkers' Program Washington Post
Change eyed in migrant detention
USA Today - - 4 hours ago
The nation's detention system for illegal immigrants will be overhauled in an effort to improve medical care, increase accountability and reduce costs, federal officials announced Thursday.
ICE to stop holding immigrant families at converted prison Houston Chronicle
Plans to fix detention system MiamiHerald.com
Political Memo Results of State Elections May Show How Obama Is Doing
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
President Obama arrived Thursday to speak at a fund-raiser in McLean, Va., for R. Creigh Deeds, a candidate for governor. By ADAM NAGOURNEY WASHINGTON - President Obama has returned to the campaign trail.
Obama headlines Va. political rally, fundraiser The Associated Press
Mortgage Giants' Revamp Disputed
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
The White House on Thursday played down internal discussions of creating a government-backed "bad bank" to take hundreds of billions of dollars in troubled loans off the books of mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae ...
No Second Act for Fannie and Freddie Wall Street Journal
Retailers Suffered Listless Sales in July
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Retailers had a case of the summer doldrums in July and now face a crucial but uncertain back-to-school season, according to July sales figures released on Thursday.
July's retail sales: The winners, losers MiamiHerald.com
Retailers Still Struggle Despite Econ Improvements Wall Street Journal
Euro Heads for 4th Weekly Gain Before German Industrial Output
Bloomberg - - 34 minutes ago
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro headed for a fourth weekly gain against the dollar and yen before a German report that economists said will show the nation's industrial production rose, adding to signs Europe's ...
ECB Stays Cautious on Growth Wall Street Journal
FAQ: The ins and outs of DoS attacks
CNET News - - 42 minutes ago
Thursday's denial of service attack that knocked Twitter offline for a few hours and affected Facebook, LiveJournal, and Google Sites and Blogger wasn't your average attack.
At a Loss for Words: The Day Facebook, Twitter Crashed Washington Post
How Apple can mess with your life
CNET News - - Aug 2, 2009
I had just been poured a drink at a bar Saturday night, when the man to my left tapped me on the shoulder. Unsure as to what he was evaluating--my beauty out of 100, perhaps?
Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iphone Washington Post
Spacecraft's findings on new planet amaze NASA
San Francisco Chronicle - 50 minutes ago
(08-06) 18:56 PDT -- In the first test of its planet-hunting ability, NASA's new spacecraft Kepler has shown that it can indeed detect planetary objects orbiting distant stars, and is now ready to search for Earth-like planets far out in the Milky Way ...
NASA says Kepler spacecraft proves it can find Earth-sized planets Los Angeles Times
Mini Movie Review: 'Julie & Julia'
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As the legendary Julia Child, Meryl Streep lays it on thick but ultimately steals the show in the uneven "Julie & Julia." (By Jonathan Wenk) Two movies battle for pride of place in "Julie & Julia," Nora Ephron's adaptation of memoirs by blogger Julie ...
Meryl Streep rises above 'Julie & Julia' Los Angeles Times
Posh Spice, Katy Perry to fill in on "Idol"
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singers Katy Perry, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, and other female artists will be guest judges on "American Idol" this upcoming season to help replace departing Paula Abdul, Fox television executives ...
So They Think They Can Dance Around Paula Questions Washington Post
Paula Abdul to appear on Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva' Chicago Tribune
Jeanine Mason wins 'So You Think You Can Dance's fifth season
Reality TV World - 21 minutes ago
By Reality TV World staff, 08/07/2009 Jeanine Mason was crowned So You Think You Can Dance's fifth-season winner during last night's live finale broadcast of the Fox reality dance competition.
Jeanine is viewers' pick on Fox dance competition The Associated Press
Yanks' First Win Against Boston Is a Big One
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The Yankees will get back to baseball now, as much as that is possible in their supercharged rivalry with the Boston Red Sox. By thrashing the Red Sox on Thursday, 13-6, they hacked through the thick hype, brushed off the questions ...
Bay hamstrings lineup Boston Herald
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Ethier slugs walk-off shot to top Braves
MLB.com - - 59 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -- Andre Ethier hit a walk-off three-run homer to lead the Dodgers to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
Braves can't hold 2-run lead in 9th Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ethier, Dodgers walk off with a win Los Angeles Times
Swing Revamped, Harrington Leads WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Padraig Harrington leads the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by two strokes after shooting a 64, his lowest score of the year. By LARRY DORMAN AKRON, Ohio - Padraig Harrington is not convinced that the round of 64 he shot Thursday to take the first-round ...
Golf: Harrington leads by two San Jose Mercury News
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Swine flu spreads fear in Indian city
BBC News - - 4 hours ago
As Mamta Valmiki stood in the queue to get her two children tested for the swine flu virus at Naidu Hospital in Pune, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, she was visibly worried and annoyed.
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Health Reform and the Polls
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
For all the back and forth about the “public option,” Congressional Budget Office estimates and proposed tax hikes, the fundamentals are really what make health-care reform a hard sell to American voters.
Pupils could be immunised against swine flu in schools
Telegraph.co.uk - - 40 minutes ago
Every pupil in Britain could be immunised against swine flu in school under plans being considered by the Government. By Chris Irvine School nurses, health volunteers and GPs would deliver injections to 8.5 million five to 16 year-olds at every school ...
Washington Post Foreign Service
Washington Post - - 22 minutes ago
KABUL, Aug. 6 -- Four US Marines were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy in western Afghanistan on Thursday, the latest attack amid escalating violence ahead of a presidential election here this month.
5 US Marines Killed in Afghanistan New York Times
Georgians still displaced by war
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Some 30000 people remain displaced one year after the war between Russia and Georgia over the South Ossetia region, a leading human rights agency reports.
South Ossetia ready for 'invasion' Aljazeera.net
Adviser: Obama urging 'more aggressive' fight against al Qaeda
CNN International - - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser Thursday vowed the US would defeat al Qaeda and declared the president has urged him to be more aggressive in destroying the terrorist organization.
Obama's counter-terrorism advisor denounces Bush-era policies Los Angeles Times
US outlines anti-terror strategy BBC News