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On race, the slog goes on
Rapid City Journal - 76 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON Although New Havens firefighters deservedly won in the Supreme Court, it is deeply depressing that they won narrowly 5-4. The egregious behavior by that citys government, in a context of racial

Will: On race, the slog goes on Broomfield Enterprise

Column: On race, the slog goes on Muskegon Chronicle

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Clarence Page: Fixing the gun loophole
Chicago Tribune - 8 Hours ago
For gun purchasers, should 'no fly' mean 'no buy?'People on the government's terrorist watch list tried to buy guns almost 1,000 times in the last five years, a federal study finds. In 9 out of 10 cases,

Fixing the gun loophole Chicago Tribune

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Republican Comeback Territory In California
Washington Post - 7/4/2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- California's campaigns introduce candidates not only to the state's voters but also to its immensity. In Bakersfield, Meg Whitman, 52, the former CEO of eBay who is campaigning Add Comment

When 60 Votes Aren't Enough
Washington Post - 7/4/2009
Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ended the long count on the 2008 Senate race by awarding the seat to Al Franken, Democrats -- at least on paper -- have the power to pass whatever bills they want, Add Comment

US politics

UPDATE 2-McCain: Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor
Reuters - 95 Minutes ago
(For factbox on Republicans seen as potential candidates for their party's nomination in 2012, click on [ID:nN03184162] * Political world stunned by Palin resignation * Palin had been subjected to widespread

McCain says Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor Boston Globe

McCain - Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor Reuters Africa

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Why is Sarah Palin resigning as Alaska governor?
Economictimes - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON: Sarah Palin, who surprised the US political world last year by becoming Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate, surprised again on Friday by announcing her resignation as

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move BillCountry

Palin resigns as Alaska governor Malaysiakini

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Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout
Reuters Canada - 101 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on Add Comment

Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead
Washington Post - 82 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama warned on Saturday 'there will be difficult days ahead' in Iraq and said the U.S. will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security. Obama, speaking to military Add Comment

US social policy

Books: From FDR to Obama, a fight for health care
Salt Lake Tribune - 72 Minutes ago
NEW YORK As Congress takes on President Obama's call for overhauling health care, the desire for change will be tested -- by the expense, by politics, by resistance from doctors and private insurers,

Docs speak out on health care reform (953) Spring-Ford Reporter & Valley Item

Docs speak out on health care reform Ambler Gazette

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Obama: Must act now on health care reform
NECN.com - 4 Hours ago
(NECN: Annandale, VA) - President Barack Obama this afternoon paid a visit to a community college in suburban Virginia to again press his case for legislation overhauling the nation's health care system.

Perspectives: In Address on Health Care Reform, President Obama Cites ... Community Pharmacist

Obama Talks About Health Care Huliq.com

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Colleges focus on veterans as GI Bill ups numbers
SignOn San Diego - 5 Hours ago
Related Terms: Fort Campbell Ky, Los Angeles, Iraq, Afghanistan FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. â?? With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected Add Comment

Palin Attacks Obamas Appalling Refusal to Defend Babies Who Survive Abortion
CNS News - 9 Hours ago
By Terry Jeffrey Re Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin with 5-year-old Michael George on Friday, Oct. 0, 008, in North Olmsted, Ohio. Palin attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Michael Add Comment

International development

Overseas aid budget to be rebranded
Rhyl Journal - 3 Hours ago
The Department for International Development (DFID) will use the name 'UKaid' for its funding of projects in the world's poorest countries following concerns raised by MPs. It is among a raft of measures

Overseas aid budget to be Virgin Media

Overseas aid budget to be rebranded - PA Guardian Unlimited

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G-8 to call for end of poverty across Africa / Italy summit to uphold U.N. millennium
Yomiuri Shimbun - 6 Hours ago
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Group of Eight major nations likely will urge the international community to take an integrated, whole-country approach to achieve the U.N. goals of eliminating poverty in African Add Comment

G8 may back new approach to food aid
Economictimes - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON: The Group of Eight rich nations is expected to back a US proposal next week that would seek a more ?co-ordinated approach? to food aid and development, a top US official said. Michael Froman,

G8 seen backing new approach to food aid Gulf Times

G8 expected to back new approach to food aid Reuters Africa

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Fund Aims to Benefit from Spending Increase in Developing Nations
Plan Adviser - 7 Hours ago
PIMCO launched the PIMCO Emerging Markets and Infrastructure Bond Fund. The fund seeks to capitalize on the expected sharp increase in spending by developing nations on energy, transportation, water and Add Comment

Human rights

Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant (AFP)
AFP via Yahoo! - 4 Hours ago
SIRTE, Libya (AFP) The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority. The refusal

Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crime LiveNews

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Washington demanding only respect for human rights from Belarus, lawmaker says
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S.African human rights bodies slam arrest of homeless Zimbabweans
AFP via Yahoo! - 7 Hours ago
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) South African human rights organisations on Saturday condemned the arrest of about 300 destitute Zimbabwean nationals. 'We have been informed by the SAPS (South African Police Service) Add Comment

INTERVIEW - Iraq must do more for refugees to return - UNHCR
Reuters India - 7/3/2009
By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq needs to do more to encourage people who have fled conflict to return home, the U.N. refugee agency's representative in neighbouring Jordan said. 'What we were

Iraq needs to do more for refugees to return: UNHCR Qatar Peninsula

?Iraq must do more for refugees to return? The News International

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Iran

Britain awaiting news of Iran staff - PA
Guardian Unlimited - 5 Hours ago
Britain is still seeking clarification from Iran over the fate of detained British Embassy staff after one was said by his lawyer to be facing trial for 'acting against national security'. Chief political

Britain awaiting news of Iran staff Bedfordshire on Sunday

National News: Britain awaiting news of Iran staff Loughborough Echo

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British embassy staff to be released, says Iranian ambassador
Monsters and Critics - 67 Minutes ago
Tehran - Iran's ambassador to Germany has voiced hope that the two detained Iranian staffers of the British embassy in Tehran would soon be released, official news agency IRNA reported Saturday. IRNA

'Newsweek' reporter faces Iran trial: lawyer Arabian Business

Iran to try British Embassy employee The Scotsman

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Cotler blasts Germany's economic support for Iran
Jerusalem Post - 64 Minutes ago
BERLIN - The former Canadian justice minister and Liberal Party MP Irwin Cotler has urged the German government to take a leadership role within the EU and impose tough multipronged sanctions on the Islamic Add Comment

Clerical Group Defies Leader on Disputed Iran Election
New York Times - 94 Minutes ago
CAIRO Â? The most important group of religious leaders in Iran has called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate, an act of defiance against the countrys supreme leader Add Comment

Iraq

Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation
Reuters Africa - 112 Minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances

Iraq declines US offer on reconciliation Africa Leader

Iraq declines offer of US help with reconciliation Yahoo! India

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Iraq to build 'Sport City' for Gulf Cup
TheStar.com.my - 109 Minutes ago
BAGHDAD: Iraq is to construct a 'Sport City' in the southern oil hub of Basra to host the Gulf Cup at the end of 2012, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said yesterday. 'The council of ministers, on

Iraq to build a 'Sport City' The World Game

Iraq to build 'Sport City' for 2012 Gulf Cup Citizen.co.za

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US security

CIA never disclosed existence of tapes
Times of Oman - 67 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON Current and former top Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers have appeared before a federal grand jury in Virginia as part of an 18-month investigation into the agencys destruction of Add Comment

Homeland Security Using Drones To Monitor Northern New York
Disinformation - 64 Minutes ago
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Taliban kill two US soldiers in attack on base
Guardian Unlimited - 3 Hours ago
Two American soldiers died after militants attacked a coalition base in eastern Afghanistan, exploding a truck outside the gates and sparking a two-hour gun battle. US forces called in air strikes to

Taliban attack kills two CNN

2 US soldiers among 31 die in Afghanistan The News International

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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642
Wichita Eagle - 33 Minutes ago
at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 641 Poten & Partners

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 640 The Dispatch

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Climate change

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT, HAILS REGION'S LEADERSHIP
United Nations - 98 Minutes ago
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message to the thirtieth Heads of Government Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana, on 2-3 July: It is a pleasure to send greetings Add Comment

British prime minister garlands Gandhi statue
Silicon India - 113 Minutes ago
London: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday garlanded a recently installed statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the city of Leicester. Brown surprised shoppers in Belgrave Road, a popular Indian shopping

Samoa Prime Minister says re-opened Fagalii a boost for small airlines. Radio New Zealand International

Prime Minister Opens New British Gas Energy Academy Build.co.uk

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Program to help Pacific islands cope with climate change
Marianas Variety - 87 Minutes ago
PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSMIS/SPREP) â?? Adapting to the adverse effects of current and future changes in climate is a reality that a five-year regional project will help Pacific communities put into action. Add Comment

Drax protest: They found us guilty but could not contest climate change facts
Guardian Unlimited - 3 Hours ago
I am on the wrong side of the dock, with two years in jail hanging over me, and no curly grey wig of my own. I have watched the prosecuting barrister spend a whole day setting out his case in surreal Add Comment

Physical Sciences

Fermi Telescope reveals population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars
SGV Tribune - 106 Minutes ago
SANTA CRUZ -- A new class of pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is solving the mystery of previously unidentified gamma-ray sources and helping scientists understand the mechanisms

NASA's Fermi Telescope discovers 16 pulsars in deep space NetIndia123.com

NASA's Fermi Telescope Probes Dozens of Pulsars AeroMorning

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Current theory on magnetic north
Sydney Morning Herald - 9 Hours ago
SAILORS have long known that the magnetic Nort Pole wanders about a lot but it could be the ocean currents making it happen. Controversial new research suggests the ebb and flow of the seas are responsible Add Comment

Magnets Quiz
Science Channel - 20 Hours ago
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Cern bombards LHC grid with data
ZDNet UK - 7/3/2009
The grid that will process data from the Large Hadron Collider has undergone stress testing, with Cern and other organisations trying to gauge its limits. The tests, called Scale Testing for the Experiment Add Comment



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