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Obama Overhauling Defense Spending Oversight
President Barack Obama (C) speaks as head coach of Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin (R) listens at the South Lawn of the White House May 21, 2009 in Washington.
Chicago band revels in rock
When it's remarked to Jeff Tweedy while walking backstage at the recent Bonnaroo Music Festival that it's a shame he won't have time to catch most of the festival's other acts, he turns and smiles."Ye...
Obama picks chair for Consumer Product Safety board
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama chose a former South Carolina education superintendent to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission and announced plans to increase the number of its commissioners, the White House said on Tuesday.
Kennedy: Claim in new book is 'absolute nonsense'
(AP)
AP - Caroline Kennedy denied on Monday that she ended her quest for the U.S. Senate because her kids and husband complained she was becoming an angry, intense person.
'75 Gerald Ford attacker hoped to start revolution
(AP)
AP - The woman who fired a gun at President Gerald Ford in 1975 and spent the next 32 years in prison said in an interview Thursday that she believed the country would change only through a violent revolution.
Iowa town seeks status as video gamers' mecca
(AP)
AP - For a brief shining moment in the 1980s, Ottumwa was the unlikely hot spot of the fledgling video game industry as gamers around the globe flocked to this sleepy Iowa city and its video game arcade for a series of landmark tournaments.
US nixes 40 percent cuts at climate change talks
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's climate envoy dismissed recommendations that the United States and other developed countries reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases 40 percent by 2020.
Obama Arrives in Canada for First International Trip
OTTAWA, Feb. 19 -- President Obama touched down Thursday morning in this snowy Canadian capital -- his first foray outside the United States as president -- and headed for discussion of trade and the environment with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Former US envoy rebukes Sharif
Lahore, May 30 : Former United States ambassador to Pakistan, Bill Milam, has rubbished Nawaz Sharif's claim that the then US President Bill Clinton had offered him five billion dollars for shelving its plan of conducting the nuclear test in 1998.
"We Are At Peace"
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Taiwan reports first confirmed swine-flu infection - Update
Taipei - Taiwan on Wednesday reported a man arriving from the United States via Hong Kong tested positive for the new strain of the H1N1 influenza virus, making him the island's first swine-flu case. The 52-year-old Australian was a doctor on...
Heather Mills to serve up meat-free dishes in new eatery V-Bites
New York, June 29 : Heather Mills will have meat-free dishes on the menu of her new eatery V-Bites in Brighton, UK.
Find the spirit of Raymond Chandler alive in the nooks and crannies of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - The thought would have hit gumshoe Philip Marlowe as soon as the bus pulled up: "I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the cou...
Arson suspected in three fires at Miami apartment building
Early Thursday morning, officials say, a person set fire to a Miami apartment building.The small blaze was quickly put out -- with the help of rain and residents armed with fire extinguishers.Three ho...
Troops Face New Tests in Afghanistan
MAYWAND, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Daniel Hurlbut rolled into this dusty Taliban stronghold in September with a battalion of U.S. Army infantrymen and a detailed, year-long plan to combat the Taliban.
NY businessman pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A western NY businessman is facing up to a 25-year prison sentence and a $50 million fine after admitting he orchestrated a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme th...
Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures
(AP)
AP - Like the house across the street gone missing and the one at the corner stripped of its front door, the weathered brown bungalow at 1430 Jane Ave. bided its time, edging nearer to a meeting with a wrecking crew.
Air France Beacons Fade With Investigation Hopes
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― Signals from the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 are fading, weakening along with hopes of resolving what experts are calling one of history's most challenging plane...
U.S. looks at financial sector pay overhaul: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Obama administration has commenced discussions on an initiative to change compensation practices in the financial-services industry, even at companies that were not recipients of federal bailout money, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Maclean's among first in North America to hit newsstands with Michael Jackson issue
TORONTO, June 29 /CNW/ - Michael Jackson spent most of his 50 years either chasing the spotlight or fending it off. Maclean's goes inside the glorious, controversial and troubled life of the pop cul...
Schwarzenegger plan would close 220 Calif. parks
(AP)
AP - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing up to 220 state parks to help cut the state's $24.3 billion deficit, including popular attractions for millions of visitors each year, such as a park that is home to some of the tallest trees on Earth.
Ashton Kutcher, the new White House messenger
Washington, Jun 30 : American actor Ashton Kutcher is said to have become the new messenger for the White House, after he took to his Twitter.com page to pass on a message.
Thousands Rally Again In Streets Of Iran's Capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ― Thousands of pro-reform protesters marched Tuesday in a second straight day of large street demonstrations in the Iranian capital, defying both their leader and the governm...
Pope to hold public mass on last day in Jordan
(AFP)
AFP - Pope Benedict XVI is to hold a public outdoor mass at a stadium in Jordan's capital on Sunday and visit Bethany on the east bank of the River Jordan where Christians believe Jesus was baptised.
Al-Qaida Suspect Held At Gitmo To Face NYC Trial
A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to t...
Real Madrid sign Brazilian Kaka from AC Milan
(Reuters)
Reuters - Real Madrid have signed Brazilian midfielder Kaka from AC Milan, the Primera Liga club said on their website (www.realmadrid.com) on Tuesday.
Mexican cartel member shot and killed in El Paso
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER EL PASO, Texas -- Police in El Paso, Texas, say a Mexican man shot to death last month in front of a house was a midlevel official in the Juarez drug ca...
Clinton urges clemency for jailed reporters
WASHINGTON--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appealed on Monday for North Korea to show clemency and deport two US journalists sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp, calling it a humanitarian cas...
Czechs, Slovak killed in Austrian Alps avalanche
(AFP)
AFP - Five Czech hikers and a Slovak national were killed when they were caught in an avalanche near the ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps, police and rescue services said Sunday.
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