NEWS.com.au | Death toll from Chile earthquake toll jumps to 708 BBC News The number of people confirmed dead after Chile's earthquake has soared to 708 and is expected to rise further, President Michelle Bachelet has said. Previously about 300 people had been reported to have been killed in Saturday's 8.8 magnitude quake ... Chile earthquake: death toll continues to rise Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent Death toll rises after Chile earthquake |
Telegraph.co.uk | Updated tsunami warning system in action msnbc.com The tsunami alerts issued in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Chile demonstrate how much more information is available about potential seismic threats, more than five years after the catastrophic Indian Ocean quake and tsunami. ... Earthquake in Chile Chile Quake Is One of the Biggest in a Century |
Washington Post | NY Gov. David Paterson Ends Election Campaign ABC News New York Gov. David Paterson said today he will end his election campaign -- just weeks after saying that he would only leave office if voters threw him out at the polls or he's carried out "in a box. ... Paterson Drops Re-Election Bid New York's Gov. David Paterson to drop election bid New York's Paterson Says He Won't Seek Election in November |
FOXNews (blog) | KEY QUOTES from the White House healthcare summit Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Here are some of the remarks made by President Barack Obama and US congressional leaders at the White House healthcare summit on Thursday. "What I'm hoping to accomplish today is for everybody to focus not just on where ... Obama, Biden argue that new health care system will cut deficit Summit or not, live-on-TV health session unusual Obama, Republicans spar over health care refrom |
Reuters | Health care push loses jobs component msnbc.com When President Barack Obama was pushing his plans for health care reform last summer and f » |
Globe and Mail | Petraeus: Marjah start of long campaign BBC News The head of US Central Command has said the current offensive around the southern Afghan town of Marjah is the initial operation of a long campaign. Gen David Petraeus told NBC that the offensive was part of a revised strategy for combating insurgents ... Petraeus warns 'disjointed' Taliban of long campaign Petraeus Warns to Expect More US Casualties in Afghanistan Taliban is just one of many ch » |
Reuters | TAKE-A-LOOK-Obama tries to revive healthcare reform effort Reuters US President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and health advocates say. ... Obama Presses Parties on Health |
Sydney Morning Herald | PREACH IT! Do Tiger Woods' mistresses deserve an apology too? Los Angeles Times Not everyone was riveted by the deflated-looking Tiger Woods, who apologized in that closely controlled speech this morning. One of Tiger's mistresses is still sore. During his speech, Woods apologized to pretty much everyone in the greater northern ... Bill Nichols: Tiger Woods was believable, fans will forgive |
Times Online | Pilot deliberately crashed into Texas building, official says CNN (CNN) -- The pilot of a sm » |
CNN | Obama Starts Push to Cast Stimulus Bill as a Success New York Times President Obama spoke about the economic recovery act on Wednesday, a year to the day that he signed the bill into law. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON รข€" President Obama defended his year-old economic recovery package on Wednesday, arguing that the ... Obama, GOP debate success of stimulus at one-year mark Obama touts success of stimulus package on anniversary of signing Silver Lining Hard to Find for Some on One-Year Anniversary of Stimulus |
ABC News | Announcement staggers Indiana Democrats Indianapolis Star Stunned Indiana Democrats today were left to analyze why Sen. Evan Bayh decided not to seek re-election and figure out where the party would go without its leader. Mike O'Connor -- a former deputy mayor under one of Bayh's ... Bayh won't seek Senate re-election, source says Bye Bayh: Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Big Blow to Democrats Indiana's Evan Bayh won't seek re-election to Senate |
CTV.ca | Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings Los Angeles Times Amy Bishop is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors. A Massachusetts police chief discloses that Bishop fat » |
Times Online | British soldier dies in Afghanistan offensive on Taleban Times Online A British soldier died as more than 15000 troops launched the biggest military offensive in Afghanistan since the f » |
Washington Post | Clinton Out of Hospital After Heart Surgery ABC News Former President Bill Clinton left New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia this morning after stent surgery on Thursday afternoon. Drs. Richard Besser and Harlan Krumholz discuss Bill Clinton's health. ... After heart procedure, former president Bill Clinton released from hospital Health Buzz: President Clinton's Stent Procedure and Other Health News Bill Clinton Released from Hospital |
The Hindu | Iran crushes opposition protests with violence Times Online Iran's regime thwarted the opposition's hopes of turning the 31st anniversary celebrations of the Islamic revolution into another massive protest today. It out-manoeuvred the so-c » |
Ars Technica | Google Plans Internet That's 100 Times Faster InformationWeek Google on Wednesday said that it plans to build a series of experimental high-speed networks that will provide broadband connectivity at speeds 100 times beyond typical US broadband connections. Under The American Recovery and ... Your new ISP? Google launches 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home trial Google subsidizing ultra-fast broadband test Google plans to offer broadband service |
Kansas City Star | Obama: GOP and Dems Together Can Spur Job Growth ABC News AP President Barack Obama says he thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together to spur job growth even though the two parties disagree on many issues. Obama met Tuesday at the White House with House and Senate leaders of both parties to discuss ... Jobs bill: A chance for bipartisanship or election strategy? Obama: Let's 'move forward' in a 'bipartisan fashion' Republicans and the Populist Temptation |
Telegraph.co.uk | New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday. "We must still try and find a ... War and Conflicts Iran Orders Boost in Uranium Enrichment Parliament backs Iran Pres. decision over 20% enrichment Why uranium enrichment is so important |
ABC News | Palin 'Would Be Willing' to Take On Obama in 2012 FOXNews Sarah Palin has President Obama in her sights, telling FoxNews.com she "would be willing" to ch » |
Washington Post | Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20000 Jobs Lost in January New York Times The United States economy shed 20000 jobs in January, the government said Friday, deepening concern that relief from the deepest economic downturn in a generation would be slow to come. But even as the economy struggled to start ... Jobless Rate F » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Car maker sees fiscal year profit despite major rec » |
