Saturday, March 08, 2008
Obama wins Wyoming's DEM caucuses
Obama wins Wyoming's DEM caucuses
(New York - March 8, 2008) - Barack Obama has captured the Wyoming
Democratic caucuses, seizing a bit of momentum in the close,hard-fought
race with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Top economic adviser to President Bush says economy could contract in current quarter, AP reports.
Top economic adviser to President Bush says economy could contract in
current quarter, AP reports.
Israel to proceed with talks despite attack
NEWS
Israel to proceed with talks despite attack
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Israel will not break off peace talks because of a Palestinian attack in
Jerusalem that killed eight students studying the library of a
rabbinical seminary, an Israeli official said Friday.
Archivists block release of Clinton papers
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Federal archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the
release of hundreds of pages of White House papers on pardons that the
former president approved, including clemency for fugitive commodities
trader Marc Rich.
Breaking News: Jobs plunge by 63,000, worst since 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers slashed jobs by 63,000 in February, the most
in five
years, the starkest sign yet the country is heading dangerously toward
recession
or is in one already.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Breaking News
Seven people slain by two terrorists at Jewish seminary at entrance of
Jerusalem, police tell AP. Terrorists also dead.
Clinton Team Strained By Internal Strife
March 6, 2008
A New Phase In The Democratic Race
Hillary Clinton's victories reinvigorated her once-shaky presidential
candidacy and reshaped her debate with Barack Obama, but those successes
yielded only a modest gain in the battle for delegates, the Washington
Post reports.
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Politics
Clinton Team Strained By Internal Strife
Even in a time of triumph, there is a combustible environment within the
Clinton campaign, an operation where internal strife and warring camps
have undercut a candidate once seemingly destined for the nomination,
the Washington Post reports.
Small Explosion Rattles Times Square
March 6, 2008
Small Explosion Rattles Times Square
Police say some sort of explosive device was detonated near a military
recruiting station in New York's famed Times Square early Thursday
morning. There are no reported injuries.
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U.S.
Scientists Come Out Against Gun Database
Scientists from thee National Research Council say a proposed national
ballistics database, which would effectively take the "fingerprints" of
all new guns, would be far too large to function as a crime fighting
tool.
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World
4 Marines Face Charges In Japan Rape Case
The U.S. military says it will court-martial four U.S. Marines in Japan
for the alleged rape of a Japanese woman.
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Politics
Florida, Michigan Primary Do-Overs?
The governors of Michigan and Florida are saying it's increasingly
important that delegates from the two states be seated, and now state
officials and the Clinton and Obama campaigns have come out in favor of
primary election do-overs.
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Health
Heparin Probe Focuses On One Contaminent
Some of Baxter International's recalled blood thinner heparin contained
large amounts of a contaminant. The government said it's investigating
whether what appears to be a fake ingredient got there by accident or by
fraud.
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SciTech
Pollution Battle Waged On Capitol Hill
Big industries are waging an intense lobbying effort to block new,
tougher limits on air pollution that is blamed for hundreds of heart
attacks, deaths and cases of asthma, bronchitis and other breathing
problems.
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Business
Job Discrimination Complaints Jump 9%
Federal job discrimination complaints filed by workers against private
employers shot up 9 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since
the early 1990s.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Clinton Gets Big State Wins
March 5, 2008
Clinton Gets Big State Wins
Hillary Clinton won the crucial Ohio and Texas primaries, stopping
Barack Obama's winning streak. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. John McCain
swept 4 primaries and clinched his party's nomination. Mike Huckabee
dropped out of the GOP race.
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World
Russia Pushes Iran To Stop Enrichment
Russia has given its neighbor and good friend Iran some advice: Study
the incentives the world's key powers are offering and suspend uranium
enrichment as U.N. member countries demand. But Tehran calls a new round
of sanctions "worthless".
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Hillary Clinton wins in Ohio
Hillary Clinton wins in Ohio
Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Ohio. She won
robust support Tuesday in Ohio's Democratic presidential contest from
groups that have been the foundation of her candidacy, taking strong
margins among white, blue collar and older voters.
Breaking News
Clinton wins Rhode Island; Obama takes Vermont; Texas, Ohio still too
close to call.
Huckabee pulls out of GOP presidential race, endorses McCain
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Huckabee pulls out of GOP presidential race, endorses McCain
3/4/2008 9:21:43 PM
Obama, McCain have won their parties' primaries in Vermont
Obama, McCain have won their parties' primaries in Vermont.
(New York - March 4, 2008) - In Vermont, Barack Obama has won the
Democratic primary and John McCain has won the Republican primary. Obama
has now won 12 straight contests over rival Hillary Clinton.
Breaking News: AP: McCain wins Ohio
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:35:40 -0600
GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain has won the Republican primary
in Ohio, according to the Associated Press. The victory helps McCain
inch closer to snaring his party's nomination.
Opinion
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Democrats, Today Could Be The Day
March 4, 2008
Democrats, Today Could Be The Day
For Barack Obama, Tuesday voting in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and
Vermont is a chance to drive rival Hillary Rodham Clinton out of the
Democratic presidential contest. For Clinton, it's a way - maybe the
only way - to keep her candidacy alive.
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U.S! .
Ohio No Stranger To Political Spotlight
Given the storied history and high stakes, it's easy to see why Ohio, in
primaries and general elections alike, always seems to host races that
are hard-fought, if not determinative.
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World
Rice Blames Mideast Stalemate On Hamas
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will work toward resumption
of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as soon as possible, and she blames
Hamas for trying to wreck chances for the peace process.
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Politics
Obama Tilts Mainstream On Foreign Policy
For all the criticisms leveled at Barack Obama, and his own professions
of being the candidate of change, his positions appear to fall well
within the mainstream of Democratic and moderate Republican thinking,
reports The Washington Post.
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Opinion
Anti-War Coalition Tries To Combat McCain
While both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have committed to bringing
the troops home, The Nation reports on John McCain's plan to "stay the
course" despite more casualties and the public's disdain for the war.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Breaking News
Ecuador's president has ordered troops to the border with Colombia,
following a similar move by Venezuela
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Medvedev Headed For Easy Victory In Russia
March 2, 2008
Medvedev Headed For Easy Victory In Russia
Russia's voters are expected to endorse Vladimir Putin's choice of a
successor, Dmitry Medvedev, in Sunday's presidential election, allowing
the outgoing president to retain a measure of power in his nation.
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World
Israel To Press Ahead In Gaza Offensive
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected international criticism (including a
U.N. Security Council resolution) of Israel's offensive in the Gaza
Strip, and vowed to continue to respond to rocket attacks from
militants.
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Politics
Richardson: Tuesday Is "D-Day " For Dems
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a former candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination, predicted that the results of this
week's primaries will decide the party's race.
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Health
Blood-Thinning Drug Under Suspicion
Every day thousands of Americans rely on the blood thinner Heparin to
survive. Now Dr. Emily Senay reports, that drug is under suspicion for
21 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions.
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Business
Mortgage Late Payments Hit 21-Year High
Across the country, homeowners are finding themselves strapped between
rising mortgage costs and basic necessities: food, transportation, and
utilities.
