The Hindu | Chile earthquake: Millions affected as toll rises to 300 Times Online Rescue teams have begun to search for survivors after one of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile and sent giant waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean. In an address to the nation, President Michelle Bachelet said two ... Wary Chileans sleep outside; quake affects millions Chile earthquake: Photos Japan fears Chile quake tsunami |
Reuters | Taliban attacks on foreigners condemned ABC Online A suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance to Kabul's biggest shopping centre. (Reuters : Ahmad Masood ) The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting foreigners in Kabul, ... Suicide squad kill foreigners in onslaught on city hotels Taliban says Kabul bombs meant to drive Americans out Taliban claim deadly attack in Kabul |
The Hindu | Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a ch » |
Globe and Mail | Killer whales: Other SeaWorld attacks Orlando Sentinel Nov. 29, 2006: Kenneth Peters, SeaWorld San Diego's most experienced trainer, was dragged to the bottom of a 36-foot-deep pool by a 7000-pound killer whale named Kasatka during a show at Shamu Stadium. Peters escaped with puncture wounds and a broken ... SeaWorld San Diego suspends Shamu show Animal trainer killed at SeaWorld Tilikum, the killer whale |
Washington Post | Outside donations buoyed Brown Boston Globe Like tens of thousands of Americans, Mary Watkins of Georgia not only tuned into what was happening in the special Senate election in Massachusetts last month, she also took action, sending a check for $500 to help Republican Scott ... W » |
New York Times | Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the US healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said. ... Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases Obama to Propose New Reading and Math Standards Obama health plan would curb insurers on rate hikes |
Washington Post | CPAC Convention is Open Season on Obama ABC News This year's CPAC convention was an » |
CBC.ca | Austin pilot 'was always even-keeled' Los Angeles Times Joe Stack, who flew his plane into a building in the Texas capital housing IRS offices, wasn't an angry guy, family and friends say. They can't rec » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Witness becomes rescuer in Austin plane incident CNN (CNN) -- Robin Dehaven usu » |
National Post | White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold New York Times Shaun White was the defending champion in the event, having won gold at the Turin Games in 2006. By JOHN BRANCH WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia â€" Shaun White won the gold medal in the men's halfpipe competition Wednesday at Cypress Mountain with a ... Shaun White wins gold in halfpipe; American Scott Lago claims bronze White takes Olympic gold ... with a McTwist Shaun White wins gold in men's halfpipe |
Los Angeles Times | Bishop could have been tried, DA says Boston Globe Amy Bishop could have been charged with three serious crimes after she shot her younger brother to death in 1986 instead of being » |
Citizen | Top Taliban Military Chief Captured in US-Pakistani Raid FOXNews AP Feb. 14: A US soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in Marjah, Afghanistan. Feb. 14: A US soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in Marjah, Afghanistan. ... Top Taliban commander captured in Pakistan: report Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander Taliban's No. 2 Commander Captured in Pakistan |
Globe and Mail | Afghanistan offensive is key test of Obama's strategy Washington Post Marines find temporary shelter in an abandoned dwelling in Marja, a Taliban stronghold. (Andrea Bruce/the Washington Post) By Karen DeYoung The largest military offensive of the eight-year war in Afghanistan, launched this weekend in southwestern ... US, Afghan Troops Expand Control in Taliban Stronghold » |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 | Luger's death casts somber tone to Vancouver Games USA Today By Ricardo Mazalan, AP By Deborah Barrington, USA TODAY VANCOUVER â€" The death of Nodar Kumaritashvili of Republic of Georgia, just hours before the opening ceremonies at the Vancouver Games, cast a somber mood over the sliding sports venue in Whistler ... NBC's Vancouver coverage opens with the grisly fatal crash of a Georgian luger Friday's Vancouver Olympics developments Organisers probe death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili |
CBC.ca | Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' CNN "While he eats a lot better than he used to," he still indulges, one friend tells CNN. (CNN) -- Though Bill Clinton has received lots of attention for getting healthy since his 2004 heart surgery -- losing weight, exercising more, improving his diet ... Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious Bill Clinton gets stents in artery after having chest pains Clinton's Heart Procedure: Common for Bypass Patients |
CBC.ca | Looking Back: An Interview with Charlie Wilson Seattle Post Intelligencer Editor's Note: With the news of Charlie Wilson's passing, we felt it appropriate to run an interview we conducted with him in April of 2008 for the film Charlie Wilson's War. We found him to be warm and engaging throughout; ... Former Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-Tex.) led US support of Afghan insurgency ... Afghanistan's “Freedom Fighters†Best American Friends Is Dead Lawmaker Charlie Wilson of Texas Dead at 76 |
CBS News | Senate jobs bill a show of bipartisanship Los Angeles Times Senior Democrats and Republicans were working to blend their ideas, adopting proposals such as payroll tax breaks for employers who create new jobs and aid to sm » |
The Guardian | Rep. Murtha Dead at 77 FOXNews Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war to enter Congress and one of the House's most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center after complications from g » |
The Hindu | Obama invites GOP to summit on health care Washington Post President Obama holds up a document of GOP solutions given by House Minority Leader John A. Boehner last month. (Charles Dharapak/associated Press) By Michael D. Shear President Obama moved to jump-start the st » |
Chicago Tribune | 3 killed when two planes collide near Colorado airport CNN iReporter Zac Mitchell, of Boulder, photographed two objects f » |
The Guardian | Tea Party Convention Gives Boost to Newcomer Politicians FOXNews Many tea party activists and tea party-supported candidates are trying to use the movement to reshape the Republican Party from the inside. Doris Gentry of Napa, Calif., ran unsuccessfully for state office two years ago, ... 'Tea party' convention a forum for woes, worries Some takeaways from Nashville Tea Partiers Meet to R » |
The Hindu | Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate Los Angeles Times His replacement of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy means Democrats no longer have the 60 votes they need to avert a GOP filibuster. By Janet Hook Reporting from Washington - President Obama and the Democrats relinquished a crucial Senate seat Thursday ... Brown sworn in as US senator from Massachusetts Sen. Brown, R-Mass., is sworn in Scott Brown Sworn In by Vice President Biden |
Reuters | Democrats Vulnerable on Terrorism, Republicans Say Bloomberg Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Republicans say they see weakness in President Barack Obama's approach to fighting terrorism -- and a winning issue for themselves in the November congressional elections. While Republicans have criticized Obama's ... Obama urges Democrats to find answers to big problems Obama's words fail to bridge health care divide Obama to Senate Democrats: Buck up! |
