Voice of America | Thousands flee LA County homes as fire races San Francisco Chronicle Two firefighters were killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside Sunday as they battled a huge wildfire that threatens 12000 suburban homes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire's path to ... Nation Digest: California Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate Officials identify 2 killed in crash amid wildfire Raging wildfire threatens 12500 homes in LA suburbs |
Telegraph.co.uk | Political Luminaries Pay Tribute to Kennedy ABC News AP Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks with reporters following a memorial service in tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy at the John. F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. ... A time to remember Kennedy's Arlington Burial Will Continue a Family Legacy Joe Kennedy: Uncle Teddy Made World Better Place |
Telegraph.co.uk | The senator's last mission Boston Globe Tomorrow is the day Ted Kennedy will be laid to rest, but it also represents a moment of redemption for Mission Hill. The greatest politician in Massachusetts history will be laid to rest at Mission Church - to use its common name - and Tremont Street ... Many tell stories of Kennedy the advocate Thousands greet Kennedy motorcade, file past casket Senate Has Changed in Kennedy's Time |
Times Online | Sen. Kennedy's death leaves a void that won't be filled Los Angeles Times Sen. Edward Kennedy's death is a blow not only to Democratic liberalism, but to bipartisanship in the Senate. By Doyle McManus Reporting from Washington - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death leaves a void in the firmament of American politics, one that will ... Weighing in on Sen. Kennedy Ted Kennedy's death heralds Camelot's end Kennedy condolence book to open |
CBS News | Sen. Edward Kennedy dies USA Today Sen. Edward Kennedy, who began his public life as the prodigal son of a political dynasty and ended as its respected patriarch, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He was 77 and had been battling brain cancer. ... Edward Kennedy dies at 77; 'liberal lion of the Senate' Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies |
guardian.co.uk | 'Inhumane' CIA terror tactics spur criminal probe The Associated Press WASHINGTON รข€" The Obama administration launched a criminal investigation Monday into harsh questioning of detainees during President George W. Bush's war on terrorism, revealing CIA interrogators' threats to kill one suspect's children and to force ... Two Administrations Drew Different Lessons From 2004 ! Report CIA Releases Documents Fmr. Vice President Cheney Requested Be ... Obama creates new agency to handle terrorist interrogations |
Voice of America | Hurricane Wave Sweeps 20 to Sea in Maine New York Times Nine people were hospitalized Sunday after a rogue wave from Hurricane Bill slammed into some rocks on the coast of Maine and swept 20 people out to sea. Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Two boys watched as heavy surf generated by ... Coast Guard says girl swept to sea by wave dies Waves knock several into ocean off Maine; Bill heads to Canada 7-Year-Old Girl Swept Out to Sea by Hurricane Bill's Waves Dies ... |
MiamiHerald.com | Hurricane Bill downgraded, still dangerous Newsday AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 pm CDT Photo credit: John Dunn/John Dunn | No Swimming signs have been posted Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Gilgo Beach in Babylon, NY. The effects of Hurricane Bill are causing high surf and rip currents across the area. ... At the quiet Shore, » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Rifts threaten healthcare reform BBC News As US President Barack Obama heads off for a holiday, Democratic Party managers are left wondering how they will get his flagship healthcare reform bill passed by the autumn. The aim is to provide health insurance for the 47 million ... Obama Faults GOP in Health Debate |
ABC News | Cash for Clunkers Chugs to a Halt BusinessWeek The Transportation Dept. will end its popular trade-in program on Aug. 24, after burning through $3 billion in a month. But dealers will have to wait for the government to catch up to their rebate claims By David Kiley The popular cash-for-clunkers ... Cash for Clunkers ending 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Will Close on Aug. 24 Cash For Clunkers Runs Out Of Gas |
New York Times | In Another U-Turn, Favre Un-Retires New York Times Craig Lassig/AP Quarterback Brett Favre, left, and Minnesota Vikings Coach Brad Childress after Favre arrived at the St. Paul airport on Tuesday. By JUDY BATTISTA The Giants and Jets prepare for the 2009 NFL season. Discuss » |
FOXNews | Obama aide says president still favors public health plan CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House sought to reassure jittery supporters Monday that President Obama is not abandoning the fight for a public health insurance option. President Obama "believes the public option is the best way" to reform health care, ... Obama May Eliminate Certain Parts of Reform Effort to Get Health ... Liberal Democrats unhappy with healthcare shift Democrats Say Obama Shouldn't Retreat From Public Health Plan |
Washington Post | White House Appears Open to Insurance Co-ops New York Times The Obama administration sent signals on Sunday that it has backed away from its once-firm vision of a government organization to provide for the nation's 50 million uninsured and is now open to using nonprofit cooperatives instead. ... Senator to Obama: Without votes, push for reform is futile Public insurance plan not essential: Sebelius Sebelius speaks out on health care reform |
BBC News | Burma's junta unlikely to buckle BBC News The intervention by US Senator Jim Webb to secure the release of American prisoner John Yettaw from Burma can be assessed in one of two ways. The first is that it indicates a new and softer approach by the Burmese junta. ... US man at center of Suu Kyi uproar has troubled past Senator g! ains release of American jailed in Myanmar Myanmar to release US prisoner |
BBC News | Manson follower Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme released from Fort Worth ... D » |
Washington Post | Les Paul, Jazz-Guitar Virtuoso and Inventor, Dies at 94 Washington Post Les Paul, 94, a Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso and inventor who helped bring his instrument, typic » |
CTV.ca | Military Operation Targets Taliban Before Afghan Election Voice of America A joint US-Afghan military operation has begun in the troubled Helmand province against Taliban fighters who have vowed to disrupt the August 20 presidential election. US Marines say a new operation has begun to thwart the insurgents in ... Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan Troops move to secure southern Afghanistan before vote US Marines in mass assault on Taliban town |
Telegraph.co.uk | Eunice Kennedy Shriver remembered as 'an example to others' Boston Globe She was always an example to others, as she dedicated herself to the social Gospel, the Gospel of Life. Her commitment to this Gospel was evidenced in her remarkable work with Special Olympics. Through her life's work, Eunice Kennedy Shriver instilled ... Eunice Shriver, Special Olympics founder and sister of J! FK, dies at 88 Reaction to the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Remembering Eunice Kennedy Shriver |
Washington Post | Hudson River crash was 'inevitable,' colleague of helicopter pilot ... New York Daily News A day after the tragic crash that killed nine people over the Hudson River, seven of the victims have been recovered, including two in the wreckage of the helicopter that collided with a plane. ... Divers Resume Search in NYC Midair Collision |
Times Online | Divers sift through waters off NY for clues to midair collision CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- Investigators resumed pulling debris from the Hudson River on Sunday as they searched for clues to the cause of Saturday's fatal collision between a sm » |
Brisbane Times | Police seek DNA over Java death BBC News Indonesian police say they will ask relatives of wanted Islamist Noordin Mohamed Top for DNA to confirm if he was killed in a shoot-out. Noordin was reportedly in a house in central Java which police stormed on Saturday after a 17-hour siege. ... Top terror leader reportedly killed in Indonesia Q+A: Noordin Mohammad Top and Islamic militancy in Indonesia Militant behind Jakarta bombings thought dead |
Voice of America | US Senate to Vote on Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination Voice of America By VOA News The US Senate is expected to vote on President Barack Obama's nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court Thursday. Senators Judd Gregg and Kit Bond became the latest Republicans on Wednesday to announce their ... Sotomayor confirmation vote set for Thursday afternoon Democrats R » |
