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CTV.ca

Hey, Obama: There’s Bratwurst in Ohio, Too (but No Cheering Masses)
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ELISABETH BUMILLER COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign recovered from a near-death experience almost exactly a year ago, and political candidates stumble in and out of troughs all the time.
Video: McCain Visits German Restaurant in Ohio AssociatedPress
McCain camp: Obama taking a 'premature victory lap' CNN
CNN International - International Herald Tribune - BBC News - Voice of America
all 2,034 news articles


Aljazeera.net

Paulson Directs Push to Support Fannie, Freddie
Wall Street Journal - 55 minutes ago
By DEBORAH SOLOMON and SARAH LUECK WASHINGTON — Congress has moved quickly to address the parlous state of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for one big reason: the shuttle diplomacy of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Video: House OKs Rescue for Homeowners, Freddie, Fannie AssociatedPress
House Passes Housing Bill After Bush Says He Will Sign It New York Times
Los Angeles Times - International Herald Tribune - Royal Oak Daily Tribune - Press-Enterprise
all 4,379 news articles


Canada.com

Hurricane Dolly Heads to Mexico, Texas; Alerts Issued (Update4)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Demian McLean July 22 (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Dolly strengthened to a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and headed for northern Mexico and southern Texas.
Video: Dolly Takes Aim at Texas As Cat. 1 Hurricane AssociatedPress
Dolly now a hurricane, set to hit Texas coast International Herald Tribune
Reuters - WPTV - KHON2 - Marshall News Messenger
all 4,766 news articles


Canada.com

Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Jerry Markon GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 21 — A military judge ruled Monday evening that prosecutors in the military trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver cannot use as evidence some of the statements the defendant gave to interrogators because
Video: War Crimes Trials Begins CBS
First US war crimes trial starts at Guantanamo Reuters
TIME - Austin American-Statesman - The Associated Press - AFP
all 3,333 news articles


CBC.ca

Obama Meets Afghan Leader and Discusses Terrorism
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By CARLOTTA GALL KABUL, Afghanistan, July 20 - Senator Barack Obama met with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan for nearly two hours on Sunday and “conveyed that he is committed to supporting Afghanistan and to continuing the war against terrorism
Video: Obama: Step Up Effort Against Taliban, Al-Qaida AssociatedPress
Obama Says US Must Focus on Threats in Afghanistan Voice of America
Washington Times - Concord Monitor - Radio Australia
all 3,843 news articles


New York Times

Gramm Out as McCain Co-Chair; Obama Reacts
FOXNews - 46 minutes ago
by Major Garrett Here is Phil Gramm’s statement tonight on stepping down as co-chairman of John McCain’s campaign. “It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Senator McCain on important economic issues facing the country.
McCain Co-chairman, Under Fire, Steps Aside New York Times
Phil Gramm steps down after 'whiners' comment CNN
Reuters - The Weekly Standard - Dallas Morning News
all 574 news articles

19.07.2008


WELT ONLINE
Pope sorry for Church sexual abuse
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Michael Perry SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia, saying those responsible should be brought to justice.
Pope apologises for 'evil' of child sex abuse AFP
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse The Associated Press
United Press International - Radio Australia - SunHerald.com - BBC News
all 4,410 news articles


ABC News

CDC report: US obesity rate continues to grow
Newsday - 1 hour ago
Forty-five US states lost ground in an ongoing push to reduce obesity to 15 percent of the population by 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mississippi Remains Most Obese State, CDC Reports ABC News
Study ranks South Carolina 7th in obesity Charleston Post Courier
The Associated Press - Kansas City Star - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Bizjournals.com
all 444 news articles


The Associated Press

Obama's Indiana visit puts Bayh in veep spotlight
Chicago Tribune - 4 hours ago
By John McCormick | Chicago Tribune correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - It was a cross between "The Dating Game" and "24" as Sen. Barack Obama was flanked by two potential running mates Wednesday while criticizing President George W. Bush's efforts to
Video: Obama on Danger of 'Fighting the Last War' AssociatedPress
Possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospects Reuters
New York Times - CNN - WISH - Minneapolis Star Tribune
all 509 news articles


China Daily

American Envoy To Join Iran Talks
Washington Post - 53 minutes ago
By Glenn Kessler The Bush administration will send a senior envoy this weekend to international talks with Iran about its nuclear program in what US officials described as a "one-time deal" designed to demonstrate a serious desire to negotiate a
US official to attend Iran talks BBC News
US, Iran Plan Nuclear Talks Wall Street Journal
Reuters - Washington Times - Reuters India - AFP
all 727 news articles

15.07.2008


Boston Globe

Golfers, Guns and Money
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS JALALABAD, Afghanistan — US Army Capt. Brian Waters was rounding a bend in the Pech River Valley last month when insurgents opened fire on his convoy.
Taliban breached NATO base in deadly clash International Herald Tribune
Pakistan's Afghan Border Controls Are `Real Concern,' US Says Bloomberg
New York Times - USA Today - Christian Science Monitor - The Associated Press
all 1,742 news articles


BBC News

The Fannie Mae Scandal: A History
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
• Fannie Mae Ugly 07/12/08 - Investors continued to flee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac almost as frantically as the political class tried to reassure everybody there was nothing to worry about.
Video: Fed To Help Mortgage Giants CBS
Treasury Acts to Save Mortgage Giants New York Times
guardian.co.uk - Reuters - Washington Post - International Herald Tribune
all 6,288 news articles


Telegraph.co.uk

Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Dies at 53
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Conservative commentator and former White House press secretary Tony Snow has died of cancer at age 53. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Video: Tony Snow Dies Of Cancer CBS
Former White House press secretary Snow dies Reuters
The Associated Press - Los Angeles Times - FOXNews - ABC News
all 1,786 news articles


CNET News

• Faster iPhone Gets Off to a False Start
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Apple releases the iPhone 3G to a frenzy of customers, who lined up around the world to purchase the latest version of Apple's mobile multimedia device.
Apple stores faced with iPhone 3G outages, lineups at day's end Apple Insider
Activating your iPhone 3G: What you need to know Macworld
Waco Tribune Herald - Boston Herald - StreamingMedia.com - Dallas Morning News
all 2,088 news articles


CTV.ca

Barack Obama and John McCain turn their attention to women's issues
Los Angeles Times - 11 hours ago
Obama criticizes McCain for supporting justices likely to overturn abortion rights and for opposing an equal-pay Senate bill. McCain says he will fight to remove professional barriers for women.
Video: Obama, Clinton Show Unity Again in New York AssociatedPress
Lax on Its List of ‘Bundlers,’ the Obama Campaign Names Names New York Times
ABC News - The Associated Press - CNN - The Free Lance-Star
all 1,462 news articles


Sydney Morning Herald

Rev. Jackson Apologizes To Obama
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Jonathan Weisman Speaking near a Fox News microphone that he thought was turned off, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson on Sunday disparaged Sen. Barack Obama's embrace of faith-based social services, using crude language to suggest that he wanted to
Jackson apologizes for 'crude' Obama CNN International
Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Remarks on Obama New York Times
Bloomberg - Los Angeles Times - Reuters - The Associated Press
all 852 news articles

09.07.2008

Fed ready to extend bank aid
Financial Times - 36 minutes ago
By James Politi in Washington Large US investment banks will be able to access emergency cash from the Federal Reserve into next year if market turmoil persists, Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday in a sign of the growing concern among policymakers that ...
Fed Sees Turmoil Persisting Deep Into Next Year New York Times
Taipei shares open higher on Wall St rebound, oil pullback - UPDATE Forbes
Reuters - Bloomberg - CNNMoney.com - MarketWatch
all 1,422 news articles


ABC News

Cheney’s Office Said to Edit Draft Testimony on Warming
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ANDREW C. REVKIN Vice President Dick Cheney’s office was involved in removing statements on health risks posed by global warming from a draft of a health official’s Senate testimony last year, a former senior government environmental official said
White House in climate change "cover up" Reuters
Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Chronicle - Environment News Service - USA Today - ABC News
all 558 news articles


Seattle Post Intelligencer

Obama, McCain try to pin economic woes on each other
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago
It's the summer of the headache-inducing gas prices, the scary home mortgage crisis and rising food costs - a world of hurt which has brought both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns this week to the same prime location on the campaign
Video: AP Yahoo Poll: McCain "old;" Obama "outsider" AssociatedPress
Obama compares McCain, Bush economics Chicago Tribune
Bloomberg - News10.net - guardian.co.uk - NECN
all 1,447 news articles


Times Online

Nadal Ends Federer’s Reign at Wimbledon
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Rafael Nadal posing for photographers after his victory over Roger Federer in the men's final at Wimbledon on Sunday. More Photos > By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY WIMBLEDON, England - No man had beaten Roger Federer at Wimbledon since 2002.
Five Sets and Nearly Five Hours Later, Nadal Wins Wimbledon Washington Post
Rafael Nadal is the new king of England after beating Roger Federer New York Daily News
FOXSports.com - Washington Times - ABS CBN News - ESPN
all 5,365 news articles


BBC News

California wildfires strain state's resources
The Associated Press - 50 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state.
Firefighters make a stand in Big Sur blaze San Francisco Chronicle
'Critical day' for growing Goleta fire; Big Sur blaze only 5 Los Angeles Times
Reuters - WLOS - KSBY - BBC News
all 2,414 news articles

NC Senator's Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Bart Barnes and Matt Schudel Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican senator whose uncompromising conservatism made him one of America's leading crusaders against communism, liberalism, tax increases, abortion, homosexuality, affirmative action
Video: A Look Back At Jesse Helms CBS
Former senator Jesse Helms leaves his legacy Kansas City Star
Reuters - Austin American-Statesman - International Herald Tribune - Boston Globe
all 2,006 news articles


Times Online

Colombia Rescues Hostages Held by Guerrilla Group for Years
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By William Branigin The Colombian military today rescued 15 hostages from a leftist guerrilla group, including three American defense contractors and former Colombia presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.
Video: Betancourt, 3 American Hostages Freed From FARC AssociatedPress
15 hostages held by Colombian rebels are rescued International Herald Tribune
Bloomberg - Reuters - Aljazeera.net
all 17,253 news articles


The Associated Press

McCain Puts New Strategist Atop Campaign
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Dan Balz and Michael D. Shear Facing growing dissatisfaction both inside and outside his campaign, Sen. John McCain ordered a shake-up of his team yesterday, reducing the role of campaign manager Rick Davis and vesting political adviser Steve
Amid GOP grumbling, McCain shakes up campaign team again San Francisco Chronicle
McCain plays musical chairs with campaign staff New York Daily News
CNN - New York Times - Boston Globe - The Associated Press
all 425 news articles


Washington Post

Authorities Capture Illinois Man Suspected in as Many as 8 Deaths
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Kari Lydersen CHICAGO, July 1 — A convicted felon sought in connection with as many as eight slayings over the past week was captured by Illinois state police Tuesday night just north of St.
Suspect Is Seized in Illinois After 8 Killings in 2 States New York Times
Police: Ex-convict suspected of killing 8 captured The Associated Press
Chicago Tribune - CNN International - AHN - MyFox Saint Louis
all 1,280 news articles