4 hrs ago | Free Republic
Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.
8 hrs ago | www.examiner.com | Mr_Bill
Roman Catholic Church continues to lobby government
Trying to push their policies on the governments, Catholic bishops continue their attempts to convince lawmakers they're serious about abortion and same-sex marriage.
8 hrs ago | www.washingtonpost.com | Mr_Bill
The GOP considers a suicide pact
Some people can't stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today, he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Obama's hope-and-change agenda, are considering a "purity" pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party. Just when independents and moderates were considering revisiting the GOP tent. .
8 hrs ago | www.post-gazette.com | Mr_Bill
Braddock PA group's goal: Repeal closing of hospital
From left, Shirley Dooley, 60, of Braddock, Beverly Chizmar, 67, and Evelyn Kolich, 83, both of Braddock Hills, take part in a rally Thursday outside UMPC Braddock Hospital.
8 hrs ago | www.nytimes.com | Mr_Bill
Russia and China Endorse Agency's Rebuke of Iran
The United Nations nuclear watchdog demanded Friday that Iran immediately freeze operations at a once secret uranium enrichment plant , a sharp rebuke that bore added weight because it was endorsed by Russia and China.
8 hrs ago | www.nytimes.com | Mr_Bill
Afghanistan Using Persuasion and Paid Jobs to Disarm Taliban
The American-backed campaign to persuade legions of Taliban gunmen to stop fighting got under way here recently, in an ornate palace filled with Afghan tribal leaders and one very large former warlord leading the way.
11 hrs ago | KSRO-AM Santa Rosa
Last aircraft leave closing Maine Navy base
The two last planes at Maine's Brunswick Naval Air Station lifted off Saturday in blustery winds, ending nearly 60 years of maritime patrol operations at New England's last active-duty military air base.
20 hrs ago | www.huliq.com | Iria
Police To Question Tiger Woods About Car Accident Today
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Who's Rachel Uchitel (Pics); What Is Her Role In The Tiger Woods Car Accident?
23 hrs ago | WHDH
Government delays new ban on Internet gambling
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
Nader noncommittal to Conn. Senate run, wants to see level of support
Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision.
Tiger Woods' Wife Broke Out Window, Helped Rescue Him
New Report: Tiger Woods Released With Facial Lacerations
Treasuries Gain as Dubai Debt Delay Spurs Global Risk Aversion
Treasury two-year notes advanced, pushing the yield to its lowest level in 11 months, after Dubai' s proposal to delay debt payments sparked a global slide in stocks and higher-yielding assets.
Atlantis returns safely to Earth
Space shuttle Atlantis gracefully returned to Earth at Kennedy Space Center today, bringing to an end 11 days in space and a jam-packed year of five successful shuttle missions for NASA.
Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality
Seven and a half months into Ta-Shai Pendleton's first pregnancy , her child was stillborn. Then in early 2008, she bore a daughter prematurely.
Soon after, Ms. Pendleton moved from a community in Racine that was thick with poverty to a better neighborhood in Madison. Here, for the first time, she had a full-term pregnancy.
Lobstermen Will Help Study Whether Lost Traps Still Catch Lobsters
Beneath the waters off the coast of Maine lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of wire lobster traps. Lost over the years to storms, boats or the knives of fishermen who have cut them from their buoys to settle scores, some of these “ghost traps” continue catching lobsters.
China Joins U.S. in Pledge of Hard Targets on Emissions
The Chinese government announced Thursday that it had set a target to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a day after the Obama administration set a provisional target for reducing United States emissions.
Afghan president renews call to Taliban to lay down weapons, help rebuild Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term.
Dems are putting together multibillion-dollar jobs bill
Troubled by the rising jobless rate, President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a jobs package that would devote billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010 and keep them working.
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