Jun 11, 2010
Don't expect Obama to be Superman
By Paul Starobin
Friday, June 11, 2010
Why can't President Obama stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Why can't he get the Israelis and Palestinians to stop squabbling and make peace? Why can't he get the Europeans to contribute more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan? Why can't he forge a global treaty to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases?
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- :New oil numbers may do more harm to fish, wildlife (AP) AP - New numbers showing the amount of oil gushing from a well in the Gulf of Mexico may be double as much as previously thought means the crude is likely to travel farther away, threatening more birds, fish and other wildlife that call the fragile waters their home, scientists said Friday.
- Health overhaul to force changes in employer plans (AP)
- Van der Sloot charged with first-degree murder (AP)
- Boats head to teen sailor drifting in Indian Ocean (AP)
- Death toll rises to 20 in Ark. floods, gov. says (AP)
- Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse (AP)
Delays in sealing oil pipe fan doubts on BP's survival | Environment | The Guardian
Oil cleanup workers hired by BP walk along the beach in Dauphin Island. Photograph: Dave Martin/AP
Predicting a World Cup champion - International Football - Yahoo! Sports
U.S. teammates Landon Donovan and Edson Buddles celebrate a goal. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Jun 10, 2010
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide - ELECTION SPECIAL , Press Review, Jun 10, 2010
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Mercury News
On election night, the Santa Clara County DA hopeful had the look of a man who win or lose believed he'd run a good campaign.
WORLDNEWS: Sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, and other news
The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory Wednesday by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, punishments Tehran dismissed as 'annoying flies, like a used tissue.' The sanctions target Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclear-related investments. Oil exports, the lifeblood of Iran's...
Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news | Jose Lambiet’s Page2Live.com
Sarah Palin, working the crowd at the Belmont Stakes (AP Photo)
YAHOO NEWS
- Suicide attack kills 40 at Afghan wedding party (AP) AP - A suicide bomb ripped through a wedding party in full swing in the Taliban's heartland in southern Afghanistan, killing 40 people and wounding dozens more, officials said Thursday.
- Clinton to Colombia: We will stand with you (AP)
- US gets tough but not crippling Iran sanctions (AP)
- China wants more dialogue on Iran nuclear issue (AP)
- FBI: Mexicans chased away US agents after shooting (AP)
- Israel and the Limits of Toughness (Time.com)
Jun 9, 2010
Yahoo News
- Afghan ex-spy boss opposes talking to Taliban (AP) AP - Afghanistan's ousted intelligence chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai is pursuing a dangerous strategy in seeking peace with the Taliban because the insurgents are giving nothing in return.
- Iran dismisses sanctions, but tried to avoid them (AP)
- Analysis: Sanctions unlikely to stop Iran (AP)
- Israel lifts ban on some foods for Gaza (AP)
- Gates: Progress in Afghan war must come this year (AP)
- Van der Sloot's Confession: Angling for a Light Sentence? (Time.com)
Stock market: crystal ball or false alarm? - Jun. 9, 2010
FORTUNE -- From its peak in late April to the close last Friday, the S&P 500 has declined just over 12%. That is a correction of real historical magnitude. Stock markets around the globe have mirrored this move, if not exceeded it. Pundits have justified the correction primarily on the sovereign debt issues in Europe. But the question for stock market operators is, as always, what's next?
Lady Gaga Breaks YouTube Views Record - omg! news on Yahoo!
Lady Gaga busts a patriotic move in her 'Telephone' video InterscopeAccess Hollywood
NNSA LDRD Symposium Set For Wednesday, June 9 | National Nuclear Security Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will hold the 2010 NNSA Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Symposium at the University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave N.W. in Washington, D.C.
Mystery of Iranian Nuclear Scientist and the Duelling YouTube Videos | Informed Comment
Aljazeera English reports on the two contradictory videos that have surfaced, in one of which Dr. Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist, maintains that he was kidnapped while on pilgrimage to Mecca and is being held against his will in Arizona (an irony, since he would then be an involuntary illegal alien in a state that seems to mind the latter). The second video, also put up at YouTube, contradicts the allegations the first.
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