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 Unstable Chile gets new president
Israel News.Net
Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as Chile's new president as the country still shakes from aftershocks following February's massive earthquake. Global Human Rights Report Sees Little Change
Washington Times
Nicholas Kralev The Obama administration's first global report on human rights differed little from the reports issued during President George W. Bush's second term, with the most notable exception b... Obama Urges China To Cut Currency
Washington Times
Patrice Hill President Obama is stepping up pressure on China to stop fueling the world's biggest trade imbalance by artificially depressing the value of its currency, and Beijing is signaling it may... With Ban, Gop Calls Duel On Earmarks
Washington Times
Stephen Dinan In a move to break with the GOP's big-spending past, House Republicans voted Thursday to ban their members this year from requesting earmarks, the pork-barrel spending that directs mone... Ex-chief Regrets D.c. Fire Merger With Ems
Washington Times
Matthew Cella The former D.C. fire chief tasked with merging his firefighting and emergency medical services divisions to improve a beleaguered ambulance service now says the department should be div... Pay Raise Sought For Bilingual Fed Workers
Washington Times
Stephen Dinan A key member of Congress says federal workers should be paid more for using their bilingual skills at work, and he's introduced a bill to boost those folks' pay by 5 percent. Rep. Mi... Partial Votes Show No Clear Iraq Winner
Washington Times
By Lara Jakes ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD | Partial vote results in Iraq's election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic... More Quakes Hit Chile As New President Takes Office
Washington Times
By Michael Warren ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTIAGO, Chile | A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediate... Greek Protests Turn Violent; Strike Cripples Services
Washington Times
By Elena Becatoros ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS | Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking ... Gates Foresees Broad Agreement For Iran Sanctions
Washington Times
By Anne Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates | Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing... Dodd To Offer Own Version Of Bank Regulation Bill
Washington Times
By Jim Kuhnhenn ASSOCIATED PRESS Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, said Thursday he will offer his o... Google, Rsf Honor Iranian Women, Bloggers
RadioFreeEurope
a collective of Iranian women bloggers for their reporting on women's issues and last year's postelection unrest.Journalists from the we-change.org website, which carries news and analysis on Iran's w... Kazakh Dams Break, Causing Evacuations And Deaths
RadioFreeEurope
ALMATY (Reuters) -- Thousands of people have been evacuated and some killed in Kazakhstan after severe floods destroyed several dams in the south of the Central Asian state, the Emergencies Ministry s... Ooh-la-la! Sarkozys' Marriage Cools Amid 'amours'
New York Post
MARTIAL HEARTS: The glam marriage of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni is reportedly in trouble, with stories that she's shacking up with pop star Benjamin Biolay and he's tomcatting with karate champ a... Conan To Take Show On Road
New York Post
Conan O'Brien is going from off the air to on the road. The former "Tonight Show" host will kick off a 30-city "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" next month with stops at Radio C... Call It Glo-bull Warming: Poll
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- Nearly half of the country thinks global warming is exaggerated -- and even more Americans doubt that scientists' fears of severe environmental fallout will ever come true, according to ... Dykstra Hit With Sex Suit
New York Post
A woman who briefly worked for ex-Met Lenny Dykstra has filed legal papers accusing him of soliciting a sexual act, then groping her and tossing her on a bed in his Los Angeles mansion when she refuse... Smart Phones To The Rescue
New York Post
Is your smart phone smart enough to save your life? Future cellphones may be tricked out with James Bond-like technology capable of alerting users to fires, carbon monoxide or toxic chemicals, accordi... Lost Tweak-end All That's Left For Gop
New York Post
But even if the Republicans manage to win a technical ruling from the Senate parliamentarian, the Democrats can plow right over him by removing him from office or getting Joe Biden, who as vice presid... Big Ben's Rendezvous With Co-ed
New York Post
Ben Roethlisberger The quarterback also said the accuser slipped and hit her head during the nightclub rendezvous. Big Ben's lawyer, Ed Garland, insists his client will be proven innocent. "We intend ... 9/11 Settlement Offer To Go Before Judge
CNN
WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements with more than 10,000 plaintiffs WTC Captive provides coverage to the city and its debris-removal contractors Settlement would provide system to pay for... Pm Ahead In Early Iraq Election Results
C News
Counting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 11, 2010, as data is calculated before an election result can be declared. The par... Sutil Shines As New Season Begins
BBC
Force India's Adrian Sutil stole the limelight in the first on-track running of the new season, leading Fernando Alonso's Ferrari in Bahrain.The German's lap of one minute 56.583 seconds led the doubl... Mogadishu Residents Told To Leave
BBC
Mogadishu's mayor has told residents to leave the Somali capital's war zones, amid fierce battles with insurgents.At least 50 people have been killed in three days of Islamist insurgent attacks, witne... Phil Spector 'denied Fair Trial'
BBC
Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector, 70, are appealing his murder conviction on the grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.They claim Spector, who was jailed for at least 19 years ... Bomb Blasts Rip Through Crowds In Lahore
Sky News
download Flash from the Adobe download website. The blasts ripped through the RA Bazaar, which lies in a neighbourhood where several security agencies have facilities. More than 100 others were... China Calls U.s. A Hypocrite Over Human Rights
Reuters
(Reuters) - China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its o... Atheist Loses 2nd "under God" Court Appeal
CBS News
In this June 14, 2004 file photo, Michael Newdow looks down at the fax copy of the Supreme Court's ruling preserving the phrase "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance outside his Sacrament... At Least Eight Dead In Lahore Blasts
RadioFreeEurope
Reports from Pakistan say at least eight people have been killed and 25 others wounded in two explosions in the eastern city of Lahore. The blasts, which reportedly included at least one suicide bombi... Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health Claims
International Herald Tribune
A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero who sued the city over damage to their health, according to city officials ... Nurse In Bar-beat Nightmare
New York Post
A savage thug followed a nurse into a Hell's Kitchen bar bathroom early yesterday and brutally beat her in a stall after she rejected his advances on the dance floor, authorities said. The 29-year-old... Mta Now Mulling A 2010 Hike
New York Post
Hold onto your wallets. MTA brass are considering a fare hike as early as this year as they struggle to fill a $750 million budget gap, The Post has learned. Increasing the cost of a ride on subways, ... 36 Hours In Goa, India
International Herald Tribune
India ’s popular seaside destination offers more than deadheads and clichés. For one thing, Goa is not a single beach, but a rich and varied state one that offers 63 miles of coastli... Deadly Blast Shakes Pakistan City
International Herald Tribune
Filed at 3:35 a.m. ET LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say a suicide bomber targeting an army vehicle struck the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, wounding at least 26 people. Police official Mohamma... O Chooses Nobel Cau$es
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has announced which groups will get the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama said yesterday that $250,000 will go to Fisher House, a national...
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