State dinner crashers exchanged e-mails with Pentagon official - Los Angeles Times
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State dinner crashers exchanged e-mails with Pentagon official
Los Angeles Times The special assistant to the Secretary of Defense, who was appointed by Obama, said she clearly stated in correspondence with the couple that she could not extend any kind of invitation. By Josh Meyer and Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington - As … Dinner crashers on Congress's listBoston Globe Couple Asked Defense Aide for Dinner InvitationNew York Times Couple asked Defense official for entree to state dinner via e-mailWashington Post The Associated Press -Chicago Tribune -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 5,188 news articles » |
Australian PM says urges "action" in Copenhagen - BBC News
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Australian PM says urges "action" in Copenhagen
BBC News Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the pledge by Commonwealth leaders backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change is a "significant step". Speaking at a news conference in Trinidad on Saturday, … Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGMABC Online Africa: Commonwealth Leaders - Legally Binding Agreement in Copenhagen is …AllAfrica.com Queen leaves Commonwealth summitAFP The Associated Press -Hindustan Times -TVNZ all 1,411 news articles » |
Bomb pieces steer Russian inquiry toward terror plot - Washington Post
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Bomb pieces steer Russian inquiry toward terror plot
Washington Post Russian investigators discovered traces of an improvised bomb Saturday on the rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg, where a train derailment killed at least 26 people in what appeared to be the nation's worst terrorist attack in … Russia says homemade bomb caused deadly train derailmentLos Angeles Times Finnish president sends condolences to Russian counterpart over train disasterXinhua Russia blames terrorists as dozens killed in train crashguardian.co.uk Wall Street Journal -RIA Novosti -Christian Science Monitor all 2,129 news articles » |
Police are turned away a second time by Woods - Washington Post
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Police are turned away a second time by Woods
Washington Post WINDERMERE, FLA. — Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers drove to Tiger Woods's .4 million estate Saturday afternoon, hoping to ask Woods what caused him to crash his 2009 Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and tree just outside his … Woods and wife stay quiet for second straight dayKansas City Star Tiger Woods delays interviewLos Angeles Times When Tiger Woods and scandal collide, truth becomes the victimMiamiHerald.com Seattle Post Intelligencer -San Francisco Chronicle -NBC Bay Area all 5,248 news articles » |
Australia carbon cuts hit by opposition revolt - AFP
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Australia carbon cuts hit by opposition revolt
AFP SYDNEY — Australia's bid to pledge carbon cuts ahead of next month's global climate talks was in serious doubt Friday as an opposition revolt over the legislation threatened to trigger snap polls. As the government set a 3:45 pm (0445 GMT) deadline for … Australian Senate to Meet Next Week to Debate CarbonBloomberg Australian Senate delays carbon vote to next weekReuters Libs line up for shot at the leaderABC Online BBC News -Wall Street Journal -The Australian all 1,744 news articles » |
Crashers spark review of state dinner security - USA Today
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Crashers spark review of state dinner security
USA Today WASHINGTON — The Secret Service is investigating how a Virginia couple slipped through security checkpoints and crashed President Obama's first state dinner this week, Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the agency, said Thursday … Obamas' Uninvited Guests Prompt an InquiryNew York Times White House Crashers Filmed for ShowWall Street Journal Secret Service: Procedures not followed in party-crashing incidentAustin American-Statesman Chicago Tribune -Boston Herald -The Associated Press all 2,031 news articles » |
Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy - The Associated Press
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Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy
The Associated Press AMPATUAN, Philippines — A politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in the southern Philippines in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy Friday for the election. "Only death can stop me from … Philippine massacre suspect chargedAljazeera.net 'Killing of journalists, nature of massacre prompted witness to come out'GMA news.tv Top suspect blames rebels for Philippines massacreAFP BBC News -Inquirer.net -Voice of America all 3,949 news articles » |
Mayor named as massacre suspect - Aljazeera.net
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Mayor named as massacre suspect
Aljazeera.net Police in the Philippines have formally named a local mayor as the lead suspect in the massacre of at least 46 political campaigners and journalists in the south of the country. The suspect, Andal Ampatuan Jr., is head of the municipality of Datu Unsay … Pregnant woman among 46 massacred in PhilippinesABC Online Philippines' deadliest massacre tests governmentThe Associated Press Philippine president's ally 'top suspect' in massacreAFP Inquirer.net -Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg all 2,054 news articles » |
US Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages - New York Times
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US Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages
New York Times Dario Lopez-Mills/AP American soldiers were on patrol in Kashmiri Bala, a village in Logar Province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON—In declaring Tuesday that he would “finish the job” in Afghanistan, … In his slow decision-making, Obama goes with head, not gutWashington Post US President ready to announce new Afghan strategyABC Online In future, US-China diplomacy would be best conducted by emailTelegraph.co.uk MiamiHerald.com -Voice of America -Aljazeera.net all 2,321 news articles » |
Toasts by the President and the Prime Minister - New York Times
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Toasts by the President and the Prime Minister
New York Times Following is a transcript of toasts by President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India at the state dinner on Nov. 24, provided by the White House. The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around … Obama seeks stronger ties with IndiaBoston Globe Old standards with modern flourishes as Obamas host first state dinnerSan Jose Mercury News Power By Day, Glamour By NightPolitico USA Today -Reuters -The Associated Press all 2,168 news articles » |