Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats - The Associated Press


The Guardian


Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats

The Associated Press


GRAND ISLE, La. â€" Dozens of sm »

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

FBI's Russian spy ring claims are 'contradictory' - The Guardian


MiamiHerald.com


FBI's Russian spy ring claims are 'contradictory'

The Guardian


Russia today said it was investigating the arrest by the FBI of 10  »


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Monday, June 28, 2010

Sen. Robert Byrd dies - USA Today


Los Angeles Times


Sen. Robert Byrd dies

USA Today


Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the nation's longest serving senator, died at 3 am this morning, his office announced. The West Virginia Democrat was 92, and was serving in an unprecedented ninth term in the US Senate. To report corrections and clarifications, ...


West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92

Washington Post


West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92

Houston Chronicle


Sen. Byrd, 92, is hospitalized and said to be seriously ill

Los Angeles Times


NPR -New York Times -The Detroit News


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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Report: UK woman may claim to be carrying Donovan's baby - FOXSports.com


CBC.ca


Report: UK woman may claim to be carrying Donovan's baby

FOXSports.com


US soccer star Landon Donovan may not be as squeaky clean as he seems, according to a Sports Illustrated report on Sunday that says he may have a love child. It said a report set to run in a British tabloid quotes a UK woman who claims to be carrying ...


USA vs. Ghana: In World Cup 2010, Americans eliminated by Ghana

Washington Post


Keeping the Africa in Africa's World Cup

New York Times


Coach has Ghana on brink of history

Fifa.com


Los Angeles Times -New York Daily News -USA Today


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Season's first tropical storm forms in Caribbean - Reuters


New Zealand Herald


Season's first tropical storm forms in Caribbean

Reuters


MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Saturday in the western Caribbean near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center said. Alex had sustained winds of 40 miles ...


Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup

The Associated Press


Tropical depression stirs concern

Houston Chronicle


Brewing storm casts a cloud on oil spill response

Los Angeles Times


Seattle Times -USA Today -CBS News


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Friday, June 25, 2010

President Obama hedges on July 2011 drawdown date for Afghanistan - New York Daily News


The Hindu


President Obama hedges on July 2011 drawdown date for Afghanistan

New York Daily News


President Obama says July 2011 is not a hard-and-fast date for Afghanistan troop withdrawals. Do you believe Afghan forces will be ready to safeguard their country by July 2011? Yes. With the help of the US, they will be ready. ...


Gates: U.S. not 'bogged down' in Afghanistan

USA Today


Obama's Afghanistan War Plan: Doubts Rise About Strategy

TIME


As Generals Change, Afghan Debate Narrows to 2 Powerful Voices

New York Times


AFP -W »


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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone - New York Times


The Hindu


Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone

New York Times


President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ...


Can Petraeus deliver?

BBC News


McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War

FOXNews


McChrystal out, strategy remains

Boston Globe


Philadelphia Inquirer -The Associated Press -TIME


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