Monday, August 31, 2009

How to Donate to the Jaycee Dugard Tr... - ABC News


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How to Donate to the Jaycee Dugard Trust Fund

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By MIKE VON FREMD, KATE SNOW, SARAH NETTER & RONNA WALDMAN The two police employees credited with cracking the abduction case said it was simply intuition that something was amiss when accused rapist and kidnapper Phillip Garrido showed up at a college ...


Jaycee Dugard case: Unauthorized photos, sex offenders and Monday's...

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What's Next For Jaycee And Her Daughters?

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Sex offenders move to Antioch area 'because they can'

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Democratic Party of Japan Sweeps to P... - Bloomberg


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Democratic Party of Japan Sweeps to Power, Ending LDP's Half ...

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Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Party of Japan swept to power for the first time, ending a half-century of almost unbroken single-party rule in the world's second-largest economy. The DPJ won at least 241 of ...


NEWSMAKER-Japan's Aso leads party to crushing defeat

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Japan election: Opposition set for victory, PM quits as party head

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U.S. Upbeat on Change in Japan

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Friends, colleagues gather at church ... - CNN


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Friends, colleagues gather at church for Kennedy's funeral

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Yo-Yo Ma will perform two pieces during the service, being joined by the tenor Placido Domingo for one of them. Lawmakers, former presidents to attend Mass for Sen. Ted Kennedy BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Friends, family and colleagues arrived under ...


Obama, Senators in Attendance at Kennedy Funeral Mass

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Guests arrive for Kennedy funeral

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Memorial Service to Celebrate Life of Kennedy

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Friday, August 28, 2009

Jaycee Dugard kidnap suspect says a \'... - San Jose Mercury News


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Jaycee Dugard kidnap suspect says a 'disgusting thing' took place

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The convicted sex offender accused of snatching Jaycee Lee Dugard from a South Lake Tahoe street 18 years ago, then fathering her two children, told a Sacramento television station that "a digusting ...


Bringing Jaycee Dugard Home: Parents Struggle With Horror of ...

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Jaycee Stepdad: "What a Miracle This Was"

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Kidnapped California Girl Found 18 Years Later

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Boston prepares for days of mourning ... - Reuters


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Boston prepares for days of mourning for Kennedy

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HYANNIS PORT, Mass., Aug 27 (Reuters) - Family members of US Senator Edward Kennedy gathered on Thursday for a private mass at the seaside home where the 77-year-old towering figure in Democratic politics died two days ago. ...


Death gives Massachusetts 1st open Senate seat in decades

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Maryland officials remember Kennedy as friend, inspiration

Baltimore Sun


Hyannis Port Lovingly Remembers Ted Kennedy

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy, \'Lion of the Senate,\' he... - CNN


Ted Kennedy, 'Lion of the Senate,' helped shape American politics

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Editor's note: Watch a special airing of the HBO documentary "Teddy: In His Own Words" on CNN at 7 ET Wednesday night. Edward "Ted" Kennedy served in the US Senate for 47 years. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After an unsuccessful presidential ...


Ted Kennedy's Final Days

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Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, dies after cancer battle

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Kennedy: 'Better the world, better ourselves'

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Model murder suspect Ryan Jenkins was... - Telegraph.co.uk


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Model murder suspect Ryan Jenkins was a 'good guy' businessman

Telegraph.co.uk


Reality show contestant Ryan Jenkins was a Canadian businessman with a taste for the glamour of American tabloid television. by Our Foreign Staff The 32-year-old real estate developer and investor went on the run after the dismembered body of Jasmine ...


Playboy model murder suspect found dead

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Reality TV Star, a Killing Suspect, Is Found Dead

New York Times


Police on murder suspect's death

BBC News


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Sunday, August 23, 2009

DPRK media reports condolence delegat... - Xinhua


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DPRK media reports condolence delegation's meeting with Lee Myung-bak

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PYONGYANG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- State media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported a meeting between the country's condolence delegation and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday. "The special envoy group which visited ...


State funeral for Kim Dae-Jung

BBC News


SKorea says solemn farewell to "great leader" Kim

AFP


Saving Kim Dae-jung: A tale of two dissident diplomats

Boston Globe


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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Government faces questions over Locke... - Times Online


Times Online


Government faces questions over Lockerbie bomber

Times Online


The Government are under fresh pressure this morning over an  »


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Friday, August 21, 2009

Karzai, Abdullah Campaigns Each Claim... - Voice of America


Newsweek


Karzai, Abdullah Campaigns Each Claim Victory in Afghanistan

Voice of America


By VOA News Campaign teams for the two leading Afghan presidential candidates are both claiming victory in the country's second-ever presidential election. Incumbent President Hamid Karzai's campaign chief Deen Mohammad said that initial results show ...


Karzai and Abdullah both claim victory in Afghan elections

guardian.co.uk


Afghan rivals claim poll victory

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Afghanistan election: President Hamid Karzai claims victory

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Afghans go to polls under threat of T... - CNN International


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Afghans go to polls under threat of Taliban violence

CNN International


KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Under the menacing threat of violence from the Taliban, Afghans headed to the polls on Thursday in the war-ravaged nation's second-ever national election. Burqa-clad women display ID cards as they queue to vote in Kandahar ...


Afghan election marred by violence and fears of voter fraud

guardian.co.uk


Afghanistan election: Taliban attacks town to disrupt vote

Telegraph.co.uk


Afghans vote for president despite violence

AFP


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

On Eve of Afghan Vote, Gunmen Battle Police in Kabul - New York Times


Washington Post


On Eve of Afghan Vote, Gunmen Battle Police in Kabul

New York Times


KABUL, Afghanistan â€" In another violent episode a day before the Afghan national election, three gunmen seized control of a commercial bank branch in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, engaging in an extended firefight with police ...


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Afghanistan Hit by Attacks Ahead of Election - New York Times


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Afghanistan Hit by Attacks Ahead of Election

New York Times


By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and MARK mcdonald KABUL, Afghanistan â€" An apparent suicide car bombing and two explosions rocked Kabul on Tuesday, and a suicide bomber killed three soldiers in the south of the country in what seemed further indications of ...


Deadly attacks rock Kabul pre-vote

AFP


Afghan refugees in Pakistan yearn to vote

Reuters


Nato to pause Afghanistan fighting on election day

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Monday, August 17, 2009

President Obama is the real target of health care protesters, not ... - New York Daily News


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President Obama is the real target of health care protesters, not ...

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

US senator concludes Myanmar visit - Xinhua


Washington Post


US senator concludes Myanmar visit

Xinhua


YANGON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Democratic Senator of the United States Jim Webb concluded his three-day visit to Myanmar Sunday afternoon, bringing out from the country along with him an imprisoned American citizen John William Yettaw who was released and ...


Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma

Washington Post


Myanmar hands over US prisoner

Aljazeera.net


Senator Wins Promise to Free Detained American

New York Times


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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Deadly blast by Nato's Kabul base - BBC News


Voice of America


Deadly blast by Nato's Kabul base

BBC News


A suicide car bomb has exploded outside the Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing up to seven people, the defence ministry says. The presidential palace and several embassies are also located in the area. The attack comes ahead of ...


Afghanistan bombing: suicide attack at Nato base in Kabul kills seven

Telegraph.co.uk


Kabul Blast Kills 3; Women and Children Among Wounded

Voice of America


NEW: At least 3 people killed, 90 hurt from blast in Afghanistan's ...

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Controller Was on Phone During Crash - New York Times


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Controller Was on Phone During Crash

New York Times


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Top civilian honor for Kennedy and 15 others - Philadelphia Inquirer


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Top civilian honor for Kennedy and 15 others

Philadelphia Inquirer


WASHINGTON - President Obama yesterday awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and 14 others, citing them as individuals who ...


16 Honored With Medal Of Freedom

Washington Post


Kennedy is among 16 honored by Obama

Boston Globe


Obama Gives Medal of Freedom to 16 Luminaries

New York Times


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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Obama battles health care 'chatter' - USA Today


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Obama battles health care 'chatter'

USA Today


By Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images By Richard Wolf and Susan Page, USA TODAY Obama, who initi »


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Monday, August 10, 2009

15 m agoCops release Hudson crash 911 calls - Newsday


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Sunday, August 9, 2009

3 m agoArmy pulls helicopter wreckage from Hudson - Newsday


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3 m agoArmy pulls helicopter wreckage from Hudson

Newsday


Photo credit: AP Photo | The wreckage of a helicopter is lifted by crane from the Hudson River and placed on a boat as seen from Hoboken, NJ, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. Divers recovered a piece of a submerged helicopter and a fifth body Sunday as ...


7 bodies pulled from Hudson after midair collision

The Associated Press


Seven Bodies Recovered After NYC Air Crash, NTSB Says

Bloomberg


No Survivors Seen in Midair Crash

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Now that she's sworn in, Sotomayor a rookie again - The Associated Press


Los Angeles Times


Now that she's sworn in, Sotomayor a rookie again

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON â€" Sonia Sotomayor has gained admission to the Marble Palace. Now she has to figure out how the Supreme Court works. When do you speak up? How do you find your way around a building torn apart by renovation? If someone knocks at the door ...


Sotomayor won't have sway right away

Kansas City Star


Friends: Justice Sotomayor Has a Fun Side

CBS News


Sonia Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Los Angeles Times


New York Daily News -New York Times -Washington Post


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Friday, August 7, 2009

'Cash-for-clunkers' program gets $2B refill - The Associated Press


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'Cash-for-clunkers' program gets $2B refill

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WASHINGTON â€" Car shoppers caught up in the frenzy of the "cash-for-clunkers" program now have more time and a $2 billion reason to trade in their old gas guzzlers. President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure tripling the budget of the $1 ...


Cash for Clunkers extension signed into law

CNN


Cash for clunkers refueled

Meriden Record-Journal


Obama signs $2 billion 'Cash for Clunkers' extension

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Sotomayor Faces Heavy Workload of Complex Cases - New York Times


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Sotomayor Faces Heavy Workload of Complex Cases

New York Times


Judge Sonia Sotomayor was greeted in her West Village neighborhood on Thursday after the Senate confirmed her nomination. By ADAM LIPTAK The political calculus for Republican senators who oppose confirmation of the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. ...


Senate Confirms Sotomayor in Largely Partisan 68-31 Vote

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Ex-Rep. Jefferson convicted of corruption - CNN


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Ex-Rep. Jefferson convicted of corruption

CNN


ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Former US Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was convicted Wednesday on 11 of the 16 corruption charges against him in a case that included the discovery of $90000 in his freezer. Former Rep. William Jefferson arrives at ...


Former congressman convicted in freezer cash case

The Associated Press


Ex-Rep. Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme

New York Times


Ex-US lawmaker Jefferson guilty in bribery scheme

Reuters


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