November 07, 2009
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Jobless rate hits ‘sobering’ levels
Saturday, November 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War ... Associated Press
Saturday, November 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War ... Associated Press
Stories of courage, heroics emerge after deadly rampage
Saturday, November 7, 2009
FORT HOOD, Texas — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. A loud, popping noise. ... Associated Press
Saturday, November 7, 2009
FORT HOOD, Texas — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. A loud, popping noise. ... Associated Press
Election lessons will shape 2010 campaign
Thursday, November 5, 2009
WASHINGTON — Lessons from the off-year elections: The president’s influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Also: Republicans can ...
Associated Press
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Afghan challenger exits race
Monday, November 2, 2009
President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man ...
Monday, November 2, 2009
President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man ...
Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote
Sunday, November 1, 2009
President Hamid Karzai’s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend’s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote’s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — ... Associated Press
Sunday, November 1, 2009
President Hamid Karzai’s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend’s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote’s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — ... Associated Press
Strategy in Afghanistan goes beyond numbers
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
BRUSSELS — There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
BRUSSELS — There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban ...
Reid: Senate running the option
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short ... Associated Press
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short ... Associated Press
Attacks target Baghdad offices
Monday, October 26, 2009
BAGHDAD — A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq’s capital, killing at least 147 people in the country’s deadliest attack in more than two years. ...
Monday, October 26, 2009
BAGHDAD — A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq’s capital, killing at least 147 people in the country’s deadliest attack in more than two years. ...
H1N1 declared a national emergency
Sunday, October 25, 2009
President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 virus outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected ... Associated Press
Sunday, October 25, 2009
President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 virus outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected ... Associated Press
Public opinion rapidly cooling on global warming
Friday, October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON — Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. Just 57 percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer, down 20 points in just three years, ...
Friday, October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON — Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. Just 57 percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer, down 20 points in just three years, ...
Afghan president agrees to runoff election
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election on Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to ... Associated Press
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election on Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to ... Associated Press
32 more planets found outside solar system
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using ... Associated Press
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using ... Associated Press
Obama praises committee's health care vote
Sunday, October 18, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed back against critics of his health care plan on Saturday with a stern warning that absent reform, costs will continue to rise and eventually ...
Sunday, October 18, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed back against critics of his health care plan on Saturday with a stern warning that absent reform, costs will continue to rise and eventually ...
Nixon fires aide following E. coli levels debacle
Saturday, October 17, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon fired a longtime aide and reinstated Missouri’s environmental chief Friday while announcing that an investigation revealed repeated state failures to protect the public ...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon fired a longtime aide and reinstated Missouri’s environmental chief Friday while announcing that an investigation revealed repeated state failures to protect the public ...
Missouri, Kansas Senate hopefuls report on fundraising
Friday, October 16, 2009
Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Robin Carnahan each took in more than $1 million this past quarter — and spent most of it — as they built up their campaigns ... Associated Press
Friday, October 16, 2009
Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Robin Carnahan each took in more than $1 million this past quarter — and spent most of it — as they built up their campaigns ... Associated Press
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