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- Agent: Ex-Army analyst had manuals on artillery Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:49AMA former U.S. Army analyst who tried to board a flight to China with electronic files containing restricted Army documents poses a danger of the "gravest sense," a prosecutor argued Tuesday in federal court.
- ’Time to turn the page’ in Iraq, Obama says Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:45AMHe notes the steep price the United States has paid to put Baghdad on the road to democracy.
- US-Präsident Obama zum Ende des Irak-Krieges Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:45AMTHE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home.
- Roland S. Martin: King’s ‘dream’ was a radical economic equality message Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:38AMVery few things make my skin crawl more than listening to someone totally misrepresent the famous “I Have a Dream” speech the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave Aug. 28, 1963.
- FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Yemen Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:34AMSource: Reuters By Raissa Kasolowsky DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Rising al Qaeda militancy, a surge in violence in a secessionist south and crushing poverty will be this year's critical tests for Yemen, ...
- FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Yemen Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:22AMBy Raissa Kasolowsky
- Third District police consider permanent patrol for Silver Spring business district Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:18AMAll was quiet Saturday night as Officer Elias Samghani strolled up and down the busy pedestrian promenade of Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring, his eyes scanning the crowd for trouble.
- Biden to mark transfer of U.S. command in Iraq Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:13AMAfter more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday.
- GOP claims Iraqi success came despite Obama Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:12AMIn twin speeches laced with heavy doses of "I-told-you-so," Republican leaders in the House and Senate tried to convince voters Tuesday that America's success in Iraq is not because of President Barack Obama, but in spite of him.
- The Incredible Shrinking al Qaeda by James Dunnigan September 1, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:08AMIntelligence agencies are at odds over how many al Qaeda are in Afghanistan. The estimates vary between a "hundred or so" and "less than a thousand." There is also some dispute as to who exactly qualifies as a "member" of the terrorist organization.
- One bridge or two? Michigan Senate mulls DRIC plan as sides state their cases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:45PMDETROIT — Residents of southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario share more than a love of hockey.
- Heather Taylor-Miesle: Congressional Candidates' Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: PA-11 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:39PMOriginally posted on The Mark Up. This is the seventh in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates...
- Reality of deployment sinking in for Guardsmen at training Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:38PMGOWEN FIELD, IDAHO — American combat troops are officially out of Iraq, but that fact isn’t obvious out on the high desert south of Boise.
- Stockwell Day announces $15M, 96-bed prison expansion in Mission Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:36PMMP Stockwell Day announces Monday that Mission Institution will see a $15-million expansion. It’s the first federal B.C. prison to make room for an expected 30 per cent increase in inmates, after new rules for credit served for those waiting for trial and sentencing take affect.
- New principal at DHS High leading effort to boost learning, test scores Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:32PMA new school year began Monday at about 80 valley schools, giving thousands of students and teachers a fresh start.
- GOP failing to address 'the evil of unrestricted computerized hedge fund short selling' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:30PMRepublican Representatives Paul Ryan and John Boehner, who voted for the $700 billion big bank bailouts that began under President Bush, have put forward much-publicized proposals to solve the economic crisis.
- GOP claims Iraqi success despite Obama Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:30PMIn twin speeches laced with heavy doses of "I-told-you-so," Republicans leaders in the House and Senate tried to convince voters Tuesday that America's success in Iraq is not because of President Barack Obama, but in spite of him.
- Bookie Robbery mobster finally runs out of lives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:25PMFor a man who had millions pass through his chubby, gold-encrusted fingers, the last scene was anything but glamorous.
- 12th-generation F-150 has solutions that work Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:24PMOne problem with F150 would be engine’s lack of fuel economy
- Zimbabwe firm builds diamond polishing, cutting centre Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:17PMA diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multi-million dollar cutting and polishing centre in the country, officials said Tuesday.
- Mexico has fired 10 pct of federal police in 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:56PMMexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing checks designed to detect possible corruption, a major obstacle in the country's battle against increasingly brutal drug...
- BACKGROUND Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:53PMThe federal police force in Mexico says it has sacked almost 10% of its officers this year for corruption, incompetence or links to organised crime. Commissioner Facundo Rosas said 3,200 officers had been fired.
- Police fatally shoot 1 near airport Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:52PMATLANTA — Police shot and killed a woman who authorities believe was looking for a Delta Air Lines employee outside a maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
- Immigrants Don’t Take Jobs Away From Americans, Fed Study Finds Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:48PMImmigration has no “significant” effect on the number of jobs available to U.S.-born workers and helps boost incomes and productivity over time, according to a paper by an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
- Execs deny anti-Filipino sentiments in HK Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:40PMHONG KONG—Authorities on Monday said there was no anti-Philippines sentiment in the city and dismissed rumors that employers sacked Filipino maids to vent their anger over the Manila hostage bloodbath.
- Mexico has fired 10 pct of federal police in 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:37PMMexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing checks designed to detect possible corruption, a major obstacle in the country's battle against increasingly brutal drug gangs.
- CNN Student News Transcript: August 31, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:34PMAugust 31, 2010
- Defence trade reforms will boost jobs, security: Obama Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:23PMReuters/Washington Streamlining US export restrictions on defence goods and high-technology products will help create US manufacturing jobs while boosting national security, President Barack Obama said yesterday.
- Americans spend a bit more in July Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:18PMMore auto purchases fuel uptick in consumer spending
- Area Democrats already mobilizing for November Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:18AMWith two months to go until midterm elections, the Democrats’ formidable Organizing for America is in high gear to get out the vote.
- Rebels kill 9 Indian security personnel Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:17AMSuspected Maoist insurgents killed at least nine security personnel in separate gunbattles in two eastern India rebel strongholds.
- Washington tries to lure China investors Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:06AMWashington state is making a major push to attract Chinese investment, a sign of how the world economy has shifted from a decade ago, when the state's efforts were mainly directed at helping local companies do business in China.
- LETTER: Voters should keep energy policies in mind Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:00AMWhile running for office, President Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off OPEC oil within 10 years.
- Trice: Social worker shares personal story of mental illness Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:51PMPsychology major never expected his own struggle with mental illness While pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology at Bradley University, Jason Langman studied mental illness in a theoretical, almost antiseptic way.
- Police: Suspected Maoist rebels ambush, kill 9 security personnel in eastern India Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:44PMNEW DELHI - Suspected Maoist insurgents killed at least nine security personnel in separate gunbattles in two eastern India rebel strongholds, police said Monday.
- Six vying for 2nd District Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:15PMSunday August 29, 2010 New England Newspapers Six candidates with varied backgrounds and viewpoints are vying for voter support in the 2nd Berkshire District as the first round of election season fast approaches. A former priest and a pair of veterans are among the four men and two women seeking to succeed state Rep.
- Reading High holding training sessions for security guards Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:15PMAs Reading School District teachers and students prepare for the first day of school Tuesday, so are the people charged with keeping them safe. For the first time, the district is holding full-day training sessions for security staff.
- Fed Confronts Further Signs of Slowdown Amid Skepticism on Policy Tools Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:14PMFederal Reserve officials face another round of reports projected to show weakening growth amid skepticism they have the firepower to deliver on Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ’s pledge to avoid a relapse into recession.
- Special interests capitalize on Legislature's end-of-session chaos Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:14PMAs lawmakers rush to pass bills before the deadline, lobbyists and others are busy making deals. It happens every year at this time. Overtired legislators are only days from the deadline to pass new laws, and there is so much bustle in the Capitol that keeping track of all the drafts of bills is almost impossible. That's when special interests can capitalize on the chaos.
- Duo brings ‘new energy' to VC Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:22PMMichael Godwin and Jason Townsend didn't follow traditional paths toward their MBAs from the University of Michigan.
- Talking about retrenchment Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:20PMS K WIGNESWARY was an executive at an established media organisation for more than nine years. One Monday, she went to work as usual. By that evening, she was out of a job. “The department head made an announcement at about 4pm that a list of names would be called out and our services would [...]
- How trouble in the boardroom led to bad decisions at HP Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:57PMBOOK REVIEW:The Big Lie: Spying, Scandal and Ethical Collapse at Hewlett-Packardby Anthony Bianco Public Affairs, 356pp,£16.99
- Prison camp for sale in Adirondacks Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:56PMALBANY -- For sale: Secluded 92-acre, historic camp in the Adirondacks complete with recreational facilities; once home to hundreds of prisoners.
- Iraq on high alert following co-ordinated bombings by al-Qaeda splinter group Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:54PMIRAQ HAS been put on red alert for fresh attacks following co-ordinated bombings last Wednesday in a dozen locations that killed at least 57 people, half of them members of the security forces.
- Deficit Cost Declines Give Obama Stimulus Clinton Couldn’t Get Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:33PMThe bond market is giving President Barack Obama the green light to spend more money to boost the faltering economy.
- 26 workers from eastern UP held captive in Malaysia Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:26PMAbout 26 Indians "most of them from eastern UP" have been held hostage near Malaysian city Ipoh for over a week now. According to reports, the hostages have been confined to a room surrounded by hills covered with dense forests.
- Job security is high on agenda Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:22PMPublic sector workers are more likely to accept a pay cut since the general election and move to another region to keep their job
- From private plane to prison cell for former State Rep. Mike Veon Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:20PMSOMERSET -- As a powerful state representative, Mike Veon for years was perfectly coiffed, wore $1,000 custom-made pin-striped suits, smoked expensive cigars and sipped Makers Mark bourbon with lobbyists. But times have changed.
- With increased enrollment, things get tight at AACC Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:30AMEnrollment at Anne Arundel Community College has increased 5 percent for the fall semester. And with more students on campus, there are more traffic and parking headaches as well as a premium on class space.
- Shorewood center lands tenant Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:15AMAfter two years of vacancy, the Heartland Corporate Center has a new tenant.