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Obama to Critics on Health Care: "What's Your Answer?” - Political …
Author: Kristina WongABC News’ Sunlen Miller reports: In the heat of the debate on the Hill over health care reform, President Obama spoke at a fundraiser tonight for the Democratic party, calling out the critics for “tinkering” around the edge of health.
read comments (0)Poll: On Health Care, Public Trusts Insurance Companies More Than …
Author: Greg SargentWow. With the health care debate gearing up, some new numbers from Gallup suggest that the public doesn’t have a tremendous amount of confidence in Republican leaders on the issue. Click to enlarge:
read comments (0)Health care miscommunication - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
Author: By Paul KrugmanMost of the people that push for public health care are college arts students, lawyers and economists. You see, I come from a country where we do have public health care (Australia), and let me tell you we don’t go a day without hearing …
read comments (0)Senate GOP launches health care attack - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com
Author: Alex IsenstadtSenate Republicans warn of rationed medical care, lack of patient control and government bureaucracy.
read comments (0)TVHE » Optimal health spending
Author: rauparahaGreg Mankiw isn’t impressed by Obama’s comments on health spending. Obama thinks that increasing health spending without limit is a bad thing. Mankiw points to a QJE article that suggests increasing health spending is optimal: …
read comments (0)Steve Jobs' health status in 13 words - Apple 2.0
Author: Philip Elmer-DeWittAsk him or any other Apple executive about the health of their CEO and they’ll invariably reply with those same 13 words: “We look forward to Steve returning to Apple at the end of June.” I mention this because as the end of June …
read comments (0)Greg Mankiw's Blog: Is increased health spending optimal?
Author: Greg MankiwIf we do nothing, within a decade we will be spending one out of every $5 we earn on health care. And in 30 years, we’ll be spending one out of every $3 we earn on health care. And that’s untenable. It’s unacceptable. …
read comments (0)Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston: Health Care and Poverty - A Vicious …
Author: Rev. Gregory Seal LivingstonWhen children’s teeth ache from cavities, when their vision is too blurred to see the chalkboard, it is no wonder that their school performance is poor and their behavior is aggressive.
read comments (0)Suspect in museum shooting long known as hatemonger - Houston Chronicle
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Suspect in museum shooting long known as hatemonger
Houston Chronicle By JOSH MEYER, JAMES OLIPHANT and ANDREW ZAJAC CHICAGO TRIBUNE AP Fred Zeidman, chairman of the US Holocaust Memorial Council, which oversees the museum, said he has known slain guard Stephen T. Johns since he was first appointed to the council in 2002 … Holocaust museum guard shot, killed Suspect in museum shooting was on anti-hate groups' radar Condolences, shock follow shooting at DC museum |
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Gunn High, Summit Prep among Newsweek's top-ranked Peninsula schools

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By Diana Samuels Palo Alto's Gunn High School and Redwood City's Summit Preparatory High School are among the top 0.1 percent of public high schools nationwide, according to rankings released by Newsweek.
Newsweek releases list of top US high schools
6 Valley High Schools Among Top In US
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North Korean labor camps a ghastly prospect for US journalists
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Ahn Young-joon / AP Images of American TV journalists Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling are displayed at a Seoul train station. The pair were arrested in March on the North Korean-Chinese border and sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.
Video: Inside secretive North Korea - 09 Jun 09
Jailed journalists' families appeal to North Korea for compassion
read comments (0)Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash - Reuters
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Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash

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By Fernando Exman and Tim Hepher RECIFE, Brazil/PARIS (Reuters) - Brazilian search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a crashed Air France flight in the Atlantic, and investigators said faulty speed readings had been found on the same …
Video: Brazil: Bodies, Bag From Doomed Air France Jet
2 bodies found near Air France crash site
read comments (0)US Charges Couple With Spying for Cuba - New York Times
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US Charges Couple With Spying for Cuba

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By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON - The Justice Department charged Friday that a former State Department analyst and his wife worked as spies for Cuba for nearly 30 years, using a short-wave radio to pass on secret diplomatic information to their Cuban …
Cuba spy charges surprise neighbors in DC
Former US official and wife charged with spying for Cuba
read comments (0)Muslim Americans find inspiration in Obama's speech - Los Angeles Times
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Muslim Americans find inspiration in Obama's speech
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In Los Angeles and nationwide, Muslims say they are hopeful Obama's address in Cairo will improve the image of their faith, tarnished by perceptions of extremism since Sept.
Video: More Perspective - Obama Speech in Cairo - Bloomberg
Indonesian Muslim clerics praise Obama's speech
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In Air France crash, deep seas stand between experts and answers
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The Air France jet's wreckage is believed to be 2 miles beneath the Atlantic, perhaps beyond recovery. By Ralph Vartabedian If there is ever to be an answer to what caused Air France Flight 447 to fall from the sky, the best clues probably lie on the …
Video: Air France jet: Debris spotted in the Atlantic Ocean
Brazil sends more military forces to search for missing Air France …
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Conan eases into 'Tonight Show,' but comic is sure to unleash his …

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New York Daily News
How did Conan O'Brien fare in his debut as host of The Tonight Show? He was OK - but the jury is still out. He flopped. His style will never work at 11:30.
O'Brien steps into 'Tonight Show' spotlight
Conan is off and running
read comments (0)GM to file for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared - Reuters
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GM to file for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared

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* GM bankruptcy filing planned for Monday in New York * US government would own 60 percent of "new GM" * Judge clears sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat-led group * Obama to speak on auto industry on Monday (For Reuters coverage on autos, …
Japan Expects Little Domestic Impact From GM Bankruptcy
Japan sees no major trouble from GM bankruptcy
read comments (0)Dream over: Boyle finishes second in reality show - The Associated Press
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Dream over: Boyle finishes second in reality show
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LONDON (AP) - She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore. But it's unlikely that finishing second on "Britain's Got Talent" Saturday night to a dance troupe called "Diversity" will be …
Scottish singer Susan Boyle's fairy tale stops short
Susan Boyle Loses on British Talent TV Show
read comments (0)Obama seeks to quell Sotomayor dust-up - Boston Globe
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Obama seeks to quell Sotomayor dust-up

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President Obama sought yesterday to douse the political firestorm over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's much-dissected 2001 remark that a "wise Latina woman" could often reach "better" judgments than a white judge.
Sotomayor's Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle
GOP Moves to Tone Down Criticism of Sotomayor
read comments (0)North Korea warns of attack as it restarts nuclear plant - Times Online
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North Korea warns of attack as it restarts nuclear plant

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North Korea has restarted its plutonium reactor, the factory producing fuel for nuclear warheads including the one which it tested on Monday, the South Korean media reported this morning.
Video: Sec. Clinton Wants Quick Response to N. Korea
China debates its bond with North Korea
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Intel experts: Dick Cheney was wrong about Bush administration moves

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By Jonathan S. Landay And Warren P. Strobel / McClatchy Newspapers Cheney said waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques produced information that “prevented the violent death of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of innocent people.
Video: Obama: Terror Speech About Upholding Ideals
> Protecting America: Obama vs. Cheney
read comments (0)South Korean Ex-President Kills Himself - New York Times
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South Korean Ex-President Kills Himself

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Ahn Young-joon/AP South Koreans watch a television screen for the news on the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.
SKorean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicide
Former South Korean President Roh Commits Suicide
read comments (0)Senate Approves $91 Billion Funding Bill for Iraq, Afghan Wars - Bloomberg
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Senate Approves $91 Billion Funding Bill for Iraq, Afghan Wars
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By Brian Faler May 22 (Bloomberg) — The US Senate approved a $91 billion spending bill that would fund President Barack Obama's troop buildup in Afghanistan and block a lawsuit seeking to force the release of photos showing abuse of war prisoners.
US Senate throws weight behind war, Gitmo
Senate passes $91.3 billion war funding bill
read comments (0)4 arrested in alleged NYC synagogue bomb plot - CNN
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4 arrested in alleged NYC synagogue bomb plot

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NEW YORK (CNN) — Four men were arrested Wednesday for an alleged plot to bomb a New York synagogue and Jewish community center, according to the US Attorney's office.
Four Are Accused in Plot to Bomb Synagogue, Down Jets
Four arrested in alleged New York bomb plot
read comments (0)California Rejects Schwarzenegger Budget Measures - Bloomberg
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California Rejects Schwarzenegger Budget Measures

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By Michael B. Marois and William Selway May 20 (Bloomberg) — California voters rejected a package of budget-balancing measures that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said were needed to keep a $15 billion deficit from widening to $21 billion.
California's electorate as dysfunctional as Legislature?
Ballot-measure opponents say it's over
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