Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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9/30/2009 5:52:41 AM

BBC News

Eyewitness: On air when tsunami hit
BBC News
Joey Cummings works for the radio station 93KHJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He was presenting the morning show Samoan Sunrise when the first tsunami wave hit. My colleague John Raynar called in sick this morning, and I'm so glad he did because ...
Tsunamis Devastate Pacific IslandsVoice of America
Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in SamoaChristian Science Monitor
Obama vows 'aggressive' response after Pacific tsunamiAFP
Washington Post -Times Online -Telegraph.co.uk
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9/30/2009 4:19:58 AM

Boston Globe

Washington Sketch: Democratic Fratricide Begins
Washington Post
Michael Moore, in town for the premiere of his new movie, stopped by a rally at the offices of Public Citizen on Tuesday to deliver a stark warning to any congressional Democrats who would dare oppose a government-run insurance plan as ...
Health plan falls in Senate panelBBC News
Why The Public Option Is Not Essential to ReformBNET
Senators Reject Pair of Public Option ProposalsNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -msnbc.com
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9/30/2009 6:31:37 AM

Times Online

West goes to Iran talks _ and readies sanctions
The Associated Press
VIENNA â€" Even as they prepare for new talks Thursday with Iran on its nuclear program, the US and its allies are contemplating new and tighter sanctions on Tehran, in a clear signal of expectations that the negotiations may again end in failure. ...
Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Heads to Talks with 'Good Will'Voice of America
Ahmadinejad: Geneva meeting on Iran nuke test for honestyXinhua
Dodd to introduce Senate Iran sanctions billJewish Telegraphic Agency
Bloomberg -Jerusalem Post
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9/30/2009 5:52:37 AM

Aljazeera.net

Israel to Free Prisoners in Return for Video of Soldier
New York Times
JERUSALEM â€" Israel said Wednesday it would release 20 Palestinian women from its jails in exchange for a videotape of a captured Israeli soldier that would prove that he is alive. Cpl. Gilad Shalit was seized by the Islamic group ...
'Israel at fault for not probing self'Jerusalem Post
Israel, Hamas in mutual gestures on prisonersWashington Post
Israel in deal for 'Shalit video'Aljazeera.net
Jewish Telegraphic Agency -AFP -CNN International
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9/30/2009 6:04:22 AM

DailyTech

Federal summit aims to put brakes on 'text driving'
Dallas Morning News
As concern increases about the dangers of text messaging while driving, Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that it will participate in a federal texting conference that starts on Wednesday. ...
Transportation Summit to Address Distracted DrivingABC News
LaHood: texting-while-driving 'epidemic'Politico
Bad driving habits get national attentionJackson NJ Online
Forbes -BusinessWeek -KYW1060.com
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9/30/2009 6:15:03 AM

BBCSerbian.com

Georgia 'started unjustified war'
BBC News
The war in Georgia last year was started by a Georgian attack that was not justified by international law, an independent report has concluded. However, the attack followed months of Russian provocation, the EU-sponsored report said. ...
Report: Georgia Triggered War With RussiaWall Street Journal
Russian provoked Georgia into starting war: sourceAFP
Georgian assault started 2008 war, EU-backed report findsReuters UK
Reuters India -RIA Novosti -FOX Charlotte
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9/30/2009 6:04:58 AM

Telegraph.co.uk

Cameron says Tories will reconsider Lisbon referendum if EU ratifies
Times Online
David Cameron has confirmed on the eve of the Irish referendum that a Tory government would reconsider its promised referendum on the Lisbon treaty if it has been ratified by the rest of the European Union by the time they come to power. ...
Lisbon vote is only the first hurdle for IrelandReuters UK
Cowen rules out third treaty pollThe Press Association
EU: David Cameron hints Tories would not hold referendum on ...Telegraph.co.uk
Wall Street Journal -BBC News -guardian.co.uk
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9/30/2009 5:17:16 AM

Washington Post

Swine Flu Vaccines to Arrive Next Week, High-Risk Patients First ...
ABC News
After all the waiting and worrying, the first of the swine flu vaccines will begin arriving in the United States next week. Dr. Richard Besser explains how the H1N1 vaccine will be distributed. They are coming just in time, ...
Australia rolls out nationwide swine flu vaccinationReuters
Businesses Brace for Swine FluWashington Post
Flu season is under wayMarshall News Messenger
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette -Bloomberg -Food Consumer
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9/30/2009 6:21:37 AM

USA Today

Ketsana leaves more than 300 dead across SE Asia
The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines â€" One of the most destructive storms in years extended its deadly path across Southeast Asia, blowing down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushing Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippine capital. ...
Ketsana death toll approaches 300CNN International
Typhoon Kills at Least 41 in VietnamNew York Times
Typhoon Ketsana Leaves Trail of Destruction Across Southeast AsiaVoice of America
Christian Science Monitor -AFP -Radio Australia
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9/30/2009 5:47:21 AM

Washington Post

Odierno: US to Withdraw 4000 More Troops from Iraq
Voice of America
By VOA News The US commander in Iraq plans to tell Congress the military is sending 4000 more troops home from Iraq next month. Army General Ray Odierno is scheduled to testify Wednesday to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee about ...
US 'to speed up Iraq withdrawal'Aljazeera.net
Thousands more troops in Iraq expected to return to US in OctoberCNN
General Says Iraq Troop Reductions May QuickenNew York Times
Washington Post -Wall Street Journal -The Washington Independent
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