ABC Online | Mayor Bloomberg gives thumbs up to conservative Tea Party movement New York Daily News The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent Mayor Bloomberg is now a fan of the controversial Tea Party. "It's a bunch of people getting involved in government, in politics, that is good for the country," he said Friday of ... Obama: Tea Partiers Should Thank Me for Tax Breaks Tea-Party Activists Stage Tax-Day R » |
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BBC News | UK aid effort starts after western China earthquake BBC News British aid agencies have started to co-ordinate emergency help after a powerful earthquake hit western China. Chinese officials said at least 400 people died and thousands were feared injured after the magnitude-6.9 quake in Yushu county, ... Hundreds dead in China quakes Rescuers Rush to Aid Survivors of China Quake; at Least 400 Dead |
National Post | Obama gives dire warning at start of nuclear summit Los Angeles Times Terrorist networks such as Al Qaeda have tried to acquire the material for a nuclear weapon, the president tells world leaders, predicting that if they were to ever succeed, 'they would surely use it. By Christi Parsons C » |
The Hindu | Obama launches talk to nuclear threats, and other things USA Today President Obama has re-located to the Washington Convention Center to begin work on a global summit devoted to nuclear weapons security -- and a host of other side issues affecting individual nations. Those issues range from Middle East peace to ... Obama Seeks Legacy on Reducing World's Nuclear Weapons Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread Obama officials stress nuclear threat, US strength |
Telegraph.co.uk | Polish president's body returns to Warsaw The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland â€" Tens of thousands of Poles softly sang the national anthem and tossed flowers at the hearse carrying the body of President Lech Kaczynski to the presidential palace on Sunday after it was returned from Russia, where he and dozens of ... A Dramatic Impact on Politics in Poland |
New York Times | Justice Stevens to Retire After 34 Years New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, leader of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court, announced on Friday that he would retire at the end of this term, setting up a confirmation battle over his replacement that is sure to ... Stevens considered wild card on issues Justice Stevens retiring from Supreme Court Stevens Retires: The End of "Old School" On the Court |
