Archive for August, 2008

Investigators scour wreckage of Madrid jet 'inferno' - AFP

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


Voice of America

Investigators scour wreckage of Madrid jet 'inferno'
AFP - 7 minutes ago
MADRID (AFP) - Investigators on Thursday scoured the wreckage of a Spanish airline jet that broke up in flames after a failed take off from Madrid airport killing 153 people.
Video: Plane Crash May Have Several Causes AssociatedPress
Official: More Than One Failure Led to Spanair Crash Voice of America
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Harvard Beats Princeton, Reclaims US News Top Rank (Update2) - Bloomberg

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


Washington Post

Harvard Beats Princeton, Reclaims US News Top Rank (Update2)
Bloomberg - 27 minutes ago
By Oliver Staley Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — Harvard University, the richest institution in higher education, reclaimed sole possession of US News & World Report's best-college ranking for the first time in a dozen years, dethroning Princeton University.
Rollins No. 1 for fourth straight year in college rankings Bizjournals.com
Georgia universities retain high marks in ‘Best Colleges’ guide Atlanta Journal Constitution
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - USA Today - Boston Globe - Baltimore Sun
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Bernanke: Financial storm not yet over - CNNMoney.com

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


RTE.ie

Bernanke: Financial storm not yet over
CNNMoney.com - 28 minutes ago
Fed chief suggests problems in credit markets not yet over and are a threat to economy; encouraged by lower oil prices. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Bernanke Says US Inflation Should Slow Into 2009 (Update2) Bloomberg
Bernanke's speech on reducing systemic risk Reuters
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Boeing Seeks Time for Tanker Bid With Larger Plane (Update2) - Bloomberg

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


AFP

Boeing Seeks Time for Tanker Bid With Larger Plane (Update2)
Bloomberg - 30 minutes ago
By Gopal Ratnam and Susanna Ray Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. says the aerial tanker it proposed for a $35 billion Pentagon program is no longer a good match because the Air Force is now emphasizing fuel capacity and it deserves six months more to
Boeing says it may pullout of the tanker race MarketWatch
Boeing may withdraw from US tanker bid Reuters
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Nuclear Suppliers Group resumes talks on US-India deal - AFP

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


Sify

Nuclear Suppliers Group resumes talks on US-India deal
AFP - 35 minutes ago
VIENNA (AFP) - Nuclear supplier nations gathered here Friday for a second day of talks over a US-India nuclear cooperation deal, with some countries setting conditions for giving approval.
Nuclear exporters continue to mull India trade ban The Associated Press
Nuclear exporters need another meeting on India trade (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com
Times of India - Reuters South Africa - Hindu - RTT News
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Obama, McCain tied in new Nevada poll - San Jose Mercury News

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Obama, McCain tied in new Nevada poll
San Jose Mercury News - 46 minutes ago
AP RENO, Nev.—A new poll shows Nevada is a true toss-up in the presidential race. Democrat Barack Obama had 44 percent and Republican John McCain 43 percent in the poll conducted for the Reno Gazette-Journal and KTVN Channel 2 in Reno.
Race and enthusiasm are issues for Obama and McCain in homestretch Christian Science Monitor
White House race heads into the unknown CNN
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Russian Says It Is Pulling Out of Georgia, but Troops Remain - New York Times

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


China Daily

Russian Says It Is Pulling Out of Georgia, but Troops Remain
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and GRAHAM BOWLEY TBILISI, Georgia - On its self-imposed deadline Friday to withdraw its forces from Georgia, Russia insisted that it was sticking to its timetable but there were continuing reports that Russian forces were still
Russia says pullback at hand, except for 'peacekeeping forces' International Herald Tribune
Russia to Complete Troop Pullback in Georgia Today (Update1) Bloomberg
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Amber Alert issued for missing brother and sister - Los Angeles Times

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


CodeAmber.org

Amber Alert issued for missing brother and sister
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Authorities are looking for a 39-year-old woman and her two children, whom she allegedly kidnapped from their grandparents' home in Palmdale, where the children live.
Police: Mom in Calif. AMBER Alert may flee to Vancouver Northwest Cable News
Amber Alert issued for Southern California children (7:01 am) Stockton Record
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All clear on threats to McCain offices - Boston Globe

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

All clear on threats to McCain offices
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
John McCain's campaign said this morning that white powder sent to offices Thursday in New Hampshire and Colorado, forcing evacuations, turned out to be harmless.
Video: Threatening Letter, Powder Sent to McCain Office AssociatedPress
All Clear On Powder Threat CBS News
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Abandoned baby whale put down amid protests - guardian.co.uk

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


Times Online

Abandoned baby whale put down amid protests
guardian.co.uk - 5 hours ago
Everyone wanted a happy ending, but it was not to be. A starving humpback whale calf that had lost its mother and was trying to suckle from yachts in waters off Sydney was put down today, as authorities decided that it would not have survived on its
Video: Baby Whale Is Now Dead AssociatedPress
Australian Officials Euthanize Abandoned Baby Whale (Update2) Bloomberg
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