Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Pakistan bomb kills eight, including foreign aid workers (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo in World on February 2, 2010

Soldiers on patrol in the troubled Lower Dir region of northwest Pakistan in August 2009. A powerful roadside bomb struck a convoy near a girls' school in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing eight people including four foreign aid workers and three school girls, police said.(AFP/File)AFP - A powerful roadside bomb struck a convoy near a girls' school in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing eight people including four foreign aid workers and three school girls, police said.


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Sodomy trial of Malaysia’s Anwar starts (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in World on February 2, 2010

AP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on trial Wednesday for allegedly sodomizing a male aide, a charge that he says is a high-level government conspiracy aimed at destroying his political movement.

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Defense officials say lift military ban on gays (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Politics on February 2, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, before a Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing related to the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - It's time to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow gay troops to serve openly for the first time in history, the nation's top defense officials declared Tuesday, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff proclaiming that service members should not be forced to "lie about who they are."


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China ‘resolutely opposes’ Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo in Politics on February 2, 2010

A worker hoists a US and a Chinese flag in Tiananmen Square, ahead of US President Barack Obama's November 2009 visit. China said Wednesday it AFP - China said Wednesday it "resolutely opposes" any meeting between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, after a defiant White House insisted the talks would go ahead.


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“DeeDee” Moore Arrested Tuesday in Millionaire’s Death – The Ledger

Posted by Google in Google on February 2, 2010


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"DeeDee" Moore Arrested Tuesday in Millionaire's Death
The Ledger
Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee discusses the arrest of Dorice Moore, who was charged in the case of slain Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, in Tampa on Tuesday. By Merissa Green LAKELAND | Dorice "DeeDee" Moore, the woman at the center of the ...
Florida: Millionaire's Death a HomicideNew York Times

Woman Charged in Missing Lottery Winner's KillingABC News
'Helper' arrested in killing of Lotto winner Abraham ShakespeareTampabay.com
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Obama takes jobs pitch to NH – Boston Globe

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Obama takes jobs pitch to NH
Boston Globe
NASHUA - Promising jobs and asking for patience, President Obama yesterday pitched his economic plan to a receptive New Hampshire audience, defending his proposals to cut deficits and ease unemployment even as lawmakers back in ...
Obama defends jobs, health plansCharlotteObserver.com

Obama hits road to sell small business lending fundChicago Tribune
Too soon to tell lending plan's effect on community banksKansas.com
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