Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Obama: US combat in

Obama: US combat in Iraq over, ‘time to turn page’ (AP): AP – Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama f... http://twurl.nl/t8jbio

FACT CHECK: Is Iraq

FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? (AP): AP – Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration Tu... http://twurl.nl/t1d6kn

Earl could force US

Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day (AP): AP – A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sides... http://twurl.nl/eq7ttf

Obama ends Iraq comb

Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page (AP): AP – Opposed to the war from the start, President Ba... http://twurl.nl/ou58ib

House GOP leader jab

House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP): AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surg... http://twurl.nl/wfhsrd

Earl could force US

Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day (AP): AP – A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sides... http://twurl.nl/26s8lh

Obama to honor troop

Obama to honor troops as Iraq combat mission ends (AP): AP – Hours before he addressed the nation on the en... http://twurl.nl/fv8sbe

Fearing the future,

Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer U.S. departure (AP): AP – As Vice President Joe Biden presides over th... http://twurl.nl/zewc0d

FEMA: US evacuations

FEMA: US evacuations may be required for Earl (AP): AP – Federal officials say evacuations may be required ... http://twurl.nl/r7g08i

Monday, August 30, 2010

Obama’s goal: End

Obama’s goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP): AP – Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mis... http://twurl.nl/jqfvir

Earl batters Caribbe

Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast (AP): AP – Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the ... http://twurl.nl/a8fhnq

AP source: Suspiciou

AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning (AP): AP – Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicag... http://twurl.nl/eabkbb

Obama’s goal: End

Obama’s goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP): AP – Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mis... http://twurl.nl/dykvjd

Earl batters Caribbe

Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast (AP): AP – Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the ... http://twurl.nl/y0w3vv

Drilling begins in e

Drilling begins in effort to free Chilean miners (AP): AP – An enormous drill began preliminary work Monday... http://twurl.nl/fu46v0

Hurricane Earl lashe

Hurricane Earl lashes Caribbean, threatens US (AP): AP – Hurricane Earl lashed the northeastern Caribbean o... http://twurl.nl/nirsyz

Biden in Iraq to mar

Biden in Iraq to mark formal end to US combat (AP): AP – Vice President Joe Biden returned to Iraq Monday t... http://twurl.nl/8rg27p

Obama: GOP should le

Obama: GOP should let small business bill through (AP): AP – President Barack Obama exhorted Congress on Mo... http://twurl.nl/j8zms4

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Obama says he isn’

Obama says he isn’t worried about Muslim rumors (AP): AP – President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn’t worr... http://twurl.nl/1ywqzs

AP IMPACT: US wasted

AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP): AP – A million prison sits in the desert north of B... http://twurl.nl/3sn24s

7 US troops killed i

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP): AP – Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks... http://twurl.nl/pcqf7a

Democrats Have the M

Democrats Have the Money, but GOP Has the Momentum in 2010: Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Fundraising, Th... http://twurl.nl/cod5zu

Growing Up: Life Com

Growing Up: Life Comes at You Slowly: Filed under: Woman Up Even as we pass through the various life stages, the... http://twurl.nl/7pssfo

GOP’s Susana Marti

GOP’s Susana Martinez Leads Democrat Diane Denish in N.M. Governor’s Race: Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll W... http://twurl.nl/bfdhi0

Motorcycle rider, 13

Motorcycle rider, 13, seriously injured at Indy (AP): AP – MotoGP officials say rider Peter Lenz has sustai... http://twurl.nl/iq8psf

Rudisha improves on

Rudisha improves on his 800 world record (AP): AP – David Rudisha of Kenya has set a world record in the 80... http://twurl.nl/q2fi5y

Hall of Famer Feller

Hall of Famer Feller being treated for leukemia (AP): AP – Bob Feller, the third-oldest living member of th... http://twurl.nl/s8oz1l

Naturalist Newslette

Naturalist Newsletter: Aug 29/ Garden Spider: JIM CONRAD’S NATURALIST NEWSLETTER Issued from Hacienda Chichén be... http://twurl.nl/4mzfte

7 US troops killed i

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP): AP – Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks... http://twurl.nl/rnd1jb

W.Va. gov. wins Demo

W.Va. gov. wins Democratic primary for US Senate (AP): AP – Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nom... http://twurl.nl/omj4ud

Obama visiting New O

Obama visiting New Orleans on Katrina anniversary (AP): AP – President Barack Obama is aiming to underscore... http://twurl.nl/tdm4g7

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Afghan militants in

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases (AP): AP – U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wea... http://twurl.nl/xls5fw

Iraq on highest aler

Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks (AP): AP – Iraq’s prime minister put his nation on its highest lev... http://twurl.nl/cxo5vv

Beck says US has `wa

Beck says US has `wandered in darkness’ too long (AP): AP – From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conserv... http://twurl.nl/4ahk7z

Thursday, August 26, 2010

N. Korea releases Bo

N. Korea releases Boston man held since Jan. (AP): AP – A spokeswoman says North Korea has granted amnesty ... http://twurl.nl/qjtzr1

Pakistani Taliban hi

Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers (AP): AP – The Taliban hinted they may launch attacks agai... http://twurl.nl/v1txun

Scarcity of jobs put

Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure (AP): AP – The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at r... http://twurl.nl/g44vn4

Woods shoots 65 for

Woods shoots 65 for his best round of the year (AP): AP – Tiger Woods finally looked like the No. 1 player ... http://twurl.nl/jui06y

Clemens arraignment

Clemens arraignment set for Monday (AP): AP – Officials at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., say ... http://twurl.nl/ik310s

No trace of Beijing

No trace of Beijing for US basketball in Turkey (AP): AP – Kobe Bryant towers over a city street as he drib... http://twurl.nl/3ifaas

Scarcity of jobs put

Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure (AP): AP – One in 10 American households with a mortgage ... http://twurl.nl/0oxbaa

Fears Taliban expand

Fears Taliban expanding in Afghan north, west (AP): AP – Eight Afghan police gunned down at a checkpoint. C... http://twurl.nl/3szm1t

Pakistani Taliban hi

Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers (AP): AP – The Taliban hinted Thursday they may launch att... http://twurl.nl/ubzz3e

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Obama Family Vac

The Obama Family Vacation: Scrabble with Valerie Jarrett, Reading Jonathan Franzen: Filed under: Barack Obama, O... http://twurl.nl/1ibp3d

Key Karzai Aide in G

Key Karzai Aide in Graft Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.: An aide of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan being inv... http://twurl.nl/bds6zb

As GOP civil war rag

As GOP civil war rages, Democrats look to benefit (AP): AP – A Republican civil war is raging, with righter... http://twurl.nl/xzlref

Bad news on homes, g

Bad news on homes, goods adds to air of recession (AP): AP – It’s starting to feel like another recession. ... http://twurl.nl/k48d17

Drug cartel suspecte

Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants (AP): AP – A Mexican drug cartel massacred 72 Central and ... http://twurl.nl/mncfpl

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Meek takes Florida�

Meek takes Florida’s Senate Democratic nomination (AP): AP – Rep. Kendrick Meek cinched Florida’s Senate De... http://twurl.nl/nf24xp

Jet misses runway an

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 43 (AP): AP – A Chinese passenger jet broke apart as it app... http://twurl.nl/3xwjsa

Boehner sees ‘ongo

Boehner sees ‘ongoing economic uncertainty’ (AP): AP – House Republican leader John Boehner on Tuesday urge... http://twurl.nl/gshd77

Jet misses runway an

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 43 (AP): AP – A Chinese passenger jet broke apart as it app... http://twurl.nl/lgez22

Stocks drop after sh

Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales (AP): AP – Stocks fell for a fourth day after another disap... http://twurl.nl/gixju4

Insiders vs. outside

Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP): AP – Veteran Sens. John McCain and Lisa Murkowski count... http://twurl.nl/8klrs4

Monday, August 23, 2010

Afghanistan security

Afghanistan security force more than a year away (AP): AP – A senior U.S. commander on Monday wouldn’t pred... http://twurl.nl/wx7dpp

Supplies reach Chile

Supplies reach Chilean miners; now, the long wait (AP): AP – Trapped nearly half a mile inside the earth an... http://twurl.nl/wcp0k4

Mayhem in Manila: 9

Mayhem in Manila: 9 killed on hijacked tourist bus (AP): AP – It looked like a hostage rescue in slow motio... http://twurl.nl/uwdy46

Sunday, August 22, 2010

In Florida, a Candid

In Florida, a Candidate Veers From Tea Party’s Script: Marco Rubio is seeking to show that he is more than just ... http://twurl.nl/t8d2hi

News Analysis: Wycle

News Analysis: Wyclef Jean Says He’ll Challenge Election Ruling: Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop star who had hoped to ... http://twurl.nl/fangmv

English-Language Sch

English-Language Schools Sprout in South Korea: Parents in Asia and elsewhere want a more global curriculum for ... http://twurl.nl/fr424d

Naturalist Newslette

Naturalist Newsletter: Aug 22/ August Cuckoo:   JIM CONRAD’S NATURALIST NEWSLETTERIssued from Hacienda Chichén b... http://twurl.nl/nqpmp5

US troops unlikely t

US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq (AP): AP – It would take “a complete failure” of the Ira... http://twurl.nl/o7a7qi

4 US troops killed i

4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP): AP – Four U.S. troops were killed in fighting in eastern an... http://twurl.nl/p4a4eh

Rallies over mosque

Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated (AP): AP – The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundre... http://twurl.nl/pqad6w

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Spike in layoffs fee

Spike in layoffs feeds fear of faltering recovery (AP): AP – Layoffs are back, and that’s bad news for the ... http://twurl.nl/4qnrdz

Obama a Muslim? Rumo

Obama a Muslim? Rumors gain steam, defying facts (AP): AP – “President Obama is a Muslim.” “He’s not an Ame... http://twurl.nl/yn8wdp

Major study charts l

Major study charts long-lasting oil plume in Gulf (AP): AP – A 22-mile-long invisible mist of oil is meande... http://twurl.nl/j7m6l5

Can Brett Favre do i

Can Brett Favre do it again for the Vikings? (AP): AP – Even Brett Favre was amazed by what he did last sea... http://twurl.nl/7smqov

Fresno State, Nevada

Fresno State, Nevada headed to MWC (AP): AP – After expanding just once in its first 10 years, the Mountain... http://twurl.nl/8cj1ek

MLBPA challenges Met

MLBPA challenges Mets’ actions in K-Rod case (AP): AP – The players’ union filed a grievance against the Ne... http://twurl.nl/aeeyjt

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

FACT CHECK: Islam al

FACT CHECK: Islam already part of WTC neighborhood (AP): AP – A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ... http://twurl.nl/6elk4z

Goodbye Iraq: Last U

Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home (AP): AP – As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the b... http://twurl.nl/etsxfe

Poll: Growing number

Poll: Growing number incorrectly call Obama Muslim (AP): AP – Americans increasingly are convinced — incorr... http://twurl.nl/na0m5d

On political tour, O

On political tour, Obama gets in a backyard chat (AP): AP – Admittedly wary of losing touch, President Bara... http://twurl.nl/wg0h5b

Jurors were close to

Jurors were close to convicting Rod Blagojevich (AP): AP – They were close. After three weeks of respectful... http://twurl.nl/ae6wpd

Peru court revokes p

Peru court revokes parole for American activist (AP): AP – A court in Peru revoked parole for American acti... http://twurl.nl/0kvwcj

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Blago guilty on just

Blago guilty on just 1 count; feds vow retrial (AP): AP – A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Bla... http://twurl.nl/26px4g

Palestinian who atta

Palestinian who attacked Turkish Embassy captured (AP): AP – A Palestinian who broke into the Turkish Embas... http://twurl.nl/od4gyj

Jill Lawrence on MSN

Jill Lawrence on MSNBC: Senate Efficacy and McCain’s Arizona Campaign: Filed under: Sweet Corn etc… Politics Dai... http://twurl.nl/h60uuw

Turkish guards captu

Turkish guards capture Palestinian at embassy (AP): AP – Security guards captured a Palestinian who broke i... http://twurl.nl/edhjvf

NY gov. aims to meet

NY gov. aims to meet with NYC mosque developers (AP): AP – Gov. David Paterson, who last week suggested a p... http://twurl.nl/d5x4k5

AP Exclusive: Terror

AP Exclusive: Terrorist interrogation tapes found (AP): AP – The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrog... http://twurl.nl/oxqp3d

Baghdad suicide bomb

Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 61 (AP): AP – A suicide bomber sat for hours Tuesday among h... http://twurl.nl/o6gni5

AP Exclusive: Terror

AP Exclusive: Terrorist tapes found under CIA desk (AP): AP – The CIA has tapes of 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binal... http://twurl.nl/nvd1re

SC police: Mom kille

SC police: Mom killed children before sinking car (AP): AP – A South Carolina mother who claimed her childr... http://twurl.nl/5ogn0r

Monday, August 16, 2010

‘Miracle’ in Col

‘Miracle’ in Colombia jet crash: 1 dies, 130 live (AP): AP – A Boeing 737 jetliner carrying 131 people cras... http://twurl.nl/ckndle

White House: politic

White House: politics no role in mosque remarks (AP): AP – A White House spokesman says politics wasn’t a f... http://twurl.nl/02g4dr

Oil, price worries a

Oil, price worries as La. shrimpers start season (AP): AP – Shrimpers returned to Louisiana waters Monday f... http://twurl.nl/px2qyi

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Petraeus for Preside

Petraeus for President? He Says, ‘No way!’:   Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Discount prices... http://twurl.nl/j4msm4

‘The Big C,’ Lau

‘The Big C,’ Laura Linney and How We Change Our Lives: Filed under: Woman Up A new Showtime program about cancer... http://twurl.nl/m4z0an

China Passes Japan t

China Passes Japan to Become No. 2 Economy: Experts say that unseating Japan — and in recent years passing Germa... http://twurl.nl/qfny13

Off-road racer rolls

Off-road racer rolls truck into crowd, killing 8 (AP): AP – The crowd at the off-road race could almost tou... http://twurl.nl/vhnx0d

Gulf driller to ligh

Gulf driller to light up cigar after job is done (AP): AP – The man with pinpoint accuracy who is drilling ... http://twurl.nl/y2pg23

Kaymer wins PGA in p

Kaymer wins PGA in playoff; Johnson out on penalty (AP): AP – Martin Kaymer won his first major Sunday in a... http://twurl.nl/f4ui4v

Playoff at the PGA a

Playoff at the PGA as Johnson penalized (AP): AP – Dustin Johnson had a 7-foot putt to win the PGA Champion... http://twurl.nl/ao10sl

Off-road racer rolls

Off-road racer rolls truck into crowd, killing 8 (AP): AP – The crowd at the off-road race was almost close... http://twurl.nl/v2zd3a

Gulf driller to ligh

Gulf driller to light up cigar after job is done (AP): AP – The man with pinpoint accuracy who is drilling ... http://twurl.nl/ylnd3f

Don’t blink or you

Don’t blink or you’ll miss a lead change at PGA (AP): AP – In this most unpredictable of seasons, no way th... http://twurl.nl/fjouic

8 killed as truck sl

8 killed as truck slams into spectators at CA race (AP): AP – An off-road truck sailed off a jump and hurtl... http://twurl.nl/6cvrpv

8 killed as truck sl

8 killed as truck slams into spectators at CA race (AP): AP – An off-road truck sailed off a jump and hurtl... http://twurl.nl/34om3d

AP-GfK polls show Ob

AP-GfK polls show Obama losing independents (AP): AP – Independents who embraced President Barack Obama’s c... http://twurl.nl/3cd8aa

Craigslist killing s

Craigslist killing suspect dead in Mass. suicide (AP): AP – A former medical student accused of killing a m... http://twurl.nl/gjbk3j

Friday, August 13, 2010

Obama backs mosque n

Obama backs mosque near ground zero (AP): AP – President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowin... http://twurl.nl/bgkr5l

A long, strange day

A long, strange day with no clear view at PGA (AP): AP – Tiger Woods ate breakfast three times before he te... http://twurl.nl/sktvca

‘That guy’ back

‘That guy’ back in the hunt at PGA Championship (AP): AP – For two months running now, Dustin Johnson has b... http://twurl.nl/72ri4p

Feds say well’s no

Feds say well’s not dead yet, more drilling needed (AP): AP – BP’s broken oil well is not dead yet. Free s... http://twurl.nl/f5085x

In a sluggish econom

In a sluggish economic summer, no easy fix ahead (AP): AP – The Federal Reserve has little power left to li... http://twurl.nl/gotsu6

Obama signs $600M bo

Obama signs $600M border security bill into law (AP): AP – President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill d... http://twurl.nl/l1ld37

Thursday, August 12, 2010

After quick start, W

After quick start, Woods falls back to pack at PGA (AP): AP – After a brief return to the top of the leader... http://twurl.nl/u0atnx

Suspended Mets’ Ro

Suspended Mets’ Rodriguez freed without bail (AP): AP – Suspended Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was relea... http://twurl.nl/8lhcvk

Friends say top Alge

Friends say top Algerian writer Tahar Wattar dies (AP): AP – Tahar Wattar, one of Algeria’s leading Arab-la... http://twurl.nl/cpr115

Jobs picture dims as

Jobs picture dims as unemployment claims rise (AP): AP – The economy is looking bleaker as new applications... http://twurl.nl/x28q2q

Blagojevich jurors s

Blagojevich jurors say they agree on 2 counts (AP): AP – Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois ... http://twurl.nl/lykdft

GM CEO Whitacre says

GM CEO Whitacre says will step down Sept. 1 (AP): AP – General Motors Co. chief Ed Whitacre said Thursday h... http://twurl.nl/gkned4

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Former Sen. Ted Stev

Former Sen. Ted Stevens Killed In Plane Crash Near Dillingham, Alaska: Stevens killed in crash near Dillingha... http://twurl.nl/i0gk0j

Rescuers arrive to h

Rescuers arrive to help Alaska plane crash victims (AP): AP – A plane carrying nine people crashed amid sou... http://twurl.nl/hytpfy

China landslide toll

China landslide toll rises to 700; Pakistanis flee (AP): AP – The death toll from landslides in northwester... http://twurl.nl/u7if4j

Plane, possibly with

Plane, possibly with ex-Alaska senator, , crashes (AP): AP – A plane carrying nine people crashed amid sout... http://twurl.nl/y26bi0

Woods practices with

Woods practices with a coach at his side at PGA (AP): AP – Tiger Woods is preparing for the final major wit... http://twurl.nl/ojeouc

Dick Cheney Out of t

Dick Cheney Out of the Hospital After Month-Long Stay for Heart Treatment: Filed under: George W. Bush, Bush Adm... http://twurl.nl/0op8fw

Official: Stevens be

Official: Stevens believed aboard crashed airplane (AP): AP – A plane believed to be carrying eight people,... http://twurl.nl/jyoryq

China landslide deat

China landslide death toll rises to 700 (AP): AP – The death toll from landslides in northwestern China mor... http://twurl.nl/las7md

Search for fugitive,

Search for fugitive, fiancee focuses on Montana (AP): AP – A fugitive and his suspected female accomplice w... http://twurl.nl/qskjo7

Monday, August 9, 2010

Tea Party Running Ou

Tea Party Running Out of Money?: Filed under: Fundraising, Conservatives, Tea Party   Permalink | Email this | ... http://twurl.nl/borbe7

Obama in Texas: Maki

Obama in Texas: Making America No. 1 in Education: Filed under: Barack Obama, Education, Obama Administration, W... http://twurl.nl/1cf38e

‘The Other Guys’

‘The Other Guys’ takes over box office with $35.5M (AP): AP – The dream is over for “Inception,” which fina... http://twurl.nl/xycaig

Escaped killer caugh

Escaped killer caught in Wyo., says he’s relieved (AP): AP – An escaped killer with a handgun and a hitchhi... http://twurl.nl/wzy44s

Jets owner not optim

Jets owner not optimistic about Revis deal (AP): AP – It appears Darrelle Revis won’t be joining his teamma... http://twurl.nl/eshbnz

Arbiter: NHL was rig

Arbiter: NHL was right in voiding Kovalchuk deal (AP): AP – Ilya Kovalchuk is back on the free-agent market... http://twurl.nl/wlltzx

BP Makes First $3 Bi

BP Makes First $3 Billion Payment to Oil Spill Compensation Account: Filed under: Oil Spill   Permalink | Email... http://twurl.nl/mww2mw

Sarah Palin Bawled O

Sarah Palin Bawled Out by Woman in Alaska for Quitting as Governor: Filed under: Media, Sarah Palin, Governors, ... http://twurl.nl/ijxosh

Lincoln Chafee, Fran

Lincoln Chafee, Frank Caprio Tied in Rhode Island Governor’s Race: Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 20... http://twurl.nl/23ynsp

1,100 missing in Chi

1,100 missing in China as Asian flood misery rises (AP): AP – Rescuers lifted muddy bodies into trucks, and... http://twurl.nl/6o6tel

Police: 1 of 2 Ariz.

Police: 1 of 2 Ariz. escapees captured in Wyo. (AP): AP – Federal agents on Monday captured one of two inma... http://twurl.nl/xxxgu0

AP Exclusive: Russia

AP Exclusive: Russia, US chase jet in hijack drill (AP): AP – In a historic first for Cold War adversaries,... http://twurl.nl/hiywut

NKorea fires artille

NKorea fires artillery off west coast (AP): AP – North Korea fired about 110 rounds of artillery Monday nea... http://twurl.nl/d5vs6l

Last 2 foreign dead

Last 2 foreign dead in Afghan murders identified (AP): AP – A Christian charity said Monday that it had no ... http://twurl.nl/aeeq7b

Final plug targeted

Final plug targeted as BP resumes relief well work (AP): AP – BP crews were drilling cautiously Monday to f... http://twurl.nl/csi7kr

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Woman in HP scandal

Woman in HP scandal "saddened" by CEO’s ouster (AP): AP – The woman at the center of the sexual harassment ... http://twurl.nl/wvi2a5

Bahrain says no plan

Bahrain says no plans to ban BlackBerry services (AP): AP – Bahrain’s foreign minister said Sunday the coun... http://twurl.nl/z4fee5

Widow of Afghan vict

Widow of Afghan victim is not angry: Aug 8 – Libby Little, whose husband Dr. Tom Little was killed in an attack ... http://twurl.nl/1kc68h

2010 Midterms Round-

2010 Midterms Round-Up: Races to Watch in Tuesday’s Elections: Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Prim... http://twurl.nl/22xu4u

Karen Handel Leading

Karen Handel Leading Nathan Deal in Runoff Race for Georgia GOP Governor Nod: Filed under: Republicans, Mike Huc... http://twurl.nl/hplvi3

Top General Says Ira

Top General Says Iraqis Ready to Take Over Security When U.S. Withdraws: Filed under: Iraq, Obama Administration... http://twurl.nl/kvr33z

AP source: Ousted HP

AP source: Ousted HP CEO settles with accuser (AP): AP – Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd has settl... http://twurl.nl/0bb4ir

Woods plays his wors

Woods plays his worst 72 holes on PGA Tour (AP): AP – Tiger Woods has never looked worse. Free shipping on... http://twurl.nl/0i8bwz

Man United beats Che

Man United beats Chelsea in Community Shield (AP): AP – Javier Hernandez scored in his English debut on a p... http://twurl.nl/4yzrym

Naturalist Newslette

Naturalist Newsletter: Aug 8/ Long-tongued Bat: JIM CONRAD’S NATURALIST NEWSLETTERIssued from Hacienda Chic... http://twurl.nl/khyap1

AP source: Ousted HP

AP source: Ousted HP CEO settles with accuser (AP): AP – Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd has settl... http://twurl.nl/yix886

Asia flooding plunge

Asia flooding plunges millions into misery (AP): AP – Floods and landslides across Asia plunged millions in... http://twurl.nl/gkie5o

Medicare’s private

Medicare’s private eyes let fraud cases get cold (AP): AP – They don’t seem that interested in hot pursuit.... http://twurl.nl/f3x1r0

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Taliban’s Killing

Taliban’s Killing of Christian Aid Workers Could Chill U.S. Missionary Impulse: Filed under: Religion, Crime, Fo... http://twurl.nl/dzveid

Battles Around Natio

Battles Around Nation Over Proposed Mosques: Heated confrontations have broken out in communities where mosques ... http://twurl.nl/kjpxwb

Slain Aid Workers We

Slain Aid Workers Were Undaunted by Risks, Friends Say: Friends, relatives and colleagues remembered two members... http://twurl.nl/ofpx3n

IMG_4641: pjpink has

IMG_4641: pjpink has added a photo to the pool: Discount prices on home health equipment and supplies at Quaker... http://twurl.nl/bngq5q

IMG_4640: pjpink has

IMG_4640: pjpink has added a photo to the pool: Discount prices on home health equipment and supplies at Quaker... http://twurl.nl/zqbbwy

Evergreen Dairy Bar

Evergreen Dairy Bar Exterior: Harriet1954 has added a photo to the pool: Discount prices on home health equipme... http://twurl.nl/x5jlnn

Tony Judt, author of

Tony Judt, author of ‘Postwar,’ dies at 62 (AP): AP – Tony Judt, a highly praised and controversial histori... http://twurl.nl/3k86q2

Lady Gaga back at Lo

Lady Gaga back at Lollapalooza 3 years after debut (AP): AP – Lady Gaga has come a long way since her appea... http://twurl.nl/gs34i3

‘American Idol’

‘American Idol’ hot ticket for aspiring pop stars (AP): AP – Fox TV’s “American Idol” has a shortage of jud... http://twurl.nl/bua1mu

Kagan sworn in as fo

Kagan sworn in as fourth woman on Supreme Court (AP): AP – Elena Kagan was sworn in Saturday as the 112th j... http://twurl.nl/kmspwg

Afghan medical missi

Afghan medical mission ends in death for 10 (AP): AP – They hiked for more than 10 hours over rugged mounta... http://twurl.nl/lf5hq7

Gulf seafood industr

Gulf seafood industry tries to shake an oily image (AP): AP – The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexic... http://twurl.nl/kj8b8l

Gulf seafood industr

Gulf seafood industry tries to shake an oily image: By MARY FOSTER and BRIAN SKOLOFF 2010-08-07T15:29:2... http://twurl.nl/nc0hou

Gulf seafood industr

Gulf seafood industry tries to shake an oily image: The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico are beginning... http://twurl.nl/a2cgbm

Fidel Castro makes 1

Fidel Castro makes 1st official gov’t appearance: Fidel Castro is delivering a speech before Cuba’s parliament, ... http://twurl.nl/eg1sx3

6 Americans on medic

6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan (AP): AP – Ten members of a medical team, including six A... http://twurl.nl/md7wjq

Responders to Gulf o

Responders to Gulf oil spill wrap up defining week (AP): AP – BP PLC closed the books on a defining week in... http://twurl.nl/vtldod

Saudi reaches deal o

Saudi reaches deal on BlackBerry, avoiding ban (AP): AP – Saudi Arabia and the makers of the BlackBerry hav... http://twurl.nl/x5rcxn

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Barack O’Clock: AF

Barack O’Clock: AFL-CIO, 2010 Citizens Medal and a 49th Birthday: Filed under: Barack Obama, Obama Administratio... http://twurl.nl/uc0q85

‘Obama Is a Job Ki

‘Obama Is a Job Killer,’ Newt Gingrich Tells College Students: Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Obama Admini... http://twurl.nl/ulh16b

The ‘Hottest’ Ra

The ‘Hottest’ Race? Kristi Noem vs. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for SD House Seat: Filed under: House, Democr... http://twurl.nl/c0hmrv

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Gulf crews prepare t

Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good (AP): AP – The only thing keeping millions more gallons ... http://twurl.nl/mlawg8

Floods ravage Pakist

Floods ravage Pakistan valley that endured Taliban (AP): AP – This village in Pakistan’s troubled Swat Vall... http://twurl.nl/lq5auc

Mullen says US has I

Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case (AP): AP – The U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran, t... http://twurl.nl/ry7roy

In the Fight for Afg

In the Fight for Afghanistan, the Taliban Have the Advantage of Time: Filed under: Afghanistan Journal, Afghanis... http://twurl.nl/br2vpv

The American Disabil

The American Disabilities Act, and a Fall That Opened My Eyes: Filed under: Woman Up, Medicine As the ADA turns ... http://twurl.nl/bl8rj2

Proofiness: Using Nu

Proofiness: Using Numbers to Fool People and Shape Political Debate: Filed under: Bush Administration, Al Gore, ... http://twurl.nl/j20kj0

Upstarts Andrew Roma

Upstarts Andrew Romanoff, Ken Buck Show Strength in Colorado Senate Nomination Races: Filed under: Senate, Democ... http://twurl.nl/kg6ytl

Pelosi ‘Not Nervou

Pelosi ‘Not Nervous’ about November, but Still Ticked at Robert Gibbs: Filed under: House, Democrats, Republican... http://twurl.nl/6zdes2

The New House Tea Pa

The New House Tea Party Caucus: Where Its Members Get Campaign Cash: Filed under: House, 2010 Elections, Tea Par... http://twurl.nl/vrtgay