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As Generals Change, Afghan Debate Narrows to 2 Powerful VoicesNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The messy departure of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is likely to make the Obama administration's internal debates over Afghanistan even more pointed, giving the military a powerful advocate for staying the …Petraeus's OpportunityWall Street JournalMcChrystal fired: Reaction from Afghanistan and beyondBBC NewsObama: [...]
Globe and Mail
Officials: Gen. McChrystal Prepared to ResignFOXNewsOct. 2: President Obama meets with Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark. General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander and strategist of the Afghan war, is prepared to offer his resignation for mocking and …Obama to confront McChrystal at White HouseReutersIn Washington, it's [...]
Reuters
Judge blocks White House ban on drillingHouston ChronicleOil from BP's Macondo well creates an eerie tapestry in the Gulf of Mexico near Orange Beach, Ala. Environmentalists said the federal judge who rejected the ban on deep-water drilling was overlooking the risk of another such spill …Fight over deepwater oil drilling ban continuesCNNThe Judge Behind The [...]
Christian Science Monitor
Mike Lee wins Utah GOP Senate primaryDeseret NewsSOUTH JORDAN — Attorney Mike Lee appears to have defeated businessman Tim Bridgewater in the Utah GOP Senate primary. "It looks like we're not going to pull it off," Bridgewater said shortly before 11 pm He said he's run a good …Tea Party candidate wins Utah [...]
Xinhua
Iran bars 2 IAEA inspectors: reportReutersTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not allow two inspectors who authored a UN nuclear watchdog report about the Islamic Republic's nuclear program to enter the country, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday. The move came after the United Nations …Two UN inspectors prevented from entering Iran: reportAFPGates: [...]
The Guardian
BP estimates of Gulf oil spill range up to 100000 bpdReutersPoggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100000 barrels of oil per [...]
The Hindu
Israel Lets Up on Gaza Land BlockadeWall Street JournalJERUSALEM—Israel took additional incremental steps toward lifting its land blockade of Gaza on Sunday, pledging to allow all but a narrow list of banned goods into the territory. Israel hopes the new measures will curb international …Shalit activists: Easing Gaza siege must not end talks with [...]
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Trooper dragged to death in bizarre I-95 accidentBoston GlobeBROCKTON — A veteran state trooper was killed while on a highway traffic detail in Mansfield early yesterday morning in a bizarre accident in which one alleged drunk driver plowed into another, trapping the trooper …Two charged in wake of trooper's deathAttleboro Sun ChronicleTrooper run [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Gardner's execution: An end and a beginningSalt Lake TribuneClosure » His death marks the start of a healing process for the families of his victims. By Christopher Smart Killer Ronnie Lee Gardner's execution was the end of a life punctuated by the pain he, in turn, passed along to others. …Double Murderer Executed by Firing [...]
Globe and Mail
Donations Create a Tricky Balance for Oil-State PoliticiansNew York TimesTwo GOP colleagues have asked Representative Joe Barton to give up his energy committee post. By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON — The outburst by Representative Joe L. Barton of Texas in support of BP underscored the potential peril …Message underlying Barton's [...]
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