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 Telegraph.co.uk | Rep. Murtha Dead at 77 FOXNews Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war to enter Congress and one of the House's most powerful lawmakers, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center after complications from gallbladder ... Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies Rep. John Murtha dead at 77 Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77 |
 Times Online | Blast Probe Looks at Gas-Line Clearing Wall Street Journal MIDDLETOWN, Conn.—Investigators are looking at a range of possibilities, including a procedure that uses natural gas to purge pipes, as the cause of an explosion at a power plant here Sunday. ... Connecticut Power-Plant Blast Investigation Continues Explosion Investigation Focusing On Safety Issues Explosion Unlikely to Slow Gas Plant Development |
 MiamiHerald.com | Rumors swirl about New York governor Seattle Times People across New York state are gobbling up ugly rumors about the governor involving sex and drugs that the blogosphere is reporting will appear in a newspaper article that has yet to be published — and may never be published, for all anyone knows. ... Paterson to Announce Campaign for Governor Paterson Aides Deny Reports He's About to Resign Under fire, NY governor says he's not resigning |
US House Will Not Vote On Tuesday, Senate Uncertain Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) said that votes expected Tuesday in the House will be postponed due to inclement weather that has snarled travelers in the mid-Atlantic region. ... House postpones Tuesday votes Impending Storm Postpones House Votes Snow continues to wreak havoc on congressional schedule |
 Telegraph.co.uk | 'Iran aims to stockpile uranium' Jerusalem Post Iran will make the political decision to enrich uranium to military-grade levels once it has accumulated enough fissionable material for a small arsenal of three to four nuclear devices, according to latest intelligence assessments. ... 'Enemy cannot hinder Iran's progress' Iran's uranium enrichment: a really bad development' Iran informed IAEA about 20 pct uranium enrichment plan |
 MiamiHerald.com | Court frees activists, raps West Bank crackdown Ha'aretz The High Court of Justice yesterday ordered two pro-Palestinian foreign activists to be freed on bail, and said immigration officers had overstepped their authority by arresting them in the West Bank. ... Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talks NIF fracas: Defending Israel or destorying democracy? Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace Deals |
 Reuters | Factbox: Republican healthcare reform proposals Reuters (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama has asked Republicans to bring their best ideas on healthcare reform to a televised bipartisan meeting later this month that Democrats hope will help restart the stalled healthcare overhaul drive. ... Congressional Letter Questions Obama's Commitment to Bipartisanship In olive branch from Obama, Republicans see a potential weapon Obama's Health Care Summit: Just for Show? |
 CBC.ca | Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in US spy case Reuters LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An ex-Boeing Co BA.N engineer, found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China in America's first conviction under a 1996 espionage law, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison. ... California: Engineer Is Sentenced for Espionage Chinese Spy Sentenced to More Than 15 Years Ex-Space Shuttle Engineer Sentenced for China Spying |
 BBC News | Decision time for Ukraine's Tymoshenko BBC News Will she or won't she pursue her political ambitions through the courts or in protest action on the streets? It is not often that the woman with the famous golden braid, whose glamour permeated the Orange Revolution five years ago, ... Yanukovych Win Looks Sealed in Ukraine Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko under pressure to concede in presidential race New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gas |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Tea Party: Life imitating art in Nashville Los Angeles Times Am I the only one to notice the coincidence that the Tea Party Convention met in Nashville, which is also the title of a 1975 Robert Altman movie about (among other things) an anti-establishment presidential candidate? ... BREAKINGVIEWS-Next Republican generation poses risk for banks Sarah Palin's old-fashioned Palm Pilot Palin at the Tea Party Convention |