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The fear factor

My print column today concerns the fact that the Democrats haven't hit upon a strong message for the midterm elections and concludes by arguing that when you get right down to it, the Democrats are basically afraid of the Republicans. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration obama administration democrats column Date: 08-24-2010

Middle East peace in our time

The US-led resumption of Middle East peace talks between Israel and Palestinians promises a 'final status' agreement in a year. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration middle east status agreement state solution Date: 08-24-2010

Israel and Palestinians poles apart ahead of direct talks

The goal of two states living in peace and security sounds more like an aspiration for an ideal world than an agenda for talks, writes Ian Black Agreement to resume direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is an achievement for American arm-twisting, but it will be an uphill struggle to overcome deep mistrust and yawning gaps between the sides. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration middle east israel palestinian Date: 08-24-2010

Iran's reactor and the US response

There's been a lot of talk around Washington this week involving Iran, Israel and the new nuclear power facility Iran is about to put on line. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration obama administration israel forces Date: 08-24-2010

Israel and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks

Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas will open negotiations on 'core issues' in Washington next month Israel and the Palestinians are to resume direct peace talks next month under pressure from Washington to break years of political stalemate. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration middle east palestinian israel Date: 08-24-2010

Immigration: the midterm battleground

Republicans are running hard on the issue, but the Democrats' defensiveness may cost them dear with vital Latino voters Can the GOP win back the US Senate this November? » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration immigration and asylum latinos immigration Date: 08-24-2010

Defusing nuclear tension with Tehran

Behind warlike rhetoric, the signs are that sanctions have been effective: the time is ripe for renewed diplomacy with Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said Wednesday that talks about his country's nuclear programme will not take place "under the shadow" of threats. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration iran nuclear iranian Date: 08-24-2010

Barack Obama is Muslim, according to nearly one in five Americans surveyed

Poll held before Ground Zero mosque furore finds 18% of people believe US president is Muslim, not Christian Almost one in five Americans believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim, according to a new poll, despite his public statements about his Christian faith. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration barack obama muslim president Date: 08-24-2010

Last US combat troops leave Iraq

Operations officially end two weeks ahead of Barack Obama's deadline, leaving 56,000 service personnel in the country The last American combat troops left Iraq today, seven-and-a-half years after the US-led invasion, and two weeks ahead of President Barack Obama's 31 August deadline for withdrawal from the country. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration iraq troops country Date: 08-24-2010

Scientists dispute White House claim that spilled BP oil has vanished

• US government challenged over claims oil has evaporated • Tests show oil is affecting phytoplankton and staying on seabed The White House is facing a growing challenge to its claim that most of the oil from the Deepwater disaster has disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico, as at least two independent teams of scientists reported new evidence of oil persisting deep under the surface of the sea. » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration bp oil spill claims scientists Date: 08-24-2010

No 'reset' with Venezuela soon

After a clumsy row over a diplomatic appointment, we have to ask: does the US really want better relations with Hugo Chávez? » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration venezuela venezuela palmer Date: 08-24-2010

Oil spilled. But hysteria did the real damage in the Gulf

From the BP leak to terror or ash clouds, politics has spurned its most precious responsibility: to react proportionately to danger The saddest sight this week has been of America's first family taking a quick one-day holiday in Florida . » read more
Keywords: us news obama administration bp disaster threat Date: 08-24-2010

Judge puts ban on federally funded embryonic stem cell research

A judge put a stop to federally funded embryonic stem cell research Monday, delivering a blow to the Obama administration and scientists working to discover breakthrough treatments. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news scientists working discover breakthrough Date: 08-24-2010

Man pleads guilty to peddling Disney financial secrets

A Morroccan man charged in the daffy scheme to peddle Disney financial secrets to hedge funds pleaded guilty Monday  to insider trading charges. » read more
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SeaWorld slapped with $70,000 fine for trainer's death

The federal workplace safety agency slapped SeaWorld with a fine Monday for "willfully" endangering the life of the trainer who was battered, scalped and drowned by a killer whale. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news willfully endangering battered scalped Date: 08-24-2010

Brad Pitt: I would reconsider my views on death penalty for BP oil spill

For the big wigs behind the BP oil spill, it's a good thing Brad Pitt isn't in power. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news Date: 08-24-2010

FDA commissioner says agency needs more authority

WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration chief Margaret Hamburg said Monday her agency is limited by law to a mostly reactive stance on food safety and argued that it needs a more "preventive approach. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news reactive stance preventive approach Date: 08-24-2010

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg can't be blocked

He's not only the face of Facebook, he's also the all-seeing eye. » read more
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California girl, 3, saves dad by walking several blocks to local fire station

Alesaundra Tafoya trekked to the nearby fire station on Friday after her father collapsed in the family's living room. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news father collapsed friday after Date: 08-24-2010

Whistleblower claims negligence in SeaWorld drowning

A nasty public battle is breaking out Monday between SeaWorld and its former safety chief, who claims gross negligence led to the horrific drowning of a trainer by a killer whale, the Daily News has learned. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news claims gross gross negligence Date: 08-24-2010

Egg recall: Company owner has history of violations

Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a billion potentially tainted eggs this month share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news share close including suppliers Date: 08-24-2010

NY more immigration friendly than Arizona: poll

New Yorkers oppose Arizona's new immigration law by a nearly 2-1 margin, although whites in the city were slightly in favor of the controversial plan, a new Daily News/Marist Poll survey found. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news arizona survey found Date: 08-24-2010

Peace still elusive in Mideast, and much hangs on Netanyahu

Hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the security credentials and the political strength to pull off a peace deal with Palestinians now that the U. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news security credentials political strength Date: 08-24-2010

Lost loved ones in Iraq an 'open wound' for kin

Cesar Lora has struggled to turn on the television set inside his Washington Heights home for the past few days. » read more
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The M&M wing: Michelle Obama and Martha Stewart portraits debut at Smithsonian

Portraits of Michelle Obama and Martha Stewart will get space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news portrait gallery national portrait Date: 08-24-2010

Washington lawyer hands down new set of rules for gulf oil victims

The nearer you are to the oil spill and the more closely you depend on the Gulf of Mexico's natural resources, the better chance you have of getting a share of BP's $20 million victims compensation fund. » read more
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6 in 10 Americans are against the war in Afghanistan: poll

Nearly six in 10 Americans are against the nine-year-old war in Afghanistan, according to a new poll. » read more
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Escaped prison inmate, fiancee arrested at Arizona campsite

An escaped state prison inmate and his fiancee, who have been on the run for weeks amid a nationwide manhunt, were captured Thursday in northeastern Arizona after being spotted at a campground by Forest Service workers, officials said. » read more
Keywords: us news nydailynews.com world news being spotted after being Date: 08-24-2010

Trains halted on NY's huge Long Island Rail Road

By COLLEEN LONG | Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:14 am A fire in a Long Island Rail Road switching station knocked out train service for more than four hours Monday, leaving passengers on the nation's largest commuter rail line to contend with delays into the evening commute and beyond. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

AP IMPACT: Katrina a tale of SBA failure

By MITCH WEISS | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:06 pm Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

An NYC icon cries foul over proposed rival nearby

By VERENA DOBNIK | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:54 pm Look at Manhattan from afar, and the first thing you notice is the Empire State Building, spiking like a needle above the carpet of skyscrapers that coats Manhattan from tip to tip. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Ammonia leak at Ala. plant sickens at least 120

By MELISSA NELSON | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:00 pm An ammonia leak at a coastal Alabama chicken distribution plant sent more than 120 people to the hospital on Monday, including four patients in intensive care, and forced residents to hide in their homes while warning sirens blared. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat?

By STEPHANIE NANO | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:55 pm Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Gulf residents struggle in aftermath of oil spill

By KEVIN McGILL and TOM BREEN | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:40 pm The oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, and that should be a relief. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Anxiety still rampant in Katrina kids, study says

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and LINDSEY TANNER | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:39 pm A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later, a new study found. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Prosecutors: Prison escapees, former Hammond resident, had grisly crime spree

BY TIM KORTE Associated Press Writer | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:21 pm ALBUQUERQUE, N. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Firm to pay $52.4M in Minneapolis bridge collapse

By BRIAN BAKST | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 3:53 pm After enduring countless surgeries and hours of court hearings, victims of the deadly 2007 Minneapolis Interstate 35W bridge collapse reached the end of their legal fight after an engineering firm agreed to pay $52. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Hearings into cause of oil spill begin in Houston

By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 9:45 am Federal investigators are hearing testimony from BP executives in a joint probe into the cause of the explosion that led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

For Gulf tourism, problem is perception _ not oil

By NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted: Sunday, August 22, 2010 12:51 pm On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi Sound as they wait for their tour to begin. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

ACLU questions 'enhanced patdown' of air travelers

Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:17 pm The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is questioning the propriety of stepped-up security checkpoint procedures at airports in Boston and Las Vegas. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

GOP candidate in Conn. hammers Democrat on honesty

By SUSAN HAIGH | Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:34 pm Richard Blumenthal's words are haunting him again. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

NY candidate: Prison dorms for welfare recipients

By BETH FOUHY | Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:19 pm Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino said he would transform some New York prisons into dormitories for welfare recipients, where they could work in state-sponsored jobs, get employment training and take lessons in "personal hygiene. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Rural California county seeks bailout for hospital

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ | Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010 2:13 pm Modoc County is wedged into California's far northeastern corner, a land apart from much of the rest of the nation's most populous state. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010
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Many desperate Pakistanis still wait for flood aid

By RAVI NESSMAN | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 5:31 pm Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be. » read more
Keywords: world news island where created island newly created abdul rehman Date: 09-05-2010

Salvadoran police find over $9M in cash in drums

Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 5:15 pm Police in El Salvador have found two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars in cash possibly linked to the illegal drug trade, authorities said Saturday. » read more
Keywords: world news trade authorities possibly linked drums stuffed Date: 09-05-2010

'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong

By PETER PRENGAMAN | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 3:24 pm Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snow-covered Andes met on Saturday with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong. » read more
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Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies

By JAMEY KEATEN | Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 12:44 pm Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. » read more
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Robbers burn clothing store, 6 die in Barbados

Posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010 12:41 pm Robbers set a clothing store ablaze, killing at least six people in the normally peaceful capital of Barbados, police said Saturday. » read more
Keywords: world news peaceful capital barbados police normally peaceful ablaze killing Date: 09-05-2010