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Defying World, North Koreans Launch Rocket — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
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North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
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The Politico:
Obama calls for ‘world without’ nukes — PRAGUE - Hours after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, President Barack Obama called for “a world without nuclear weapons” and said the United States had a “moral responsibility ” to lead the way, as the only nation ever to have use them.
Associated Press:
NKorea launches rocket, defying world pressure — SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea defied international warnings and sent a rocket hurtling over the Pacific on Sunday, a launch President Barack Obama called an illicit test of the regime's long-range missile technology that threatened the security of nations “near and far.”
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Asks Security Council to Punish N. Korea — PRAGUE — President Obama said that North Korea violated international rules when it tested a rocket that could be used for long-range missiles, and he called on the United Nations Security Council to take action.
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New York Times:
Obama's Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching — Following is the text of President Obama's statement Sunday on North Korea's rocket launching, as released by the White House: — North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region …
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Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket
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Jon Meacham / Newsweek:
The End of Christian America — The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades. How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become. — From the magazine issue dated Apr 13, 2009
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Flashback: NYT scolded Clinton for almost bowing to royalty — So far, the media has remained entirely silent on Barack Obama's deep-waist bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. They used to defend American protocol a lot more closely, as The Anchoress discovered in doing research on the subject.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Axelrod hits back at Cheney: Not behaving like a ‘statesman’ — (CNN) — Top Obama adviser David Axelrod sharply criticized Dick Cheney's recent contention that the president's national security policies have made the country less safe, suggesting the former vice president is not behaving like a “statesman.”
KDKA-TV:
Gunmen Kills Three Pittsburgh Police Officers — PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ― A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said. — Friends said 23 year-old Richard Poplawski feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
GM planning for bankruptcy — Fritz Henderson, GM's new president and CEO, said for the first time Sunday that the automaker is planning for the possibility of restructuring within bankruptcy, although he said he still hoped to avoid that public-relations nightmare.
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Associated Press:
'US OK with UK's overture to Hizbullah' — Article's topics: Hizbullah, Britain, Barack Obama — The Obama administration is “comfortable” with the British government's attempts to engage Hizbullah, a senior British diplomat asserts. — Bill Rammell, Britain's minister of state …