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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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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 …
Evan Ramstad / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Launches Rocket — SEOUL - North Korea launched a multi-stage rocket Sunday in defiance of international pressure. The rocket passed safely across Japan and over the Pacific Ocean, Japanese authorities said. — The rocket lifted off shortly after 11:30 a.m. local …
BBC:
Defiant N Korea launches rocket — North Korea has defied international warnings and gone ahead with a controversial rocket launch. — State media said North Korea had succeeded in putting a satellite into orbit after the 0230GMT launch. — There has been no independent confirmation so far.
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Pittsburgh shooter Poplawski “didn't like our [gun] rights being infringed upon” — We're gathering more information about Richard Polawski, the 23-year-old man who decided to kill three Pittsburgh police officers and wound three others because it appears he was afraid they …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:HE FEARED THE ‘OBAMA GUN BAN’.... The latest gun massacre occurred …
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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
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 …
Susan Lee / Forbes:
It Really Is All Greenspan's Fault — Ask John Taylor ... It's been quite a spectacle for those who have followed Alan Greenspan's career for decades. Gone is the financial rock star or even the statesman testifying before Congress in a measured baritone.
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Why Creditors Should Suffer, Too — THE Obama administration's proposals to reform financial regulation sound ambitious enough as they aim to bring companies like A.I.G. under a broader umbrella of government rule-making and scrutiny. — But there is a big hole in these proposals …
Stuart Varney / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Wants to Control the Banks — There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money. — I must be naive. I really thought the administration would welcome the return of bank bailout money. Some $340 million in TARP cash flowed back this week from four small banks in Louisiana, New York, Indiana and California.
New York Times:
Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan — STRASBOURG, France — European leaders offered few extra troops on Saturday for President Obama's intensified effort in Afghanistan, with most of the soldiers only on temporary security assignment, underlining deep divisions within the alliance over the war.
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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys' Abductions — SHENZHEN, China — The thieves often strike at dusk, when children are playing outside and their parents are distracted by exhaustion. — Deng Huidong lost her 9-month-old son in the blink of an eye as a man yanked him from the grip …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
A Push Is On for Same-Sex Marriage Rights Across New England — BOSTON — The Iowa Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marriage on Friday gave advocates an important first victory in the nation's heartland, thwarting the notion that only the Northeast will accept it.
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