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Alexei Barrionuevo / New York Times:
8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile — RIO DE JANEIRO — A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital of Santiago for 90 seconds and sending tsunami warnings along much of the Pacific basin. — Enlarge This Image — A woman sat in front a quake-damaged house in Talca, Chile.
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CNN:
Powerful earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued — (CNN) — An magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. — The quake's epicenter was located near the city of Concepcion, 212 miles (341 kilometers) from the capital of Santiago.
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Robert Mackey / The Lede:
Latest Updates on Earthquake in Chile — A map showing the location of Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile from the Web site of the U.S. Geological Survey. … About one hour ago, Reuters reported that a bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said …
BBC:
Massive earthquake strikes Chile — A massive earthquake has hit central Chile, killing at least 122 people, the country's president-elect says. — The 8.8 magnitude quake struck at 0634 GMT about 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital, Santiago.
Associated Press:
Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific — TALCA, Chile - A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
Transformation — By: Andy McCarthy — On Sean's panel last night, when the conversation turned to how nervous Democrats supposedly are over what for now is teeing up like a very bad November, I felt like I was channeling Mark Steyn, Mark Levin and Rush. That is, I think our side is analyzing …
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Elizabeth Landau / CNN:
Liberalism, atheism linked to IQ — (CNN) — Political, religious and sexual behaviors may be reflections of intelligence, a new study finds. — Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa at the the London School of Economics and Political Science correlated data on these behaviors with IQ …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Coburn warns against majority-vote tactic in weekly Republican address — Should Democrats use the budget reconciliation process to pass healthcare reform, it would fly in the face of public opinion, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said in the Republicans' weekly address.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Democrats to Press Health Bill With Simple Majority — WASHINGTON — Seeing no prospect of a bipartisan agreement on health care, Congressional Democrats said Friday that they would make another effort to pass sweeping health care legislation on their own. — If anything, Democrats said …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery. — Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) — one of the most conservative member of Congress, according to a new National Journal ranking — decried the strained state of political discourse in an interview today with blogger-activist Mike Stark.
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Kingebretson / DoD Social Media Hub:
DoD Official Policy on New/Social Media — The Department of Defense released its official policy on new/social media today. The policy (Directive-Type Memorandum 09-026), which is effective immediately, states that the default for the DoD non-classified network (the NIPRNET) is for open access so that all of DoD can use new media.
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Karl West / Daily Mail:
Man who broke the Bank of England, George Soros, ‘at centre of hedge funds plot to cash in on fall of the euro’ — A secretive group of Wall Street hedge fund bosses are said to be behind a plot to cash in on the decline of the euro. — Representatives of George Soros's investment business …
Tuathadedannan / Associated Press:
Unemployment Extension Fails in Senate — GOP Sen. Jim Bunning Blocks Action over Concerns About Swelling Deficit — (AP) The Senate failed late Thursday to extend programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire over the weekend.
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