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Quake Jolts Chile; Waves Reach Hawaii — RIO DE JANEIRO — A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, collapsing buildings, shattering major bridges and highways across a long strip of the country, and sending tsunami warnings along the Pacific basin. — Multimedia
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Washington Post:
Tsunami strikes Hawaii; extent of damage unknown — After a morning of warnings and evacuations, a tsunami reached Hawaii midday as waves began pounding the coast. — Officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii say they may issue an all-clear from the danger from the tsunami soon , state officials said.
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.
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. — As my colleagues Alexei Barrionuevo and Liz Robbins report, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast …
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ABCNEWS:
Chile Earthquake: Tsunami Watch Heightened After 8.8-Magnitude Quake
Chile Earthquake: Tsunami Watch Heightened After 8.8-Magnitude Quake
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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 …
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Boston Globe:
A Kennedy considers running for House seat — With speculation mounting that US Representative William D. Delahunt will not seek reelection, Joseph P. Kennedy III, son of the former congressman and great-grandson of the Kennedy family patriarch, is eyeing a run to succeed …
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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New York Times:
Pelosi Struggles to Corral Votes for Health Care Bill — WASHINGTON — The future of President Obama's health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives — whose indecision signals …
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Michael C. Bender / Post on Politics:
Crist says he would not scrap Dem health care reform, can't identify part worth keeping — Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, told The Palm Beach Post editorial board on Friday that, unlike many Republicans in Washington, he didn't think President Obama should scrap his health care reform proposal:
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Al Gore / New York Times:
We Can't Wish Away Climate Change — It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it.
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 …
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
To Court Blacks, Foes of Abortion Make Racial Case — ATLANTA — For years the largely white staff of Georgia Right to Life, the state's largest anti-abortion group, tried to tackle the disproportionately high number of black women who undergo abortions. But, staff members said …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
President LeBron — Jon Chait was so in awe of Obama's commanding awesomeness that he described the healthcare summit as follows: … Hmm - let's watch that dunk again on videotape! The AP Fact Check ran the transcript and concluded that both Obama and Alexander were correct but misleading.
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
Democrats to Press Health Bill With Simple Majority
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