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Blair: Obama Concerned about Palestinian State
JPost - Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on Thursday that US President Barack Obama is concerned about the possibility of Palestinians unilaterally declaring statehood, AP reported. Speaking in...
Judge: Tucson Shooter Unfit to Stand Trial
LA Times - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Lee Loughner was incompetent to stand trial, all but ending, for now, legal proceedings in the January...
Pataki Reconsiders Presidential Run
Politico - Former New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday he'll make a decision about getting into the 2012 presidential race in the next month during...
Egypt-Gaza Border to Open in Three Days
MSNBC - Egypt will open its border with the Gaza Strip "on a daily basis" starting from May 28, the state MENA news agency said...
Emanuel, Jackson Testify at Blagojevich Retrial
Yahoo News - Rod Blagojevich's attorneys launched his defense Wednesday in his corruption retrial, summoning Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to...
122 Dead, 1500 Missing in Missouri Tornado
NYT - Rescue workers in Joplin, Missouri performed the grim task of searching for survivors and victims in buildings leveled by the United States' deadliest tornado since modern record-keeping...
Obama In UK Says No to Palestinian UN Bid
YNet - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that it would be wrong for the Palestinians to pursue UN recognition instead of peace talks...
Ahmadinejad not Hurt in Refinery Blast
Yahoo News - An explosion blamed on a gas leak rocked Iran's largest refinery on Tuesday around the time of a visit to the plant by...
King: Giuliani “Very Close” to Presidential Run
Telegraph - Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and hero of 9/11, is "very close to running" for president in 2012, according to a...
NY Smoking Ban Goes into Effect
MSNBC - A new law went into effect Monday banning smoking in 43 square miles of parks, public plazas, beaches and boardwalks in the city. The law,...
Travelers Relieved as Volcanic Ash Dissipates
Guardian - A dense plume from the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland that forced the cancellation of more than 250 flights in Scotland and northern England on Tuesday...
Obama’s Car Gets Stuck in Ireland
Yahoo News - As crowds of onlookers patiently waited for a glimpse of the president, the White House motorcade began to peel out of the...
Missouri Braces for More Tornadoes
ABC - The city of Joplin, Mo., already staggered by a monster tornado that killed a record 117 people, is braced for another powerful storm system this evening...
NATO’s Most Ferocious Air Strike on Tripoli
Washington Post - The Libyan capital of Tripoli shook with at least 15 massive explosions, as NATO launched its largest airstrike to date on the...
