10Mar

Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Preval, Rene, United States, United States International Relations

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President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President René Préval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

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10Mar

Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Preval, Rene, United States, United States International Relations

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President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President Rene Preval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

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09Mar

Upset by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes

Posted by ADMiN as Airports, New York Times, News, Pakistan, United States, United States International Relations

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A U.S. tour arranged by the State Department ended in a public relations fiasco when the group of Pakistani legislators refused to submit to extra airport screening.

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07Mar

U.S. Hopes Internet Exports Will Help Open Closed Societies

Posted by ADMiN as Computers and the Internet, Cuba, Embargoes and Economic Sanctions, Iran, New York Times, News, Software, Sudan, United States

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The Treasury Department will issue a general license for the export of free personal Internet services and software geared toward Iran, Cuba and Sudan.

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06Mar

U.S. Aiding Somalia in Its Plan to Retake Its Capital

Posted by ADMiN as Civil War and Guerrilla Warfare, Defense and Military Forces, Mogadishu (Somalia), New York Times, News, Somalia, United States

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The U.S. is concerned about terrorism links between Somalia and Yemen, and its assistance could be crucial to the effort by Somalia’s government to bring order after decades of anarchy.

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03Mar

Japan Offers New Plan in Okinawa Dispute

Posted by ADMiN as Japan, Military Bases and Installations, New York Times, News, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations

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The proposal would modify a 2006 deal to relocate the Futenma Marine Corps air station to a less populated area in Okinawa, and the new base would be smaller.

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03Mar

U.S. Circulates New Draft Proposal for Iran Sanctions

Posted by ADMiN as Embargoes and Economic Sanctions, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, New York Times, News, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Security Council (UN), United Nations, United States, Zhang Yesui

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The proposed new sanctions would both broaden the scope and intensify three previous rounds of sanctions enacted since 2006.

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01Mar

White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy

Posted by ADMiN as Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament, International Relations, New York Times, News, Nuclear Posture Review, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Barack, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces

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Aides to President Obama say he will permanently reduce America’s arsenal by thousands of weapons.

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28Feb

Live Analysis: Canada Beats the U.S. for Gold Medal

Posted by ADMiN as Canada, Hockey, New York Times, News, United States

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The New York Times provides live analysis of the men's hockey gold medal game between the United States and Canada.

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28Feb

White Knuckles and Gold for U.S. Bobsled Team

Posted by ADMiN as Bobsledding, Henry, Patrick, Holcomb, Steven, Lange, Andre, Napier, John, New York Times, News, Olympic Games (2010), United States, whistler sliding center

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The gold medal was the 37th for the United States at the Vancouver Games, the most by a country at a single Winter Olympics.

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26Feb

On Hockey: U.S. Routs Finland, but Questions and Canada Remain

Posted by ADMiN as Burke, Brian, Hockey, Ice, Kane, Patrick, Kiprusoff, Mikka, Langenbrunner, Jamie, Miller, Ryan, New York Times, News, Olympic Games (2010), Selanne, Teemu, Timonen, Kimmo, United States

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The United States will play the winner of tonight’s semifinal between Canada and Slovakia for the gold in men’s hockey, but questions about their mettle linger.

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26Feb

Live Blog: United States Beats Finland, 6-1

Posted by ADMiN as Finland, New York Times, News, United States, live blog

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Live blogging the men's quarterfinal hockey game between the United States and Finland.

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26Feb

Canada 2, U.S. 0: Canadian Women Take Gold in Hockey Final

Posted by ADMiN as Awards, Decorations and Honors, Canada, Hockey, Ice, New York Times, News, Olympic Games (2010), United States, Women and Girls

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Shannon Szabados stopped all 28 American shots and Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in a 2-0 victory over the United States.

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24Feb

Live Analysis: United States Beats Switzerland, 2-0

Posted by ADMiN as Alex Ovechkin, Canada, Hockey, Mike Babcock, New York Times, News, Russia, Ryan Miller, Sidney Crosby, United States, men's hockey

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The United States plays Switzerland, followed by the much-anticipated Canada-Russia game.

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24Feb

Target Cancer: A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention

Posted by ADMiN as Cancer, Clinical Trials, Doctors, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Flaherty, Keith, GlaxoSmithKline PLC|GSK|NYSE, Melanomas, New York Times, News, Roche Holding AG|RHHBY|Other OTC, Tests and Testing, United States

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When patients on an experimental drug trial relapsed, researchers pushed pharmaceutical companies to collaborate.

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23Feb

Hurdles Hinder Counterterrorism Center

Posted by ADMiN as Central Intelligence Agency, Intelligence Services, National Counterterrorism Center, New York Times, News, Project on National Security Reform, State Department, Terrorism, United States

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The National Counterterrorism Center is struggling with staffing flaws and internal cultural clashes, a study says.

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22Feb

U.S. 5, Canada 3: Waking Its Neighbors, U.S. Upsets Canada

Posted by ADMiN as Canada, Detroit Red Wings, Drury, Chris, Hockey, Ice, New York Rangers, New York Times, News, Olympic Games (2010), Rafalski, Brian, United States

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Team USA, the youngest hockey team at the Olympic tournament, beat Canada 5-3 in a win spurred by Brian Rafalski, the oldest American player on the ice.

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21Feb

Live Analysis: Olympic Hockey Triple Header, Including U.S.-Canada

Posted by ADMiN as Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Hockey, Jaromir Jagr, Mike Babcock, New York Times, News, Russia, Sidney Crosby, Sweden, United States, men's hockey, ron wilson

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Live analysis of Team Canada's 7:30 p.m. ET matchup against the United States, a rivalry sandwiched between two other gold-medal caliber games: Czech Republic vs. Russia and Sweden vs. Finland.

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19Feb

News Analysis: Rift Grows as U.S. and China Seek Differing Goals

Posted by ADMiN as China, Dalai Lama, Economic Conditions and Trends, Huntsman, Jon M Jr, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, United States, United States International Relations

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The White House visit with the Dalai Lama and the decision to sell arms to Taiwan are viewed by China as signs of disrespect on matters of sovereignty and territorial integrity.