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In New York, Mix of Emotions Over 9/11 Trial Move
New York Times
All the worrying about what a federal terrorism trial might mean to the city, or to New Yorkers themselves, is over. “The people who lost family can actually see the court taking place.” MAJED ALMONTASER , a 23-year-old recent college …
Outcry leads to a review of New York City as venue for 9/11 trialKansas City Star
Terrorism trials could move away from ManhattanLos Angeles Times
Plan for NYC 9/11 Trial All But Dead, Sources SayABC News
KSFY -Christian Science Monitor -FOXNews
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US plan to sell arms to Taiwan sparks anger
MiamiHerald.com
President Barack Obama's plan to sell arms to Taiwan threatened to further undermine US-China relations. BY WARREN P. STROBEL The moves signaled a souring of relations between the world's two largest economies. China's actions, reported by its …
China threatens sanctions over arms sale to TaiwanLos Angeles Times
China's strident tone raises concerns among Western governments, analystsWashington Post
China issues sanctions threat to USThe Press Association
WGME -Xinhua -Telegraph.co.uk
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State of the Union address, Fort Worth Cultural District parking
Fort Worth Star Telegram
In his State of the Union address, President Obama made an appeal for a more cooperative, less partisan atmosphere in Washington. Here is a sampling of his appeal: "tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness," "work through our …
What Obama's speech means for policymakersLos Angeles Times
State of union message: Who gets what?Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Petrash: Obama 'One-term' State of the UnionTimes Record News
Greeneville Sun -Voice of America -New York Times
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Snow storm that covered South heads off to sea
USA Today
by Josh Anderson, AP By Michael Felberbaum, AP Writer RICHMOND, Va. — A winter storm that crossed in a nearly straight line dumping snow, sleet and ice this week from northern Texas to Washington was heading off the Atlantic coast early Sunday. …
Snow blankets southern New Jersey, but spares northern countiesThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Washington region gets up to 8 inches of snowWashington Post
Storm Causes Loss of Power to Areas in SoutheastNew York Times
Fort Worth Star Telegram -WGME -Winston-Salem Journal
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US boosts Persian Gulf missile defense
Seattle Times
The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and anti-missile systems in at least four Arab countries, …
US beefing up missile defenses in Persian GulfWashington Post
US Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian GulfNew York Times
US surrounds Iran with missile defensesUPI.com
AFP -Aljazeera.net
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Rove: The State of the Union Is No 'Reset' Button
Wall Street Journal
It was a tense moment in the West Wing. Less than a year into a new president's term, a Senate seat was slipping to the opposition and taking with it the balance of power in the upper chamber. The president's agenda was suddenly at risk. …
The evolution of ex-President BushDetroit Free Press
Bush Faces the New World OrderNew York Times
First President Bush visits Obama at White HouseWashington Post
CNN -UPI.com -CBS News
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At Least Five Die In Suspicious Brooklyn Fire
NY1
At least five dead people were found inside a building in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn that blazed early Saturday, in what fire officials suspect was a case of arson. The fire broke out around 2:30 am in a three-story building on 86th Street and Bay 25th …
Brooklyn Apartment Fire Kills 5; Arson SuspectedNew York Times
Babies thrown from flat to escape fireNEWS.com.au
Arson suspected in deadly tenement fire in Brooklyn, NYPlain Dealer
Winston-Salem Journal -Newsday (subscription) -AFP
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Massive food distribution to begin Sunday in Port-au-Prince
CNN International
Workers unload food in a German government distribution program to help those displaced in earthquake in Haiti. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian …
UN starts ticket-for-food program in HaitiXinhua
US Military Center Assesses Haitian NeedsVoice of America
US to help Haiti resume normal airport operationsWashington Post
Seattle Times -New York Times -Reuters
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From Some Experts, Questions About Candidates in Tuesday's Primary
New York Times
The final Democratic debate in the primary for governor on WTTW-TV commenced at the same moment the Goodman Theatre premiered a double bill of one-act plays starring the estimable Brian Dennehy. Both events, staged as Tuesday's primary …
Crowded governor race awaits Illinois votersChicago Daily Herald
Candidates for office in Ill. enter final weekendChicago Tribune
State's problems don't deter gubernatorial candidatesPeoria Journal Star
MyFox Illinois -The State Journal-Register -McCreary County Voice
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Rebels set condition for peace deal with Yemen
CNN International
(CNN) — A rebel group said Saturday that it will accept a truce offered by the Yemeni government on condition that the government ends its "unjust war" against it. The possible truce would end sporadic fighting that has lasted for more than five years …
Factbox: Roots of Yemen's conflict with northern rebelsReuters
Yemen rebels say they accept truce termsWashington Post
Yemen Shia rebels make ceasefire offerBBC News
Voice of America -Aljazeera.net -Press TV
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